Folks - A recent Shorpy photo has a great view of rooftops in May of 1941. It shows your typical, small town business district from an out-of-the-ordinary vantage point. There is also a considerable amount in the way of small details that really help to set the time and place of the photo. https://www.shorpy.com/node/24306?size=_original#caption Best Regards,
Nice photo there, Chris. Someone there about the center has a brand new A/C or Farmall tractor too! The "neatness" of the lumber piled outside that warehouse is begging to be modeled!
The tractor is a John Deere L or LA--I can't quite distinguish between the two without checking my references. The image isn't quite sharp enough for me to make out the obvious spotting differences (frame tubing, for example).
Great photo. What I find interesting is the way they laid down the rolled roofing. Normally, it would be horizontal and down there it's vertical.
They don't make them like they used to, now you practically have to take your car or truck to the shop to have it worked on whereas the older ones were easy to fix. Of course the new ones are a great deal safer. Still wish I my 1969 Ford van, it had over 383K miles on it when I sold it and still in great condition. It was easy to work on, I could give the van a tune-up sitting in the driver's seat, the engine was between the driver's and passenger seats. Joe
Bob, I found that interesting as well. What I would like to figure out is if the vertical rolls in this photo are "normal" or if the horizontal rolls predominate for this era, and in any event, what the rhyme or reason is. Something to research further. Best Regards,
