Concord Coaches Being Shipped by Train, 1868

Summary

Abbot, Downing & Company of Concord, New Hampshire, was the largest and best-known maker of stagecoaches. Sturdy, durable, and comfortable, Concord coaches were shipped by rail all over the country.

Abbot, Downing & Company of Concord, New Hampshire, was the largest and best-known maker of stagecoaches. Sturdy, durable, and comfortable, Concord coaches were shipped by rail all over the country.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

15 April 1868

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.2171

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in

Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

text below image: PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW OF Coaches shipped by Abbot, Downing & Co., Concord, N.H. / APRIL 15, 1868

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