History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

Horse drawn tram near the Victoria Bridge (this early bridge washed away in 1894) - around 1890:

 

I'm not sure what the make of the truck is, or exactly
what is going on in this picture, but the caption on
the picture was "Albion Bolt Company Factory - Albion
Michigan U.S,A.- Circa 1920". The Albion Bolt Company
was an early supplier to the auto industry in nearby
Detroit and sometime in the early 1920's, the Albion Bolt
company and factory were taken over by wheel producer
Kelsey-Hayes and the plant used to make car and truck
wheels.

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Pic 1 - "Albion Bolt Company Factory
- Albion Michigan - Circa 1920"

Pic 2- "Some Kelsey-Hayes workers
- Albion Michigan - Circa 1925"

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Caption - "Claude quickly discovered that his stylish
new Liberty touring car with its exotic "Monobloc 6"
was a real 'babe magnet' and that he could now pick
up lots of really hot chicks who would have previously
been unavailable to him!"

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[FONT=Arial, Century Gothic, Helvetica][FONT=Arial, Century Gothic, Helvetica][FONT=Arial, Century Gothic, Helvetica]Liberty Motor Car Factory - Detroit Michigan - Circa 1816

The Liberty Motor Car Company was a United States automobile
maker in Detroit, Michigan from 1916 to 1924. Only one model
named Liberty Six was offered, propelled by a monobloc 3394cc
6-cylinder engine. Late in 1923, the company was acquired by
Columbia Motors.

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Clearly any light commercial with an open deck on the back is a ute to some these days but to others it's a body style distinct from a pickup.

 

Cobb & Co coach in Australia - 1894:

 

Cobb & Co coach at Yuleba, Queensland - 1909-1910:

 

Cobb & Co coach crossing Bollone River, Queensland - 1913:

 

Cobb & Co coach overturns at Clyde Mountain - 1903:

 

Bullock team hauling logs in northern New South Wales:

 

Another bullock wagon near Toowoomba, Queensland:

 

Horse drawn goods wagon near Toowoomba. The building behind is a wine saloon:

 

Bullock wagon loaded with wool:

 

Family and furniture relocation by bullock wagon:

 

Bullock team in Maleny, Queensland (I was in Maleny on Monday, but the bullock team must have moved on):

 

It has to be a Thomas. Possibly a model 6-40 Tourabout. Probably a 1907, or close to it, same year as the one that won the Great Race of 1908.
The headlights and cowl lights match, the distinctive cowl shape, the chain drive, the length of the hood. Also the spring mounts, the shape of the front fenders, seat design, number of spokes on the wheels, wheel design, etc........
Here is a link to another picture of a Thomas, mid way down the page, a red one.
(Can't post the picture as it is a newer pic)
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3974739

And to a certain extent, weren't all Thomas of this era somewhat a custom bodied product?

 

Just a one-horsepower four-shoe,
BUT geared for impressive performance!

(I hope this hasn't been posted before on this thread;
if so, I apologize. But WHAT'S the car? And do you
notice the Bi-Flex bumper up front? THANKS for this
keen stunt shot go to American-Automobiles,com!)

 

Thanks for the take, SWI. What do you make of the "B" hubcaps, though? That's baffling.

 

You guys know WWII started in 1939, right?

Doc.

 

Mart, thanks for posting about the Liberty, Detroit, of '16 to '24. I don't disagree on anthing there. But, I have a mystery that's been bugging me, namely a speedster called Liberty LaFrance with a huge mill in it. You or any of the gang here herd of it? And, was it a special ed. out of the regular Liberty stable?

 

Also, Hitler snatched back the Rhineland buffer zone by force in 1936. Tee-hee!

 

more horsepower...

 

The radiator is a different shape, it's more rounded down from the filler and that section shorter on the 'B' car and the hood longer.

 

Camping in Colorado, with a 3rd series 8 Packard (probably 7 passenger sedan), c. 1927.

 

Sooooooooo . . . jury seems hung AND still out! T-Head, do you actually know the elusive answer? (Don't reveal it yet. I just wanna know if this is a dead end or if we at least get to KNOW in the end! Nyuk, nyuk!)

 

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With a load like this, it's good petrol was cheap! Wool
bales already for processing. Street scene outside
Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Charleville, Queensland, ca. 1915.
Photo in public domain is in the State Library of Queensland.

 

Arizona 90 years ago. Some things never change...

 

C'mon, we've all been in this situation.
Ya just get into your job, and -- damn --
there's that sudden urge to hit the can! LOL

 

Is that 'Shit canning'??