With the high cost of gasoline these days, maybe we all should consider traveling by horse-drawn wagon, as these fellows in today’s submitted photo did.
Regina Alderfer of Harleysville lent us this great shot of a bunch of men bundled up against the cold — and apparently having a great time in the process.
According to Alderfer, the photo was taken during the days of World War II, when gas rationing was in effect.
She said the men, including her father, Wilmer Wambold, and uncle, Howard Wambold, were on their way to a Grundsow Lodge gathering, — or groundhog, for those who don’t know Pennsylvania Dutch — so the photo probably was shot in February.
Among the men shown in the photo are, sitting in front, Wayne Krauss, Howard Wambold and Wilmber Wambold; among the others identified are Milton Alderfer, Howard Metzger, Howard Landes and Ernie Delp, she said.
The horse and wagon belonged to Howard Wambold, who had a farm on Wambold Road.
It may not be a one-horse open sleigh, but oh what fun these guys probably had as the steeds clopped along.