http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/who-are-these-guys-and-where-are-they-going/ Adventures in genealogy Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/who-are-these-guys-and-where-are-they-going/#comment-1062 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:44:06 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=712#comment-1062 It’s very frustrating not knowing who is in an old photo. One of the best reasons to record grandma and grandpa’s stories – especially on video – is to have them identify who is in the old photos.

]]> http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/who-are-these-guys-and-where-are-they-going/#comment-995 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:32:50 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=712#comment-995 Now, I’m not a car expert–not by any stretch of the imagination. However I’d have to say judging by the body style–especially the hood–that it’s a Ford Model T circa 1912-1916. In 1917 the hood design appears more rounded and less angular than its predecessors. Here’s a pretty good site that give an annual pictorial history of Ford: http://www.automotivehistoryonline.com/Ford1916.htm
Assuming that the car was not brand new since it’s a Livery/Garage, and judging by the style of dress, I’d say it was taken somewhere around 1918-1922ish.
It’s also more than possible that the gentlemen in the photograph are absolute strangers. It’s a pretty candid photo of two businessmen in the backseat of a “cab” in rural America on a nice day–a neat photo to send back home to the relatives of an American automobile. Just my thoughts

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