Hobart Then and Now: Whip Factory/Lumber Co.

Circa 1911, and 2013.



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Top image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.

Thanks to the Sanborn maps, we now know the location of the Smith & Stoddard whip factory; however, I don't know exactly how to apply that knowledge to the historical image above — that is to say, I can't determine where the original photographer stood. I'm not entirely sure it's possible, these days, to stand where the original photographer stood and still get a decent picture. You might be rubbing your nose against the blank wall of Hobart Lumber.

So I just took a general picture.


Here's another old photo, of the whip factory employees.


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Image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.