New York City Taxis Through The Years

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The New York City cab is more than just a car that happens to be painted yellow. Born of the hardscrabble ambitions of poor and immigrant workers in the 19th century, the cab rose to become a mighty symbol of a metropolis that always seemed to be on the go.

Here's a brief history of the NYC taxi in photos, from the earliest horse-drawn cabs to the Taxi of Tomorrow.

(via Everlasting Blort)