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Merchants & Miners: 1917
... the image was taken from a boat or barge -- love the rail cars on barges. Where the barges are in the image is now residential homes - ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/10/2018 - 11:42am -

Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1917. "Merchants and Miners Wharf." Over at the pants factory: GIRLS WANTED. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. Today's viewI think the image was taken from a boat or barge -- love the rail cars on barges. Where the barges are in the image is now residential homes - really nice right on the water. At least two buildings survived. Big and emphaticWow. That sign must be huge to be seen so clearly at that distance! Girls WantedI work right about where that sign was. I will have to look on Monday if any of these buildings are still there. It will be easier to go across the water to Portsmouth and look from there. The photographer was either in "P-town" (as it's referred to now) or on a boat in the Elizabeth River, which is the water that you see here. It is less than a half mile across at this point. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Norfolk, Railroads)
House Sitter: 1923
... are -- no piles of detritus, broken windows, or abandoned cars. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/20/2013 - 9:18pm -

Update: This is the west side of Blagden Alley. Details in the comments here. "City rowhouses, 1923." Another view of back-alley Washington, D.C., and its long-forgotten habitues. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size. Can't make it outI wish I could make out what he is doing or repairing. It looks as if he might have a crochet hook in one hand. But Clean!These DC alley shots are intended to convey poverty and perhaps despair, yet one is struck by how tidy these precincts are -- no piles of detritus, broken windows, or abandoned cars. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
8th Grade Graduation: 1972
... (aka Lou Gehrig's). I remember him being obsessed with cars and auto racing. Before he died he did some racing and was involved with ... 
 
Posted by bhappel - 09/27/2017 - 8:48pm -

St. Matthew Elementary in Indianapolis, IN, 1972. Left to right: Bob Gardner, Bill Lawler, Bert Happel. Here we've just exited from our graduation ceremony and we are enjoying ourselves while posing for family photos. I had attended St. Matthew's for three years and I believe that Bill had been there two. Bill and I are wearing our honor roll lapel pins. While we had classmates who lived in our respective neighborhoods those neighborhoods were spread apart. Consequently our friendship was mostly limited to school hours. I recall being very happy to receive an invitation and to attend the subsequent graduation party at Bob's house. We would go our separate ways the next fall attending three different, though local, high schools. I'd next run into Bob again when we were freshman at IU and living in the same dorm. I don't know if I ever saw or spoke with Bill again. He died in his early 40s from ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's). I remember him being obsessed with cars and auto racing. Before he died he did some racing and was involved with (owned?) a racing team as his health declined. Original slide taken by my father using his Kuribayashi Petri rangefinder. I digitized the slide and cleaned a lot of dirt off the image. View full size. Photoshop tipIf you have CS5, the spot healing tool with content-aware turned on makes cleaning spots and scratches really easy: http://youtu.be/X58evj9A8lg Graduation dustGreat shot, great clothes, great expressions, thanks. I know what you mean by dirty slides; it's incredible how much junk those things accumulate. My personality type being what it is, I get enjoyment, gratification and even relaxation from spotting out dust in Photoshop - I get into a kind of Zen-like state as I click away endlessly - but it can get to be a pain, also. For my really important images, I do a thorough cleaning first. I remove the slide from the mount, sweep with a camel's hair brush and blow with a squeeze bulb to get off the surface grit, then (handling it all the time with cotton gloves) go at it with film cleaner. Right now I'm using something called PEC-12. PhotobombRabbit Ears! A firm law of the Known Universe: (Group of kids >3 )+(Camera) must = at least one set of Rabbit Ears. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Victory Girls: 1942
... I would place the car as a 1941 Willys. They were small cars, with a flathead 4 cylinder motor but later became very popular later as ... 
 
Posted by dclark26 - 02/16/2011 - 8:34am -

Taken in Los Angeles, Calif., 1942. During World War 2 there was a man shortage on the home front so these ladies replaced them for the duration. View full size. Three gallonsI would bet there's an "A" sticker on that car's windshield. This meant you got three gallons for the entire WEEK. You also had to drive at "Victory Speed"--35 MPH, no more. WillysI would place the car as a 1941 Willys. They were small cars, with a flathead 4 cylinder motor but later became very popular later as hot rod bodies in the 50's and 60's.Especially the coupes and 2 doors. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Sunday at the Park
... Los Angeles Zoo. This is an area dedicated to old railroad cars and locomotives. From the left: The former notorious LA sports team ... 
 
Posted by Mvsman - 12/19/2011 - 10:25am -

Griffith Park, Traveltown, in the late '50s. This is still a Southern California landmark, near the famed Los Angeles Zoo. This is an area dedicated to old railroad cars and locomotives. From the left: The former notorious LA sports team owner, moi, Mom, Grandma and Grandpa. Both of the older males were featured in a few of my previous pictures. My Dad, as usual, was the cameraman. This December as he struggles with dementia, I hold our memories close. View full size. Colorful 1950sI don't know how I missed this one. It practically leaps off the screen. I want your mom's shades, too. Best wishes to your dad! A ubiquitous part of childhoodThe skinned knee! Skinned kneesVintagetvs: I had many a skinned knee. Later when I was 9 or so, my latest skinned knee needed several stitches. I had skidded off my bike on an evening ride with my friends and I walked the bike back home. I kind of remember going to the local clinic and getting sewed up. I still have that scar on my knee. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Sunday Best
... off to Sunday school in Austin, Texas. Can anyone identify cars in fore and background? And if memory serves me I do believe those are all ... 
 
Posted by texasborn - 08/03/2012 - 7:33pm -

My older brothers and me about 1964, off to Sunday school in Austin, Texas. Can anyone identify cars in fore and background? And if memory serves me I do believe those are all clip on ties. And being the youngest, there was no guessing as to what I would be wearing to church in the coming years. View full size. The Family Car'63-64 Dodge Dart; that's a Chevy pickup in the background. It is in fact a 1963 DodgeIt is in fact a 1963 Dodge Dart -- the trim discerns it from a '64 model. Such cuties!Of course, that wee fellow is now the handsomest neighbor one could ever have! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Griffith Observatory: 1962
... so many memories! For those interested, my guess on the cars: 59 Chevy, 51 Pontiac, 58 Plymouth, 59 Buick, and a 55 Ford. 1962 I ... 
 
Posted by Deborah - 02/08/2013 - 8:51pm -

Family outing to Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Spring 1962. New baby in the stroller. 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size. MemoriesOur family traveled from South Bend, IN to LA in June of 1963, and visited the Griffith Park Observatory, among many other places, so this brings back so many memories! For those interested, my guess on the cars: 59 Chevy, 51 Pontiac, 58 Plymouth, 59 Buick, and a 55 Ford. 1962I was born Jan. 1962, my 5 and 3 year old get excited when we go here. Still a great place to visit best time is at night. People are still building motorcycles in that style today. Dig the black suit and love the 1959 Chevy. "Rebel Without a Cause"Remembering one of the scenes shot in the movie at this location. I read somewhere that a monument and statue of James Dean is on the property. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Maine Bog Flood
... The people who lived on the lake would have to park their cars on the other side of the bog and be ferried over by boat or dump truck to their cars to get back into town. Sometimes if there was a thaw in the winter and a ... 
 
Posted by twaits - 01/08/2016 - 8:11pm -

This is the Pushaw Road in Old Town, Maine (the official name is Poplar Street but we always called it the Pushaw Road). It's the road we would take (and still do) out to my family's camp on Pushaw Lake. There are two bogs on the way out and every spring the road would flood over. The people who lived on the lake would have to park their cars on the other side of the bog and be ferried over by boat or dump truck to their cars to get back into town. Sometimes if there was a thaw in the winter and a lot of rain it would also flood and freeze in the winter making it a real mess. The road has since been built up quite a bit so it doesn't usually flood this bad anymore. The fella standing by the Dodge is my grandfather Harold Winter. This picture was probably taken in the late 1960s (that appears to be a '65 Dodge behind the VW). A slide my Dad took with his old Leica camera. View full size. Similar StableIn 1968, our SoCal garage held a '64 Bug and a '68 Coronet Wagon. FWIW (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Rum Runner
... reached speeds of around 60 mph. I have three Stephens cars and I have parts of a Stephens that was also used as a rum runner. ... 
 
Posted by Hillary - 02/02/2011 - 9:55am -

The recent photos of the alcohol testing going on during Prohibition reminded me of this photo of my grandfather, Arnold McGuire. According to family lore, he supported himself during Prohibition by running liquor from Montreal (where they lived) to Chicago. His auto, shown here, was one of only a few made of this model, but its details have been lost to time. Maybe some of the car enthusiasts out there would be able to tell more about it. It allegedly included special hidden compartments for the liquor. View full size. Spare TanksI was told my grandfather purchased a used Model T in the mid '20s that had an "aftermarket" tank under the seat, no doubt for the same purpose. This was in Alabama. Rum Runner CarThe car in the picture was made by Stephens Motor Works in Freeport, Illinois. The step on the unique to Stephens as is the round opera window on the top. The Stephens has the Salient 6 motor, which reached speeds of around 60 mph. I have three Stephens cars and I have parts of a Stephens that was also used as a rum runner. [Another Stephens can be seen here. -Dave] (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Indy 500: 1928
... winner's circle. The 1928 race was run with only 29 cars. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Sports) ... 
 
Posted by C.T.Chapman - 09/16/2011 - 1:49pm -

The Indy "Brickyard" 500. Indianapolis, IN. View full size. And here's their finishRow 1 Car 4 Leon Duray Finished 19th, led 64 laps Car 10 Cliff Woodbury Finished 23rd Car 3 Cliff Bergere Finished 28th running only 7 laps Row 2 Car 8 Tony Gulotta Finished 10, led 35 laps Car 7 Babe Stapp Finished 6th, led 7 laps Car 16 Ralph Hepburn Finished 24th Drove the prototype Tucker onstage when it was unveiled to the public on June 19, 1947. Died during qualifying practice for the 1948 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Tucker Corporation. Row 3 Car 24 Louis Schneider Finished 24th, won the 1931 500 Car 28 Lou Moore Finished 2nd, led no laps The 1928 race was won by rookie driver Louis Meyer (started in 13th position). Louis Meyer went on to become the first 3-time Indy 500 winner. In 1936 he began the tradition of the winner drinking milk in the winner's circle. The 1928 race was run with only 29 cars. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Sports)
My Grandparents: c. 1957
... about right Grandpa was pretty frugal. He loved his cars and, as I found out, usually bought one that was 4-5 years old. Thanks and ... 
 
Posted by Mvsman - 10/28/2010 - 9:10am -

Here are my maternal grandparents, outside our house in West Covina, California. I first showed them in my previous picture, "The Outsider," taken about 16-17 years after this one was taken. In this picture my granddad was working for TWA at Los Angeles International Airport servicing and inspecting the pride of the fleet, the beautiful Lockheed Constellation. They were both about 54 or 55 here. Grandma had her ever present Camel unfiltered and lighter in her hand. Cadillac buffs should be able to identify the model year of Granddad's huge black Caddy, complete with metal window shades. I think it is a Fleetwood, circa 1954. I was small, and that car was so big. Finally, they were really nice and I enjoyed their grandparenthood. He died in 1983 and she followed a year later. View full size. Grandpa's CadillacThat particular trim on the rear fender seems to be unique to the 1952 Sixty Special. Love the car, love the lighting, love the expressions, and I really love all the palm trees. All in all, how 1950s Southern California can you get? Cough cough wheezeCamel cigarettes always came in a tan package while Pell Mells Pall Malls was a red package. 1952 sounds about rightGrandpa was pretty frugal. He loved his cars and, as I found out, usually bought one that was 4-5 years old. Thanks and I sure do enjoy your pictures too. My dad brought home a 35mm camera from Japan while he was in the service. The majority of the pictures I've posted and will continue to post were taken with that camera, brand unknown. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Dressed Up: 1954
... It could still be 1954. Because just like today, the new cars were introduced at the end of the year around October or November. ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 05/20/2010 - 5:39pm -

At one time it was considered proper to dress up before going to visit someone. My grandparents came to our house in Jefferson Park (NW Chicago) in 1954 where this 35mm Kodachrome was taken. I don't know what kind of car that is. I wonder what my grandparents would have thought about how sloppy people dress, in public, today....I think I know. View full size. Grandpa's new car?That's a 1955 Chevrolet. Grandpa got a new car? 1955?If that is a 1955 Chevy, then I stand corrected. This photo would have been taken in Clinton, Iowa. 1954 or 1955It could still be 1954. Because just like today, the new cars were introduced at the end of the year around October or November. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Rocket Man: 1941
... was a powder monkey. Had another Herc box to stow my cars and trucks when I wasn't playing. Great memories. (The Gallery, John ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/23/2020 - 3:26pm -

August 1941. "Member of blasting crew at Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Warning LabelsAre there for a reason. Say no more! Powder monkeyI spent a number of summer vacations with my aunt and uncle at a Nevada gold mine in company housing. I ate many a meal seated in the kitchen upon just such a box. The best meals ever, too. She was a real cook and feeding hungry son, husband, and one growing nephew. My uncle was a mechanic and my much older cousin was a powder monkey. Had another Herc box to stow my cars and trucks when I wasn't playing. Great memories. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Mining)
Daily Driver
... One of the things that bugs me when people restore old cars is that they usually add right and left exterior mirrors and white sidewall tires. In their original era cars typically had neither, as this photo somebody took of their daily driver, ... 
 
Posted by aenthal - 06/20/2014 - 7:48pm -

One of the things that bugs me when people restore old cars is that they usually add right and left exterior mirrors and white sidewall tires. In their original era cars typically had neither, as this photo somebody took of their daily driver, shows. From an assortment of mostly car photos I bought from an antique store in Simi Valley, California. View full size. So CorrectYour comments are right on. The vast majority of the vehicles from the 20s to early 50s or so did not sport whitewalls! Especially trucks . . . see so many of these old warhorses with whitewalls! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Goodyear Blimp: 1956
... the limp out of Blimp Plus a 1958 Chevrolet a few cars back. Its a great picture of the Goodyear Blimp . Goodyear is replacing ... 
 
Posted by JohnZ14 - 09/03/2016 - 2:03pm -

This 35mm Kodachrome slide was taken by my grandfather in the Miami/Miami Beach area around 1956. View full size. The Blue AutoIs that a 1957 Mopar product? [1957 Plymouth. -tterrace] Taking the limp out of BlimpPlus a 1958 Chevrolet a few cars back. Its a great picture of the Goodyear Blimp . Goodyear is replacing its fleet of 3 Blimps with craft that have rigid frames . But don't worry they won't be calling them the Goodyear zeppelins . 57 FuryLooks to be a 1957 Plymouth Fury, a very baseline model. [The lack of side panel trim shows it to be a Plaza 2-door business coupe. -tterrace] (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Streetcar I Desired: 1957
... to allow me a photo shoot. The first three or four cars only contained signs for the two remaining streetcar lines, Canal and St. ... 
 
Posted by prrvet - 03/23/2018 - 10:51am -

New Orleans, June 15, 1957 -- on the same day that I took the Canal Street photo pictured here, my goal was to find a streetcar that still retained the destination for the Desire line, made famous by playwright Tennessee Williams. In 1957 the Desire line had used buses for almost 10 years, but I approached the operators on their break at the foot of the Canal Ferry loop and asked them if they could roll the destination sign to "Desire" to allow me a photo shoot. The first three or four cars only contained signs for the two remaining streetcar lines, Canal and St. Charles. Then on about the fifth try, bingo, Car 910's signs still had the full complement of abandoned streetcar lines, so the kindly motorman set it for Desire and continued on his rest break until I had completed my photographic endeavor. 35mm Kodachrome by William D. Volkmer. View full size. No Desire for that monumentSeen in the background here at its original location at the base of Canal is the controversial monument to the Battle of Liberty Place, 1874. Erected in 1891, it commemorated (in no uncertain terms) the efforts of the White League, which was revolting against the Reconstruction-backed, integrated state government in a skirmish that ultimately killed 30 people. Later, words were added to the monument that the battle helped to solidify "white supremacy"in the South. Declared a public nuisance in the 1990's, the monument was moved (due to construction) to a warehouse for a time, then placed back on view again but in a nearby, less prominent location before finally being dismantled entirely in the early morning hours of April 24, 2017. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Pee-Wee Playhouse: 1939
... denied to them in 1939, so they might one day ride in the cars crossing the bridge or live in a home like the one with clean clothes ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/22/2018 - 1:14pm -

July 1939. "Shack of family living in May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. "I'm bored, Mom."In case you've ever wondered what the definition of dirt poor was, this is it. Wishing them wellAnother painful reminder of life for some during the Great Depression. Let's hope that one day these children were able to leave this poverty and live a life denied to them in 1939, so they might one day ride in the cars crossing the bridge or live in a home like the one with clean clothes drying on the line on the hill behind their shack. (The Gallery, Kids, OKC, Russell Lee)
6th & Main: 1950
... two different trolley companies, Pacific Electric (the red cars) and Los Angeles Transit Lines (the yellow cars) along with overhead power to a trackless trolley (fourth vehicle in ... 
 
Posted by prrvet - 01/24/2020 - 12:20pm -

This photo was taken by my close friend and fellow transit historian, Kenneth L. Douglas (1929-2017), who was born and raised in Huntington Park, Los Angeles. Ken gave me this 35mm slide about 1959, at the time I first became acquainted with him while we were both residents of Philadelphia. The photo looks north at the intersection of Main and 6th Street opposite the main terminal of the Pacific Electric Ry. The clock registers 2:30 PM and the slide is dated August 22, 1950. A sharp eye will see LA City Hall in the distance at 1st and Main, and learn a lot about the state of the economy in the day. Two different gauge tracks visible are used by two different trolley companies, Pacific Electric (the red cars) and Los Angeles Transit Lines (the yellow cars) along with overhead power to a trackless trolley (fourth vehicle in line), a diesel bus (fifth in line) and various other modes of transportation of the day. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Indians... Back to the Future
... think they are not going to get very far. And there were cars during the time of photography, but the white man is not parting with ... 
 
Posted by Phadrus - 07/12/2011 - 7:36pm -

A photo found here on this site and colorized. I "think" the original photographer was trying to make a statement about the young American Indians of their day, looking to the future and using a modern machine to do it. The only problem is, that only one looks like he might be a native American Indian. There are three of them and only one bike so I don't think they are not going to get very far. And there were cars during the time of photography, but the white man is not parting with something like that. At least that is what I took away from the photo. Other than that, it is a very nice photo. I use bright warm colors almost always, so you know the photo has been colorized. Colorization gives a surreal quality to the work. I rarely try and make the colorization process look natural. Sometimes the photo calls for nothing natural to be done at all. I am always looking for interesting photos to colorize. They usually have to be of very strange events, things we have never seen before. We see photographs all day long, so the only photos that catch my attention are of things we "don't" see everyday. I do a lot of "vintage" nudes and erotica. It is interesting to see and we sometimes forget that even if it was 100 years ago, we are all basically the same animals then and now. We repeat ourselves, but we forget we have done so. We are no different today, or 100,000 years ago. Same base desires. Same wishes. Same hopes. Same murderous impulses. Same lustful wishes. But for all of what we think of as being the "bad" parts of ourselves, all of these things have made us the most successful species "EVER" on this planet and as far as we know, in the universe. How can that be bad? View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Milwaukee Yards: 1941
... tracks taking a steady stream of rolling rail cars 24/7. The tracks to the left constituted the Airline Yard. The large ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/22/2020 - 12:44pm -

June 1941. "Railroad yards. Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Precious memories Vachon is standing on the 27th Street viaduct, looking west. The 35th Street viaduct is in the distance. The tracks under the bridge would become the Hump Yard in about 1949, with 24 classification tracks taking a steady stream of rolling rail cars 24/7. The tracks to the left constituted the Airline Yard. The large building in the upper left corner is the old Johnson Cookie Company, repurposed at least six times or so since Johnson’s demise. Have had a lot of mud on my boots from those yards, as well as from those behind Vachon (West Yard, Adams Yard and Reed Street Yard). Rain, wind, sleet, snow, hot, cold -- I felt like a mailman at times. Almost 40 years of it. Wouldn't trade any of it for ... well, maybe some of it I would. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Milwaukee, Railroads)
Shopping Mall Car Show
... Hill Mall in Akron, Ohio, 1977. My friends and I put our cars in this show. This mall recently lost it's last Anchor and shut down for ... 
 
Posted by Zone47 - 07/10/2021 - 8:11pm -

Car show at Chapel Hill Mall in Akron, Ohio, 1977. My friends and I put our cars in this show. This mall recently lost it's last Anchor and shut down for good. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Alpha Females (Colorized): 1942
... the correct colors for the school and some of the parked cars. View full size. Nice Job Ted Like me Ted, you have to make it ... 
 
Posted by tedturner - 03/13/2015 - 7:34pm -

This is my colorized version of this Shorpy original. I was able to use a Kodachrome taken from a different angle in order to get the correct colors for the school and some of the parked cars. View full size. Nice Job TedLike me Ted, you have to make it as real as you can. Nice job ThanksMy goal most of the time is to create something that could pass for a Kodachrome if you didn't know it was colorized. I'm not sure if I reach that goal, but I appreciate all the positive feedback. (Colorized Photos)
Minneapolis Bound
... unknown date We have a lot of other pictures of her on cars around this time frame, only one has the year 27 visible on the plate, but ... 
 
Posted by Radsnyde - 10/05/2012 - 8:44pm -

My Great Grandma Rae Keavy, who was married to Jack Keavy, a member of the Minneapolis mob. The date on the photo is unknown, but probably sometime in after 1925. View full size. Date?Fiddling with the image in Photoshop, it appears that the license plate shows an upper-case E or perhaps B over 28, then, in larger type, 96-M. The balance of the plate is hidden by her coat. If the 28 is correct, and indicates the year, then it ties in nicely with your dating of the photo as sometime after 1925. I tried to read the label on that bottle, but no joy. --Jim unknown dateWe have a lot of other pictures of her on cars around this time frame, only one has the year 27 visible on the plate, but its a different car so the 28 is possible. Nice PhotoRae was my Great Aunt..... I spend a lot of time with her when I was young. I was with her when she passed away in 1960. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The First Car I Bought: 1965
... was in an age where, as they say, hearts were light and cars were heavy. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by olpossum - 07/08/2021 - 11:26am -

A 1963 Ford convertible. 3-speed manual transmission with electric overdrive, 352-cubic inch engine. The paint was metallic teal, which doesn't show up well in this Ektachrome slide I developed in my folks' kitchen sink. Did thousands of those. This was taken at Meramec State Park, near Sullivan, MO, I think. Almost as soon as I bought this car, I got drafted, so the guy I bought it from took it off my hands & sold it again. He was a prince. This was in an age where, as they say, hearts were light and cars were heavy. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
California Redwoods
... by the reverse-slanted, powered rear window on these cars. I'd say a 1965 Mercury Monterey Breezeway, V8 390, average gas ... 
 
Posted by d4xycrq - 02/07/2014 - 7:57pm -

One of many Kodachromes taken by Ruth Cooper. Behind the wheel is Lewis Cooper. View full size. BreezewayI was always intrigued by the reverse-slanted, powered rear window on these cars. I'd say a 1965 Mercury Monterey Breezeway, V8 390, average gas consumption of just over 10 mpg. Kudos to Ruth and Lewis Cooper for posing and photographing their car this way. Beautiful Car and SettingSome friends of my mom and dad--I believe it was Rose and Charlie Tomlinson--had one of those Mercurys in black when we lived in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Our beach house got washed away in a hurricane in September, 1964, so theirs must have been the model from a year earlier. I thought that rear window rolling down was the coolest thing I had ever seen on a car. Whether it was of any practical value was beside the point; it was awesome. Extra clean breezeWhile the Mercury "Breezeway" series was the most common use of the powered rear window, it was not the only car model that had it. We had a 1960 Lincoln with the feature, which was (I was told) the biggest domestic American car ever made. Other manufacturers experimented with the concept, including some in the 1920s and 1930s and the Packard Balboa in 1953, but Packard decided not to use the retractable feature and sold the rights to Ford. The option was used on the Lincoln Continental from 1958-1960. Sure wish I had that 1960 Lincoln still (and our 1966 Mustang). (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
A Shot in the Arm: 1942
... the north woods, enjoyed jazz, dancing, antiques, sports cars, she was an organic herbalist, and she had a flare for gourmet dining and ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/14/2016 - 11:17am -

November 1942. "Nurse training at Babies' Hospital, New York. Student nurses, like Susan Petty of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, are rendering their country a great service by making it possible for experienced nurses to join the Army or Navy Nurse Corps. Relieved of such civilian duties as administering injections to patients like this smiling youngster, graduate nurses are tending America's fighting men in distant parts of the world." Medium format negative by Fritz Henle for the Office of War Information. View full size. A long and rewarding lifeLooks like she lived to the age of 94 and packed a lot into those years: "Susan graduated from Linden Hall, Northwestern University and Columbia Presbyterian School of Nursing and was the photo icon of the national recruiting campaign for nurses during World War II. Her athletic interests included golf, skiing, badminton, skating and horseback riding. She was an avid fly-fisherman, loved the north woods, enjoyed jazz, dancing, antiques, sports cars, she was an organic herbalist, and she had a flare for gourmet dining and entertaining. She was spirited, bright, fun, positive and never complained. She had an enviable zest and love for life; even to the end she still did not want to go. Most of all, she loved her friends and family." http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ldnews/obituary.aspx?pid=170650379#stha... (The Gallery, Fritz Henle, Kids, Medicine, NYC, WW2)
Proud Driver
... of my grandpa, Leonard Hermonson, and one of his many cars. I'm thinking it's a Ford because of the oval on the radiator housing. ... have been around 25 when the picture was taken. I love cars. My dad says that I get the "gas in my veins" from my grandpa. ... 
 
Posted by 1stgear - 07/10/2008 - 2:18am -

Here's a picture of my grandpa, Leonard Hermonson, and one of his many cars. I'm thinking it's a Ford because of the oval on the radiator housing. From looking at the tag, he would have been around 25 when the picture was taken. I love cars. My dad says that I get the "gas in my veins" from my grandpa. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Last Roundup: 1938
... Gone also are the railroad yards which held the cattle cars and the reefers for the beef shipped both east and west. Gone also is the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2017 - 9:35pm -

November 1938. "Entrance to Union Stockyards. Omaha, Nebraska." Medium format negative by John Vachon, Farm Security Administration. View full size. Bridge is Gone!As well as the stockyards! Only the brick building visible through the bridge remains, restored and repurposed. Gone also is the accompanying claim to the "world's largest manure pile" which was of course disputed by Chicago! Gone also are the railroad yards which held the cattle cars and the reefers for the beef shipped both east and west. Gone also is the large icing facility in Council Bluffs which provided ice for both the meat reefers and the PFE trains from the west coast. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, John Vachon, Omaha)
Body Work: 1974
... wagon? One of the great hopes of GM as they tried small cars in the '70s. I'm enjoying your pictures. I'm a contemporary of yours, ... 
 
Posted by Zone47 - 05/22/2015 - 7:02pm -

Doing some bodywork on somebody's car for extra money. I got pretty good doing body work by experimenting on other people's car. I think I didn't charge enough; I started turning jobs down. View full size. Is this a Chevy Vega wagon?One of the great hopes of GM as they tried small cars in the '70s. I'm enjoying your pictures. I'm a contemporary of yours, though a couple of years older. Please keep them coming and for a slightly different experience, see mine. Spirit of America?If that's a Vega, then body work could easily become a full-time job. My wife had a '74 Spirit of America model, which was pretty, but the body was rusting off the frame in a year. I wrote a letter to the head of GM, expressing my hope that the true Spirit of America was more enduring than the rustbucket in my driveway. The local Chevy division manager called me a week later and arranged to have the entire body replaced on their nickel. A year later, they replaced THAT body on their nickel. Still rusted off the frame. And went through oil like crazy. Vega MemoriesIn the early 70's, friends of ours had a Vega wagon. They went camping in it one weekend (put the rear lid up with a tarp over it, fold down the rear seats, sleeping bags). Six weeks later, she finds that she's pregnant. "Damn," she says, "married six years and I still get pregnant in the back seat!" (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Yosemite: 1954
... the park but all most people would look at today are the cars. Scanned from the Kodachrome slide. View full size Advertisement ... 
 
Posted by Tony W. - 09/17/2011 - 8:24pm -

Yosemite park in what I'm assuming is 1954 based on the '55 license plate sticker. It's funny thinking that the original intent of the photo was to capture the beauty of the park but all most people would look at today are the cars. Scanned from the Kodachrome slide. View full size AdvertisementThe scenery is beautiful, but it could be a magazine ad for Chevrolet! Great submission. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Tonypix, Travel & Vacation)
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