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[Two herdic cabs and soldiers on horseback in front of the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[Two herdic cabs and soldiers on horseback in front of the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.], Washington — historic photograph
[Two herdic cabs and soldiers on horseback in front of the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.], Washington. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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[Two herdic cabs and soldiers on horseback in front of the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.]

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Two herdic cabs stand in the foreground while mounted soldiers ride past the Willard Hotel, a landmark on Pennsylvania Avenue within sight of the White House. The herdic, a low two-wheeled passenger cab that entered from the rear, was a common sight on American city streets in the early 1900s, before motorized taxis took over. The Willard drew politicians, visitors and army officers to the capital, so the mix of horse-drawn traffic and uniformed riders captures the everyday street life of that period in Washington.

Created / publishedWashington
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesD.C.
SubjectsCarriages & coaches--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,127 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-167449

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