There’s a lot to look at in this photo: people, horses, produce wagons, boats, buildings, etc., etc.
These men (well, a few of them … the rest seem to just be standing around watching) are unloading bananas from boats at a dock in New York, c. 1905.
August 11, 2012
August 10, 2012
stopping for a drink
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Today: a horsey watering hole, right in the center of Bellows Falls, Vermont, c. 1907. It sure looks like it was a warm, sunny day.
I would love to be able to see the two vehicles behind the gray horse, the really tall one and the one with the umbrella. But alas …
August 9, 2012
got milk?
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Because some commercial deliveries were still made with horse-drawn vehicles for quite a few years after automobiles had taken over elsewhere…
Here, a lineup of eleven wagons from the Thompson Dairy, in Washington, DC, c. 1927. Yes, that’s right, 1927.
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August 8, 2012
let’s escape the heat for a minute
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It’s still a hot, hot, hot summer around here, so why don’t we cool off with some snow?
Ahhh, don’t you feel cooler now?
August 7, 2012
street-cleaning time
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As I run around this week, getting ready for my trip to Germany, I think I’ll keep things simple here on the blog and just offer up one old photo each day. I hope you won’t mind.
Here is a street scene in front of the Worthy Hotel, in Springfield, Massachusetts, c. 1908. As you can see from all the water on the street and the man with the broom, the street has just been cleaned. In this photo are a nice variety of horse-drawn work vehicles / delivery wagons, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle; several early automobiles; and a couple of bicycles. Oh, and the hotel’s rather lovely too.
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The Slower Road 