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Here's another colorized post card of Bluffton's Main Street looking north. It would appear that the photo was taken from a hot air balloon, based on the angle. Actually, it was probably taken on a ladder from the roof of the Russell Hotel (if it was taken prior to 1919).
Obviously the automobiles date this photo, as does the interurban rails running on the center of the street. Not much else has changed except one thing: the steeple of the Presbyterian Church is no longer in existence.
Upon closer examination of the photo at least two horse-drawn wagons are on the street. If you look closely in front of the town hall you can see what appears to be an interurban. Our opinion is that the car was added to the photo by the colorized artist. Why would the photographer not wait until the interurban car is in the center of the photo? Looks phoney to us.
