This horse drawn delivery wagon is marked with the words 'M. Brucker' and 'Stove Repairs'. The M. Brucker Foundry's address of 325-331 N. Lincoln St. is clearly shown. A telephone number is shown near the driver's seat, but is not fully legible. The driver is unidentified, but the horse wears a distinctive hat! Contact information has changed to: [contact link]
The Drivers name was Christ Schnieder. My family has the original post card and that is the name on the back. My great aunt Rose Brucker Fruend confirmed this when I showed her the card.
Pets are loved members of the household just like family. There's a reason our pets are often called our 'best friends'.
Remembering the companions of our ancestors and those that comforted us in the past. Dog person? Cat person? That's usually the debate when it comes to pets. As of 2022, 70% of U.S. households have pe...
Discover how fashion has changed over the years with this collection of photos.
Fashion styles & vintage clothing throughout the decades that will inspire, make you wish for those times again, or may make you ask "What were they thinking"?
Clothing styles have obviously changed ...
The single most popular fashion accessory for men and women used to be the hat - practical or decorative!
Etiquette used to dictate that it would be "a disgrace to venture out of the house without a hat and gloves" and it was not unusual at the turn of the 20th century for both men and women to change the...
Old photos of workers and businesses from past decades
While we don't know what the first business transaction was, it is easy to imagine that thousands of years ago a good hunter bartered his excess meat for something more useful to him. In the history ...
Old photos of different types of transportation - trains, planes, automobiles, and more - as well as the people who piloted them.
Of air, water, and land, only flying through the air had eluded humans for millennia. Wheels on carts as well as river boats are known to have been used since 3500 B.C. But since that time - especiall...
Researching the following surnames in my birth family: Bell, Cox, Doty, Robinson, Smith, Sutton.
Researching the following surnames in my adoptive family: Harmon, Feasel, Leffew, Taylor.
Researching the following surnames based on first marriage: Brucker, Sweet.
Researching the following surnames based on second marriage: Booker, Clausell, Garrett.