"Worth a Second Look"

A black and white photo of 5 men in a 1920-1930 automobile looking over the top of two cow attached carriage. A woman, child, and man sit in the carriage.
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A moooving vehicle challenges typical horsepower.
A moooving vehicle challenges traditional horsepower.

At first glance, this week鈥檚 Throwback Thursday appears to be a comparison of mechanical horsepower to animal horsepower. Upon looking again, the 鈥渉orses鈥 on the carriage are actually of the bovine persuasion. A team of cattle pulled the family-filled carriage. They appear to be well trained and wearing fly nets for protection. However, there is discussion about whether these animals are oxen, steers, bulls or cattle. What do you think? It鈥檚 definitely worth a second look.

By South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum staff
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