The Slower Road

I find this one rather interesting. The building, as you can see, housed the White Motor Company. The photo was taken on May 12, 1913, at the intersection of Mt. Royal and Guilford Avenues in Baltimore. In the photo, we see both automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles.

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(from the Jack & Marge Day collection)

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As best I can tell, the White Motor Company was based in Cleveland, so I would guess this building perhaps housed offices and showrooms. Interestingly, the building still exists and has, along with several neighboring buildings, recently been turned into apartments. You can read the architects’ report of the entire project and see “before,” “during,” and “after” photos here (this is a rather large PDF, so it may take a while to download).

And then there’s this. I’m not really sure what’s going on here, other than the fact that this troupe is ready for the Independence Day parade. The photo is dated July 4, but the information is noted on the back in tiny, nearly illegible writing … so I’m not sure whether the year is 1904 or 1914.

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(from the Jack & Marge Day collection)

It would appear that the entire fire station turned out for this (undated) portrait.

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(from the Jack & Marge Day collection)

This man obviously wanted a portrait of his turnout, but all we can see of him are his knees and his hands. This photo appears to have been taken in Manchester, New Hampshire, but I don’t have a date.

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(from the Jack & Marge Day collection)

Although this old photograph is, sadly, not in the best of shape, it looks like the entire family gathered to have their picture taken.

A handwritten notation at the bottom of the matting reads, “Photograph of Mr. Fear[‘s] Homplace, taken Jan. 11,1888, Wednesday.”

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(from the Jack & Marge Day collection)