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A 1909 'Selfie'

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Ace Cenek tells: "Two photos of a 1904 Cadillac Model B I found yesterday on a postcard at a flea market. I believe this is a 'selfie' because the postcard is addressed to himself with no other writing on the back other than his address (JC Roberts, W. Elkton, Ohio). The Cadillac Model B was made from 1904 to 1905, but, from everything I have found online, it seems to only have had this radiator and light configuration for 1904. The license plate is a 1909 Ohio issue (note that numbers below 10650 were issued in 1908, and this license plate was used for both 1908 and 1909). 

I believe one of the gentlemen in the car is Mr. Jessie C. Roberts and one of the passengers is his wife Ada. Attached to the tree in the background is a sign for his shop, J.C. Roberts General Merchandise in West Elkton, Ohio." (editor: please also note all other text in the background!) 

"This is a village of about 200 people about 25 miles southwest of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Roberts lived from 1870 - 1952 and, in addition to his store, he was the village postmaster from June 1902 - March 1915. U.S. Census data confirms he owned a general store. I also found that he issued merchant trade tokens."


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