Edward Bain’s team and carriage in front of his residence

Creator

Bain Wagon Company

Date

• 1898

Summary

• Edward Bain’s team and carriage in front of his home located at the present corner of Seventh Avenue and 61st Street. The coachman is David Thomas. The home was built in 1879. Photograph by Louis M. Thiers. 1898.
• Founded by Edward Bain in 1852, Bain Wagon Company, Inc. produced wagons and wagon components until 1926, when the last wagon was sold to a Kenosha County resident. Shortly after, the company consolidated with the Perkin Wagon Company, turning into the Bain Wagon Company of Illinois, thus ending business in Kenosha, Wisconsin.