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Title |
Patriotic WWI Taxi to Railroad Dept, Chauffeur Wolter. |
Object Name |
Postcard, Picture |
Description |
Black and white, full bleed photo postcard of men lined up in front of a truck taxi that has women and children seated in it with American flag draped over the back; reverse side is handwritten: "Jerry Smith, Baker, Al (illegible), Roy Leonrd, Bill Wothers (Wolter), Chas. Barton. Stage to Depot at Boulder." Photo: Similar photo posted on the Heritage Center FB page indicates the car was Bill Wolter's Taxi service which went from the Windsor to the depot. (Same date, people, & photographer as in postcard #20). Date: 1917--June 8, 1917 label embedded in similar photo (#20) by photographer; this date is also provided by The Heritage Center on another related photo. Brief bios: -Jerry Smith (1881-1936) arrived in Boulder by 1910 and was a saloon oner with his brother, Evan. In 1917, Jerry was still living in Boulder with his wife, Flora, when he registered for the WWI draft. Jerry worked as an engineer at Jefferson H.S. that year. Jerry and his family moved to Basin in 1920 and was engaged in mining. He moved to Wyoming by 1930. -Bill (William E.) Wolter (Wother) (1855-1934) immigrated to America from Germany in 1870 and moved to Boulder by 1886. He remained in Boulder with his wife and family for the next 48 years, until his death. He owned and operated the Boulder Meat Market and Boulder Exchange Saloon for many years. In 1904, he was said to be the first person in Boulder to own an automobile. By 1917, he owned the first taxi service, shuttling passengers to and from the train depot. -Roy E. Leonard (188-1951) was residing in Boulder by 1916. He registered for the WWI draft on June 5, 1917. (Postcard photo taken 2 days later.) At the time, he was employed at Dry Creek Sawmill. Roy served in the military, spending two years in France during WWI. He saw significant active fighting and reported being gassed. He was a member of the 131st Division, with Company B, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion. Roy was one of General Pershing's huskies who took part in the big parade in New York and Washington, D.C. Shortly after his return to Montana, Roy married Delia Loiselle of Basin. The couple lived in Basin until about 1927. |
Caption |
Boulder men leaving for WWI, 1917. |
Provenance |
Tom Mulvaney Friends of the Museum |
Date |
Circa 1917s |
Collection |
Postcard, Boulder |
Catalog Number |
2020.55.22 |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Search Terms |
1917 Car Military Patriotic Patriotism Taxi Truck Boulder World War I WWI Patriotic WWI Taxi to Railroad Dept |
People |
Baker Barton, Charles Loenard, Roy Smith, Jerry Wolter, Bill |
Subjects |
Patriotic WWI Taxi |
Year Range from |
1917 |
Year Range to |
1920 |