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Uncovering the Backus Motor Co. Welcome Wagon: An Early 1930s Mystery in Baltimore

The Backus Motor Co. Welcome Wagon. I’m assuming that this represents the Backus Water Motor Co. but I’m not sure. I also believe that this is in Baltimore given the plates on the cars are from Maryland.
Join the mystery and uncover the origins of the Backus Motor Co. Welcome Wagon, a photo taken in the early 1930s and assumed to be from Baltimore. View the photo and join the search to identify the location!
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Can you identify where this is in Baltimore? It’s from the early 1930s.

The Backus Motor Co. Welcome Wagon. I’m assuming that this represents the Backus Water Motor Co. but I’m not sure. I also believe that this is in Baltimore given the plates on the cars are from Maryland.
The Backus Motor Co. Welcome Wagon. I’m assuming that this represents the Backus Water Motor Co. but I’m not sure. I also believe that this is in Baltimore given the plates on the cars are from Maryland.

Source: Flickr user Gordon Morales

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