19th Century Horse Pulling Coach in Deep Snow United Kingdom

Region: United Kingdom Source: Bodin Collection Approx. Date: 19th Century Photographer: Unknown  A stagecoach with several passengers travels through dense winter snow in this beautiful colorized postcard. The horses persevere through the snow as the passengers bundle together and shield their faces from cold, harsh gusts of wind. The sky above is painted with a deep red and blue gradient, giving the postcard a dream-like quality as sunlight illuminates the white fields of snow. While the stagecoach originated in England in the 13thcentury, it only began to appear in its streets as early as the early 16thcentury. These coaches are referred to as "stagecoaches" because they traveled in “stages" consisting of 10 to 15 miles. Upon reaching each stage, the horses were changed out, and passengers would stop for a meal and possibly stay overnight. However, as the railroad system was introduced in the 1830s, the use of stagecoaches gradually declined and were almost entirely out of use by