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Work Horse parade, New York City: spectators in stand – Vintage Print

Work Horse parade, New York City: spectators in stand, 1908 May. — historic photograph
Work Horse parade, New York City: spectators in stand, 1908 May.. 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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Spectators fill a viewing stand in this May 1908 scene from a New York City Work Horse Parade, a procession of the draft and delivery horses that still hauled most of the city's freight. In 1908 horses remained essential to commerce, even as motor trucks and automobiles were beginning to appear on city streets. The parades rewarded well-kept animals and drew attention to their care, so the crowd in the stand is as much a part of the story as the horses. The photograph comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, a body of news pictures from the period, though the caption details are unverified.

Created / published1908 May.
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: Parades...; Horses...; NY--NYC--Misc.--1908; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,039 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-131060

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