Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Family Get-Together, 100 Plus Years Ago
Scrolling through photos, I spotted this scan of a photo I printed from the negative many years ago. The license plate says 1914, and that probably is pretty close. At the wheel is a great aunt, May Garrison, and in the passenger seat is her sister Iva. Behind Iva is my Great-Grandmother Myrtle, who passed away in 1971. I remember her very well.
I know nothing about the car, but it is noteworthy that it has acetylene headlights. I think manufacturers switched over to electric lights about 1915. The right hand drive is dated. Ford switched to the left side with the Model T for the 1909 model year. I wish I knew where this gathering occurred, and the people in the background. They are probably family, but the details are a lost ball in high weeds.
I know nothing about the car, but it is noteworthy that it has acetylene headlights. I think manufacturers switched over to electric lights about 1915. The right hand drive is dated. Ford switched to the left side with the Model T for the 1909 model year. I wish I knew where this gathering occurred, and the people in the background. They are probably family, but the details are a lost ball in high weeds.
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It's a shame to lose family history like that.....
What a great family pix! I have one of my great grandmother and grandfather in a Star automobile. It was in the family until the 1950's.
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