Niagara Falls Visit/1934/Benton, Musselman, Franklin, Horless

This small photo is of two couples on the front porch of a tourist home in Niagara Falls. The names are Hazel Benton; Marry Mussel or Musselman; Ruby Frank, Franke, or Franklin; and Budd Horless or Horliss. The photo was taken on  19 August, 1934.

There is writing over writing, something about Ruby Franklin or Franks lives, 2576 E. William St. Decatur, Ill.  There was a Ruby Franklin living in Decatur, Illinois in 1935. There are also Musselmans in Decatur in the 1930's. There were also a Horless family, no Bud. There was also a Hazel Benton so it may well be all 4 people were from Decatur, Illinois.

Interestingly, I found an ad in the Decatur Herald paper dated 8/8/1934 advertising a roundtrip train trip to Niagara Falls leaving from Decatur on August 17th.

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