[78-L] Caruso In A Car.

[Kristjan Saag]

According to the Library Of Congress file the picture is taken c April 
25 1908.
At the time Caruso was still in New York - the Met season would go on 
for another couple of weeks. He left for Europe on May 21, together 
with, among others, Father Joseph Tonello, a father confessor who used 
to accompany him on his journeys. The man in front of Caruso in the car 
is probably Father Tonello.
There's another 1908 photo (or at least copyrighted in 1908) by the same 
photographer, H W Harper of Joliet, Illinois, that pictures Caruso and 
Father Tonello (erroneously called Tonelli):
http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b44070/
Before leaving for Europe Caruso made his Toronto debut (in May); 
chances are that the car picture is taken in Canada. But it's most 
definitely not from Britain.
Kristjan

Spats wrote 2011-01-02 01:55:
> Hi!
>
> If that is not the picture taken outside the Victor studio, maybe it
> was taken in the UK where we still drive on the correct side of the
> road to this very day. They say that Napoleon made everyone drive on
> the right when he conquered them or when they took his side against
> the UK.
>
> I cannot guarantee, however, that this story is true.
>
> I have that book of Caruso's life in pictures, but this picture
> doesn't ring a bell.
> I'll have a look tomorrow.
>
> Meanwhile, my latest 78rpm programme went on line today.
>
> Have a listen!
>
> http://earlokin.blogspot.com
>
> Have a lovely 2011, everyone...
>
> Earl.
>
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>> Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 11:25:03 -0500
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>> Great pic. I notice that the steering wheel is on the right. I wonder who or
>> what caused us to  permanently
>> swing it over to the left.
>> Maybe the same guy who decided that  turntables turn clockwise.
>>
>> Al S.
>
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