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Adults - $10.00
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Harness Shop

In 1867, there were eight million domestic horses in the United States used for transportation, labor and recreation. By 1915, the number of domestic horses in America rose to 21.5 million.

This exhibit displays artifacts utilized in a harness shop around 1910. In order to pull heavy loads, horses were tethered to wagons, buggies or farm implements with leather harnesses. Saddle and harness making were necessary trades during the era of transportation by horse.

This structure was originally a carriage shed belonging to Stonewall and Odile Woody. The carriage shed was located behind their home at 2204 “E” Street. Stonewall A. Woody served as County Auditor from 1907 to 1948.

H. Douglas King donated this building to the Kern County Museum in 1957.


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