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Horse-drawn freight wagons
By adamg on Wed, 12/15/2021 - 9:18am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.
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Horse-drawn storrowing in 1906.
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The Island of Misfit Clothes
And here I thought
misfit clothes would all have images of The Crimson Ghost.
Washington Street
By Oak Street looking south.
How did they move goods
without giant trucks?!
The Answer!
Thanks for playing, folks! This shows Washington Street at Oak Street in about 1898. The original photo is not dated, but its in a scrapbook of Public Works Department photos, almost all of which date from 1898. You can zoom in on a higher quality view here: https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_7e904819-c97...
The treatment of horses …
…. during this time is nauseating to read about.