The back reads:
"I will send you a picture
we had taken one night.
Now don't laugh but if
the rats are bad just
stick this up and they
won't bother any more
I went down town
one night and met
Archie when he got
off from work and
?? we running around
and first dropped in and
had a half dozen made.
While waiting Archie
was not feeling well. I think
the work is rather hard on
him. God my face is so large
but thought I would send
you one so you
all have something to laugh
about. ha! ha! Write soon."
The AZO stamp box on the back of this photo dates it between 1904-1918, most likely the 1910's based on the clothing. The only name we have here is "Archie", presumably the man in the picture, who is posing with a woman who we can assume wrote the inscription on the back. We may not know the identities of these people, but we have a few interesting clues. Archie's pin reads "Los Angeles Railway 2398" and his cap reads "conductor". The Los Angeles Railway was a streetcar system that operated between 1901 and 1963.
If you know who this couple may be, let us know in the comments!
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