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Which day is it today? FRIDAY! Most of you who regularly visit the website know what this means. Good looking ladies and beautiful cars! This week the ladies do not seem to be mechanics or part of the family portrait. On this photograph, we see two women in the back of a very fine-looking car. Which we think is a 1917 Studebaker. But who are they and what are they doing there? Quite noticeable is the fact that they sit in the back posing and that there is no one behind the steering wheel or in the passenger seat. It also seems like one of the women has a dog on her lap. The main question, how did they end up in the back of this Studebaker?
If we let go our imagination, this could be the case. The two women went to which we know is the Shorncliffe pub or bar. After they had a drink, maybe a few... they were about to set off and go home when they heard in the distance a police car coming from behind. As fast as they could they jumped over the seats and took place in the back of the car, and pretended they were waiting for their chauffeur to drive them home. JAMES! Hurry up! We are waiting for you! As soon as the police car arrived, the cops could not believe their eyes. Two charming ladies in this wonderful and very interesting car, a beautiful setting. This is worth a photograph! They asked the women if they could take a photograph, who of course said yes. CLICK! And the photograph was taken. The rest is history…
What do you think happened on the moment this photograph was taken? Who are these ladies, does anyone recognise the place the photograph is taken? What is in the wicker basket on the running board? Or maybe someone knows more about this specific type of Studebaker.
Use your imagination and please tell us what you think is the story behind the photograph. Or if you know more about the car. Leave a comment and share your thoughts with other pre-war enthusiasts.
If you have another pub related anecdote, which also involves your pre-war. Please shareit with us!
Photo by Reg Harris
Publiziert:
Donnerstag August 3rd, 2017
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Ace Zenek
05 August 2017, 10:27
Ace Zenek
05 August 2017, 10:12
I wonder if the location is actually Redcliffe, Queensland. There was a Mr. P. J. Talty at the Redcliffe Hotel from 1913 to at least 1919. I did not find his location in 1920, but in 1921 and 1922 he was at the Sportsman Hotel in Spring Hill.
Redcliffe is about 12 km northeast of Shorncliffe so maybe the location was incorrectly labeled with the photograph.
The Studebaker is likely a 1916-1917 model as the front seat appears to have the separate driver and passenger seats used in those model years as mentioned by James Moloney in his Studebaker book.
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Redcliffe is about 12 km northeast of Shorncliffe so maybe the location was incorrectly labeled with the photograph.
The Studebaker is likely a 1916-1917 model as the front seat appears to have the separate driver and passenger seats used in those model years as mentioned by James Moloney in his Studebaker book.
Unbekannt
04 August 2017, 08:26
Car looks to be RHD .Probably in Australia. Those ladies are in the back seat because women were not allowed in the bar of an Aussie pub. Was a common sight outside the rural pubs in the 1950s and even the 1960s. 1970s the police finally cracked down on drinking & driving.
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Unbekannt
04 August 2017, 01:54
I believe there's every chance this photo was taken outside the Osbourne Hotel on the Esplanade in Sandgate, Queensland, Australia. The pub was built in 1882, coinciding with the arrival of a rail line to the area. For reasons unknown there was some confusion about the correct name for the district and Sandgate and Shorncliffe seem to have been somewhat interchangeable. As late as 1938 one of the local railway stations was renamed from Sandgate to Shorncliffe.
The car is certainly a 6-cylinder Studebaker Model ED, but what's the story? Two ladies in the back seat suggests two gentlemen up front. If you look closely you can see that there's luggage just visible in the rear seat and there's more under a checked blanket on the front mudguard on the other side of the car. And there's the basket on the running board and the dog. This was a pretty normal arrangement in that era when a journey was involved. Shorncliffe/Sandgate was a very popular seaside holiday destination.
Given the clean condition of the car I'd say the photographer is taking his last holiday picture. It would be covered in dust and mud if they'd just arrived!
In all probability the Studebaker is owned by the husband of the lady nearest the camera. The other lady - younger and more stylish - is her daughter or daughter-in-law. One of the gents is the photographer and the other is in the pub buying supplies for the homeward journey.
So there it is: the holiday's over, we're going home.
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The car is certainly a 6-cylinder Studebaker Model ED, but what's the story? Two ladies in the back seat suggests two gentlemen up front. If you look closely you can see that there's luggage just visible in the rear seat and there's more under a checked blanket on the front mudguard on the other side of the car. And there's the basket on the running board and the dog. This was a pretty normal arrangement in that era when a journey was involved. Shorncliffe/Sandgate was a very popular seaside holiday destination.
Given the clean condition of the car I'd say the photographer is taking his last holiday picture. It would be covered in dust and mud if they'd just arrived!
In all probability the Studebaker is owned by the husband of the lady nearest the camera. The other lady - younger and more stylish - is her daughter or daughter-in-law. One of the gents is the photographer and the other is in the pub buying supplies for the homeward journey.
So there it is: the holiday's over, we're going home.
Unbekannt
04 August 2017, 01:23
Righto then-----First up the Pub in the background looks like a Queensland example. Secondly Ladies were not allowed in the bar until sometime in the 1970's. Drink in public in the back of the car was also illegal, so they could not have a shandy brought out to them. They would have been allowed into the dining room BUT it could have been before 12 noon & it was closed------So what to do---sit in the back seat while their menfolk partook of a beer in the bar & chat. Not as exciting as your scenario, but as it was back then. As for the car-----No idea except that it is Yankee.
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