Rakkasan187 Posted May 16, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 16, 2022 Going through some of the several thousand archival photos at the 1AD and Fort Bliss Museum I came across this water wagon to refill watering troughs for horses and mules while out in the field. You can see that it looks like a large water tank with some hoses on the back for filling the water buckets and troughs and other watering devices. There also appears to be canvas behind the rider/driver and this may be to cover the water tank from the hot desert sun. The driver is relaxing and even smoking a pipe... We are not sure what Cavalry unit this is, but this image was with a large grouping of 8th Cavalry images so this may be the 8th Cav at Fort Bliss, Texas. We have quite a few images that portray the animals and the horse shows and Polo matches that were here at Ft Bliss so when time permits I will upload some of them.. Best regards, Leigh 1974408333_Waterwagonsforhorses.TIF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 16, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 16, 2022 nice picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted May 16, 2022 Share #3 Posted May 16, 2022 58 minutes ago, Rakkasan187 said: Going through some of the several thousand archival photos at the 1AD and Fort Bliss Museum I came across this water wagon to refill watering troughs for horses and mules while out in the field. You can see that it looks like a large water tank with some hoses on the back for filling the water buckets and troughs and other watering devices. There also appears to be canvas behind the rider/driver and this may be to cover the water tank from the hot desert sun. The driver is relaxing and even smoking a pipe... We are not sure what Cavalry unit this is, but this image was with a large grouping of 8th Cavalry images so this may be the 8th Cav at Fort Bliss, Texas. We have quite a few images that portray the animals and the horse shows and Polo matches that were here at Ft Bliss so when time permits I will upload some of them.. Best regards, Leigh 1974408333_Waterwagonsforhorses.TIF 3.69 MB · 5 downloads . Hi Leigh, you mention horse troughs in the above text, I would be interested to see if you have any period photos featuring water troughs like the one shown from my collection. thanks lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted May 16, 2022 Hi Lewis, Hope you have been well.. I will look through the images and see what we can find.. Best regards, stay safe Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 16, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 16, 2022 Another QMC Water Wagon, Hawaiian Department, Oahu 1914 Maneuvers 4th US Cavalry watering horses, Hawaiian Department, Oahu 1914 Maneuvers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted May 18, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 18, 2022 On 5/17/2022 at 12:31 AM, Rakkasan187 said: Hi Lewis, Hope you have been well.. I will look through the images and see what we can find.. Best regards, stay safe Leigh . Hi Leigh, Yes, Thanks, all's well avoided that stinking Covid like the plague . . . . . . . . . . Some great images you posted nice details to be seen. lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 27, 2023 Share #7 Posted April 27, 2023 Different style of Water Wagon for mules and horses of the 8th Field Artillery, Schofield Barracks, T.H. Hawaiian Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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