architecturalhistorian

@PFindlay Thank you very much for the reminder of using that particular reference source. I've had limited success with this source in the past, but this time, I think I hit pay dirt. Using the Oregon vehicle registration records, I was able to identify license number 6016, issued in 1913 to the Estate of Jacob Kamm, for a Chalmers automobile, serial number 3022. This was the only year that this license number was associated with a Chalmers vehicle. The Chalmers with serial number 3022 remained with the Kamm family until 1916, when it disappears from the records. It definitely makes sense that this Chalmers was associated with the Kamm family, since there were two other postcards of the Kamm family's Portland residence that came with this particular postcard. Based on my research, the woman at the steering wheel is most likely Caroline Augusta Kamm (1884-1952). She licensed the same car under her name until 1916, when it disappears from the records.

@nzcarnerd thank you very much for your insight on this particular automobile. I am really glad that I brought this image to the experts! I had not even noticed that the front and rear wheels had different numbers of spokes! Thanks also to @Varun Coutinho for the original posting credited to them by @nzcarnerd.

This is a cropped image from a real photograph postcard (RPPC) in my collection. There is no identifying information on the back of the postcard. The RPPC came with two others from Portland, Oregon. The automobile has an Oregon license plate, which based on the vertical "ORE" on the left side of the plate, dates from circa 1911 to 1919. Two numbers are visible: "60". I would really appreciate any additional information about the make, model, and year of this automobile, in hopes that I can identify the woman at the steering wheel and perhaps the location where the photograph was taken. Thank you in advance!

@Grimy and @slightmiss2 thank you very much for your insights! Following your comments, I've been looking more closely at Pierce Arrows, particularly from 1911 and 1912, and in addition to the tank, the shape of the body and the fenders is also consistent, too. The great thing about the strong possibility of it being a Pierce Arrow is that there was a well-known Pierce Arrow dealer in Spokane. The newspapers even reported who purchased Pierce Arrow automobiles! Thank you very much!

Hello! I am an architectural historian trying to identify a house in a real photograph postcard in my collection. I'm trying to track down all the potential leads I could use to positively identify the house, and hopefully the occupants as well. The house and detached rear garage were located in Spokane, Washington (USA) and built prior to 1912. There is an automobile parked in the detached rear garage that has what appears to be a "pre-state" Washington license plate. However, it's the rather odd looking box between the rear wheels that has me really curious about what kind of car it might be. My hope is that if I have a make, model, and possibly also a likely date of the car, I might be able to track down the license number of the automobile and trace the owner and occupant of the house. A true long shot, but any assistance is greatly appreciated.