Help to identify make and year of car

[DLodge]

A good friend of mine just received a huge envelope of family photos that included this picture of her uncle as a young man. She asked me to identify the make and year of the car and I had no idea. I told her that I had access to an amazing source of automotive historical knowledge and that I would see what I could find out. I'm thinking that there are people here who can identify the car.

Anyone?

[Erik Johnson]

Pierce Arrow

[Burger in Spokane]

Looks to be about a 1920-21 ?

[Steve Jelf]

Those headlights are a dead giveaway. If you go to Google images and enter 1920 Pierce, 1921 Pierce, 1922 Pierce, etc., I expect you'll find a match.

[Original Smith]

I'm guessing this car is closer to a 1925.

[Rich Bingham]

Perhaps the license plate might give a clue as to “no newer than” ? I have a feeling Larry is right, although Pierce never changed much year to year, you’d have to be a “Pierce Guy” to pin down slight changes. The tubular bumper gave way to a more conventional style in ‘29.

Oddly, those hallmark headlamps were illegal in New York State, cars sold there had to be fitted with “normal” lamps and fenders.

[Wayne Sheldon]

It is a series 80, 1925 or '26. I had a '25 series 80 sedan for a few years. Wonderful cars! The series 80 continued into '27 with some detail changes, and was replaced by a similar series 81 for '28. The series 81 was similar mechanically, but considerably different in trim and details.

[Altair]

You can find out what city it came from and look up the car dealerships and home in on the most probable dealerships.

[DLodge]

Thanks to everyone for your help.

He was born in 1904, so he was in his twenties in the picture. It was taken somewhere in or near St. Louis, MO.