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[Man seated in a sled, driving a horse] – Antique Print

[Man seated in a sled, driving a horse], [ca. 1930] — historic photograph
[Man seated in a sled, driving a horse], [ca. 1930]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Man seated in a sled, driving a horse] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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A man sits bundled in a low wooden sled, reins gathered in hand, as a horse pulls him along what appears to be a snowy or packed-dirt track. The platinum print, roughly 8 by 6 inches, dates to about 1930, and its maker is not recorded, so its details rest on the caption card rather than on firm documentation. Platinum printing was prized for its soft tones and long tonal range, and the Library of Congress acquired this example in 1934. Horse-drawn sleds were a common way to move people and goods across winter roads in many parts of the country, which gives the image its plain, everyday character.

Created / published[ca. 1930]
Medium1 photographic print : platinum ; 8 x 6 in. (20.2 x 15.4 cm.).
GenrePlatinum prints 1930.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from caption card. Purchase; 1934 (DLC/PP-1934:137).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,183 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-129948

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