I can't tell if this is at the bungalow or not. Was the "Hamburg Electric Company" Uncle Bob's company?
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This is a great one! That's Bob's truck, and they tell me that when I was a baby and was cranky and wouldn't go to sleep at night, my dad (who worked for Bob and had the use of the truck, as we had no car until 1945) and mom would take me for a ride in the truck to lull me to sleep. I still get sleepy when riding sometimes! (Not when driving tho) That's the railroad hill in the background. The double driveway (ours and Rahmer's) is in forground. Janet...
I never knew your dad worked for Uncle Bob. I'm pretty sure my dad also. I get the impression it was his first job after he got married. I wonder what it was likr for a brother (and a brother-in-law) to work for Uncle Bob. I think I'd have a tough time working for family.
Yes, your dad worked for Bob too, over the years. Maybe when the Steel Foundry was out on strike, or just part time to help out when Bob was extra busy. Also, I think in 1939 they both worked for him, because there is a movie shot in Hamburg of the scenes around town, and all 3 of them seem to be there in front of the store. My dad worked for him during the depression, when jobs were very hard to find and wages kept going down. So he was very glad to work (part time, mostly bookkeeping) for Bob, but when he could get a job at the Steel Foundry, he did. I remember your dad doing some work at 234 and 232 Washington with Bob in the 1960s.
Janet
yes, that was my dad's company. I never saw that truck. I remember Charles working for my dad, probably in the 50's sometime. There was a regular crew of 4 and 2 trucks in those days.
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