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Georgen Gilliam Charnes
The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. The image here is from our collections, and may be one we cannot identify, wish for more information about or just want to see if people can identify. Many more images are available for viewing and identification at www.nha.org.

If you know anything about this photograph, or if you'd like to see a larger image for closer examination, email: georgen@nha.org or call 508.228.1894, ext. 301, by Friday noon. Last week's image featured the Clinton Folger "horsemobile." Between 1906 and 1918, the town of Nantucket forbade the use of all automobiles and motorcycles on town streets. Folger, wanting to defy the law, hooked his Overland up to a horse, had it dragged to the Mooney farm at the end of Orange Street, and drove his car to Siasconset to deliver the mail. Milestone Road, as a state-owned road, was exempt from the Selectmen's ruling. Thank you to Robert Mooney Jr. & Sr., Robert Young, Mary Williams, Robert Gambee, Grace Yates and Robert Sylvia.