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Yellowstone National Park
Surreys
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This type of surrey was built by the Joubert & White Company of Glens
Falls, New York, and is
sometimes referred to as a "Glens Falls
buckboard". This specific example has commonly been referred to as the
"Paymaster's buggy", but research suggests that before 1912, the U.S.
Army used only Abbot-Downing Company Concord buggies. Judge John W. Meldrum
(the fourth U.S.
commissioner in Yellowstone) may have used this surrey;
the style of the vehicle number, however, suggests it may have been part of the
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company fleet prior to 1917. Vehicles of this
type would have been available to small private parties touring the park. It
was collected from a loft in the park's old fire cache in 1996. The body was
found separated from the undercarriage, with only three wheels (two originals
and one reproduction), which were also detached. A fourth wheel was fabricated
and the other three wheels trued, and the body was reattached to the
undercarriage.
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This surrey features an exterior rear compartment, rubber coated canvas roof, flannel headliner, gold fringe around the canopy edges, and brown leather tuck and pleat upholstery on the back rests. The body has a natural wood finish with "240" painted in gold on each side of the front seat. The floor and underside are painted tan. "1905/ may 20" was written in pencil on the underside of the body apparently while the paint was still wet. The serial number "908" is stamped on the leading edge of each seat and on top of the wooden spring block.
Photos:
(YELL 106513) Joubert & White surrey in the park's museum collection.
(YELL 41295) Two-seat surrey very similar to the vehicle in the park's museum collection. The vehicle appears to be in the blacksmith's shop for repairs to one of the wheels.
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Did You Know?
Some groups of Shoshone Indians, who adapted to a mountain existence, chose not to acquire the horse. These included the Sheep Eaters, or Tukudika, who used dogs to transport food, hides, and other provisions. The Sheep Eaters lived in many locations in Yellowstone.
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Last Updated: June 26, 2007 at 11:26 EST |
