Item 2: Horse-drawn parade float with W.D. Huse knitting winder aboard

Fred L. Hunkins, Out-door Photographer, Laconia, N.H. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1885. Image depicts a horse-drawn parade float (four-wheel cart) with a W.D. Huse knitting winder aboard. Possibly for a Fourth of July parade. Banner advertises W.D. Huse Machinery & Repairs. W.D. Huse changed its name to W.D. Huse & Sons sometime between 1890 and 1900. Written on reverse: "Irene DeMark." Irene DeMark was the granddaughter of Warren D. Huse, founder of W.D. Huse & Sons, a knitting machine manufacturer in Laconia, N.H. This float can be seen in the background of item 3 in this folder. 19 x 11.5 cm. (w/out mount); 21.5 x 13.25 cm. (w/mount).