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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.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- 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
- Printing Plate with Image of a Two Horse Sociable -
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Printing Plate with Image of a Two Horse Sociable
- "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.
- 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.
- Footwarmer Used in Horse-Drawn Vehicles, 1800-1829 - Foot warmers solved the problem of cold feet in past generations. Some warmers held charcoal, some held hot water and others, like this one, held heated soapstone. The warmer was kept under the feet and then the legs and feet were tucked into a blanket, providing welcome warmth in a cold carriage or church.
- 1800-1829
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Footwarmer Used in Horse-Drawn Vehicles, 1800-1829
Foot warmers solved the problem of cold feet in past generations. Some warmers held charcoal, some held hot water and others, like this one, held heated soapstone. The warmer was kept under the feet and then the legs and feet were tucked into a blanket, providing welcome warmth in a cold carriage or church.
- Photoengraving, "Broadway and Grand Street in 1840" -
- 1840
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Photoengraving, "Broadway and Grand Street in 1840"
- Wood Engraving, Design for an Elevated Horse-Drawn Railway in New York, circa 1842 - The key to turning mass transit into rapid transit was in removing it from busy streets. One alternative was to build elevated structures that carried streetcars over city traffic. New York City, with its limited land and boundless population, developed a network of elevated lines that covered the length of Manhattan. Other cities, notably Chicago, adopted the technology too.
- circa 1842
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Wood Engraving, Design for an Elevated Horse-Drawn Railway in New York, circa 1842
The key to turning mass transit into rapid transit was in removing it from busy streets. One alternative was to build elevated structures that carried streetcars over city traffic. New York City, with its limited land and boundless population, developed a network of elevated lines that covered the length of Manhattan. Other cities, notably Chicago, adopted the technology too.
- Toy Horse Drawn Carriage, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
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Toy Horse Drawn Carriage, 1860-1880