Need Help Identifying Setting Of RPPC's.

I acquired these two postcards, and despite attempts to google the names of the stores shown (as far as I could discern), I've had no luck pinpointing where they were taken. It was obviously a fairly large city center somewhere. Both postcards feature children being pulled by what (to me) appears to be fireman. The back of both is just a standard postcard back, with no other identifying information. Neither are used, but both were in an album with cards all dated 1905 to 1912. I appreciate any help anyone out there could provide.

USA bunting and flags - a parade - and if there were two such "floats" then there might have been more - and perhaps the parade them was children? Could have been the winners of some sort of young people's competition - like a beauty pageant?

Note the street car tracks - so it is a large centre.

I think your best bet would be to do a search on that "costumer" store.

Many of the cards in the album were addressed to an individual in Buffalo, New York. I believe that Buffalo did have street cars at one time, but I can't find any "city center" photos from that time period that match what I see on the postcards. Although he lived in Buffalo, most of the cards were sent to him from elsewhere. However, since these were unused, it may be a likely location. I was unaware that Buffalo was as big of a city around the turn of the century as it was until I looked it up on Wikipedia.

Has to be 1908 to 1912

That's if my count of 46 stars on the flag is correct.

Bohemia, NY ? Is it anywhere near Buffalo? The immigration records show a concentration of Slavic descent in that area from 1885 -
I was looking to find men's fashion house (hats and furnishings) - a wachmann located there, but need to go to work. Maybe you'll locate same in Buffalo.

Jaxstamper, Buffalo, NY. Follow this link and search for Wiemann. You will see Andrew Wiemann Hats etc, and the billboard sign on your top card reads A Wiemann Hats and Furnishings. I think that will fit for you. - Jeff



http://www.archive.org/stream/illus...ail_djvu.txt

Here is some of the text

ANDREW WIEMANN, Hats, Caps. Furs, Umbrellas, Gent-s'
Furnishing Goods, Etc.. No. 7 Genesee Street.— Among the
prominent hat, cap, and gents' furnishing establishments in
Buffalo which have assumed large proportions is that of Mr.
Andrew Wiemann, No. 7 Genesee Street. This business was estab-
lished in 1810 by John Fries, who in 1863 was succeeded by Mr. Wie-
mann, the present proprietor. The store is aOx.'iO feet in dimensions and fitted up in a handsome manner. A fine display is made of hats and caps suitable for all seasons, and includes silk, soft, and round hats, caps of every description, straw goods, furs, umbrellas, and a full and complete line of gents' furnishing goods. Mr. Wiemann

Yep, I think we have a winner. Great detective work, I really appreciate it. I don't know why, but I believe I tried plugging every letter in *except* for an I for the obscured letter on the sign. Interestingly, I studied the picture closely with a 20x loop...and it looks for all the world like it's a woman standing in front of the sign. That would seem very unlikely, obviously, given that is is off the ground by quite a ways...but it's strange all the same. Perhaps she was standing on a platform. Thanks again for the great researching!