William Latchford
This file appears in: Horseshoers
"Sergeant-at-Arms" of the Saint Paul Horseshoers Union Local 28. He was employed by Engine Company No. 8 of the Saint Paul Fire Department.
Date: 1896
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
This file appears in: Horseshoers
Horseshoers
Horseshoer seems like a little bit of an exotic profession today, but in the 19th century--in fact until the 1920's--a motorized truck could not haul as much weight as a draft horse and wagon. While intercity freight was transported by the most…