Re: autoracks, ca. 1915
Schuyler Larrabee
Being very careful with my terminology (Mr Thompson) I can see that on the nearest flat car, there
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appears to be at least two ladder-shaped vertical frames which appear may be put into the stake pockets on the flat car. They >might be< spaced so as to support the wheels of the automobiles in the top row. These appear on the further flat cars as well. Nobody's supplied any guesses about the make of automobiles shown. I'm far from being any sort of expert, but the one suspended from the gantry MIGHT be a Hupmobile. There was an antique car collector who lived in my area when I was a kid who had a BRIGHT yellow-painted Hupmobile with solid disk wheels; I know that not all Hupmobiles had those solid wheels, though, but the body shape reminds me of that car. This is probably an erroneous guess. SGL
Any more photos of this subject. Very interesting. How were the top
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