old photos

[c.o.]

made for HD by national, body is the same thru '17 if the web dude gets time I have donated scans of the 1915 sidecar catalog to the library shows the wheel hub as HD manufacture

I'll have to watch for that!

I look forward to seeing that. Early sidecar history is very murky and documentation is scarce to say the least.

You can say that again!

Great picture Cory....the trombone player has a light mounted on his hat. Is that to read his music at night or to help see where they are going ?

Rod, surely it's to read the music at night when his driver hauls him around to serenade the ladies!

[rwm]

found this one for sale
http://www.auctionzip.com/aflive.htm...CC7F167&seq=50

[Rod K]

Great picture Cory....the trombone player has a light mounted on his hat. Is that to read his music at night or to help see where they are going ?

[exeric]

I look forward to seeing that. Early sidecar history is very murky and documentation is scarce to say the least.

[duffeycycles]

made for HD by national, body is the same thru '17 if the web dude gets time I have donated scans of the 1915 sidecar catalog to the library shows the wheel hub as HD manufacture

[exeric]

Cory this is 1915 Harley sidecar- only year with s shaped front spring , Has bar @ shield on door

Was the sidecar made by Harley Davidson, or was it made to their specifications?

[duffeycycles]

Cory this is 1915 Harley sidecar- only year with s shaped front spring , Has bar @ shield on door

[c.o.]

Eric, could be but the nose is slightly different than my National... could it be a Rogers??? I've still got some learnin' to do!

[exeric]

Cory, is the trombone player in a National sidecar?

[c.o.]

Do any of your photos have the number on them?

Not many of my photos are originals so who knows who cropped what out...

Sarge, that's an interesting thought about the faces pointed away from the camera.

[Sargehere]

I agree, the larger tank logos are a very carefully hand-done studio retouches, just to make the name of the maker the focal point of the pictures. An adverising "convention" of the time, early 20th Century. Another was having everyone facing away from the camera, so as not to distract from the product being featured.

[Chris Haynes]

Do any of your photos have the number on them?

[c.o.]

I'd go with 1912 as well Chris. That larger lettering has been brought up before. Could it have been an advertising tactic? Cool pic by the way, it's one I hadn't seen.

[Chris Haynes]

I believe this is a 1912. Note the large tank logo.

[c.o.]

In my neverending pursuit for flat tank photos, I was delighted to get this one in the mail today!!!!