Friday, December 22, 2023

One Horse Open Sleigh

Dashing through the snow,
In a one horse open sleigh. 

I've colorized the photo of my paternal grandfather, Elmer Martin, in his one-horse open sleigh.  This picture would have been taken about 1913 at Elmer's home in Rock Island, Illinois.  Below the photo is a 1913 newspaper article referring to Elmer and his cutter sleigh.  The Sam Love mentioned in the newspaper was Elmer's cousin.

Elmer in his one-horse open sleigh


Wonder who their "best girls" were??



Elmer Martin blog posts: 
Maymie and Elmer 
Elmer Climbed Mount Rainier 
Elmer Martin's Prize Winning Potatoes 
Shaving Mugs 
Martin Family Tree


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