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- 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
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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.
- Tootsietoy Super Slicks Dune Buster, 1970-1980 -
- 1970-1980
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Tootsietoy Super Slicks Dune Buster, 1970-1980
- 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
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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."
- "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
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"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
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"Petite Cabriolet," circa 1840
- 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
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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.
- Horse and Buggy on Corduroy Road, circa 1900 - At the turn of the 20th century, hard-surfaced roads were found only in cities. Most American roads were rutted dirt paths. The road in this photograph fell in-between. Constructed of logs laid perpendicular along the roadway, this corduroy road was more drivable than dirt or mud, but gaps and loose logs challenged horses.
- circa 1900
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Horse and Buggy on Corduroy Road, circa 1900
At the turn of the 20th century, hard-surfaced roads were found only in cities. Most American roads were rutted dirt paths. The road in this photograph fell in-between. Constructed of logs laid perpendicular along the roadway, this corduroy road was more drivable than dirt or mud, but gaps and loose logs challenged horses.
- Printing Plate with Image of a Doctor's Buggy -
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Printing Plate with Image of a Doctor's Buggy
- Deep-Side Box-Buggie, circa 1855 -
- circa 1855
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Deep-Side Box-Buggie, circa 1855
- Man in Horse-Drawn Buggy, circa 1880 - 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 from around 1880 shows a man in a horse-drawn buggy.
- circa 1880
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Man in Horse-Drawn Buggy, circa 1880
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 from around 1880 shows a man in a horse-drawn buggy.