This cabinet card photograph features an old man sitting in his horse drawn cart. Note that the cart has only two wheels. The cart seems to be on a road in front of a fenced house. The gentleman is wearing a derby style hat. The photograph was produced by the Cone studio in Nunda, Illinois. The township of Nunda was established in 1849 and was originally called Brooklyn. In 1850 the name of the town was changed to Nunda to honor a community leader whose birthplace was Nunda, New York. The photographer of this photograph may be Joseph C. Cone. The Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois (1890) reports that Cone was a Union soldier for three years in Company C of the 103rd Illinois Infantry and became a photographer in Farmington, Illinois. The book also states that he was married to Maria Union. Farmington and Nunda are 190 miles apart and it was not uncommon for photographers of the era to frequently move their businesses from community to community in order to find better economic opportunities. However, Joseph Cone’s identity as the photographer of this image is purely speculative.
OLD MAN AND HIS HORSE AND BUGGY IN NUNDA, ILLINOIS
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That is quite a complicated harness for such a small horse and cart. Could it be a difficult horse or a racing buggy? Not a very practical cart for picking up groceries from the store.
This natural wood (varnished) light village cart is too small for the pony, which I think is 12-13 hands. It is more for a Shetland size pony and children.
The pony might be a hackney, from looks and build.
The harness with kicking strap at the back and overcheck and martingale ( to keep the ponies head in a fixed position) is a light buggy harness, for a 4wheeled carriage.
Anyway it all looks very neat and well taken care of.
Great photo.