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- House with People Gathered on the Porch and Horse-Drawn Buggy in Front, circa 1905 - 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.
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
House with People Gathered on the Porch and Horse-Drawn Buggy in Front, circa 1905
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.
- Tootsietoy Super Slicks Dune Buster, 1970-1980 -
- 1970-1980
- Collections - Artifact
Tootsietoy Super Slicks Dune Buster, 1970-1980
- Runabout, 1876 - Inspired by the lightweight horse-drawn vehicles he saw at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Samuel Tooney, a manufacturer of horse-drawn racing vehicles, set to making the lightest carriage possible. The result, weighing in at just 96 pounds, is a design masterpiece: practical minimalism derived from refined engineering and fluency with natural materials.
- 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Runabout, 1876
Inspired by the lightweight horse-drawn vehicles he saw at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Samuel Tooney, a manufacturer of horse-drawn racing vehicles, set to making the lightest carriage possible. The result, weighing in at just 96 pounds, is a design masterpiece: practical minimalism derived from refined engineering and fluency with natural materials.
- "Full Top Cabriolet," circa 1850 - Many automotive body styles derive from horse-drawn origins. A cabriolet, as seen in this ca. 1850 wood engraving, was a light carriage with a collapsible top or roof. In automobile terminology, a cabriolet refers to a car with a folding roof.
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
"Full Top Cabriolet," circa 1850
Many automotive body styles derive from horse-drawn origins. A cabriolet, as seen in this ca. 1850 wood engraving, was a light carriage with a collapsible top or roof. In automobile terminology, a cabriolet refers to a car with a folding roof.
- "Petite Cabriolet," circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
"Petite Cabriolet," circa 1840
- Toy Horse-Drawn Buggy, 1860-1900 -
- 1860-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Horse-Drawn Buggy, 1860-1900
- Buggy Lamps, circa 1910 - Driving horse-drawn vehicles at night can be challenging. Lamps or lanterns could be mounted on buggies to help drivers find their way safely. These lamps made by the R. E. Dietz Company were appropriately named the "Night Drivers' Friend."
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Buggy Lamps, circa 1910
Driving horse-drawn vehicles at night can be challenging. Lamps or lanterns could be mounted on buggies to help drivers find their way safely. These lamps made by the R. E. Dietz Company were appropriately named the "Night Drivers' Friend."
- Horse and Buggy outside Ford Homestead (Henry Ford's Birthplace) at Its Original Site, June 1899 -
- June 01, 1899
- Collections - Artifact
Horse and Buggy outside Ford Homestead (Henry Ford's Birthplace) at Its Original Site, June 1899
- Main Street, New Ulm, Minnesota, circa 1905 - This shadowy photograph of an unpaved street might make you think that this town was small, empty. But look again. The town of New Ulm was a brewing center in a fertile agricultural region in southern Minnesota. Several wagons are parked at the dry goods and groceries shop at right. Arc lights hang in the foreground, ready to illuminate the town.
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Main Street, New Ulm, Minnesota, circa 1905
This shadowy photograph of an unpaved street might make you think that this town was small, empty. But look again. The town of New Ulm was a brewing center in a fertile agricultural region in southern Minnesota. Several wagons are parked at the dry goods and groceries shop at right. Arc lights hang in the foreground, ready to illuminate the town.
- Razorback Dune at Silver Lake Sand Dunes, circa 1970 - Michigan's Silver Lake Sand Dunes, located between Muskegon and Ludington, are part of a series of dunes along Lake Michigan's eastern shore. They were formed by wind blowing over sand left by glaciers some 10,000 years ago. Visitors to Silver Lake Sand Dunes could ride in specially modified vehicles with wide tires suited to the sandy terrain.
- circa 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Razorback Dune at Silver Lake Sand Dunes, circa 1970
Michigan's Silver Lake Sand Dunes, located between Muskegon and Ludington, are part of a series of dunes along Lake Michigan's eastern shore. They were formed by wind blowing over sand left by glaciers some 10,000 years ago. Visitors to Silver Lake Sand Dunes could ride in specially modified vehicles with wide tires suited to the sandy terrain.