Moving a house using horses. San Francisco, 1908.


Moving a house using horses. San Francisco, 1908.

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  1. It's a big deal to move a house now, much less back then!

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  2. And to think of the fuss nowadays in moving home :-)

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  3. Did they really only use two horses to move that big house?

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  4. ReverieFrance they don't actually pull it with just two horses. They are the power source in the pulley system.

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  5. I agree amazing. Sometimes new inventions and just complicate matters

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  6. Blows my mind to see this. I wonder how long it took to get it moved.

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  7. I want to know if all the family China is still mounted on the dresser :))))

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  8. Darran Hughes that is a thought, you wouldn't want to move all your furniture etc out to move it back in again. So yes I guess you would box the delicate stuff and secure things down like you would in a caravan /trailer.

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