Now this is a cool old (really old) advertisement from the Daily Evening Star, printed on July 5th, 1854. It’s an advertisement for omnibus or coach service to Alexandria.
Source: Library of Congress
A Look Back at an Old Omnibus Advertisement from 1854
Hugh Latham owned an omnibus sevice and he is my great, great, great grandfather. He was also twice the mayor of Alexandria Virginia after the Civil War. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/90912f05ad1c96b76729f37a165a5a000f27788c75314cd737fa8ea7dd69d9af.jpg