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- From: rrw@.cse.nau.edu (Bob Wier)
- Newsgroups: alt.autos.antique
- Subject: Is this a Model "A"?
- Message-ID: <6220@naucse.cse.nau.edu>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 22:38:48 GMT
- Sender: news@naucse.cse.nau.edu
- Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ
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-
- Sorry about the cross posting - I'd like to reach as wide
- an appropriate audience as possible -
-
- Last summer while looking for antique photos in shops, I ran
- across a very interesting "real photo" postcard, which I'd
- estimate is pre - 1920. I have this available for ftp in
- .gif format from naucse.cse.nau.edu (134.114.64.70 - also
- known as "sunset.cse.nau.edu" ) It's in the "Geo" directory.
-
- Anyway, this is a very interesting photo. It shows what
- appears to be a couple of men in a wild setting (mountain
- in background with either birch or aspen trees). The car
- has just forded a stream, and they are out by the side.
- Lots of backcountry / camping gear stowed on the car.
- Note the kerosene lantern hanging on the back spare tire.
- Now, one of the men facing away from the camera has his
- hands at a very unusual angle behind his back - he appears
- to be handcuffed (although it's hard to tell). I have no
- information on this picture other than what you see.
-
- Can anyone tell me is this a Model "A" or some other similar
- vintage auto. Does the fellow look to you like he's handcuffed?
- The clothes are somewhat reminiscient of World War 1 uniforms.
-
- This is a 256 gray scale gif photo. This is as clear as it gets,
- the original is somewhat fuzzy...this is an albumem photo (again
- probably about 1910 - 1925).
-
- All opinions welcome!
-
- - Bob Wier
-
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- Director, the Historic Image Processing Project (HIPP)
- Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Arizona
- Internet: rrw@naucse.cse.nau.edu | WB5KXH | fax:602 523 2300
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