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Elmer and the Union Pacific
... railroads, so this shot of my Uncle getting back into the car is quite atypical - normally he'd have been staring the train down. Fun ... preparation to give chase. UP Mikado #2207 was built in 1915 and retired in 1955. My dad and myself were chasing trains in this area ... 
 
Posted by notycoon22 - 05/21/2007 - 10:31pm -

In 1953, my Mom and Dad, my grandparents, and my Uncle Elmer hooked up the trailer, piled in the Ford and headed east. Our family is genetically tied to transportation, especially railroads, so this shot of my Uncle getting back into the car is quite atypical - normally he'd have been staring the train down. Fun shot, nonetheless. I think it is along the Columbia River, but I'm not sure. Photo: Don Hall, Sr. Don Hall Yreka, CA Columbia River GorgeThe tender says Union Pacific, I think, and the background looks like the eastern Columbia River Gorge, east of The Dalles, Oregon, out toward Rufus and Biggs Junction and possibly a little beyond (east). Union Pacific tracks then and now are on the south, Oregon, side of the Columbia. The highway has changed since 1953, of course, and the old two-lane Columbia River Highway has been replaced in most places by Interstate 84. In this photo, the tracks are on the south side of the road, as they were at that time in that area, or part of it, anyway. Today, a freeway beidge takes the road from south of the tracks to north of them in that area. Fun photo, indeed. WestboundThank you for posting this photo, exceptionally nice composition. Agree this is along the Columbia River and the train and car are headed west. In my mind your uncle had to take his gaze off the train in preparation to give chase. UP Mikado #2207 was built in 1915 and retired in 1955. My dad and myself were chasing trains in this area in his 1963 chev around 1967. The interstate was still under construction in places. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Mineral County Coal Miners
My great-grandfather's mining crew circa 1915 in Mineral County, West Virginia. His name was Thompson Metcalf, and he is in the front row, crouched just to the right of the coal car tracks. The young boy in front of him was my great-uncle "Metty." Thompson ... 
 
Posted by RefugeRoad - 01/04/2008 - 9:55pm -

My great-grandfather's mining crew circa 1915 in Mineral County, West Virginia. His name was Thompson Metcalf, and he is in the front row, crouched just to the right of the coal car tracks. The young boy in front of him was my great-uncle "Metty." Thompson died in the flu epidemic of 1918. My grandfather gave me the carbide lamp that Thompson wore. It appears they all had their lamps lit for the photo. They even included the most valuable members of the crew (at least to the mine owners). Some mine owners were of the opinion that "If you lose a man, there is always another one ready to take his place, but if you lose a pony or mule, you must BUY another one". This crew worked the mines in the Beryl, West Virginia area. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Folks and the car c.1921
... Roy Swank. We're trying to figure out what kind of car this is. My mom looked online for historical plates in Indiana and decided ... Saxon The car is a 1913 or 1914 Saxon roadster. In 1915 Saxon switched to electric headlights. It sold new for $395. ... 
 
Posted by loh - 04/21/2012 - 7:12am -

Northern Indiana between 1920 and 1922. The tall thin man in the middle is my grandfather, Roy Swank. We're trying to figure out what kind of car this is. My mom looked online for historical plates in Indiana and decided the license plate is from 1920. people (left to right) are Jacob Brumbaugh, Kate Schwab Brumbaugh, Roy Swank, Helen Welch Swank (Roy's first wife) Elizabeth Schwab Swank (and sister to Kate). Perhaps behind Elizabeth is Paul Price, who would be Jacob and Kate's son-in-law. Can anyone tell us what kind of car that is? View full size. 1913-14 SaxonThe car is a 1913 or 1914 Saxon roadster. In 1915 Saxon switched to electric headlights. It sold new for $395. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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