White House Coachman Daniel Webster Driving President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928
THF119988 / White House Coachman Daniel Webster Driving President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928
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Artifact Overview
By the time White House coachman Daniel Webster posed for this photo with Theodore Roosevelt's brougham carriage in 1928, automobiles had long replaced horses for presidential transportation. Webster anticipated that change and learned to drive. He finished out his White House career as an auto chauffeur and stated that, despite his long experience with horses, he preferred the car.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1928
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
The photographer is not identified. Copied by The Henry Ford Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.B.65568
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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