Old Photo - Time Out For A Pose

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 12:09 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 12:28 am:

Minnesota 1927 "A" passenger license plate.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 06:50 am:

Anyone know the aftermarket radiator?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 10:44 am:

I have an "Atlas" shroud with a similar emblem.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Henry Petrino in Modesto, CA on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 10:54 am:

I'm not sure, but those shoes sure look to me like they are white Converse basketball shoes. If I'm right, then the photo dates from 1936 or later since that particular shoe was introduced at the 1936 Olympics.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 11:34 am:

According to Wikipedia, Converse Allstars were introduced in 1917:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_All-Stars

Note the 1927 Minnesota license plate.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Henry Petrino in Modesto, CA on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 11:53 am:

Yes, but the early shoes were black canvas or leather with black trim. The ones in the photo look like a later version to me. Of course I could be wrong. They very well may not even be Converse shoes, of whatever vintage.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tony Bowker on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 11:58 am:

The wheels are demountables, I think they were introduced in 1919. Of course they could be after market so the date would be irrelevant.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 12:01 pm:

Honeycomb radiator with odd oval-shaped emblem,.....???


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 12:02 pm:

Also, radiator filler neck seems quite short too!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 12:04 pm:

Oops! Didn't read carefully enough and missed your comments Erich & Steve,......harold


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 01:49 pm:

I wonder if that's a pickup? There is a pile of wood and a saw and looks like an axe, so he has been cutting wood.
Norm


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 02:06 pm:

Those are "Air Jordan" tennis shoes, a "Tiger Woods" golf visor, and "Dennis the Menace" coveralls!

I see they use the same parking brake I use.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 04:31 pm:

Casual browsing on the internet indicates that "sneakers" - canvas shoes with rubber soles - have been around since the 1890s.

Keds, made by U.S. Rubber, were also introduced in 1917. They also made high tops like Converse.

Browsing the internet, both Converse and Keds came in light colors. Also, look at period photos of basketball teams.

This ad is supposedly from 1918
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From the 1920s
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Keds ad from 1929
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1920-21 school year
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