CURLY ) wrote:
: (Dave Chamberlain) wrote in message >...
:
: Interesting project, should be fun to try and figure out. I am not
: familar with the vehicle, but certain things I noticed may help narrow
: it down.
:
: The head lights look to be acetylene or carbide gas type, not
: electrical. The steering is on the right which means the car/truck
: was built before Henry's T had time to influence the industry.
: Finally, the girl in the center with the cloth tied around her neck is
: wearing an outfit similar to the one my Aunt is wearing in an old
: picture. My guess is the photo was taken around 1915, and the vehicle
: may be a year or two older.
: If I find out anything from my reference material, I will let you

Thanks for the insights, I know nothing about old cars/trucks so I've
been taking stabs in the dark randomly looking at pictures.

This is a fun project for me. Over the holidays I worked on a picture
of a cannon being towed down the street and tried to identify both
where and when, but then went further and tried to figure out "why".
I was able to enlarge the buildings behind the subject enough to read
some of the building signs and who had businesses there. I was even able
to find an image within a reflection of a window and figure out what kind
of building was behind the photographer. By searching city directories
looking for a time when all the businesses were in business at the same time,
I was able to find an exact location and narrow it down to a 3 year span.
Then I noticed what appeared to be a single flag was actually two flags.
By looking closer at that, I was able to find a star configuration and
see that it was a 46 star flag dating it to 1896 or 1897. Doing some
area research lead me to July 5-12, 1897.

I appreciate any insights anyone can give. Even if it is a small thing,
it helps by adding just another clue to the overall picture.

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-davec
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