From collection J. E. Perkins Collection
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Image of James Savage and Pearl and Shirley Lord sitting in a drop-axle wagon, possibly a Taber patent design, driven by Jim Frazier, probably in Maine. Visible in image: Jim Frazier stands at the front of the wagon, holding the reins to the single horse hitched to it. A passenger bench runs above the rear axle, and it is on this bench that Pearl (left) and Shirley Lord (right) sit. James Savage stands behind them. The Taber wagon is a flat-bed design with dropped axles that allow for large wheels, but also low ground clearance for easy freight loading. This particular wagon is stopped in the street for this photograph. Houses are visible in the background, including a distant house (far right) with a Second Empire-style mansard roof. The Taber wagon was a design patented in 1903 by Silas Taber of Houlton, Maine, and manufactured until his heath in 1912. Cataloger's note: The photographer of the source image for this lantern slide is not established. There is nothing the precludes James E. Perkins being the original photographer.
