Re: [photo-3d] Local scenes

[Oliver Dean <3d-image@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert A. Schreiber" wrote:

> On the other hand, I just got one titled "hoops industry on the
> Wolf River," which shows lots of built-up piles of circular solid
> circles, almost tire-sized.  Has anyone ever heard of a hoops
> industy ?  Was this another name for old-time tires ?

Interesting!

I am assuming that the hoops in your picture are solid rims but hollow
in the center.  If this is an incorrect assumption, ignore these
suggestions:

If the hoops were light weight, they might have been used in ladies'
skirts -- "hoop skirts" were stylish for a few decades during the middle
of the 19th century.  Another possibility is the hoop used as a child's
toy -- you've seen the pictures of a child, often in a Buster Brown
suit, rolling a hoop down the street, guiding it with a stick (not using
it like the more recent "hula hoop," of course).  The toy may have been
a hoop inexpensively salvaged from a hoop skirt, which would have made
the two industries one and the same.

Another use for a heavier hoop would have been as the rim for a carriage
or cart wheel, which sometimes needed replacing by a wheelwright, just
as rubber tires do today by a tire dealer.  Some of the rims were metal
hoops, others were wood.

But I'm just guessing about the hoops in your picture -- I don't really
know.  I offer these only as possibilities that might trigger more
knowledgeable answers.  A look at the picure might help a history guru
to identify them for you.  Could you scan it and put it up on the egroup
web site for Photo-3D or on the site for a history discussion group? 
Also, NSA (National Stereoscopic Association) members are a good
resource for identifying obscure subject matter in old stereo views.

Cordially,
Oliver Dean

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