A while back I posted an old photo and it seemed like many enjoyed it, and were helpful with making an ID on who was in the photo, so I'm posting another one in hope that the ID of two in the photo can be made. I hope that I'm not posting it in the wrong place, and if I am please tell me where it would be better.

It appears to have been taken in the late 1940s or the early 1950s in front of P O Ackley's shop. The man on the far left is William Crowther, and the one on the far right is Lucian Cary. The man who is second from the left maybe Ackley, but I don know. Also have no idea who the man 3rd from the left is. Hope that someone may have some information.

                                Sendaro

  Sendaro---
                 I'm not able to help you with the identification of either of the two individuals in your photograph that you have inquired about.  However, I am able to identify the automobile which these folks are standing next to as being a Packard, circa 1949, four door sedan, black lacquer body finish and wide white side wall tires.

C.M.M.

P.S. The 3rd man in from our left would not be Mr. Ackley in my opinion.  Ackley would most likely not be attired in a double breasted suit and tie and have a Homburg hat in his hand and wing tip dress shoes, on any day of the week, except maybe on a Sunday, but even then, not likely.

I always thought Lucian Cary was a made up name??!
Terry

  Hi Sendaro -- I have to concur with you that Mr. Lucian Cary is in your photos as the fourth man on our right.

As you know, Cary was a writer predominantly in gun lore but he also was an editor at one point.

My theory regarding your photo is that these four gentlemen have just concluded a meeting inside Ackley's business establishment and they have reached a consensus of some sort and have decided to memorialize the occasion by walking outside for a photo op.

Please note that Cary has, in his left hand coat pocket, a rolled up draft copy of whatever it was that they needed to meet on, review, and agree upon.  He also has a rolled up set of papers in his coat breast pocket.  Perhaps a proposed magazine article which either discusses Ackley's life or his business or his wildcatting ammo, who's to say at this point.  One thing for sure, they (the four of them) were talking gun lore of some description.

The as yet unknown gentleman who is standing third from our left may by a financial backer of their deal, or simply a magazine owner/publisher who is there to bless their agreement/s.

To confirm my supposition that Lucian Cary is standing on the far right, compare his image, particularly his chin, with the know photo of Cary found in the following link.
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C.M.M.

C.M.M.

The link you posted was  VERY GOOD READ.

ron

  I believe that the shooter in photo #3 and #5 are the same person wearing the pit helmet.  If I were to guess, I might say that he is shooting the Alvin York match, or perhaps sighting in for it.

The last photo (#9) does remind me of Harry P.

I hope we can eventually I.D. the gentleman in Sendaro's photo, third from our left.

I was also thinking that the photographer that day may have been part of the entourage that traveled to Ackley's shop for business, particularly so if the get together was all about a magazine article pertaining to one of Mr. Ackley's projects and they wanted a picture or two of him to be published along with the magazine article.  

C.M.M.

The unfounded speculation has been interesting and the scenarios are endless.

In the posted photo, Ackley is second from the left. I have seen many pictures of him in the last fifty plus years.