White House Coachman Daniel Webster Driving President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928
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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
Creators
Unknown
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
The photographer is not identified. Copied by The Henry Ford Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
United States, Virginia, Front Royal
Collection Title
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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