Snapshots of the Past

New York City: Harnessed horse eating or drinking from a bucket, which a man is holding – Historic Reproduction

New York City: Harnessed horse eating or drinking from a bucket, which a man is holding, [ca. 1910] — historic photograph
New York City: Harnessed horse eating or drinking from a bucket, which a man is holding, [ca. 1910]. 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.)

Description

A window into the past: New York City: Harnessed horse eating or drinking from a bucket, which a man is holding, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

New York City: Harnessed horse eating or drinking from a bucket, which a man is holding

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

A harnessed horse drinks from a bucket held by a man in this New York City view, one of the many street scenes in the George Grantham Bain Collection. Bain's news service made and sold photographs of city life from the early 1900s until the 1910s, when horses still did much of the work on city streets for deliveries, carting and hauling. Water for working horses was a common sight then, and the image records an everyday task that was soon to fade as motor vehicles spread. The date is approximate, and the caption is based on old card data, so the exact location and circumstances are not confirmed.

Created / published[ca. 1910]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: NY--NYC--Misc--[ca. 1910]; Horses...; Heat; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,018 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-131057

More from the Horses collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

Work Horse parade, New York City: horse and delivery wagonWork Horse parade, New York City: horse and delivery wagonNew York City: Horse overcome by heatNew York City: Horse overcome by heatWork Horse parade, New York City: spectators in standWork Horse parade, New York City: spectators in stand[New York City]: Horse-drawn ash cart[New York City]: Horse-drawn ash cart[Horse-drawn streetcar no. 148 of a New York City system][Horse-drawn streetcar no. 148 of a New York City system][Horse-drawn fire engines in street, on their way to the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, New York City][Horse-drawn fire engines in street, on their way to the Triangle Shirtwaist Com