MAY CONTAIN NUTS
HOME
Home

Search Shorpy

SEARCH TIP: Click the tags above a photo to find more of same:
Mandatory field.

Search results -- 30 results per page

Party Boat, US Navy in China: c. 1946
... that created the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, which helped train thousands of nurses during and for three years after WWII. However ... 
 
Posted by citybeautiful - 09/19/2011 - 9:56pm -

This is a group shot that appears to have been taken aboard ship. This is China, c. 1946. Grandpa was stationed in China as a U.S. Army Captain. Grandma is the Chinese lady seated in the lower right. The Chinese Nationalist officer seated in the center was my great uncle, and his wife is seated next to him. We have heard he was a pilot, but haven't confirmed this. I know nothing of the others in the photo, other than basic ranks. The young mustachioed Lieutenant seated next to my great uncle appears to be from the nursing or dental staff corps, judging from the leaf on the sleeve. That's all I know. View full size. No Male Nurses In US MilitaryIIRC, there were no male nurses in the US military until after the Korean War. Male Nurses Fight For AcceptanceThe Male Nurse as a whole, got a taste of the struggles for acceptance as equals in the workplace, that women in general are still fighting for in the 21st century. But only a taste, as theirs in this respect was fought and won in only 54 years. Beginning in 1901, with the establishment of acceptance of female nurses into the Army, the male nurse existed but was not accepted into the Army as such. To be brief, it took 48 years, after a lengthy battle of not just the individual nurses, but the organizations which represented them, just to get legislation proposed for such an action. Interestingly enough, it not only was a congresswoman who proposed it, it was Frances P. Bolton, from Ohio, who had previously introduced unanimously approved legislation just six years prior, in July, 1943, that created the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, which helped train thousands of nurses during and for three years after WWII. However it took SIX more years of debate before it was finally signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, on August 9, 1955. Lieutenant Edward T. Lyon, ANC, became the first male Army nurse on October 6, 1955. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
It's a Small(er) World: 1969
... Kim (a WW2 Marine), was one of the engineers on the Disney train and in 1995 I introduced him to my 5 year old daughter at the Small World train stop. He invited us into the cab of his diminutive locomotive and we rode ... 
 
Posted by rsyung - 09/15/2017 - 7:25pm -

Disneyland, 1969. Kodachrome slide by my dad. View full size. It was a Small World in 1969It's A Small World was one of my favorite Disneyland rides. If it was hot outside it was cool inside. When I graduated from high school in Long Beach in 1966 Disneyland was a great and relatively inexpensive date night back then. Grad Night was filled with high school graduates and dates for a few dollars and my date Jill and I were there. By 1969 I was in the Air Force flying over Laos and the Ho Chi Minh Trail. I see two Marines walking through the scene and wonder if they are from Camp Pendleton on liberty with Vietnam in their futures. My 6th grade teacher, Mr Kim (a WW2 Marine), was one of the engineers on the Disney train and in 1995 I introduced him to my 5 year old daughter at the Small World train stop. He invited us into the cab of his diminutive locomotive and we rode around the park in style. I've been watching the Ken Burns documentary on Vietnam and Disneyland in 1969 was obviously in a different world. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Chicago Christmas: 1956
My father playing with his cousin and the Lionel train set he got for Christmas. He was about 8 here. Kodachrome slide taken in ... 
 
Posted by polishprinsezz - 09/16/2011 - 1:52pm -

My father playing with his cousin and the Lionel train set he got for Christmas. He was about 8 here. Kodachrome slide taken in Chicago in 1956. View full size. Your photo and story in a magazineHi, I am senior editor at Classic Toy Trains. We would be interested in publishing this vintage color photo and learning more about the background . Please contact me at: Roger Carp 262-796-8776 ext. 253 rcarp@classictoytrains.com Thanks, Roger [To contact the photo's owner, click their username (above the photo after "Submitted by"), then the Contact tab on their Profile page. -tterrace] (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas)
Snow Belt Special: 1943
... Belt railroad between Chicago and Hammond, Indiana. The train pulls out of the Chicago & North Western yard." Photo by Jack Delano, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/17/2015 - 9:39am -

January 1943. "Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago and Hammond, Indiana. The train pulls out of the Chicago & North Western yard." Photo by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size. This would bethe Proviso Yard of the C & NW, located about fourteen miles directly west of the Loop between Bellwood and Stone Park. When I was a kid I'd ride my three-speed Hercules north up Westchester Boulevard and Bellwood Avenue to where the latter dead-ended at the yard. Then I'd wander around within about the largest rail yard in the region watching mammoth freight trains being assembled. Only in retrospect do I realize how dangerous that was. The IHB's main line passed by a few blocks from my home, and I clearly remember steam engines of the Milwaukee Road, which had trackage rights on the IHB, chugging away pulling freight (usually northbound) amid heavy coal smoke with screeching whistles, in the early 1950s and maybe later. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Railroads)
Our Excellent Adventure: 1942
... September 1942. "Richwood, West Virginia. Young men on train leaving for New York state, where they will help in the harvest of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/12/2014 - 11:07am -

September 1942. "Richwood, West Virginia. Young men on train leaving for New York state, where they will help in the harvest of tomatoes, apples and other crops." Photo by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size. The Sweet SpotYou're old enough to make a buck, but too young to go to war. Enjoy it while it lasts boys. Left sleeve, perhaps?Where's the pack of Camels been tucked? (The Gallery, John Collier, Railroads)
Christmas Morn: 1949
... living room, my parents were already up and had the windup train running around the figure eight track. I stepped on the track and derailed the train. The kid-sized rocking chair in the center was covered in yellow vinyl. ... 
 
Posted by Ben Roundabloc - 12/13/2013 - 7:44pm -

Christmas morn 1949, Hamtramck, Michigan. Amazing what details I remember. My sister is 10 months old. I am checking out the plastic motor under the hood of the truck. When I came into the living room, my parents were already up and had the windup train running around the figure eight track. I stepped on the track and derailed the train. The kid-sized rocking chair in the center was covered in yellow vinyl. It suffered a sudden end a few years later when a table lamp fell on it melting a hole in the plastic. I still remember my Mom's panic and and seeing the excelsior stuffing where the plastic melted away. The picture was taken with my Father's trusty Argus C-3 which used large flash bulbs which had the same screw in base as a standard light bulb. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Santa Fe Cathedral: 1943
... have been no comments about this magical space from the train aficionados in Shorpy Land. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Railroads) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/11/2014 - 9:22am -

March 1943. "Fort Madison, Iowa. Shopton locomotive shops of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad." Photo by Jack Delano. View full size. Cathedral of IndustryHard to believe that there have been no comments about this magical space from the train aficionados in Shorpy Land. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Railroads)
Arthur Burgoyne Sr.
When my great-grandfather's train went by his house, he always blew the whistle to hail my ... 
 
Posted by Wolfie - 12/13/2007 - 10:32pm -

When my great-grandfather's train went by his house, he always blew the whistle to hail my great-grandmother. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. LocationDo you know where & when picture was taken? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Railway to Heaven: 1939
Washington, D.C., circa 1939. "View of train tracks and St. Dominic's Church." Medium format negative, photographer ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/27/2017 - 1:18pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1939. "View of train tracks and St. Dominic's Church." Medium format negative, photographer unknown. View full size. Engine Co. 4 FirehouseThis is Virginia Avenue between 4½ and Sixth Streets SW. The building at right with the flag on the roof is the DCFD Engine Company 4 firehouse, which was abandoned Sept. 12, 1940. Since the flag is flying, the house is still active. (The Gallery, D.C., Railroads)
Scranton, D, L & W RR yards
... & paste techniques. The difference is only one freight train, the smart observer Dave recognized the man in the white overalls, who ... 
 
Posted by Alex - 01/19/2012 - 10:47am -

Scranton, Pennsylvania, circa 1900. "Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad yards," the two images Scranton: 1900 and Old King Coal: 1900 put together, using some cut & paste techniques. The difference is only one freight train, the smart observer Dave recognized the man in the white overalls, who seems now to have solved the "bilocation" problem! View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Scranton)
Medicine Man: 1939
... and later sent the choir formal robes and a director to train and travel with them." There is now an "Andrew Springs Drive" in Colp. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/15/2020 - 12:34am -

January 1939. "Dr. Springs with Indian relics. Colp, Illinois." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Community leaderIn 2012, when Dr. Springs' grave in nearby Carterville was rededicated, an article in the Southern Illinoisan explained: "Dr. Andrew W. Springs was born in 1869 and died in 1944. In addition to delivering babies and treating patients, he taught the community about hygiene, maintained his museum of Indian and other artifacts, even ran for statewide office twice in the Republican primary, in 1918 and 1924, losing by just one vote in 1918. In the height of the Great Depression, Dr. Springs invited First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to tour the No. 9 mine. She also attended a community choir performance in Colp and later sent the choir formal robes and a director to train and travel with them." There is now an "Andrew Springs Drive" in Colp. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Medicine, Native Americans)
Disney Slide #4
... Village in Storybook Land taken from the Casey Jr. Circus Train. In the background, part of the large section of the park that was still ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 09/06/2011 - 5:53pm -

1950s or early 1960s Disneyland, from a ancient suitcase found next to a freeway on ramp. View full size. VacantLandThis is Pinocchio's Village in Storybook Land taken from the Casey Jr. Circus Train. In the background, part of the large section of the park that was still undeveloped and vacant when it opened in 1955. Parts of Autopia and the Monorail now occupy the space, along with It's a Small World. Under constructionLooks like D-land under construction. It is hard to remember what Anaheim looked like before Disney hit the scene. What a wonderful find! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Trigger: 1949
... was around 7, my brother and sister and I went alone on a train from Winnipeg to spend the summer with my grandmother in Ponoka, Alberta, ... 
 
Posted by MacBoy - 01/18/2013 - 7:11pm -

April, 1949. Trigger, the pal of Roy Rogers, gets immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. L-R Pat Butram, Dale Evans, Trigger, Roy Rogers, and far right (in cap) is my grandfather, Jean Klossner, who performed all the footprint ceremonies at the Chinese from 1927 through 1956. Our family has over 80 of the original photos in various albums. View full size. PonokaAbout 15 years later, when I was around 7, my brother and sister and I went alone on a train from Winnipeg to spend the summer with my grandmother in Ponoka, Alberta, where we saw Dale Evans and Roy Rogers in a parade, the most famous people I'd ever seen in all my years. They were on my lunch box and here I was seeing them in real life. Wrong PatThis is a great photo! However, the Pat in the picture was Pat Brady, not Pat Butram. He sang with the Sons of the Pioneers, was a decorated WW2 vet, and worked with Roy in the movies and his television show. Would love to see some of the other photos you mentioned. Thanks! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Industrial Robot: 1938
... northward on today's St. Helena Highway 128. The old train station at Runtherford would be to the left and there is still a road ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/01/2018 - 3:53pm -

December 1938. "Napa Valley. More than 25 years a bindlestiff. [Also seen here.] Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms. The type that formed the backbone of the Industrial Workers of the World in California before the war. Subject of Carleton Parker's studies on Industrial Workers of the World." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. St. Helena HighwaymanHe's just leaving Rutherford, northward on today's St. Helena Highway 128. The old train station at Runtherford would be to the left and there is still a road sign with mileage to St' Helena, Calistoga and Lakeport in approximately the same location. (The Gallery, Dorothea Lange, On the Road)
Meeting the PM: 1960
... R.G. Menzies, opened the plant at 2:35 pm, and a trailer train tour of the plant followed. A black tie evening dinner party at the ... Melbourne wrapped up the day. In this photo on the trailer train from left to right are Henry Bolte, premier of the State of Victoria, and ... 
 
Posted by Angus J - 06/14/2013 - 7:52pm -

When Ford opened its new Broadmeadows plant in suburban Melbourne on 27th January, 1960, it was a big deal. The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R.G. Menzies, opened the plant at 2:35 pm, and a trailer train tour of the plant followed. A black tie evening dinner party at the Menzies Hotel in Melbourne wrapped up the day. In this photo on the trailer train from left to right are Henry Bolte, premier of the State of Victoria, and his wife; my mother, Betty; Prime Minister Menzies; my father, John McIntyre; and unknown. See This story of the recent announcement of the closure of the Broadmeadows plant. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
US Navy at St Peter's Rome 1957
... US Navy ships were docked at Taranto Italy and a 300 mile train ride got us here. Front row, third from left is yours truly (urcunina). ... 
 
Posted by urcunina - 07/08/2009 - 8:59pm -

A short trip to Rome with an organized tour. Our US Navy ships were docked at Taranto Italy and a 300 mile train ride got us here. Front row, third from left is yours truly (urcunina). I have not been in contact with any of these guys until recently when the third from right contacted me and sent the picture. The only other one I can name is first row, far right. The average age here is about 23. Three not in uniform are officers, and one is in uniform with the SP armband. Shore Patrol. I imagine that there were many of these tours and photographs made over the years. Anyone remember being there? View full size. When in Rome ...drool over the men in uniform! Hubba hubba!!! Saratoga people?I wonder if you might have served on the U.S.S. Saratoga? In those days I went for vacation with my parents to Cannes, France, Cote d'Azur, many times during Christmas holidays. There used to be a fair at the Cannes Boulevard, near the harbor, during Christmas and New Year. As a ten year old boy I remember to have made fun with American Navy Soldiers at that fair. Wasn't that the sixth fleet in the Mediterranean in those days? Alex, Netherlands, near Amsterdam (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
mill town
Train in the mill town of Korbel, in Humboldt County, California, on the Arcata ... 
 
Posted by kevhum - 05/27/2007 - 11:45pm -

Train in the mill town of Korbel, in Humboldt County, California, on the Arcata Mad river railroad. Taken about 1911. Loco # 3Notice the cow catcher (pilot) on the rear of loco on the tender, for running in reverse to keep anything or anyone from getting run under the wheels. And the long tong for coupling cars, you'd never see this on regular steam locos. Very interesting shot. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Charlotte Edith Anderson (Monture)
... racial attitudes in the day, no hospital in Canada would train an "Indian". She applied and was accepted at the New Rochelle Hospital, ... 
 
Posted by Mudhooks - 11/05/2011 - 11:00am -

My ex-husband's grandmother, Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, in her AEF Red Cross nurse's uniform. "Andy" served in France during WWI. Although she was a Mohawk from the Six Nations Reserve, in Southern Ontario, she served with the American Forces. She was the first Native woman in Canada to be trained as a nurse. However, because of racial attitudes in the day, no hospital in Canada would train an "Indian". She applied and was accepted at the New Rochelle Hospital, in New York, and trained there as a nurse, becoming a school nurse. When the Americans joined the War, she signed up, too. She served at Buffalo Base Hospital 23, in Vittelles, France. She returned home to Six Nations after the war, serving her people as a nurse until 1955. She died just short of her 106th birthday, in 1996. It was a privilege to have known her. (As a side note, she had the opportunity to dance with Eddie Rickenbacker when he visited the hospital. She said he was "a bit full of himself"...) View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Mount Snowdon, c. 1931
... I haven't yet been able to identify the railway that this train belonged to. The one still in the business says it isn't theirs. View ... 
 
Posted by Mudhooks - 11/27/2009 - 8:54am -

My mother and grandfather on the small-gauge railway up to Mount Snowdon, in Wales, c. 1931. Scanned from a negative. The mustache worn by my grandfather was a common one even during WWII. It wasn't until after the war that people seem to have seen this as a "Hitler Mustache" instead of a common mustache that Hitler happened to favor. Grandfather still had the same mustache up until he died between VE Day and VJ Day. I haven't yet been able to identify the railway that this train belonged to. The one still in the business says it isn't theirs. View full size. What a day Dad hadGrandpops has a sad, distant air, don't you think? DadNo. I don't think so. He was a Presbyterian minister (Church of Scotland) which one would think would make him rather dour. Far from it. He was, according to my mother, very funny and light-hearted. Mom said he was always playing practical jokes and used to walk up and down the hallway on Sunday morning singing parodies of the scheduled hymns. It was hard for Mom because she sang in the choir and had a hard time not laughing because the parodies were running though her head. He was probably simply posing that way for the camera. Mot too many of the family photos from the day have anyone smiling except my mother. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Michigan Mystery #2 Solved
... see they are looking down the same direction. There's a train bridge going over the street in the distance and some of the signs on the ... 
 
Posted by mamyers - 08/26/2012 - 5:50pm -

I located a street view from the other side of the street of the Congress Bar. When you compare both photos, you can clearly see they are looking down the same direction. There's a train bridge going over the street in the distance and some of the signs on the left side of the photo match up. This is 128 Silver Street in Hurley, WI. Here's the Google street view today http://goo.gl/maps/EmKED As you can see, the Congress Bar, as well as that entire side of the street is now a parking lot. The Trolla Meat and Grocery is now the Hurley Coffee Company. I googled in "Trolla Meats & Groceries" and found an old newspaper ad from the 1936 Ironwood Daily Globe http://newspaperarchive.com/daily-globe/1936-05-15/page-6/ It had their address which is how I was able to locate the current street view. Thanks for all your input. View full size. Yep, that's HurleyI worked a telecommunications project in the area back in 2003. At the time, bellying up to a bar was my hobby. I was always amazed at the density of adult beverage stations in this small town. I never counted them but my alcoholic intuition tells me there were at least 60 bars on Silver Street. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Pre-bathing Beauties: 1914
... could take advantage of frequent and convenient ferry and train connections. Here my mother's older sister Mary, fourth from the right, ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 09/10/2011 - 3:49pm -

Agua Caliente Springs, California, September 1914. One of the many hot springs resorts in Sonoma County's Valley of the Moon. An extremely popular destination for San Franciscans of the time, who could take advantage of frequent and convenient ferry and train connections. Here my mother's older sister Mary, fourth from the right, poses with a group of her friends and their parasols prior to availing themselves of the restorative properties of the hot water baths. Third from the left is Anna Scanlon, who was Mary's maid of honor at her wedding in 1919. Anna can be also be seen on a visit to Mary here, and Mary appears in a family portrait here. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, tterrapix)
Bedford Sweaters, late 1950s
... your Indian) was my older brother's and the choo-choo train was mine, both knitted circa. 1963, making them over 50 years old. I ... 
 
Posted by Islander800 - 03/14/2014 - 6:47pm -

Here're my brothers and me, late 1950s Bedford Quebec, wearing sweaters that my aunt knitted for us. They were amazingly warm (were they wool?) and she put a lot of work into them. I'm on the left, in the now-cringe worthy "Indian on the warpath"-themed motif. View full size. Definitely woolBack in those years, Islander800, your aunt in Quebec would most certainly have been using wool. My mom didn't discover acrylic until the mid-to-late sixties, and I like to think she was on the cutting edge of all things knitting. I include two of her wool creations below: the cowboy sweater (to chase your Indian) was my older brother's and the choo-choo train was mine, both knitted circa. 1963, making them over 50 years old. I still have them: took those photos today. Wow!As a knit nut, I see your Aunt was a patient and talented woman. They are so cool. Reminds me of Beaver's Eskimo sweater. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Disneyland: c. 1950s
... This slide looks to be flipped right for left. The train is headed in the 'wrong' direction! Also, the signboard on the front of ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 12/27/2011 - 11:21am -

This image is from a 35mm color slide. This was found in an old suitcase next to the freeway on ramp. There are a number of Disney slides as well as some of the people who likely took them. View full size. Flipped?This slide looks to be flipped right for left. The train is headed in the 'wrong' direction! Also, the signboard on the front of Main Street Station looks to be written in reverse. Thanks. It's been fixed. You might have to refresh the page. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Malone, New York: 1897
... a tower hiding behind the tree, and connected by a covered train shed, which made great sense here in New York's snow belt. All trains, ... 
 
Posted by drawsing - 01/09/2015 - 7:53pm -

This photo was taken July 1, 1897 in Malone, New York during the anniversary celebration of the Jean Baptiste Society. I found an old newspaper article describing the event. In 1960 my father was working for the USDA on Long Island, New York. He was looking through a dump one day and found this fat packet of over 100 negatives. He brought them home with him and kept them in a box. Some of the negatives had writing on their paper sleeves, and it is from this that I determined the place and time. I have recently begun scanning them and developing them in Photoshop. Some of the photos are from the parade and the accompanying fair. Others are of well-to-do young people engaged in courting, fishing, canoeing and various leisure activities. View full size. It doesn't look like a stationIn the background is Rutland Railroad's unusual station at Malone. The tower in view is identical to a tower hiding behind the tree, and connected by a covered train shed, which made great sense here in New York's snow belt. All trains, both passenger and freight, ran through the shed. In later years the shed was removed and the Rutland (Chatham, NY, and Bellows Falls, Vt. to Ogdensburg, NY) was greatly downsized. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Elephants in Buffalo
... walked through the streets to get to the arena from their train. From the taller buildings in the background it looks like we are looking ... 
 
Posted by BflJake - 01/04/2012 - 11:36am -

This photo was probably taken in the mid to late 1930s. Circus animals were walked through the streets to get to the arena from their train. From the taller buildings in the background it looks like we are looking up Broadway toward downtown. We can see the Liberty Bank building with a small Statue of Liberty visible on its top and I believe the Rand building (to the right). Both buildings are still there. Just to the left of the elephants there is a sign on the building that says "Circus April 10-?." The second date is blocked. This is obviously where they are headed. It looks like we had some not too unusual late snow in Buffalo. View full size. On Broadway!This is a view down Broadway from Pine St. The building on the left with the sign is the old Broadway Auditorium, now the Buffalo Public Works Department garage. A history of the Broadway Auditorium as a hockey venue is here. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Well Wisher (Colorized): 1937
... I have a picture of him, in uniform, outside a troop train in somewhere between GA and CA, with the same look on his face this young ... 
 
Posted by Marco Alfaro - 11/06/2015 - 8:11pm -

Colorized from this Shorpy original. A beautiful picture - I only colorized it. View full size. A door into another world...You did a great job! The face doesn't match my dad's, but the mood of the picture (faded gray wood; well close to the house; and the landscape in the background landscape), invites the viewer into another life. My dad died at 96 years old on Dec. 22 last year. This photo is similar to what the homestead in Colorado would have looked like during his early teens. (But they had no porch.) The Great Depression would have been in full force, and the dust-bowl edging closer to their county . The US Army promised food and a chance at education, since the one-room school he attended went no further than 8th grade and there was no high school. After basic training, his unit was shipped off to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. They seemed to think they needed antiaircraft gunners there--so he was there on Dec. 7, 1941. As it turned out, just finishing a weekend pass. He hurried back, arriving at what was left of his battery in time to fire a last shot or two. I have a picture of him, in uniform, outside a troop train in somewhere between GA and CA, with the same look on his face this young man wears. It's amazing how a photograph comes to life with colorization and pulls forth not only the story of the subject, but so many more.... (Colorized Photos)
Active Imaginations
... block the track and quickly move out of the way when the train approached. Also in the room, with fanciful wallpaper, note the steam ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 04/27/2012 - 10:12pm -

Here is a picture of younger brother George, and I, playing with our "shared" American Flyer c.1958. The "steam" locomotive and tender cannot be seen, but on the floor you may spot several familiar items: signal bridge, telephone pole, water tower, small trackside tool shed. There are two windmills made of tinker toys, too. We had a cow that would block the track and quickly move out of the way when the train approached. Also in the room, with fanciful wallpaper, note the steam radiator, the peg desk and the record player. Burl Ives' "Bimbo" is probably playing. What imagination! What fun! Kodachrome slide taken in Clinton, Iowa, c.1958. View full size. Still usefulMy kids have that peg desk (with a chalkboard lid). A number of desired Lego kits are currently listed on it. I don't think they've ever seen an actual steam radiator. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Less Than Swingin' Swinger
... had come from Washington (state, not DC) on the train to visit. The little dark-skinned girl is me, after a summer spent at ... 
 
Posted by noelani - 08/13/2011 - 11:15pm -

In 1966 I got the Polaroid "Swinger" for my birthday. It only used black and white film, the pictures were tiny and they looked more like they were taken in the 1930s than the 60s. I soon got tired of spending my hard-earned babysitting money on film for it, but the few I have are kind of amusing! The suitcase and the things on the bed and surroundings are there because my paternal grandmother had come from Washington (state, not DC) on the train to visit. The little dark-skinned girl is me, after a summer spent at the pool. Don't know who took the shot. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Rolling Stock: 1952
... written on this and other slides I know they took a train trip from Los Angeles to Chicago. This is one side of a Kodachrome stereo ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 04/16/2017 - 2:40am -

This is the mother and son from the Kodachrome Kitchen,This was taken inside their Hotel, probably in Chicago. Based on the comments written on this and other slides I know they took a train trip from Los Angeles to Chicago. This is one side of a Kodachrome stereo pair. View full size. American FlyerThe trains, of course! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Panama Limited
... on the famous Panama Limited, an all-Pullman passenger train operated by the Illinois Central Railroad between Chicago and New ... 
 
Posted by russ - 06/22/2008 - 8:51pm -

Circa 1910 postcard showing the dining car galley on the famous Panama Limited, an all-Pullman passenger train operated by the Illinois Central Railroad between Chicago and New Orleans. From my collection. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
« first‹ prev…35 [36]37next ›last »
Syndicate content  Shorpy.com is a vintage photography site featuring thousands of high-definition images. The site is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, a teenage coal miner who lived 100 years ago. Contact us | Privacy policy | Accessibility Statement | Site © 2024 Shorpy Inc.