The automobile is a 1929 Ford Model A Roadster. The seat in the very back is called a "Rumble Seat" or "Mother-in-law Seat."
The hub cap display gives names of several makes of automobiles of the period. How do these compare to the size of hub caps to the wheel covers of today?
The bricks beneath the roadster are from the streets of Longview.
Most of the towns of East Texas were built along the railroad. Before the boom, it served as a means of transportation for timber, cotton, and peas to other areas of the state. After the boom, it played an even more important role by transporting drilling equipment, casing, tubing, and pipe into the area.
Take a moment and examine the photos in the exhibit. Note the one on the wall under the large wooden Gladewater sign. That road was extremely muddy and ruddy due to the rain and the increase in heavy vehicles.
Now turn towards the Home Life Exhibit, scroll to the bottom, and click "Next".
