Hobart House

This photo was in Lillie Newman Barnes' "John Gruel Farm" envelope, but of course it's not the farm!


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Image courtesy of Diane Barnes.

We have not seen this particular view of the Hobart House before. It is undated, but probably was taken before August 1911, when Clarence Frailey sold his horse livery operation behind the Hobart House (note the sign at the far right of the photo). This photo may have been taken in 1909, like others in the envelope; the cars out front are not inconsistent with that date (thank you, R.F., vintage-car connoisseur!).

Nobody in this photo is identified. They may well be Gruels or Newmans — we just don't know.

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[12/20/2013 update] Interesting to compare the above photo with this photo, from a postcard postmarked June 6, 1909 (previously posted here):


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Image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.

It's not precisely the same scene from a different angle, but there are points of similarity.