Children and dead horse, New York, USA, photographed between 1900 and 1906. The photograph is entitled The close of a career in New York . Horse-drawn

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Children and dead horse, New York, USA, photographed between 1900 and 1906. The photograph is entitled The close of a career in New York . Horse-drawn vehicles provided mass public transport in New York in the 19th and early 20th century. The life expectancy of the horses was very low, due to overwork, neglect, injury and disease.

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Size: 5415px × 4236px
Photo credit: © LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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