History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

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I love this photo from the Library of Congress, THANKS to FlickR. You don't
see many color photos before WWII, of course, BUT color film was coming on
so there are some rich images of life in that era. Russell Lee shot this in 1940
for the Farm Security Administration, U.S. Office of War Information. It fea-
tures a monster haystack in Delta Co., CO, with Mt. Lambert in the back-
ground. Up front, there are cars that brought peach pickers for the day's
work.

 

This appears to be a 1913-14 Cadillac with quite a rare body style being a roadster.

 

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This gives all new meaning to CPA...

 

A bit more surfaces: "Rev. H.H. Hartnell, 90 Years old, Oct. 18, 1909, in his E.M.F"

 

Working on first series single sixes at the Packard factory on East Grand Blvd., Detroit, c. 1921.

 

Pierce Arrow showroom, 1929. Tapestries and rugs not for sale (?).

 

I know this is blasphemy, but I like Pierce-Arrows much better without the headlamps in the fenders. I find them a bit grotesque.

-Dave

 

Actually, BigCheese, I agree. I have always felt that it was a sort of design affectation that just didn't quite work. BUT, ya can't change history, and the headlamps are a real trademark that makes a Pierce automatically recognizable -- just like the off widow's peak in the windshields of the second-gen Kaisers. Ah, what the hey. It's all GOOD!

 

A Tilling- Stevens Electric Bus 1914:

 

A Brillie - Schneider 1906:

 

Another Tilling-Stevens 1922:

 

A Tilling-Stevens 4X also 1922:

 

A Somua RZCA 1928:

 

A Tilling-Stevens 4X Double Decker 1929:

 

A Laffley 1929:

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A TipoA 1941:

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A TipoB Trolley Bus 1941:

 

A Tilling- Stevens 1920 (very small photo):

 

A Tram 1930 (Very small photo again):

 

I agree with the two coments about not liking Pierce -Arrow headlights. Several friends have them and I went for a ride in a 1915 48 on Saturday with one of them. They always reminded me of a frog and I have never taken a liking to the fender mounted style, preferring the conventional headlight arrangement which was optional.

I have worked on a number or early ones and they are high quality and nice riding and driving cars. This photo shows the big one, a later teens 66HP 825 CI locomotive with a polished copper hood.

 

A very distinctive Pierce Arrow with a custom Brunn body.

 

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Pierce Arrow fire trucks.....

 

A Pierce Arrow bus and truck chassis and buses.....

 

A early pierce truck from the teens, thousands of these were used in WWI.

 

A Pierce Arrow bus made into a rail car.....

 

A 1911 Pierce-Arrow George Washington coach for the serious well heeled traveler.

 

Oh! My, my (I almost f---ing swore there!).

T-Head, what the hell year is this Brunn? Right now, I'm thinking I could go
queer for these crazy-headlamp Pierces! One sweet example of a custom-
bodied car! The only thing sexier that comes to mind is some of the LATER
Rickenbackers (which we haven't seen on this thread, have we?).