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Harry Treat's horse-drawn carriage on trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, taken at Mount Vernon, Washington, April 1913

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Harry Whitney Treat, prominent Seattle businessman and horse lover, drove his carriage pulled by four horses from Loyal Farm to a horse show in Vancouver, British Columbia. He set a record time of four days, five hours and thirteen minutes for the 160-mile journey. This night photo shows a crowd of onlookers greeting Treat's carriage in Mount Vernon.

Written on photo: Apr 1913. Arrival at Mount Vernon 9 pm. Second day (47 miles) on record trip to Vancouver Horse Show. Coach "Pioneer."(flashlight)
Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, April 21, 1913, page 11.
ID Number: 1946.404.d.4
Date: 1913
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv55932
Credit: MOHAI, Harry W. Treat Family Scrapbooks, 1946.404.d.4
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Transportation