May 21, 2013
… and speaking of colorful vehicles, here are some of Jill’s photos of Jim Lawes & Harriet Crowther’s stunning collection of Romani caravans. If you have a copy of the October 2012 of The Carriage Journal, you can read (if you haven’t already!) Ken Wheeling’s article on this same collection.
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Tomorrow, we’ll see a few close-up shots that Jill took of individual caravans.
May 20, 2013
One of my favorite classes at the Royal Windsor Horse Show is always the Light Trade Vehicles class. During the horse-drawn era, businesses all had their own specialty vehicles: each in a different size, shape, and style. And every one of them was, without fail, brightly painted and decorated.
Those in the small CAA group that traveled on to Norfolk from Windsor last week were fortunate to visit the impressive (and colorful!) carriage collection of Jim Lawes and Harriet Crowther. Jill took these photos of some of their trade vehicles …
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April 22, 2013
It looks like it was a hot day when this photo was taken in North Adams, Massachusetts, c. 1908. (I think this must be the left-hand side of a panoramic shot of Main Street in North Adams, with the photo in Saturday’s post being the right-hand side.)
There’s a grocer’s wagon, an omnibus with all of its windows lowered, lots of people evidently trying to stay in the shade and, in the lower right corner, a girl wearing a big hat and holding an umbrella, while sitting in a light four-wheeled vehicle.
April 20, 2013
Here’s another street scene … this one from North Adams, Massachusetts, c. 1908. A few of the vehicles of interest in this photo: a horse-drawn water tank being filled at streetside; two carriages with fringed tops, one of which has wire wheels; and a wagon with an enormous load of hay. Again, enjoy studying this glimpse of the past!
April 19, 2013
This street scene from Laconia, New Hampshire, c. 1907, features several horse-drawn vehicles. There’s a laundry van, a man in a boater driving a single horse to a four-wheeled carriage, a work wagon, a lady driving a four-wheeled carriage, a butcher, a couple of vehicles parked along the side of the street, and several more in the background. Enjoy studying this one!
The Slower Road 