Tonight, Larry and I were talking again about this picture. Sue sent it last spring, and while the men look familiar, we haven't been able to positively identify them. Part of the mystery is that Sue's copy is a Polaroid, but I think it's because someone took a pic of the original photo.
Larry'd found a 'new' old book online from Google Books--it's a 1903 dealers directory of wagonmakers in the United States, and it's cool to look thru just for that. (No, there's no dealer listed in Buckman or Pierz). Then, we got to talking about what business the Brandls were in prior to selling Fords?
The census page is 1920, and Both Joe and John Brandl are listed as "proprietor" of the garage. We know this pic (below) was 1925, and most likely the top photo was taken sometime later, once phones came to Buckman (on the left, see?) I think it's John and Joe Brandl in their 40s, so it would have to be 1934 or so, probably right in the garage.
Whatdya think--'mystery solved'?
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