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Friday, December 2, 2022

Rochester


This was labeled "Rochester" and may be set at a lake or swimming hole near there.  Given the number of cars, I'd say it was a popular spot.  The men would appear to be part of a local swim team.

 

2 comments:

  1. That has to be Rochester, New York State, because the car in the background is a left hand drive. The new Rochester would have been named after its namesake of Rochester, Kent, capital of one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. The name is a corruption of Robrivis Cæster, being originally Durobrivis. Cæster derives from castrum, the Latin for castle and was originally a Roman settlement..

    I would lay money on it that these two young bucks are sporting the livery of one of the colleges in the town. And I thought they didn't make grandpas like that in my day. Mr Gatsby eat your heart out.

    What an absolutely fabulous photograph!

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  2. Could be anywhere, there are 19 Rochesters in the USA.
    The men may have been lifeguards, going by the tans and tan-lines
    The photo looks like it was taken between 1916-1922, going by the styling of the cars. America's been car-crazy for years, and a scene back then with all those cars would not be out of place even in small town America.
    -Rj/IE

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