THE OLD SANTA FE TRAIL, which
ran from
THE OLD SANTA FE TRAIL, which
ran from
San Francisco Ca. 7:30 PM. Oct. 13, 1910.
Winfield, Kans., 5:00 PM. Aug 12, 1914
Subject: Postcards
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:29:09 -0500
From: "Chris Jarvis" <cjarvis@hit.net>
To: <bbott@ausbcomp.com>
Bill -
Nina was Nina Harter Jarvis, wife of Martin Fugate Jarvis, brother to Frank. Janet was their daughter. Chandler was Frank's son, and probably who was looking after Janet when the postcard was written, although Janet would have been 7 years older.
D. would have been Dorothy Chittenden Jarvis, Frank Edward Jarvis's wife, and the mother of Chandler.
As to the rest, I am at a total loss. I don't know who Ed was, nor do I know what a Bull Dog is or who rodny was.
Chris Jarvis
cjarvis@hit.net
Subject: Bull Dog Motor Truck Co.
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:30:05 -0500
From: "Bob Lawrence" <sprintguy@kscable.com>
To: "bbott" <bbott@ausbcomp.com>
The only thing I know anything at all about that might fit is, there
once was a Bull Dog Motor Truck Co. in Minneapolis, MN. Attached are photos
of a stock certificate and logo for that company.
Bob
Subject: RE: Bull Dog Motor Truck Co.
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:38:04 -0500
From: "Bob Lawrence" <sprintguy@kscable.com>
To: "bbott" <bbott@ausbcomp.com>
Bill - I believe the Bull Dog Motor Truck Co. was a different entity
from Mack Truck. Mack trucks got their nickname "Bull Dog" during
WWI due to their short hood (or nose). The bull dog first appeared as the
corporate symbol in 1921 but the hood ornament didn't appear until 1932.
You can read the history of Mack Trucks at the following link but there
is no mention of the Bull Dog Motor Truck Co. there: http://www.macktrucks.com/history/hist_frm.htm
Bob
Subject: RE: Postcards
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 12:57:06 -0500
From: "Jerry Wallace" <jwallace@sckans.edu>
To: "'Bob Lawrence'" <sprintguy@kscable.com>
CC: "'bbott'" <bbott@ausbcomp.com>
Bob, Thanks for the info. I was sure it was a tire brand. I checked
and found out that there was a lot going on in the tire area at the time.
A
rubber shortage (which would continue for some time) may have inspired activity.
For instance, Westinghouse had introduced a new devise to elminate punctures
by replacing pneumatic tires with air spring (I don't really understand
this). I checked races for 1910, too, (my source was fairly complete)
and could find noting listed under that name. Here is something I bet you
didn't know: The American Bull Dog Breeders Association was founded in
Jan. 1910. Thanks again for info. Jerry
Subject: Postscards
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 17:34:48 -0400
From: "Joe Watts" <jwatts@cass.net>
To: "Bill Bottorff" <bbott@ausbcomp.com>
Bill: On the first postcard. I'm pretty sure that's the postmark made
on a railway post office, obviously on the K.C. & L.A. Railroad, probably
one of the predecessors of the Santa Fe. I know when letters were mailed
on the railway post office car, they were usually postmarked with the train
number and date in later times.
Joe