That is Henry Slotemaker,
second from the right, standing in front of a horseless carriage. This
group appears to possibly be in gussied* up mode, maybe on their way to
the big city for a night on the town. One can't help but wonder if that
is a beret Henry is holding, like the ones worn by the pair on the left.
And who was the photographer? Were photos casually taken back then like
they are now?
Here we see Henry looking quite
dapper* sitting between two individuals we believe to be his brothers-in-law, Herman
VanderMay on the left, John VanderMay on the right. They may be
future in-laws in this photo or Henry may have already successfully
pitched woo* and married Herman and John's sister Fannie.
*gussied, dapper
and pitching woo
are terms from the 1920s, the era
from which it appears these photos date
