And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The sled is pulled on a road covered with ice. During the winter they would pull a wagon or sled through, sprinkling water on the road surface until is was covered in ice. The horses had ice caulks in their shoes to provide traction. When you see pictures with loads like this it was typically for a purpose. Either a record load or for some special event. I've seen this picture before and this particular load might be the one sent to the Chicago 1893 worlds fair as part of the State of Michigan exhibit that year.
Makes you wonder how they stacked'em.
ReplyDeletegin poles, block n tackles, ropes, chains - back bones
DeleteThose horses make my draft horses look like state workers
ReplyDeleteThose two horse are supposed to pull that?!
ReplyDeleteSimply impressive in every way, them guys was some pretty tough hardy dudes, got a right to be proud like that.
ReplyDeleteGot to be couple Super Mules to pull that log sled. Or are they goofing around?
ReplyDeleteThe sled is pulled on a road covered with ice. During the winter they would pull a wagon or sled through, sprinkling water on the road surface until is was covered in ice. The horses had ice caulks in their shoes to provide traction. When you see pictures with loads like this it was typically for a purpose. Either a record load or for some special event. I've seen this picture before and this particular load might be the one sent to the Chicago 1893 worlds fair as part of the State of Michigan exhibit that year.
ReplyDeleteThat is true horse power.
ReplyDeleteAt least 20-25 ton on that load. One oak log like that is around a thousand pounds or more when they're green.
ReplyDeleteWhen Men were Men!
ReplyDelete...and when men pretending to be women were killed on the spot.
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ReplyDeletea before pic, then it happen.
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