Horse-drawn wagon during brake test

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Description

View of a man in a horse-drawn wagon, during a brake test. Official crouches next to wagon; spectators in background. Stamped on back: "Photo from Brown Bros., 1482 Broadway. Cor. 43rd St., N.Y." Handwritten on back: "May/1/1902. Brake test of auto & horses to see whether autos are as safe to drive as horses owing to not being able to stop as fast as [undecipherable]."

Details

Creator:: Brown Brothers
Resource ID:: na042706
Subject:: Horse-drawn vehicles; Photographers--New York (State)--New York; Photographic prints
Date:: 1902-05-01
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 3.25 x 4.5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: Carriages
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.