Who’s your eye immediately drawn to in this photo? The coachman? Yeah, us too. Benjamin Spraggins was a coachman and guide at Colonial Williamsburg for almost two decades, from 1934 to 1953. This 1946 photo captures him in the middle of his tenure. Spraggins often drove a “sociable,” a type of open four-wheel carriage with two double seats facing each other. It was an important job at the historic site, providing a unique way to see the grounds and an insight into the history there. “Black coachmen had an outsized role in popularizing carriage, and oxen rides as an interpretive experience for millions of visitors to the Historic Area. These men conveyed countless visiting dignitaries, great men of government, and even royalty around the restored city, skillfully handling important guests and valuable cargo on busy city streets,” a portion of an article about coachmen on the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s (CWF) website read. “They were also veterinarians who cared for and healed...