Travel Photography Photos tagged as carriage
Well preserved example of an ox-drawn carriage at the Santa Barbara mission.
Columbia State Historic Park offers examples of old mining equipment, fire engine, carriages, as well as chinese pharmacy and gold panning channel.
Parking carriage in somebody's private courtyard.
During some sort of competition at the North Somerset Show. They drove round and round in circles.
Work wagons, such as this produce wagon, were tailored to match the items they carried. Produce was sold on the street directly from the wagon, so these were brightly colored to attract customers.
This is outside the Museum, one of the few exhibits that wasn't in showroom condition.
The "Spider" name comes from the delicate lines of this carriage. It was developed in the US in the 1860's and remained popular until the 1890's. It was often used in competitive driving since it was light, comfortable and safer to drive then most two wheelers.
Vis-A-Vis means 'Face to Face' in French, so this type of carriage would have been nice for socializing.
A Landau has a top that folds up into the middle and was a very difficult type to build. These were generally owned by the wealthy. This carriage was Belle's in the movie "Gone With The Wind". It was also in the film, "Jezebel".
This Canadian carriage has springs on the sides. A jump seat can be folded up when not needed.
The Rockaway is a distinctive American style carriage. It was considered 'democratic' in that the driver sat on the same level as the passengers and was covered by the same roof.
The Surry was a popular American family carriage since it could carry quite a few people. This one was made by the Belie Carriage Co, Moline, IL.
Wicker carriages were considered 'feminine' and were often used by "Ladies". The cut under design allowed for light weight and tight turns.
This sleigh was driven by a Coachman and was used for drives through the park on sunny winter days to show off the horses or passengers. This design was also called a 'cutter'.
In 1900, this Hearse cost $2,000. In the 1930's, it was owned by the Hudkins Brothers Ranch in Burbank, CA, that rented horses and carriages to movie studios.
This building houses 23 beautifully restored horse drawn vehicles of different types. Each one has a sign describing it and how it was used.
The large "C" spring is visible under the driver. The Landau style has a top that can be raised or lowered (convertible). Mom was enjoying the quality workmanship on this one.
This is a N.W.R. and has a limited number of campsites on the island. This is also an excellant and popular boating area (especially for shallow draft boats as Willapa Bay is quite shallow at low tide - if not completely mud!)
Runabouts were built for running around and getting things done. They were cheap, simple and sturdy. They could be rented from the OK Corral for about $6 per day.
Right by the Stephansdom is the place to hire a Viennese Fiaker or Horse carriage for a tour of the city.