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Take No Chances: 1941
... at Akron, Ohio. "Rubber stock for track treads of scout cars and other Army halftrack vehicles is milled in one Ohio tire plant. All ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/21/2008 - 10:05pm -

December 1941. Goodrich plant at Akron, Ohio. "Rubber stock for track treads of scout cars and other Army halftrack vehicles is milled in one Ohio tire plant. All rubber firmly 'welded' to the steel parts is formed into one tough durable piece." View full size. 4x5 negative by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. Still in use in 1980I've seen almost identical machines in the late 1970's at the Firestone plant in Los Angeles. They mix the rubber compounds after they come out of the "Banburys" that do the initial mixing. The drums contain cold water run through them. After the worker peels up the rubber from the drum, he will put the batch in the top, where it will be squashed & blended. The friction & compression would heat the rubber up to smoking hot. There have been several guys pulled into the machine over the years. The overhead bars are for an emergency stop to shut off the machine. (The Gallery, Alfred Palmer, Factories, WW2)
Family Tree: 1895
... in this photo, will you provide to me one of the great cars in the Las Vegas Kodachromes as a reward? I realize that you might ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/28/2015 - 1:05pm -

Takoma Park, Md., circa 1895. Another look at Willard and Helen Douglas and their 90-degree tree. 5x7 glass negative by Edward M. Douglas. View full size. Let's Make a Deal!!!Dave, I live only four miles or so from Takoma Park. If I can find the exact tree shown in this photo, will you provide to me one of the great cars in the Las Vegas Kodachromes as a reward? I realize that you might need to contact Jay Leno in order to fulfill this request, but you two should hit it off great! Trail markerNative Americans would tie down a branch or sapling pointing in the direction the trail went, and as the tree grew would leave a permanent marker pointing where to go. There are still a few left if you know where to look. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_marker_trees (E.M. Douglas, Kids)
Bank of Bisbee: 1940
... rounded up by their armed neighbors, herded onto cattle cars, shipped to the middle of the New Mexican desert and left there to die. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/10/2018 - 8:19pm -

        The Bank of Bisbee had a starring role in "Violent Saturday," a 1955 film noir shot on location with Bisbee recast as "Bradenville," and Ernest Borgnine somewhat improbably playing an Amish farmer whose family is held hostage by bank robbers. May 1940. "Bank in copper mining center of Bisbee, Arizona." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The Name's ChangedThe rest remains the same. In fact, of all the towns featured on Shorpy, Bisbee seems to be the one that has changed the least. [Indeed. Although last time I was in Bisbee, it was a Bank of America. - Dave] Violent BisbeeStill frame from "Violent Saturday." Note the start of "Bisbee" on the old Coca-Cola sign on the side of the building above the Studebaker. Click to enlarge. Faux Stone PaintersThere was great scenery shop work on the Bank of Bradenville sign. I had to go back to notice how they covered up the Bank of Bisbee lettering. It was probably just plywood painted to look like stone. I understand that for much of the fist half of the Twentieth Century, people who could do that were in great demand. The classic example was all the temporary buildings at world's fair sites. Bisbee: Another Violent Starring RoleBisbee was the site of real-life violence in 1917. It is the subject of a newly released movie, "Bisbee '17". "Radically combining collaborative documentary, western and musical elements, the film follows several members of the close knit community as they attempt to reckon with their town's darkest hour. In 1917, nearly two-thousand immigrant miners, on strike for better wages and safer working conditions, were violently rounded up by their armed neighbors, herded onto cattle cars, shipped to the middle of the New Mexican desert and left there to die. This long-buried and largely forgotten event came to be known as the Bisbee Deportation." Quoted from Rotten Tomatoes, where the movie gets a 94% approval rating. (The Gallery, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Going Viral: 1918
... Epidemic would not permit anyone to ride on the street cars without wearing a mask. 260,000 of these were made by the Seattle Chapter ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/03/2020 - 12:22pm -

Ca. 1918-1919. "Precautions taken in Seattle, Wash., during the Spanish Influenza Epidemic would not permit anyone to ride on the street cars without wearing a mask. 260,000 of these were made by the Seattle Chapter of the Red Cross which consisted of 120 workers, in three days." 5x7 glass negative, American National Red Cross Photograph Collection. View full size. Surgical masksRight now sold out or in short supply all over Europe. (The Gallery, ANRC, Medicine, Streetcars)
Big Hall
... Photo likely taken in the teens or early 20's going by the cars in the picture. Print from my negatives collection. View full size. ... center columns. Can you tell in the original? Are the cars American? I love puzzles like this. Missouri History Museum This ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 07/22/2016 - 10:22pm -

Not sure what this building is or where. Photo likely taken in the teens or early 20's going by the cars in the picture. Print from my negatives collection. View full size. Inscription?It looks to me like there is an inscription over the center columns. Can you tell in the original? Are the cars American? I love puzzles like this. Missouri History MuseumThis is now the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_History_Museum At the time of the picture, it would have been known as the Jefferson Memorial Building, celebrating Lewis & Clark (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
1928 - Star Car
... There are many people today that preserve and restore Star cars. The model M was powered by a four cylinder engine made by Continental, ... 
 
Posted by TK42ONE - 04/22/2008 - 8:03pm -

The Phillips family shows off their new Star Car in downtown Alliance, Nebraska. Year and ModelThis appears to be a 1927 model M, it was the last year for the make. The car was made by the Durant Motor Company with factories in Lansing, MI, Elizabeth, NJ, Oakland CA and Leaside, Ontario Canada. This car was most likely made in in either Lansing or Oakland. Star was the economy division that competed directly with the Model T Ford. The Star was a more modern up-to-date automobile than the T and but was dropped when Ford introduced its Model A in 1928. Durant Motors was founded by Billy Durant, the same man who founded General Motors and continued in business into 1932. rick@durantmotors.org The 28 is a 27This appears to be a 1927 model M. The Star was manufactured by Star motors a division of the Durant Motor Company. 1927 was the last year they made the Star, it was dropped in 1928. Some say that that was a bad decision as the Star was the best selling automobile the company produced. There are many people today that preserve and restore Star cars. The model M was powered by a four cylinder engine made by Continental, that company is still in business today making aircraft motors. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
P-51 Mustang: 1970
... ton of interesting stuff on this website for both Mustang cars and Mustang airplanes... http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/ Owner ... 
 
Posted by Cerrito68 - 10/08/2012 - 6:33pm -

Taken at the annual Watsonville, California airshow in 1970, this is a privately-owned P-51 Mustang WWII fighter plane that I saw many times flying (low) over the San Francisco Bay Area. View full size. Great shot of the MustangCertainly a non military paint scheme. Hope she's still around today. Here is the airplane today...I searched the site "Mustangs-Mustangs" and ran through the alphabet for a suffix to the "N" number that is just barely showing on the right side. When I reached the letter "D" I struck pay dirt. Its history shows that it was based in California from 1965 to 2003. The FAA registry shows that it is currently based in Vineburg CA and still registered to "Sonoma Valley Aircraft Sales" It now sports a new paint scheme and "N" number of N51GP. Its original WWII s/n is 44-74483. It is a "D" model Mustang, the most common type If you click on the seven thumbnails at the bottom of the page you can see other photos of it displaying the paint scheme shown in our Shorpy photo. Here is the link... http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/?survivors/serial/44-74483 There is a ton of interesting stuff on this website for both Mustang cars and Mustang airplanes... http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/ OwnerYes, I remember the owner's name was George Perez and he flew it often over the bay area when I was a kid. Two memorable sightings stick with me. One was just as we parked on Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco across from the zoo c1970. I had just gotten out of the car when the "maroon and gold Mustang" raced over Ocean Beach at about 1,000 feet headed toward the Golden Gate. The other time was when I was home sick from school, also c70, and the Mustang raced past our big front window up in the east bay hills, again low and fast. My mother was setting my lunch tray down when the Mustang streaked past the house. Paint jobThanks to bobstothfang for the photo of the current paint job on the P51. Thank heaven it was repainted. That maroon and gold did the impossible...made that plane ugly! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Ore Docks: 1941
... It is unusual to see Duluth Missabe & Iron Range ore cars, with their uniquely placed air brake connections above the couplers, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/11/2020 - 2:07am -

August 1941. "Ore docks at Allouez, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. High Level Air BrakesIt is unusual to see Duluth Missabe & Iron Range ore cars, with their uniquely placed air brake connections above the couplers, being shoved onto the Great Northern docks. The DM&IR had their own docks across the bay in Duluth. BootstrappingIt's interesting to see all the iron that went into the dock, ships, railcars, rails and other equipment so that more iron could be produced. Mostly still thereVachon is photographing from Great Northern Dock 1. They all were originally timber but were rebuilt with concrete and steel. The exception is Dock 3, rebuilt in timber, which we can see behind the foreground dock and is now gone. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, John Vachon, Mining, Railroads)
Aluminum Christmas: 1964
... and yellow. Such a typical Christmas, always a gun, slot cars, or hot wheels,and dolls. I asked my parents about the tree a few years ... 
 
Posted by Hoople365 - 12/21/2012 - 7:56pm -

It’s Christmas 1964: snow lying heavily on the ground, gifts under the tree and the house redolent with the evocative aroma of … aluminum. I believe my parents agreed to buy this tree so that Mother wouldn’t be vacuuming up pine needles until Easter. I still have this tree, (and the color wheel) although it’s not quite as fluffy as shown here. My parents had a policy that the un-wrapped gifts came from Santa, so this photo must have been taken on Christmas Eve. Left to right, slippers for Father, a Johnny Seven for one of my brothers and a rudimentary ice-cream maker that came in handy during the Summer months. On the right is a BB gun that was confiscated by Father later, but my older brother probably consoled himself playing with the slot-car track. Yes, it was a pretty good life in my town of Undisclosed Location. Oh, me? I got the dolls and cradle shown on the right. Merry Christmas to my fellow Shorpy-ites. View full size. Colored poms?Hoople365, Those colored poms about the middle of the tree.. Are those ornaments or part of the tree? Love It!Oh how I wish I had our aluminum tree with the creaky color wheel. I spent countless hours oohing and aahing at the tree changing from red, green, blue (my fav), and yellow. Such a typical Christmas, always a gun, slot cars, or hot wheels,and dolls. I asked my parents about the tree a few years ago, thought it would be retro cool but sadly they threw it away. Enjoy it while you can! Classic 1964 Christmas morning Every little boy on our street wanted a Johnny Seven. How could you resist seven guns in one. The tree is a classic. We actually had the same tree, until our dog destroyed it one Christmas day while we were out. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Bugeye Sprite: 1965
Dad and me in another one of his cool cars, 1965ish. He would buy one and fix what was wrong; some kept breaking a ... a little car. I was already messing with old American cars, mostly attempting restoration and mild hot rodding so I did have a back ... 
 
Posted by Zone47 - 04/17/2015 - 6:59pm -

Dad and me in another one of his cool cars, 1965ish. He would buy one and fix what was wrong; some kept breaking a lot, but he enjoyed working on stuff. View full size. Amphibian in the UKThese were always 'frog-eye' Sprites on this side of the Atlantic... American Austin Healey SpriteI bought my Bugeyed Sprite, a 1960 model, in 1961. Why, I don't know! Mine had the fairly rare fibreglas hardtop which greatly improved the looks and warmth in Illinois winters. I worked in a small office only a few miles from home. Great little car for getting to work and back, even though central Illinois winters were not the best for such a little car. I was already messing with old American cars, mostly attempting restoration and mild hot rodding so I did have a back up when the snow was headlight high! My first job but it didn't last more than six years. When the company moved to NY I refused to move. So I decided I'd sell life insurance. In reality I couldn't sell beer at a baseball game in July. I soon realized those little 4-cyl high reving engines were not built for stop and go city driving. Had that poor little Sprite engine rebuilt twice. Still it didn't last. Ford was putting the new 289 in a small sports car. If they could do it I could too in my drive way using a large chisel, hammer, and hacksaw. Even back in the mid 60's I was a Chevy guy. So I bought a rebuilt 327/powerglide with 2-4 barrel carbs. A friend's dad had a portable welder so using masking tape, wooden shims. etc. I mocked up a square tube frame and in no time I was driving my little Chevy V-8 Sprite. I swapped the 2-4 barrel set up for 3-2 barrels and drove the wheeels off that little maroon Sprite for several years before trading it for a 1933 Chevy. Life was good in the 60's. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
What Goes Up: 1926
... mouth was in full swing! Look Ma...... I imagine if cars weren't yet outfitted with seatbelts, then maybe neither were coasters ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 1:37pm -

Montgomery County, Maryland. The roller coaster at Glen Echo Park in 1926. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Look Ma, Hands!This was in the time before it was fashionable to hold your hands up in the air on roller coasters. Of course, the practice of riding in the first car with a butt hanging out of your mouth was in full swing! Look Ma......I imagine if cars weren't yet outfitted with seatbelts, then maybe neither were coasters yet? I'd be holding on too! (The Gallery, Natl Photo, Sports)
Double Panama: 1915
... the walls of the entry with the little electric (?) cars. She's a very trim little freighter. What a great picture! Watching ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/19/2014 - 3:58pm -

Circa 1915. "Steamer Panama at Pedro Miguel Locks, approach from Miraflores Lake, Panama Canal." Another high-resolution view to mark the centenary of the Panama Canal. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Very few fendersInteresting to note that PANAMA has no fenders out and that there's only one fender handing from the lock wall (far side of the lock entry, left side of the picture). She doesn't need them given the placid weather and the ability of the lock personnel to handle her lines (and keep her from touching the walls of the entry with the little electric (?) cars. She's a very trim little freighter. What a great picture! Watching the showThe canal authority maintains a set of webcams which allow you to watch the show day or night. They also have a few clips of transits, e.g. of the USS New Jersey. Deep, Cold FateIn February 1927 SS Panama was sold to the Alaska Steamship Company, renamed SS Aleutian, and transferred to Pacific coastal service. It sank in 1929 off Kodiak. More here. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
On the Tipple: 1910
... Iron Co. These young boys work around and on these coal cars, loaded and empty, while they are running at full speed. It is dangerous. ... 
 
Posted by Ken - 09/08/2011 - 11:45am -

On the tipple at the Bessie Mine, Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. These young boys work around and on these coal cars, loaded and empty, while they are running at full speed. It is dangerous. One of these boys said, "Ain't hardly a day goes by that someone don't get pinched or hurt." "I got my leg jammed a while ago and was laid up a week." Location: Bessie Mine, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1910. View full size DaveI'm pretty sure that the kid on the far right is Dave, the "young 'pusher'" from the other photo. [Yes, I think you're right. - Other Dave] Oh Shorpy, where art thou?I agree the kid on the right is Dave, but where is Shorpy? Isn't this the mine where he worked? (The Gallery, Lewis Hine)
"Old 71": 1941
... and Southern Railway, which carried ore and passenger cars from Denver to 'the richest square mile on earth'." Medium format acetate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/17/2019 - 5:02pm -

September 1941. Central City, Colorado. "The 'Old 71' engine of the Colorado and Southern Railway, which carried ore and passenger cars from Denver to 'the richest square mile on earth'." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size. The latest news on "Old 71"Click here to download the PDF. Just like Joe LouisAs of 2017, Old 71 was the greeter for the Reserve casino. (The Gallery, Frontier Life, M.P. Wolcott, Mining, Railroads)
Illinois Central: 1942
... additional traction when starting to move a heavy cut of cars. Illinois Central locomotives, such as this one, had very commodious ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/21/2014 - 12:40pm -

November 1942. "Chicago, Illinois. Engine taking on coal at an Illinois Central Railroad yard." Medium-format negative by Jack Delano. View full size. PartsThis is apparently a switching locomotive, as indicated by the sandbox (sometimes called a dome) atop the boiler in front of the cab, with it's sand delivery pipe running down the side of the firebox to deliver dry sand to the top of the rail behind the rear driving wheels for additional traction when starting to move a heavy cut of cars. Illinois Central locomotives, such as this one, had very commodious cabs. Small windows in the front wall of the cab, directly behind the sandbox, are to allow the engineer, and fireman, to see the color of the smoke as it is expelled out the stack - information important to maintaining the proper, efficient operation of the locomotive. The three parallel pipes running out of the picture to the right, from below the engineers position in the cab, are air brake control lines. The "broken grate" firebox (the bottom of which is indicated by the double row of rivets just below the air brake lines) is above the driving wheels, indicating that this engine was designed about two decades before this portrait. The gadget on the side of the boiler, directly below the sandbox is the injector. A simple, inexpensive, reliable, and miraculous device under the control of the engineer, that has been applied to every steam locomotive since the Civil War. With no moving parts, it takes steam from the boiler (the pipe connection at the top), sucks water from the tender (the connection below, that runs diagonally below the cab), and forces that water forward (the pipe to the right) into the boiler! This locomotive also has been equipped with a canvas awning above the engineers window (now, rolled up). This enables the engineer to stick his head out and look back, during inclement weather, to see signals during switching movements. Recently rebuilt 3600 class 2-10-0 locomotiveThe IC constructed 15 2-10-0 locomotives which were numbered from 3610 to 3624 over a period from 1939 to 1941. These were big engines that were pieced together from salvaged 2-8-2 and 2-10-2 locomotives. The lack of a trailing truck under the cab makes this an engine unsuited for much switching work as the trailing truck helps guide the drivers thru curves and switches. (The Gallery, Chicago, Jack Delano, Railroads)
A Bird in the Pan: 1943
... had to compete both with the excellent cooks on dining cars, and also the excellent restaurants train passengers knew were in the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/22/2017 - 1:40pm -

January 1943. "Chicago, Illinois. In the kitchen of one of the Fred Harvey restaurants at Union Station." A tray of turkeys, a hill of beans, and thou. Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size. Thought bubblesThey're fashioned out of copper. Aluminium, I believeEither way, I'd guess those pans are the survivors of a larger "stash", much of which made trips over Berlin and Tokyo. Look how battered a lot of them are, and the insides as well. They've been well used and well loved. I would bet those cooks knew their business--they had to compete both with the excellent cooks on dining cars, and also the excellent restaurants train passengers knew were in the Loop. Sad to say, Union Station is all fast food now. It's still a beautiful building--my wife and I have gone there a few times, including on our honeymoon--but it's a shell of what it used to be. (The Gallery, Chicago, Eateries & Bars, Jack Delano, Kitchens etc.)
Big Globe
... the collection. Early 60's judging by the collection of cars. I have no idea where this is, or what purpose it served, please help if ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 08/23/2013 - 6:11pm -

Another from the collection. Early 60's judging by the collection of cars. I have no idea where this is, or what purpose it served, please help if anyone knows. View full size. DEW, SAGE, etc.Cold War era radome. Pacific RimNote the early Toyota Land Cruiser, no wraparound rear corner windows.. (FJ-25?) Picture may be along the US Pacific Coast.. In October 1966 I moved to Honolulu where Land Cruisers were advertised in TV (great Japanese commercial dubbed into transliterated English) As a car nut from the East Coast this commercial was my first exposure to the Land Cruiser.. Several years later Datsun and Toyota were just entering the East Coast market. Mid-America was even later. Telstar RadomeI believe this is the Telstar Radome in Andover Maine. The IEEE Global History Network has more information. I say yes it isWayne I have to agree that this is the Telstar Radome. In this particular collection of negatives, a lot of the pictures are from Maine. Plus comparing it too your photo, it is exactly alike. According to Wikipedia it was torn down in the 90's and the land returned to nature. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
No Meddling: 1899
... must have been flange less unlike the wheels on railroad cars. Also, not seeing any wear between the "rails" from horse or mules - the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/26/2018 - 5:03pm -

Winona, Minnesota, circa 1899. "A sawmill plant." Our title comes from the cryptic sign on the utility pole: DO NOT MEDDLE WITH THE WIRES. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Self Lighting LumberAnd we would have perfected electrified lumber in 1899 if it wasn't for those meddling kids. Can I get one of those signs? I need one for my office. Bridge TracksI guess you would call it trackage. Very interesting. Looks like strap rail laid on planks. Even a switch, lower left. Must be an inhouse system for moving carts and dollies. Judging by the raised outside lip on the "track" the wheels must have been flange less unlike the wheels on railroad cars. Also, not seeing any wear between the "rails" from horse or mules - the carts, also lower left, must be hand pushed. (The Gallery, DPC, Industry & Public Works, Railroads)
Mathletes: 1943
... (within a year or two), based on clothing and hair styles, cars, and other background info. But this photo seems particularly timeless to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/09/2013 - 12:49pm -

October 1943. Washington, D.C. "A mechanical drawing class at Woodrow Wilson High School." The Popular Girls making themselves scarce. Photo by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size. Timeless photoUsually I'm pretty good at guessing the approximate date of a photo (within a year or two), based on clothing and hair styles, cars, and other background info. But this photo seems particularly timeless to me -- it could have been taken anytime between the early 1940s and the early to mid-'60s. (Or possibly even later than that during times when boys wore their hair very short, and wore classic, preppy clothes.) Glad to see there was at least one girl in this mechanical drawing class! Timeless tools of the trade.It would be difficult to judge the date of this photo by looking at the drafting tools. The same tools used during the depression were still fine to use into the late 1970's. Then, with the advent of CAD, suddenly we drafting teachers had to find money to fund the latest version of the software, and increasingly better computers to run the software. The drafting board, T-square, and triangles really do take me back to a simpler, and often happier, time. Time Clue (small)I have to agree, time-wise, this one is difficult, however being a watch collector, I can tell you that the wrist watch was popular from around 1938 to 1946. However, that still does not pinpoint the date either. My grandsons are MATHLETES so they should really enjoy this one! (The Gallery, D.C., Education, Schools, Esther Bubley)
Michigan Mystery #3
... trip was in the 1950s, yet I only see 1940s and earlier cars. Was wrong about the date Along with the photos, Dad found a ... 
 
Posted by mamyers - 08/24/2012 - 9:45pm -

My grandfather sometime in the 50's took a camping trip from the Watertown area of Wisconsin into Michigan through Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I'm trying to figure out where these were taken, if anyone lives near these areas would you mind taking some current photos and sending them my way. View full size. That-a-wayEverything seems to be off to the right. The Tower BarThe location of this image is 163 County Road W, Manitowish Waters, WI. The Tower Bar is now called Artist's Palette according to Google Street View. (Gives Google an affectionate pat) View Larger Map Tower Road - Tower BarAgreed that it is Manitowish, WI - near the Michigan border. Attached is a map with a star at Winegar, WI and Winchester is not that far away. BTW, all 3 of your photos say the trip was in the 1950s, yet I only see 1940s and earlier cars. Was wrong about the dateAlong with the photos, Dad found a permission my great granddad had to sign for my granddad. It was dated May 18, 1949 (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Crawford Notch: 1959
... October 6th 2014. Not much has changed except for the cars, no more sign and clothing. Crawford Notch is one of my favorite places to ... 
 
Posted by Islander800 - 03/28/2014 - 7:53pm -

Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, 1959. This was taken by Dad during a stop on our day-long drive from Bedford, Quebec to Sebago Lake State Park in Maine, where we spent a few weeks for a number of summers camping for our family summer vacation. Lots to see in this one, including the blurry TR-3 speeding out of view to the left of the picture. View full size. Beautiful photos!I love how the colors have not faded a bit. Any more of this trip? 1956 DeSoto FiredomeOn the far right. My dad had a gray and white '56 Chrysler, and my heart skipped a bit when I saw this picture. Great carMy father bought a '56 De Soto when I was a teenager. Big, smooth and very stylish. He drove it for over 10 years, great memories. Modern DayI was just here on Monday October 6th 2014. Not much has changed except for the cars, no more sign and clothing. Crawford Notch is one of my favorite places to be… My happy place! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Transit Grill: 1943
... Transit bus with trolleys of 1917 vintage. Many old cars have been reconditioned because of wartime transportation pressure." Photo ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/12/2017 - 11:12pm -

April 1943. Baltimore, Maryland. "Baltimore Transit bus with trolleys of 1917 vintage. Many old cars have been reconditioned because of wartime transportation pressure." Photo by Marjory Collins, Office of War Information. View full size. Locals locateFrom a discussion board of Baltimore locals: "The photographer is standing in the middle of Eastern Avenue looking north up Grundy. The business on the left would later become the White Coffee Pot and the buildings out of the frame on the right would be torn down for Goldenberg’s. The two unit streetcar is the 26 about to turn left on its way to Sparrows Point, and the bus is on the #10 loop, although displaying the Paterson Park route scroll." Buffalo LunchThe Google finds plenty of references TO a "Buffalo Lunch", but not a definition of WHAT it is. Hopefully somebody in ShorpyLand can provide a definition? [Older references seem to indicate it meant cafeteria or buffet-style service. -tterrace] Thanks, one of those rabbit-holes Shorpy often presents that I dive into and can't find an answer. -HP (The Gallery, Baltimore, Eateries & Bars, Streetcars)
The Old Jalopy
... Simi Valley, California. I bought 71 old photos (mostly of cars). Then we sat down to figure out what the cars were. No guesses on this one. View full size. Buick Looks to be ... 
 
Posted by aenthal - 06/06/2014 - 7:35pm -

A neat old 1920's car full of people. What kind of car it is and what it says on its door stumped the crew I was with on June 4, 2014. We drove a 1956 Studebaker to an antique store in Simi Valley, California. I bought 71 old photos (mostly of cars). Then we sat down to figure out what the cars were. No guesses on this one. View full size. BuickLooks to be a Buick, c.1920. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Terminal Lunch (Colorized): 1943
... ago and had color film footage of both the interurban cars and their replacement buses at this terminal. (Colorized Photos) ... 
 
Posted by Avzam - 01/28/2012 - 3:39pm -

Seams to me this was a nice sunny day in Indianapolis, so I tried to make this as sunny as possible. View full size. Very nice colorzation ....However, the green part of the Greyhound bus should be blue and the yellow around the tires should be white. This location is the Indianapolis Traction Terminal that was served by several interurban railroads that consolidated into the Indiana Railroad in the early 1930's. The IRR only lasted until 1939 and the bus lines became the only tenants oof the depot. I produced a video documentary on the IRR several years ago and had color film footage of both the interurban cars and their replacement buses at this terminal. (Colorized Photos)
Mash Transit: 1920
... 1920. Washington, D.C. "14 PERSONS INJURED IN CRASH OF 3 CARS: Wreck at 9th and F Streets When Brakes Fail to Work Endangers Many ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/27/2016 - 2:14am -

November 12, 1920. Washington, D.C. "14 PERSONS INJURED IN CRASH OF 3 CARS: Wreck at 9th and F Streets When Brakes Fail to Work Endangers Many Others. POLICEMEN LEAP TO SAFETY. More Than 2,000 Citizens Delayed an Hour in Getting Home ... " Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size. Largely unchanged after all these years! Living daylightsThe Masonic Temple (right rear) and Union Trust Co. building at left are shown to better advantage in a 1908 photo taken looking west along F St. from the former steps of what is now the National Portrait Gallery. (The Gallery, D.C., Streetcars)
Snow Bug
... embarrassed, but now I realize he didn't blow his money on cars. View full size. Had the same car same color, AND mine even had ... 
 
Posted by Mvsman - 03/30/2012 - 9:46pm -

Here, about 1966, is my Mom and our 1965 VW Beetle. 4 speed, 40 horses. This was not our first VW. I remember as a 6 yr old, squeezing into the little compartment behind the back seat, above the engine. Good God, if we had been rear ended, I would have gone up in flames! This was taken in the local mountains on one of those Southern California days when there was snow. We didn't ski, or stay in a lodge, but I'm sure it was a nice drive on the weekend. Dad was a master of squeezing blood from every last penny. He drove a Volkswagen when my friends' fathers had Impalas and Rivieras. He always could find a gas station that was 2 cents a gallon less than the others. At the time, I felt embarrassed, but now I realize he didn't blow his money on cars. View full size. Had the same carsame color, AND mine even had a gas gauge. do you recallthe lever on the floor to switch to the "extra gallon" fuel supply? Also,my Dad got the "Small World" magazine for several years. I recall leafing through them back in the day. Thanks for responding! Mvsman Optional SnowSouthern California snow, I remember it well. For those of us that grew up there (I grew up in Buena Park, a small city in Orange County), snow was optional during the winter. We could look to the north and see snow-capped Mt. Baldy and take a day trip to Big Bear or Lake Arrowhead. I escaped California and moved to DC (and then Virginia) years ago. It took a good 5 or 6 years to get used to walking in snow with a suit on - since it was optional when I grew up, we always put jeans on and drove to it. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Convergence: 1920
... out working on the plant every day. The hopper cars are probably coal for either the locos or power plant. (The Gallery, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 4:27pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Union Station, tracks in rear." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. C Tower - Washington TerminalThis was 'C' Tower in Washington Terminal. New York Avenue Bridge is behind the tower. TrackageNote the lack of tieplates, only 4 spikes per tie, and only 4 bolts per joint bar. On the other hand, how about that razor edge ballast line, and the trackworkers out working on the plant every day. The hopper cars are probably coal for either the locos or power plant. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Railroads)
Ed's Roadster No. 1
... gas tank as late as the 1920s, except for a few racing cars. Indeed, that whole trunk/tank arrangement is rather odd looking. I've got ... and east of Beverly Hills - I'd guess that custom cars were relatively common in that area in the 1920s. Something about the car ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 09/14/2012 - 10:26pm -

3x5 Photograph found at a thrift Store, mounted on a loose page from a photo album. The Gilmore Gas Station in the background was located at Wilshire Blvd and La Brea in Los Angeles. I think the Car is a Packard. Ed's RoadsterI can't find any pictures of Packards or anything else with an exposed gas tank as late as the 1920s, except for a few racing cars. Indeed, that whole trunk/tank arrangement is rather odd looking. I've got a feeling that this is custom coachwork, either in its entirety or at least from the passenger compartment back. Given the location - a couple of miles south of Hollywood and east of Beverly Hills - I'd guess that custom cars were relatively common in that area in the 1920s. Something about the car (the apparent lack of any provision for a top) has to me a very specific Southern California feel to it. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
May Avenue Camp: 1939
... or she is the original owner? Let's not forget that modern cars last much longer. No, the original purchase price of a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/04/2018 - 5:26pm -

July 1939. Oklahoma City. "Shacks, tents, other makeshift shelter in May Avenue camp, which is partially under bridge and adjacent to city dump and hog wallow. Photographs show squalor, filth and vermin in which poverty-stricken inhabitants dwell. Water supplied by shallow wells and water peddler. Piles of rubbish and debris in which children and adults have injured feet. Privies. Families eating food from vegetable dumps, packinghouses and discarded from hospital. Children clothed in gunny sacks. Malnourished babies. Sick people. Cooking, washing, ironing, patching. Improvised chicken coop. Corn patch." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Ask the man who owns oneThat was Packard's tagline, not Buick's, but imagine being able to walk up to the then-current owner of that car and ask. Or ask the owner of a 2004 Buick today. You think he or she is the original owner? Let's not forget that modern cars last much longer. No, the original purchase price of a fourteen-year-old car parked under a bridge in 1939 means nothing. Look at this woman's clothes. They tell the story the 1925 Buick only pretends to conjure. Wouldn't you really rather havea Buick? Well, this gent does. Clearly this is a man who once had money, given his car is a 1925 Buick Master 6 Touring Sedan and was a quality, up-market car in its day. Now, 14 years later, the crash has come and gone, leaving him with his one friend and grand possession, his lovely old Buick, which lives on to remind him of his prior glory. Now he's buying oil by the gallon, and not very good oil either, so his poor 6-cylinder is likely suffering from worn piston rings and using oil at a rapid pace. I do wonder, what's become of the man and his Buick? [This is the kind of car Okies bought for next to nothing during the Depression and then drove out to California. - Dave] (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Great Depression, OKC, Russell Lee)
Pennsy Es on the Horseshoe Curve
... it had a low bank where lots of people would drive their cars into the water to wash them. I can still see all those soap suds (and ... 
 
Posted by notycoon22 - 06/03/2007 - 12:47pm -

My Dad wasn't really a train fan, so to speak, but we're genetically disposed to appreciate transport in its many guises. He roamed western Pennsylvania as a field director for the Presbyterian Church and on one of his trips in February 1960, he made a stop at the Horseshoe Curve and recorded this express train headed to points east. Photographer Don Hall, Sr. Don Hall Yreka, CA Pennsy E'sWhen I worked for Conrail in the early 80s, I had the opportunity to ride from Pittsburgh to Altoona on the head end of a freight train. Went by this spot and took pictures of people taking pictures of my train! Coming 'round the CurveThat's not an express train but a freight train, and right behind the diesel locomotives (looks like two A - or cab - units and two B - all engine - units) are a Railway Express box car and one with the Pennsylvania Railroad logo (PRR in a keystone, because Pennsylvania is the Keystone State). I grew up in Altoona and the world famous (and it was) Horseshoe Curve was maybe 20 minutes from town. My dad, who retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad after 38 years, used to take us kids in the 1940s and 1950s there to climb the steps up to the track level, where you could stand (with no fence, I think) and experience America's railroad traffic closeup in its glory years. The road to the Curve continued on through a culvert under the track right-of-way, and beyond that culvert the shallow mountain stream that bordered it had a low bank where lots of people would drive their cars into the water to wash them. I can still see all those soap suds (and various engine drippings, I'm sure) going through the culvert and on their way to the Altoona Reservoir. No one gave it an environmental thought. Nor did anyone seemed to be bothered by the deer and other wildlife that drowned in our city's water supply. But I'm sure it all was treated. Well, I hope it was. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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