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    Who are these guys, what is the Studebaker connection and what is the occasion?
    Richard Quinn
    Editor emeritus: Antique Studebaker Review

  • #2
    Is the fellow sixth from the right with the hat and cane JM?

    Terry

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    • #3
      Bet they are people that were in Hangtown CA at the same time as JM Studebaker and this is taken when JM returned to Hangtown (Placerville, CA) early in the 20th century for a reunion of the Gold Miners.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Cowtown Commander View Post
        Bet they are people that were in Hangtown CA at the same time as JM Studebaker and this is taken when JM returned to Hangtown (Placerville, CA) early in the 20th century for a reunion of the Gold Miners.
        That would be my guess as well. Wheelbarrow Johnny and friends.
        "In the heart of Arkansas."
        Searcy, Arkansas
        1952 Commander 2 door. Really fine 259.
        1952 2R pickup

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        • #5
          Quite the abundance of pocket watches and walking sticks!
          Brad Johnson,
          SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
          Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
          '33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
          '56 Sky Hawk in process

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          • #6
            It looks like the SDC board of directors and zone reps. after a recent board meeting.
            John
            1950 Champion
            W-3 4 Dr. Sedan
            Holdrege NE

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            • #7
              Its the Ghosts of the past waiting for the 1st Studebaker to show up at the 2012 International <g>
              sigpic

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              • #8
                The man in front with the hat is J. M. Studebaker.
                "Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche.

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                • #9
                  The occasion was a reunion of 49ers in Hangtown (Placerville), CA. I think it happened in 1912.

                  Scott

                  For what it's worth, you can't copyright a photo that has already been in the public domain!
                  "Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche.

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                  • #10
                    I read that somewhere too, that this was a reunion in Hangtown.

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                    • #11
                      I also note that this was back when gentlemen always removed their hats when posing for a picture. Today they not only leave 'em on, many can't even tell which way the hat is supposed to face. And that's not just kids, it's grown men!
                      Proud NON-CASO

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                      If it is decreed that I should go down, then let me go down linked with the truth - let me die in the advocacy of what is just and right.- Lincoln

                      GOD BLESS AMERICA

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                      • #12
                        Scott has it right. That is John M. Studebaker and his old buddies who met for a reunion in old Placerville (nee Hangtown). They are shown in front of the Tremont House prior to a special dinner. The year was 1912 and John M. was 78. He passed away on March 17, 1917.
                        Last edited by Studebaker Wheel; 12-04-2011, 03:06 PM.
                        Richard Quinn
                        Editor emeritus: Antique Studebaker Review

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                        • #13
                          Didn't you publish that, with the story, in a Turning Wheels' Almanac or Antique Studebaker Review, Dick?

                          It and the story certainly seem familiar. BP
                          We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.

                          G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.

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                          • #14
                            That was also in a publication put out for the centennial in 1952. I can't remember if it was included in "A Century On Wheels" or not, but I'm pretty sure it was in the magazine/flyer Studebaker made.
                            Chris Dresbach

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