White House Coachman Daniel Webster Driving President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928

Summary

By the time White House coachman Daniel Webster posed for this photo with Theodore Roosevelt's brougham carriage in 1928, automobiles had long replaced horses for presidential transportation. Webster anticipated that change and learned to drive. He finished out his White House career as an auto chauffeur and stated that, despite his long experience with horses, he preferred the car.

By the time White House coachman Daniel Webster posed for this photo with Theodore Roosevelt's brougham carriage in 1928, automobiles had long replaced horses for presidential transportation. Webster anticipated that change and learned to drive. He finished out his White House career as an auto chauffeur and stated that, despite his long experience with horses, he preferred the car.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1928

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Creator Notes

The photographer is not identified. Copied by The Henry Ford Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.B.65568

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 10 in

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