December, 1927 Introduction Mystery

Frank beat me to it by 5 minutes. I've been to the Davenport in Spokane and these pictures are in the lobby. Recognized it right away

I've got another inside where they are hoisting the car out.. Let me find it.
 
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This is from 1915 for their autoshow. Showing them loading a car in (or out) of the lobby. They apparently did this alot.

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The lobby now...


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No prize but a big "thanks" for a job well done. I searched for hotel postcards from every state north of North Carolina from Maine west to Iowa.... but I fell asleep before I got to Washington State! Isn't that a great picture, and wasn't the search fun? Now, my pro genealogist wife would advise "go to the newspapers" in Spokane for November and December 1927 for stories and, perhaps, more images.
 
The Spokane Daily Chronicle had a front page picture of the New Ford interior on Saturday, December 3, 1927, and a large ad on Monday. December 5th. Still looking for news articles about the debut.
 
The Beardmore building, which housed a number of businesses in addition to the Beardmore family hardware store, is in Priest River, about 50 miles NW of Spokane. The Beardmores also had holdings in logging and sawmills in the region, so they had the riggers, haulage equipment and timber ramps to deliver the New Ford to the Davenport ballroom.
 
Looking at that 1915 image I can't help but notice that there's a rear seat passenger as well as a driver in the "T" sedan! Did he lose a bet?

The winch cable is evident. Absent a cable, I wonder if the "T" could have climbed that ramp... in reverse, of course. Going down would be another story (entitled "Suicide") without a cable.

At least the 1915 ramps had sides, unlike the 1927 version. No wonder the 1927 driver looks to be bracing himself for dear life. What do you think, was he a Ford factory man, a dealer employee, or a Beardmore rigger?
 
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Jason in TX said:
Good job finding the article! So it was light green!
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Always great to find another print reference to a color depicted in a black and white photo.

Of course, the reporter did not have access to the judging standards, else he would have chosen among "Niagara Blue Light, Arabian Sand Dark, Dawn Gray Dark, Gunmetal Blue, or Niagara Blue Dark." How the heck did he come up with light green?
 
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al's28/33 said:
Get your safety checklist out, how many violations can you guys spot ???
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Oh, oh!

In the 1915 image the gentleman standing on the ramp behind and downslope from the "T" sedan has failed to tuck his necktie into his shirt between the 3rd and 4th buttons, as I was taught to do by my 7th grade shop teacher... in case of tie clip failure. All the more reason to wear a vest.

Otherwise, it looks fine... about the correct ratio of supervisors/bystanders to workers. What could go wrong?

Add Laurel, Hardy and a grand piano and we could make a movie.
 
John Butts in CT said:
Oh, oh!

In the 1915 image the gentleman standing on the ramp behind and downslope from the "T" sedan has failed to tuck his necktie into his shirt between the 3rd and 4th buttons, as I was taught to do by my 7th grade shop teacher... in case of tie clip failure. All the more reason to wear a vest.

Otherwise, it looks fine... about the correct ratio of supervisors/bystanders to workers. What could go wrong?

Add Laurel, Hardy and a grand piano and we could make a movie.
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"Tall oaks from little acorns grow"

:D
 
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