Here is a fantastic family photograph that was posted on
eBay, yesterday.
"c.1914 Family Photo of Ford Touring Car on Vermont and Hollywood, L.A., Calif."
eBay
The seller added this:
"This photo taken by my Grandmother about 1914 of my father (age 3 or 4) next the the family Ford Touring Car parked on Vermont Ave at Hollywood Blvd in front of his dad's store, viewing north on Vermont toward Griffith Park and the Hollywood Hills, Southern California. This and other photos were reprinted by my father in the early 1950s for local newspaper articles on the history of East Hollywood. This image is from one of a few sets of these original gelatin silver images he printed from the original negatives. The photos were taken by my grandparents between 1902 and 1918."
note the large mansion in the hills at the end of the street. (Vermont)
Here's a closer look at the drug store on the right.
If you look closely, a lady has started to cross the street in front of the drug store. (at first I thought she was a penguin)
I was only seeing her white skirt and shoes. ....ha ha
I think I see a group of three or four men in the shadows...farther down the sidewalk a man is walking his bike(?)
Down the street I see...umm.. two young ladies...one has her back to us and appears to be wearing a mini skirt that is blowing in the breeze.
TIME FOR MY MEDS
Now let's take a closer look at the adorable child
(the seller's father) standing in front of his family's touring car. (note the 1914 license plate)
lady pushing her child across the street .....................
DETAIL I wonder what book he's holding.....................
I am intrigued by the large light mounted in the center of the car near the windshield.
(it appears to swivel and move up and down like a searchlight)
Oh, and one last thing.
For you
super-sleuths...there is a sign reflected in the automobile's windshield.
The 'searchlight' again...................................................................................................
Can anyone make out the writing?
...(I tried..it's virtually impossible)
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