"How the Horse Helped Build America." High Street from the Country Market-place Philadelphia with the procession in commemoration of the Death of General George Washington, December 26th 1799.

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Title "How the Horse Helped Build America." High Street from the Country Market-place Philadelphia with the procession in commemoration of the Death of General George Washington, December 26th 1799.
Photo Number P0244n1_07_0088
Description Illustration shows horses used in the memorial procession after George Washington's death, 1799. Reverse side of image: Chapter 5, no. 11. The Procession in commemoration of George E. Washington.
Creator Drawn and engraved by W. Birch & Sons. Published by R. Campbell & Co. Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress.
Date 1800
Textual Date 1800
Keywords Washington, George, 1732-1799; Animals; Mammals; Horses; Animal equipment; Saddles; Bridles; Rites of passage; Funerals; Processions; Women; Children; Boys; Grief; Headgear; Hats; Top hats; Bonnets; Dresses; Shawls; Headgear; Hats; Cocked hats; Bicornes; Plumes (ornaments); Lamps (lighting devices); Streets; Roads; Residential structures; Dwellings; Houses; Row houses
Subject Horses--United States--History--Photographs
Additional Information Pictures, illustrations and research materials collected for Olive Woolley Burt's book, "The Horse in America," 1975. P0244n1_21a Captions list: Chapter 5--No. 11--A funeral procession during the late 1700's had hearse and horse draped in black. (Library of Congress)
Collection Number and Name P0244 Olive Woolley Burt Photograph Collection
Collection Name Olive Woolley Burt
Relation is Part of Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive
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Type Image
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv41589
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, 24-bit color at 400 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF.
ARK ark:/87278/s6q8254d
Setname uum_map
ID 1588548
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q8254d
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