House with People Gathered on the Porch and Horse-Drawn Buggy in Front, circa 1905
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Affordable, lightweight buggies began pouring out of factories in the late 1800s, making the pleasures of a personal vehicle available to many Americans for the first time. Rural families especially enjoyed owning buggies; they offered convenience and a sense of freedom to the growing middle class.
Affordable, lightweight buggies began pouring out of factories in the late 1800s, making the pleasures of a personal vehicle available to many Americans for the first time. Rural families especially enjoyed owning buggies; they offered convenience and a sense of freedom to the growing middle class.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1905
Subject Date
circa 1905
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Virginia, Abingdon
Creator Notes
Photographed by G.N. Wertz in Abingdon, Virginia
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.0.50.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.875 in
Width: 13.875 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten on verso in ink: For Bro. Will + Bro. A.B. + family
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