Russell Iowa Farm Festival-Photo at least four early T's

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Monday, July 07, 2014 - 09:14 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Monday, July 07, 2014 - 09:40 pm:

sometimes the old photos need a little help.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Monday, July 07, 2014 - 10:11 pm:

Thanks Steve.
What is Booatera? A Halloween festival?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Paulsen - McPherson, KS on Monday, July 07, 2014 - 10:18 pm:

Wow! It sure looks like a Pope-Hartford at far right. Pretty unusual in Iowa, I'd imagine.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Michael R Beary on Monday, July 07, 2014 - 11:29 pm:

Russell is in my backyard! Not a lot of brick left.in the old downtown. Lost their High School several years ago.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 01:26 am:

Herb, I think that is "Boosters". Dave


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ed Baudoux on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 07:29 am:


A few bricks left, Micheal.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 08:09 am:

As Chris mentioned, a person might not expect many "high end" cars in a rural state like Iowa. However, we often forget until 1920, over one half of the U.S. population lived on farms, not in towns and cities. Below is a compilation (Motor magazine, 1915) of 1914 registrations by state. Iowa comes in sixth in total number of vehicles registered:



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Michael Thomas on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 - 08:25 am:

My wife went to school there, and we go through often. Had my model T in the local parade a couple of years ago. It does look a little different now, but still a lot of nice folks in town.


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