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Thanks for the comments. The snow on the ground made it a bit of a challenge. Any suggestions?

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Interesting picture. The hot spots on the shells are a bit distracting

This is another of my old family photos. This one is probably 1918

to 1922 and was probably taken by my great-grandmother. I'm not

looking for a rating as much as I'm looking to share with a larger

photo.net community. I have really enjoyed the old photos and

seeing how a family of the early 20th century took photos. All of

my portfolio old photos came from large format negatives and were

scanned with a scanner that has a tranparency light in the lid for

larger negatives. The old negatives have excellent resolution.

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Comments welcome. This photo was taken by my 14 year old daughter

and she would very much like some feedback.

It appears to be an early home-built hot rod. The front end, forward from the cowl is definitely from a Model T Ford. The rear axle, springs and wheels also appear to be from a Model T. We cannot identify the cowl section but the windshield suggests that it is from a sedan, modified to fit the Model T chassis. It doesn?t appear to be steam powered. A steam powered car would be much larger.

 

It certainly is a charming photograph.

 

Thank you for your interest in the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum.

 

Regards,

 

Jon Bill, archivist

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

 

 

From aerovintage.com...

The photo was taken in 1939 on Treasure Island in front of the Federal Building. It is Y1B-17 AC 36-149 and was sensational to be seen at the time... - Bill Larkins

 

The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was supposed to be one year only but it was so popular that it was decided to open it again for a second year. During the winter while it was closed the B-17 was taken back to Mather Field in Sacramento and painted in new wartime camouflage colors and returend to TI in 1940... Some Air Corps records show it as being a B-17B at this time.

 

According to Roger Freeman/David Osborne's The B-17 Flying Fortress Story, 36-149 was the first Y1B-17 and was delivered on January 3, 1937. It went to the 2nd BG at Langley, then to Amarillo, TX, in November 1942 where it was written off that same month.

 

Thanks from the people at aerovintage.com. Go to their website forum to see more pictures of this plane.

I went back to my high resolution orginal and zoomed in for some different views. You can see them in my portfolio. I also added some from the same event day but don't picture the aircraft. I hope you enjoy. I would be happy to send anyone that is interested the high resolution version (~14mb). Just promise not to use it for profit or sale.

I don't think there are anymore pictures. I will have to pull out my negatives and check.

Thanks Mark, I'm glad you enjoyed them. You are correct that I wasn't interested in the ratings as much as I was looking for a way for as many people to enjoy them as much as I have. By the way Mark, my middle name is Allen and these are all Allen family photos. Perhaps you are looking at some cousins.

 

Steve

This was probably taken around 1919 by my great-grandfather. I have

been told it takes some skill to stack the sheaves of wheat this

high on a wagon. Not the best photo but I thought it was very

historically interesting. You can just make out the steam tractor

that powered the thrasher (not visible) by a large belt on the left

of the photo. I hope you enjoy.