Art
This design for a horse-drawn omnibus shows how Americans in the 1880s moved around their cities. Before streetcars became common, these carriages—built by the prestigious Brewster & Co. of New York—carried multiple passengers on regular routes, making city travel affordable and accessible to ordinary people.
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You climb aboard the wooden step, settling onto the padded bench seat. The driver calls out the route as the horse lurches forward, and you feel the carriage sway and bounce over cobblestone streets. Around you, strangers grip the overhead rail as the omnibus lurches around a corner, carrying you and a dozen others toward your destination.
Reflect
How do you expect a shared ride in your own time to feel different from this one?