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- White House Coachman Daniel Webster Driving President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928 - 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.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
White House Coachman Daniel Webster Driving President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928
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.
- Model A Ford Parked Beside President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928 - While Theodore Roosevelt preferred the stately formality of a horse-drawn carriage, successor William Howard Taft motorized the White House fleet. The Roosevelt brougham remained in service until 1928 but assigned to less exciting duties like trips to the market. The brougham was finally replaced, even for these tasks, by the Ford Model A posed next to it in this photograph.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Model A Ford Parked Beside President Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1928
While Theodore Roosevelt preferred the stately formality of a horse-drawn carriage, successor William Howard Taft motorized the White House fleet. The Roosevelt brougham remained in service until 1928 but assigned to less exciting duties like trips to the market. The brougham was finally replaced, even for these tasks, by the Ford Model A posed next to it in this photograph.
- Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1902 - This elegant vehicle was used by President Theodore Roosevelt on official occasions. Though automobiles began to replace horse-drawn vehicles during the Taft administration, the White House housekeeping department continued using the brougham to haul groceries and run other errands. In 1928 a Ford Model A was acquired for that purpose and this carriage was retired.
- 1902-1928
- Collections - Artifact
Theodore Roosevelt's Brougham, 1902
This elegant vehicle was used by President Theodore Roosevelt on official occasions. Though automobiles began to replace horse-drawn vehicles during the Taft administration, the White House housekeeping department continued using the brougham to haul groceries and run other errands. In 1928 a Ford Model A was acquired for that purpose and this carriage was retired.