Daves1940Buick56S Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) I was down in SW Oklahoma recently doing some family research in the Mangum area. While doing that I came across this picture and I thought the group might appreciate it. It was purportedly taken sometime in 1910. Apparently during this period itinerant photographers would go from town to town and make images like this one and sell prints. In this case he was able to get those with autos to bring them for this panoramic image. There are 19 cars in the picture, with 7 being Buicks and 6 Fords. Of the remainder, one is a Velie, the others I don't know. So, is the date of the photo correct? Anyone see anything the the Buicks or other cars that can establish the year? I think the Buick on the right is a Model 10? Here is the original, I broke it into pieces so you can see the cars better Enjoy! Cheers, Dave Edited October 23, 2017 by Daves1940Buick56S (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Last car on the right in the last picture looks like 1 1906 or 7 REO 2-cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Was it 1913 that Buick went to left hand drive? All these are RHD so would be from before the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary W Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 The Fords are all "open front" style touring cars so they fit a 1910 time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) In the fifth picture down, the one with the "Laundry" truck, the two Buicks in the middle of the picture are 1909/10 Model 17, the large 35/40 HP touring car made those years.... Edited October 23, 2017 by trimacar (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMicheletti Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 The white one in the bottom photo ia a Model 10 Surrey (metal cowl and no rear doors). Maybe 1910 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I think the car, in the second enlarged pic, with the big 'O' in the radiator, is possibly an Overland. In the same pic the car under the 'Grocery Co' sign will need some thought but that big square badge is a clue. http://theoldmotor.com/?p=5034 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daves1940Buick56S Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 And, in the first pic, the car on the right next to the Velie has some kind of badge on the radiator but I can't make it out, hopefully someone will recognize it. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Dave: I believe it is a Regal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Dave, did you notice that second car from the left in the third photo down is missing the left head light? The right side light looks to be a huge thing for the time. I enjoyed your visit while you and your wife were here in Hutchinson. Derek, Mark Shaw would know about the 1913 models being left or right hand drive. I think that I remember reading in the book, BUICK - THE COMPLETE HISTORY that 1914 was the year that they went to left hand drive. Dave, thanks for posting these old photos. They sure are fun to look over. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 10 hours ago, Terry Wiegand said: Dave, did you notice that second car from the left in the third photo down is missing the left head light? The right side light looks to be a huge thing for the time. I enjoyed your visit while you and your wife were here in Hutchinson. Derek, Mark Shaw would know about the 1913 models being left or right hand drive. I think that I remember reading in the book, BUICK - THE COMPLETE HISTORY that 1914 was the year that they went to left hand drive. Dave, thanks for posting these old photos. They sure are fun to look over. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas Terry is correct... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Thanks. My reference wasn't very handy when I'd posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Heil Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Very much enjoy these kind of pictures. The cars but the people too. Check out all those hats. Bankers to cowboys. The young ladies in the windows above and the youngsters in the background too that snuck in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Fantastic photo, Dave. Thanks so much for posting this. It appears that all the cars were right-hand drive ... except for the Fords. Did Henry know something that the other manufacturers didn't know? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I like the guy standing on the platform on the light post in the 4th photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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