William Fuegy's gas station with caravan

Title

William Fuegy's gas station with caravan

Description

Black and white print of a horse-drawn caravan in front of a local gas station. Four horses draw two wagons, one filled with hay and the other is a covered caravan wagon made of scrap boards and built onto an old car chassis. Behind that is hitched a single-axle trailer that appears to have been made from the back of a truck. This, too, is filled with hay, and two more horses are hitched to that. Note the milk-can on the side of first wagon and the smoke-stack attached to the rear of the covered vardo. A close examination of the structure of the first wagon indicates it could have been a more traditional vardo, with the curved top and covered front seat.

Date Created

circa 1940s

Subject

Service stations
Horse-drawn vehicles
Salvage
Ethnic & Cultural Studies
Economic History
Human Migration
Social Class

Place

Rock Creek, Oregon

Medium

photographic prints

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_009855

Rights

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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection