A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Clearly, the homestead of a family of considerable substance. Handsome, indeed.

Yes, not what most would call roughing it - I associate "homestead" with something a bit less sophisticated, perhaps with a logs, and a sod roof.

I have come to use it this way:
homestead: a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by its owner as a home. (Dictionary.com agrees with me.)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Clearly, the homestead of a family of considerable substance. Handsome, indeed.

Yes, not what most would call roughing it - I associate "homestead" with something a bit less sophisticated, perhaps with a logs, and a sod roof.

I have come to use it this way:
homestead: a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by its owner as a home. (Dictionary.com agrees with me.)

Oh, that's accurate enough, but the connotation tends to be a bit more restrictive. I once visited the homestead of where my mother was purportedly born off which was a pile of logs from a collapsed rural home on a bit of property (50 acres) that i had debated buying a few decades ago.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Love's Dairy in Erie, Pa

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Wolf]

Ok, so are these fearless US Army types protecting a vital piece of transportation
infrastructure during WWI or WWII? Having served in the US Navy, I can only
recognize them as some of ours, but cannot reliably date their uniforms...
And I'm not a true-tuscan-red Pennsy afficiando, so I can't place the steamer either!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Ok, so are these fearless US Army types protecting a vital piece of transportation infrastructure during WWI or WWII?

Given the age of the card, I's have to go with WW1

And I'm not a true-tuscan-red Pennsy afficiando, so I can't place the steamer either!

Prior to WW1 tuscan was not in routine use. And, I have no idea what that engine is either.........

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Stout fellows all.

[Roy]

https://www.scribd.com/document/27810297/WWI-840th-Aero-Squadron-History

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[rex desilets]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Still there:

[rex desilets]

Rear addition gone. Frame construction?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rear addition gone. Frame construction?

There was a major fire in the 40's(?) and a lot of damage - guess that was lost then. I'm surprised that it's been preserved as much as it is. Right on Rt 30 so I probably drove right by it a couple of decades ago. I just don't get over that way.