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Catalog Number |
P-0023 |
Title |
BUSINESS / HESS'S GARAGE |
Description |
HESS FORD AUTO CO. 1 - Annual Hess Ford car sale at Jacob Hess's Farm north of the present Country Club building across Derry Road - notice the large number of cars and people at the sale; 2 - Hess's Showroom and garage on West Chocolate Avenue - notice the little gas station next to the main garage - originally that belonged to Hess's also - later it became Rodeffers Gas Station; 3 - Chocolate Avenue Hess's Garage at a much later time and at night - note that the little garage is not there next to the showroom - the garage is enlarged by adding the long extention on the left side of photo - the little garage was moved to the end of the lot and was now Rodeffer's Gas Station - it is just off the photo to the left; 4 - An old Ford car in front of the Hess's Garage - neither person in the photo is identified; 5 - Hess's Garage with an old Ford car in front - however, this "old" car was probably new on this photo - look into the showroom - there are more in there - note also the trolley tracks that are at the bottom of the photo; 6 - An aerial photo of the Hess Garage on Chocolate Avenue - note that the little gas station has now been replaced by a larger one; 8 - The Hess family's first garage on Derry Road just east of Park Avenue - note the car in the doorway of the garage - this building later became the Smith's Garage for many years, the building is over one hundred years old and has been restored to look like it did when it was new; 20 - The first Hess Garage on Derry Road and east of Park Avenue - four unidentified men standing in front of three early automobiles and an old gas pump: |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
People |
HESS, JAKE HESS, IRVIN J O'NEAL, HARRY |
Search Terms |
Automobile Chocolate Avenue Derry Road Farm Hess Ford Autos Rodeffer's Garage |
Photo Gallery |
BUSINESS / HESS'S GARAGE |
Number of images |
8 |