I scanned 3 more items last week.
First is Penfield Directory, 1951, sponsored by Penfield Rotary Club. I have a few more of these for other years from the 50s and 60s but I doubt that I will scan them. That’s because after I scanned this one I noticed that the house and business directories were done by R. L. Polk & Co. That is the same company that did the Rochester Suburban directories. So there isn’t any different data than is in the big directory.
Then I scanned College for Men, The University of Rochester, (1935). This is not a full catalog, it is a booklet to get prospective students interested in coming to Rochester. At this time the men were on the River campus and the women were on the campus centered on University Avenue. That’s why this booklet is only for men. It says that a full year would cost about $752 including books, room, and board.
Then there is the program for the Chatterbox Revue, 1927 given by the Chatterbox Club at the Lyceum Theatre; Feb. 28 – March 1, 1927. I’m not sure how many pages this program had originally but there many missing pages. This club was for “Society” women and I’ll bet it was a good show.
Miss Sally Morgan in a Jordan “Play Boy”
This is just a couple of years before the “Great Depression.” A lot of the ladies are pictured with cars that were sold in Rochester. I’ll bet there are car brands that you never have heard of. Some of those cars disappeared because of the depression. So let’s go through the car ads:
- A text only ad from Addison-Motors Co. says they sell Diana, Moon, and Rickenbacker autos. The Rickenbaker was not manufactured after 1927. The Diana was last made in 1928. 1929 was the last year for the Moon.
- Miss Millard enjoys driving her Dodge from E. J. Horton, Inc. and manufactured by Dodge Brothers. The Dodge brothers both died in the flu epidemic, about 10 years earlier. Their company was acquired by Chrysler in 1928 and they still manufacture the brand.
- Miss Morgan likes her Jordan from Geo. W. Stafford Motor Co. The Jordan was made until 1931.
- Miss Dryer is sitting in a Cunningham made here in Rochester. In 1931 they stopped manufacturing full cars and started just making custom bodies on a Ford chassis. Even those stopped being made in 1936.
- Mrs. Townson is standing by a Marmon from Burch-Buell Motor Corp. Marmon’s last year was 1933.
- Mrs. Poole is sitting in a Franklin from Franklin Rochester Motors. The last Franklin was made in 1934.
- The full page ad for Alling & Miles Inc. says they sell both Hudson and Essex. The Essex was last manufactured in 1932. Hudson merged with Nash in 1954 to form American Motors and the Hudson nameplate was last seen on the 1957 model.
- Mrs. Forgie is in a Packard from Packard-Rochester Motors. Packard held on until 1958 when the last one was made.
- It doesn’t say who is sitting in the Studebaker from Gallagher Motor Co. The Studebaker was last made in the US in 1963 and in Canada in 1966.
- Miss Clements is in a Chrysler from Lohman & Watters. We finally reached a car that still is around even though the company has been sold a couple of times.
Then I noticed in an ad with Mrs. Townson coming out of O’Hara Dress Shop that there is the front of a car. I recognize the hood ornament as being from a Rolls-Royce. I don’t think there ever was a Rolls-Royce dealer in Rochester.
Source: Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805-1942.