THE HORSE


In this cartoon that I found in the NYTimes, farmers look with interest and concern. This 2- seat automobile at the turn of the twentieth century would replace the horse as the predominate means of transport. Harper's Weekly has a humorous side of the differences between horse, and horseless carriage. This cartoon brings a potential "invader" image that automobiles might bring to the countryside.

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