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- Horse-Drawn Wagon Transport of Harvested Apples, H. J. Heinz Company, circa 1905 - The H.J. Heinz Company utilized horse-drawn wagons to transport harvested crops from the orchards and fields to the nearby processing factories. In this photograph, a horse-drawn wagon carries apples to be processed in the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- circa 1905
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Horse-Drawn Wagon Transport of Harvested Apples, H. J. Heinz Company, circa 1905
The H.J. Heinz Company utilized horse-drawn wagons to transport harvested crops from the orchards and fields to the nearby processing factories. In this photograph, a horse-drawn wagon carries apples to be processed in the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Surrey, 1890-1910 - Clinton Firestone co-founded Columbus Buggy Company in 1875. His cousin, Harvey Firestone, worked there before establishing his own Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Like other carriage manufacturers, Columbus Buggy struggled once the automobile arrived. Efforts to manufacture its own line of cars failed and the company went bankrupt in 1913.
- 1890-1910
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Surrey, 1890-1910
Clinton Firestone co-founded Columbus Buggy Company in 1875. His cousin, Harvey Firestone, worked there before establishing his own Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Like other carriage manufacturers, Columbus Buggy struggled once the automobile arrived. Efforts to manufacture its own line of cars failed and the company went bankrupt in 1913.
- Jones Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1875 - The horse-drawn streetcar was an important means of public transportation in 19th-century American cities. New York's Brooklyn City Railroad ran this car on its line between Hunters Point in Long Island City, and Erie Basin in South Brooklyn. But horses were expensive to stable and feed -- and messy too. Operators embraced electric streetcars starting in the late 1880s.
- circa 1875
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Jones Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1875
The horse-drawn streetcar was an important means of public transportation in 19th-century American cities. New York's Brooklyn City Railroad ran this car on its line between Hunters Point in Long Island City, and Erie Basin in South Brooklyn. But horses were expensive to stable and feed -- and messy too. Operators embraced electric streetcars starting in the late 1880s.
- Horse-Drawn Steam Fire Engine, circa 1876 - Cole Brothers produced about 60 steam fire engines in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, from 1867 to 1880. Simple and rugged, their machines were all of the vertical piston and pump type. This engine is a third size (or third class) unit, which pumped about 550 to 600 gallons a minute. Henry Ford found this horse-drawn steam fire engine while on a trip to Willimantic, Connecticut, in 1928.
- circa 1876
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Horse-Drawn Steam Fire Engine, circa 1876
Cole Brothers produced about 60 steam fire engines in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, from 1867 to 1880. Simple and rugged, their machines were all of the vertical piston and pump type. This engine is a third size (or third class) unit, which pumped about 550 to 600 gallons a minute. Henry Ford found this horse-drawn steam fire engine while on a trip to Willimantic, Connecticut, in 1928.
- Horse Drawn Dray, circa 1890 - Simple two-wheeled drays like this were the most common means of moving goods between docks, railroad stations, and businesses in pre-automotive American cities. This dray was made by Studebaker of South Bend, Indiana, once the nation's largest maker of horse-drawn vehicles. Studebaker entered the automobile business in 1902 and became a major builder before ending motor vehicle production in 1966.
- circa 1890
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Horse Drawn Dray, circa 1890
Simple two-wheeled drays like this were the most common means of moving goods between docks, railroad stations, and businesses in pre-automotive American cities. This dray was made by Studebaker of South Bend, Indiana, once the nation's largest maker of horse-drawn vehicles. Studebaker entered the automobile business in 1902 and became a major builder before ending motor vehicle production in 1966.
- Baltimore Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1870 - This circa 1870 color lithograph depicts two businesses in Baltimore, Maryland. On the left, two horse-drawn carts are parked in front of Hugh Bolton & Company's glass, oil, and paint establishment, and on the right, a horse-drawn railcar moves swiftly past J.D. Mason & Company's "Patent Steam Bakery."
- circa 1870
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Baltimore Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1870
This circa 1870 color lithograph depicts two businesses in Baltimore, Maryland. On the left, two horse-drawn carts are parked in front of Hugh Bolton & Company's glass, oil, and paint establishment, and on the right, a horse-drawn railcar moves swiftly past J.D. Mason & Company's "Patent Steam Bakery."
- Two Story Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1859 - In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. These streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to their workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. This print shows a double-deck streetcar which could carry more passenger.
- circa 1859
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Two Story Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1859
In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. These streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to their workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. This print shows a double-deck streetcar which could carry more passenger.
- Horse Drawn Carriages in Greenfield Village, 1935 -
- August 05, 1935
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Horse Drawn Carriages in Greenfield Village, 1935
- Horse-Drawn Hearse and Driver, 1897 - Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867, and people soon preferred these photographic prints on cardboard stock to the earlier, smaller cartes-de-visite. American commonly collected and exchanged cabinet photographs through the early 1900s. This example, made in 1897 by Portland, Michigan, photographer George J. Van Horn, shows a horse-drawn hearse and rider.
- 1897
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Horse-Drawn Hearse and Driver, 1897
Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867, and people soon preferred these photographic prints on cardboard stock to the earlier, smaller cartes-de-visite. American commonly collected and exchanged cabinet photographs through the early 1900s. This example, made in 1897 by Portland, Michigan, photographer George J. Van Horn, shows a horse-drawn hearse and rider.
- Model of Horse-Drawn Mowing Machine, circa 1875 -
- circa 1875
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Model of Horse-Drawn Mowing Machine, circa 1875