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Old 06-30-2010, 07:25 AM   #6
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True, I've seen old photos of dead horse removal wagons, guess they became Tow Truck companies in later years.
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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg View Post
Thanks for the wonderful look back.

Did you notice the poor horse pulling the milk wagon was just skin and bone. I've read that it wan't uncommon to work the poor horses to death and leave them where they died in the street.
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