Cowboy Bob's Dictionary

Democrat Wagon

Democrat Wagon

Democrat Wagon - A light, flat bed farm or ranch wagon, usually without a top, with a skeleton frame and two or more seats. It sometimes has a wire rack for a side. The term "Democrat" was not a partisan designation, but referred to the availability of this inexpensive, easy to handle, wagon to a wide range of people. A Democrat Wagon was so light that if it got stuck a single individual could often lift it out by hand.

A Democrat wagon on the farm of Mr. Bertelson. Sheridan County, Montana. Photo by Russell Lee, November 1937. Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, LC-USF34-030951-D DLC