| Interview with Carriage Driver | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 2654 |
| Catalog #: | 529650 | |
| Clip Number: | 529650-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NYC21 | |
| Timecode: | 10:49:49 - 10:55:00 | |
| Location: | New York, NY | |
| Year Shot: | 1988 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | JOURNALISM: Interview LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York TRANSPORTATION: Horse Drawn | |
| Description: | Interview with Carriage Driver MS young woman standing beside horse attached to carriage; horse gently butts her with his head. Interviewer asks her to describe her job, and she replies, "I drive a horse and carriage through New York. We drive through the park. I love the job." Reframe; driver describes the different rides they do, tourist locations they pass and covey to tourists. She says it's on-the-job training, licensed by Consumer Affairs. In response to question, carriage driver describes the types of things she has to know to pass test for the job: parts of horse, equipment, carriage. She says horses are trained well for driving in the streets. She describes the history of Central Park's carousel, discusses parts of the park under renovation. Horse butts her with its head again. Driver talks about Central Park's old dairy that used to hold cows, now is an information booth. When asked to describe New York City, she says, "A lot to see. Lots of different neighborhoods to see. It's the most exciting city I've ever been in." | |
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