Saturday, July 25, 2020

Sepia Saturday: What the Heck

Sepia Saturday challenges bloggers to share family history through old photographs.


Let me say right here and now: I will be surprised AND disappointed if I am the only HomoSepian with NO photos of ancestors riding in a sidecar. Our noble leader is determined to test my creativity in meeting this week’s Sepia Saturday challenge.

While various relatives ran general stores, none of them delivered in a sidecar, so I had to think of another angle. The best I can offer is people beSIDE a CAR

So how about a child sitting on the fender of a car?
John Holland 1920 https://jollettetc.blogspot.com
My father's cousin
John Holland 1920
son of Mae Killeen and Clifton Holland
Or a child propped up against the wheel? (Really – what were they thinking? Was a car the best prop they could come up with?)
Unknown baby 1920 https://jollettetc.blogspot.com
Unknown baby
in album of Lillie Killeen
Or children sitting on the running board?
Gang 1920 - album of Helen Killeen Parker https://jollettetc.blogspot.com
Helen Killeen captioned this picture "The Gang 1920"
The ages possibly fit the 3 youngest in the family -
my grandmother Julia, Catherine, Tate
but who would be the 4th???
The woman probably standing outside the car
could be Mrs. Ollice, a friend of the family.

I hear sidecars have made a comeback in parts of the world. The only sidecar I am interested in is this kind:

Hang on for a wild ride over at Sepia Saturday. (I know everyone will put me to shame!)
  
Wendy
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8 comments:

  1. I had to look up what the ingredients are in a Sidecar...it sounds delicious. The photo of the baby against a wheel is definitely one for the books! A young pop must have thought that one up!

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  2. I didn't know of the sidecar drink. I will have to order it when out again once bars reopen here. Lol with the baby by the tire. I agree, what were they thinking?

    Betty

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  3. I too had never heard of a sidecar drink. Yes the Baby photo is a bit odd - it is not even a case of showing off the car when we see so little of it, but it could win a prize for an unusual baby photo!

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  4. All I can think of when I see small children posed in front of a car, on the fender, even sitting on the running board - but especially that unbelievable photo of the baby propped against the wheel - is: What if the brakes should fail? I've never heard of a "side car" drink either. Will have to look it up!

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  5. Have no fear...I have no side car photos, either. And yes, the photo of the baby propped against the car tire is hair-raising, perhaps taken by a dad who wanted to picture two of the things he loved best -- and presumably with the brakes well engaged.

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  6. I’ve heard of a sidecar cocktail but never tried one....good diversion :)

    Like the kids in the running board but that baby propped against the wheel freaks me out.

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  7. GREAT way to interpret the prompt! I once did a post about many of my ancestors (including me) posing by a car. Fun stuff!

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  8. Adorable pictures! Funny that kids were propped up by a wheel for a photo. Perhaps the family was super proud of their new car.

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