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Bertie Claypool, 1913
Motorcyclists Posing in Front of Parson's Motorcycle Shop in Plaza Square, Orange, California, 1913
Motorcyclists posing in front of Parson's Motorcycle Shop located at 146 South Glassell Street in Plaza Square, Orange, California, 1913. 12 motorcycles (some among them identified as Indian models) and their riders are lined up in a group portrait along the street. Bertie Claypool, who was later killed by a gasoline explosion in the shop, is identified as the rider fifth from the right. Signage on the brick building in background reads "REPAIRING / & SUPPLIES", "MOTORCYCLES", and "ALL KINDS / OF VULCANIZING". Signage to the right of the motorcycle shop reads "[illegible] ROOMS / TO LET" and "PRESCRIPTIONS ACC[illegible]".
Update: This photo was used to accompany an article on the Biltwell blog, Flickr Found Vol. 7, on February 10, 2009.
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Bertie Claypool, 1913
Motorcyclists Posing in Front of Parson's Motorcycle Shop in Plaza Square, Orange, California, 1913
Motorcyclists posing in front of Parson's Motorcycle Shop located at 146 South Glassell Street in Plaza Square, Orange, California, 1913. 12 motorcycles (some among them identified as Indian models) and their riders are lined up in a group portrait along the street. Bertie Claypool, who was later killed by a gasoline explosion in the shop, is identified as the rider fifth from the right. Signage on the brick building in background reads "REPAIRING / & SUPPLIES", "MOTORCYCLES", and "ALL KINDS / OF VULCANIZING". Signage to the right of the motorcycle shop reads "[illegible] ROOMS / TO LET" and "PRESCRIPTIONS ACC[illegible]".
Update: This photo was used to accompany an article on the Biltwell blog, Flickr Found Vol. 7, on February 10, 2009.
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