Boeske Family on a Motorcycle-1943

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Title

Boeske Family on a Motorcycle-1943

Description

l to r
Alice Boeske, Sara Boeske, Louis Boeske, Betty Boeske, Polly Boeske

2nd photo: Louis Boeske on a motorcycle at an earlier time.

Date

ca 1943

Identifier

2023.524
2023.526

Relation

Not sure if this narrative is about the motorcylce shown but is certainly possible. Written by Terry Jones<br /> Motorcycle - A collection of photos, notes and letters relating to a 1942 Indian Sport Motorcycle. The story as to that cycle is as follows: (i) in 1942, Paul Macomber of Hudson buys an Indian Sport cycle from “a woman in Maynard,” (ii) enlists in 1943 and sells the Indian to “a man in Maynard,” (iii) this he regrets, and late in life runs an ad asking if anyone knows where the cycle has gone, (iv) Sara sees the ad and writes Macomber that her brother who lived in Maynard in the 40’s had an Indian at that time, and (v) Macomber writes Sara: “I purchased the bike in 1942 from a young woman in Maynard. Her husband bought the Indian new but was drafted about three months later, so his wife decided to sell it. Unfortunately, I don’t recall her name … I drove the bike 1,200 happy miles before selling it (dumbest thing I’ve ever done) in November 1943 after I entered pilot training. A young man from Maynard bought the bike, and I can’t recall his name … should my old Indian be anywhere except the junkyard, it would probably be in the Maynard area ….”

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Original Format

Photo print

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7 in. original print
4 x 6 in. copy