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The Day of the Horse Is Passing Away
A 1899 view on the shift from horse power to motorized transport. The piece traces the rise of electricity, bicycles, and especially the automobile, noting economic and urban impacts, road improvements, and the fate of horses, grooms, and related trades as cities move toward self propelling vehicles. It cites Paris and New York history, costs, and future visions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Greater
New York
Paris
Homer
Vulcan
Juno
Mount Olympus
Roger Bacon
Conservatoire Des Artes Et Metiers
Cugnot
Stephenson
MM. Serpollet
Archdeacon
Lyons
Petit Journal
Rouen
Bordeaux
Dics
England
London
Channing A. Bartow