Carriage and passengers alongside Cobb & Co - somewhere on the West Coast.1910.

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DescriptionCarriage and passengers alongside Cobb & Co.
Photographer unidentified.

PAColl-5948: West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society :Photographs of the West Coast

National Library.Tiaki IRN:
197963.Tiaki Reference Number:
1/2-060044-F
Collection:
Date of Photo1910ContributorHeather Newby

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Organisation (eg business)Cobb & CoEventCarriage and passengers alongside Cobb & Co - somewhere on the West Coast.

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CommentsMaureen Bedford
One horse pulling all that weight? Poor thing

David Ching
Maureen Bedford If you look closely, you can see two - the second almost overshadowed by the one close to the camera. The 2 heads show easier.

Maureen Bedford
David Ching oh I see yes. Could only see 2 back legs though

Jeffsplace Granity

ive a feeling it's all for show,,, some promotion or an occasion of some kind

Maureen Bedford
Jeffsplace Granity yes you are probably right

David Ching
Maureen Bedford The legs of the closest horse are behind the girl in white. The hooves are visible.

Tony Warner
Maureen Bedford yes but at least it has two heads

Jeffsplace Granity

When Cobb & Co ran coaches from the Buller to the Grey
I went for a livery-stable lad at a halt up Westport way,
And I gave my heart to a red-haired girl, and left it where she lay … See More

Glenn Johnston
Jeffsplace Granity Wonderful song that. I heard Phil Garland sing it live a number of times. Peter Capes words are very catchy but historically inaccurate.

Trish Rennie
What a load for those poor horses to pull...

Jeffsplace Granity

It's a prop

Chris Burles
Cobb & Co never operated as a coach company in NZ, it was only used here under licence, as mentioned in the book High Noon For Coaches.. Most likely an Australian photo..

Glenn Johnston
Chris Burles There is plenty of historic advertising for Cobb & Co. in NZ. As you say it was a licence/franchise type operation but some of the coaches used were American of the type used by Cobb and Co. This is likely an NZ photo!

Tony Warner
There looks to be seating for those people perhaps they will add another team or two of horses before they go ,,,,

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