RootsChat.Com
home
forum
Help
Search
Calendar
Login
Register
RootsChat.Com
»
Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering
»
Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs
(Moderator:
sarah
) »
help identify my great grandfathers car
Print
Reply
Pages:
1
[
2
]
3
4
Author
Topic: help identify my great grandfathers car (Read 1811 times)
barryd
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 3,709
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #9 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 19:00 GMT (UK) »
If the automobile and house are his - upper middle class
mazi
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 3,142
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #10 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 19:13 GMT (UK) »
Early car makers in Massachusetts were charles and frank Duryea, making vehicles from 1893 onwards, I think this one is quite early, pre 1903ish
Mike
aghadowey
RootsChat Honorary
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 52,677
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #11 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 19:16 GMT (UK) »
Charles and [Uncle] Frank Duryea were based in Springfield but don't think it was one of their cars
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for
some time
many years!
japeflakes
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 7,516
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #12 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 19:20 GMT (UK) »
Stanley Steamer is my guess.
aghadowey
RootsChat Honorary
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 52,677
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #13 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 19:23 GMT (UK) »
The front of the Stanley is all wrong
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for
some time
many years!
Trishanne
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 5,247
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #14 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 19:42 GMT (UK) »
Can't help with the car I'm afraid but I tried to get more detail on their faces, but I'm afraid there is too much shadow
Pat
Bownass - Lancashire & Westmorland
Hoggarth - Lancashire & Westmorland
Jackson- Lancaster
Waller - Dent, Yorkshire dales
Omerod - Lancashire
Redburn - Lancashire
Evans - Hereford
RESTORERS please do not use my restores without my permission THANK YOU
aghadowey
RootsChat Honorary
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 52,677
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #15 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 19:46 GMT (UK) »
Going back to jaywit's idea to research the number plate/license plate-
First issued in Massachusetts in 1903 which means photo taken after that date but car could be a few years older. That style seems to date from 1903-1907.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Massachusetts
http://www.w-a.com/maplate.htm
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for
some time
many years!
aghadowey
RootsChat Honorary
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 52,677
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #16 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 19:50 GMT (UK) »
Further breakdown of numbers on the plate- registered 1905-
http://porcelainplates.net/massachusetts_archive_2.html
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for
some time
many years!
Bertsbees
RootsChat Extra
Posts: 59
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: help identify my great grandfathers car
«
Reply #17 on:
Thursday 19 March 20 22:03 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: barryd on Thursday 19 March 20 18:55 GMT (UK)
If the car and the house are his - upper middle class.
Yes Barry I think they were pretty well off. He owned a commercial real estate company in Boston, and they lived in the "Bunker Hill" district of town.
Pat, your ligthing up of my Gramma's face helps . you can see her features better. She was born in 1887, I dont know if that helps .....She looks like in late teens or early 20's
? No date on the picture tho. Thx again Bert
McKay, McArthur,Woodworth,Brown,Irving,Campbell
Print
Reply
Pages:
1
[
2
]
3
4
RootsChat.Com
»
Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering
»
Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs
(Moderator:
sarah
) »
help identify my great grandfathers car