This horse’s “outfit” (in Washington DC, July 1923) was, in fact, an attempt to keep summer bugs at bay.
November 8, 2012
that horse is wearing pants
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November 7, 2012
The photographer Dorothea Lange is best known for her Depression-era portraits of people.
But she also took this photo in 1936, in Indiana … featuring a pair of horses.
November 6, 2012
This year’s CAA trip to Argentina is underway, and Jill’s sent a few photos from the group’s first few days of visiting fellow CAA members and their estancias, horses, and carriage collections.
I think this photo — one of Dr. Gibelli’s Hackney horses at his Estancia La Invernada, near Buenos Aires — is lovely.
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You can see more of Jill’s photos on the CAA’s Facebook page.
November 5, 2012
kids and horses
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Today’s old photo shows the streets by the old Town Hall building in Marblehead, Massachusetts, c. 1906.
All the vehicles in this scene appear to be parked for the photo. From left to right, we see a lady seated in the passenger seat of an automobile (with a driver-less delivery vehicle behind her car); the Jersey Milk and Cream deliveryman, surrounded by a group of children; another group of children, standing outside the door to the police station; and two more delivery vehicles (“Hood Farm ___” and the “Northshore News Co.”), plus another car.
November 4, 2012
an unusual perspective
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… unusual for the time, at least.
Here’s a great street scene from New York, c. 1905. There are throngs of people on the sidewalk and a Hansom Cab waiting by the curb. And did you notice the unusual part? The photographer appears to have stationed himself on a horse-drawn vehicle, as you can see the back of the horse’s head at the bottom of the photo.
The Slower Road 