When you look at this 1922 picture, do you immediately think of the purr of the large side valve V8 beneath the Cadillac's bonnet, or perhaps the sound made by the 'Get Out of My Way' horn mounted on the nearside. What's that aperture for just forward of the rear wheel on the valance?Of course not - you were attracted by that cheeky grin on Laura's face. And so were we! Laura Bryn was the daughter of the Norwegian Ambassador in Washington and her grandson, Edward Sisson remembers her 'devilish grin - she never lost that.'
He says '" She was lots of fun and very popular in the 1920s, a real 'flapper' - we still have her flapper dresses.'
Once inside the car she still has a ready smile for the camera and even when posing in the snow with her sister Inga, there's no mistaking Laura.
Our friday lady lived until 1981, just before the internet caught hold, and we wonder what she would have thought of auction sites selling pictures of her?
The answer would be in her devilish grin.
Text Robin Batchelor, pictures courtesy Library of Congress.