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- White House Coachman Daniel Webster Driving President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928 - 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.
- 1928
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White House Coachman Daniel Webster Driving President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928
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.
- Hemlock City, Stage Driver (Edward Warren), 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Hemlock City, Stage Driver (Edward Warren), 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Extension-Front Brougham, or Clarence, 1840-1860 - The brougham carriage found wide use with affluent private owners and in commercial taxi services. Its compact size made for easy maneuverability, while its drop-center floor and long door provided ready passenger access. This brougham belonged to John J. Tanner, who used it to ferry people between the railroad station and hotel in Brighton, Michigan, from about 1871 to 1910.
- 1840-1860
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Extension-Front Brougham, or Clarence, 1840-1860
The brougham carriage found wide use with affluent private owners and in commercial taxi services. Its compact size made for easy maneuverability, while its drop-center floor and long door provided ready passenger access. This brougham belonged to John J. Tanner, who used it to ferry people between the railroad station and hotel in Brighton, Michigan, from about 1871 to 1910.
- Carriage Drivers in Greenfield Village and a Wedding in Martha-Mary Chapel, 1961-1962 -
- 1961-1962
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Carriage Drivers in Greenfield Village and a Wedding in Martha-Mary Chapel, 1961-1962
- Unloading Heinz "Pure Food Products" from Wagon, Klauber Wangenheim Co., San Diego, California, circa 1908 - The H.J. Heinz Company had many transportation methods to transport its "57 Varieties." Cross-country shipments between factories were made by rail while local deliveries were made by teams of horses and later by automobile. This photograph shows a Heinz delivery wagon being unloaded in San Diego, California, in 1908.
- circa 1908
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Unloading Heinz "Pure Food Products" from Wagon, Klauber Wangenheim Co., San Diego, California, circa 1908
The H.J. Heinz Company had many transportation methods to transport its "57 Varieties." Cross-country shipments between factories were made by rail while local deliveries were made by teams of horses and later by automobile. This photograph shows a Heinz delivery wagon being unloaded in San Diego, California, in 1908.