HORSE POWER -- the Canadian History Museum
June 11th 2016 In the early days of New France in the 1600s, most traveling was done by canoe, but as more settlers arrived and opened up the wilderness, and especially after New France became British North America, they needed better ways to travel on ever-present snow during the long winters, and on elementary roadways the rest of the year. In other words, conveyances both elementary and advanced, large and sm
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Nanci G P Phelan
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Fascinating Collection
Thanks Fred. What a fascinating collection of horse drawn vehicles. Who would have thought there were so many different carriages. Many of them look pretty open and muddy!!!! From today's perspective we think of them as romantic, but I bet they were cold and uncomfortable... and then we have the vehicles of today. What changes have occurred over the years.