Freight team of three wagons and six horses & mules on Mill Avenue
Datecirca 1890s
MediumPaper
Dimensions6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Catalog number2013.3.272
DescriptionA black and white photo of a three-wagon freight outfit drawn by a combined team of six horses & mules. It sits stationary on MIll Avenue with trees and a brick building is visible in the backgrounds. The photo is mounted on cardboard. The freight driver sits astride the lead mule (rear-most animal on left side). The driver is identified as Jose Araiza (see description below).The white horse at the front of the team (right side), is likely the "bell mare." The mules of the team follow this mare's lead. (The "bell mare" sometimes wore a bell - however, no bell is evident in this photo.)
Photo is also identical to this image in the museum collection:
Object Number: 1987.1.2853
OS-251 Tempe freighter, Jose Araiza, on horseback with a horsedrawn wagon team in front of the Bank of Tempe on Mill Avenue.
1897
Status
Not on view
c. 1890
August 24, 1907
August 28, 1907
