Written on the back, "On Beuter Rd. You rode him to school 1937." I looked up Beuter Road and the only one I could find was in Fort Wayne, Indiana, so I'm going with that. I'm not very good at guessing ages, but if the guy on the bike was in his teens, it's very likely he served during World War 2. When I look at these old photos I wonder if they survived.
The only reason I bought this Cabinet Card is because I grew up an hour's drive or so from Altoona, Pennsylvania. I'm also fascinated by how photos travel. I bought it in Los Angeles County, a long, long way from Altoona. I couldn't find much about Howard's Photos except that it was a successful photo studio in the late 19th and early 20th century.
I'm trying to figure out what the two photos were mounted on. I'm thinking something to do with a silent movie star. It's too bad it was cut down to fit the photos. Honestly, it looks like it might have been more interesting than the photos themselves. For those who can't make out the writing, the top image is labeled, "Whity, Marie, Aunt May, Loulla, Allen." I'm assuming that Whity should be Whitey, and Loulla should be Louella. The bottom, "Babe, Aunt Mamie, Mom, Aunt Gertie." On the back, "Allen, Aunt Gurtie, Mom, Aunt Mamie, Babe." So, is it Gertie or Gurtie? Written quickly, or poor spelling? You can also see just how little I spend on my collection.
I swung by a favorite antique store of mine and found some more life aboard ship photos. This is the first one that has a passenger. Anyway, I have no idea what kind of passenger service this was. I've been buying these photos in the Los Angeles area, so my mind goes right to ferry service to Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, and Long Beach. There were also coastal steamers when this picture was taken, running all along the Pacific coast. San Diego to Vancouver, Canada. There were also gambling ships just beyond the three-mile limit. And then there were cruise ships that went to places like Hawaii and the far east. Click on the Life Aboard Ship Collection in labels to see what else I've already posted. I've got at least two more photos to go.
