Wheels Across America by olivetreeann

Wheels Across America

The picture on the top part of this collage was taken of Jeff's great grandmother, his grandfather and a great uncle planning out their cross-country trip in 1921! They started their journey out of Montclair New Jersey in a "customized Hudson 6-40 which Jeff's great grandfather beefed up to pull a camper he designed and built for the trip. The trip lasted for four months and stretched from one side of the country across to the other in a time when most roads were made only of dirt and gravel.

The lower picture is a Hudson of a later date (the Heyers' version was built in 1915), but it looks fairly similar to the ones in the Heyer travel diary. It was fun to put the two photos together, but believe me, the Heyers' Hudson did not look like the one at the America on Wheels museum when it returned to Montclair!
Not long after Teddy Roosevelt started the National Parks. Cool family history.
March 15th, 2023  
What fabulous memory
March 15th, 2023  
Fabulous shots of your interesting family history.
March 15th, 2023  
That is one amazing photo of Jeff's family planning that incredible journey. Love it.
March 15th, 2023  
FAV How awesome to have a photo of them planning the trip and a photo of a similar car they made it in. This one really tells a great story.
March 15th, 2023  
That was an adventurous family trip! Great idea to combine the two pictures like this.
March 15th, 2023  
Great looking collage and interesting explanation, Ann.
March 15th, 2023  
@randystreat @Dawn @ludwigsdiana @jamibann @grammyn @gardencat @mittens

Thank you Kathy, Dawn, Diana, Issi, Katy, Joanne, and Marilyn!
March 16th, 2023  
Amazing images from your families history. It must have been so exciting at that time to take a trip like that.
March 16th, 2023  
Amazing shot and story.
March 17th, 2023  
@pamalama @haskar

Thank you Pam- he also kept a diary so we have read all about their adventure and it is not only a slice of family history- but history of our country as well. It really was an amazing trip.

Thank you Hannah!
March 18th, 2023  
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