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- "Coaching Party on Boulevard Drive, Duluth, Minnesota," 1904 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1904
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"Coaching Party on Boulevard Drive, Duluth, Minnesota," 1904
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- "Profile of the Carriage of George Washington," 1792 - This elegant carriage, used by George Washington at one of his two presidential inaugurations, is quite different from the armored limousines used by the White House now. But, with its formal lines and stately appointments, the carriage appropriately reflects the power and the dignity of the American presidency -- something still required of presidential vehicles today.
- 1792
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"Profile of the Carriage of George Washington," 1792
This elegant carriage, used by George Washington at one of his two presidential inaugurations, is quite different from the armored limousines used by the White House now. But, with its formal lines and stately appointments, the carriage appropriately reflects the power and the dignity of the American presidency -- something still required of presidential vehicles today.
- Crystal Palace International Horse and Horseless Carriage and Roads Locomotion Exhibition Official Catalogue, 1896 -
- 1896
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Crystal Palace International Horse and Horseless Carriage and Roads Locomotion Exhibition Official Catalogue, 1896
- The Village Gatehouse, Entrance to Greenfield Village, July 31, 1934 -
- July 31, 1934
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The Village Gatehouse, Entrance to Greenfield Village, July 31, 1934
- Sightseeing in Open Tourist Carriages, circa 1900 - Around the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Americans planned sightseeing vacations. They set aside time to simply look at things, often booking tours that transported them into foreign landscapes. Perched atop these horse-drawn carriages, sightseers could absorb their surroundings and transcend the commonplace realities of their lives back home.
- circa 1900
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Sightseeing in Open Tourist Carriages, circa 1900
Around the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Americans planned sightseeing vacations. They set aside time to simply look at things, often booking tours that transported them into foreign landscapes. Perched atop these horse-drawn carriages, sightseers could absorb their surroundings and transcend the commonplace realities of their lives back home.
- Printing Plate with Image of a Two Horse Sociable -
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Printing Plate with Image of a Two Horse Sociable
- Pike's Peak Toll Road, Colorado, circa 1890 - Pikes Peak -- near Colorado Springs in the Colorado Rocky Mountains -- drew many tourists in the late nineteenth century. By 1890, the Cascade and Pikes Peak Toll Road Company had opened a rough passage up the mountain. During their long ascent, paying sightseers in mule-drawn carriages passed this closed U.S. Army Signal Corps weather observatory station.
- circa 1890
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Pike's Peak Toll Road, Colorado, circa 1890
Pikes Peak -- near Colorado Springs in the Colorado Rocky Mountains -- drew many tourists in the late nineteenth century. By 1890, the Cascade and Pikes Peak Toll Road Company had opened a rough passage up the mountain. During their long ascent, paying sightseers in mule-drawn carriages passed this closed U.S. Army Signal Corps weather observatory station.
- Julius Rosenwald Boards a Carriage in Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted a celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the event commemorated the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. Among the invited guests was Julius Rosenwald, chairman and part owner of Sears. This image shows Rosenwald boarding a carriage for a tour of Greenfield Village.
- October 21, 1929
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Julius Rosenwald Boards a Carriage in Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted a celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the event commemorated the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. Among the invited guests was Julius Rosenwald, chairman and part owner of Sears. This image shows Rosenwald boarding a carriage for a tour of Greenfield Village.
- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond and Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Board a Horse-drawn Carriage at the Waterford General Store, October 21, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. After a morning reception, guests could view the historical buildings Ford had gathered for Greenfield Village, his outdoor museum. The day was a rainy mess, but this did not dampen his guests' enthusiasm as they went from building to building.
- October 21, 1929
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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond and Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Board a Horse-drawn Carriage at the Waterford General Store, October 21, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. After a morning reception, guests could view the historical buildings Ford had gathered for Greenfield Village, his outdoor museum. The day was a rainy mess, but this did not dampen his guests' enthusiasm as they went from building to building.
- Toy Horse Drawn Carriage, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
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Toy Horse Drawn Carriage, 1860-1880