"Granna in the 'Ford'"
From Dorothy Hayes' Memory Book
Location of the photograph unknown. Road trip?
Dorothy Hayes' Memory Book (cover)
Automobiles...I found these pictures of my great great grandmother Anna Levers King (Granna) and my great grandmother Emma King Hayes (Nana) inside of a small picture album that belonged to Dorothy Hayes (my great Auntie Dot). She added these photographs taken in the mid 1920's and early 30's to her Memory Book and I thought they would be fun to share this week. These women were proud of their automobiles!
A page from Auntie Dot's photograph album...
The caption reads "Look out Granna!"
This series of photographs may have been taken by Charles King.
The caption reads "Just going for a little ride". This looks to be a Model T Ford 1925 model?
"Granna's pond and Ford"
Photograph taken on the King's San Jose Ranch
Granna "At the Dumbarton Bridge"
Photograph taken by Charles King (Papa).
This photograph had a story on the back...Betty was my grandmother. The Dumbarton Bridge was opened on January 27, 1927 and was the first vehicle bridge to span the San Francisco Bay. It was 1.63 miles long and was seen as a symbol of the future. It was 2 lanes, 23 feet wide and had a drawbridge. That must have been a site to see in their Model T Ford!
The caption reads "Mamma and the Kids". On the back is written "Mother, Frances and Betty".
Photograph possibly taken by Dorothy Hayes or George Van Duzer, location unknown, possibly Grass Valley. Nana married George Van Duzer in 1926 and this may have been his car.
This is my great grandmother, Emma King Hayes Van Duzer, with two of her daughters, Fran and Betty. My grandmother looks to be about 8 or 9 years old which would put this picture at around 1926 or 1927. I'd love to know the make and year of the car. Emma (Nana) was said to have been one of the first women in Grass Valley to learn to drive a car. She would have needed to, as after 1924 she was divorced from Lester Hayes and had three girls to get from here to there!
"Dot, Gertrude and the 'Blue Pirate' 1930
Auntie Dot added her own experiences with her friend Gertrude to her album, posing in front of the "Blue Pirate"! Auntie Dot was 20 years old in 1930.
"Dot and Gertrude 1930"
I wonder what adventures Auntie Dot and Gertrude had in the "Blue Pirate"! I can imagine two independent girls in their early twenties having many adventures together in their own car. Thank you, Auntie Dot, for sharing a small sampling of your Memory Book.
Relationship Reference: Me->Margaret Hansen Boothby->Margaret (Betty) Hayes Hansen->Emma King Hayes (Emma and Lester Hayes had three daughters: Dorothy (Dot), Frances (Fran) and Margaret (Betty) ).
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