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[Last Horse, full length portrait, facing right] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Last Horse, full length portrait, facing right], c1899. — historic photograph
[Last Horse, full length portrait, facing right], c1899.. 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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The title, "Last Horse," marks this as a full-length portrait of a single animal turned to the right, a pose that let the photographer show the horse's whole frame, from head to hooves. The record credits the photographer Heyn and a copyright registration, but the caption details are unverified, so the horse's identity and owner are unknown. Around 1899, horses still pulled most city deliveries, streetcars and farm work, and the automobile was only beginning to appear on American roads. A portrait like this reflects a time when a well-kept horse was a valued possession and a fitting subject for a studio.

Created / publishedc1899.
Medium1 photographic print.
Notes74204 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo by Heyn. No. 409. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,233 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127505

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