People, horses and stagecoach in front of the Eagle Tavern – Historic Print
(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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A window into the past: People, horses and stagecoach in front of the Eagle Tavern, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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People, horses and stagecoach in front of the Eagle Tavern
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The tavern's name, the stagecoach at its door, and the crowd of people and horses make this an unusually lively scene among pictures of working animals. Taverns like the Eagle served as inns and changing stations on stage routes, where fresh teams were hitched and passengers ate and rested. The caption card records no date, but the stagecoach itself points to the decades before railroads took over long-distance travel. Look closely at the horses' harness and the ease of the people standing around, which show how central these animals were to daily life on the road.
| Medium | 1 item. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 980 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130427 |
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