Bull’s Head Market, East 24th Street, c.1907
The wagon shown in the photograph has the words “Fiss, Doerr & Carroll Horse
Co” on its side. Of the many horse dealers that were part of the Bull’s Head
Market, the Fiss, Doerr & Carroll Horse Company was the largest and most successful.
Founded in 1879 at 149 East 24th Street, the firm became the leading supplier
of coach, livery and workhorses in New York and purchased many of the stables
at the Bull’s Head Market.
