History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

Beaconsfield, Tasmania - 1900:



"The Beaconsfield Gold Escort. Trooper Henry Waddington of Beaconsfield stands at the left whilst Constable James Hevey of Launceston stands on the right. Mine managers, Government officials and banking officials form the remainder of the group. The gold escort operated between Beaconsfield and Launceston."

 

Queensland Police Christmas card -1900:

 

Police from Penong, South Australia:

 

South Australia Police band in Adelaide - 1900:

 

Western Australia:




"Police expidition Canning Stock Router 1911–1912. Leonora to Halls Creek, 1250 miles. L–R: Tracker Banjo, O Baumgarten, J Leddin, W Douglas, Sgt Pilmer OIC, L Pollett, J Napier, D Hunter, Tracker Roger"

"The Canning Stock Route had been opened up for the droving of stock
from the Kimberley to the south of Western Australia. A droving party was
attacked on 19 April, 1911, near Well 37. Two white drovers and an Aboriginal
assistant were killed. The police mounted a patrol which was led by Sergeant
Pilmer in excessive heat, and completed in 92 days. On arrival at the site of
the murders they buried the stockmen. On 29 October the ?rst of a series of
encounters occurred between the party and hostile Aborigines, culminating in
an attack at Well 46 by 25 Aborigines."

 

New South wales - 1920's:



"The police van was known as a 'Paddy Wagon' or sometimes as a 'Black Maria' in the colloquial usage of the day. Both terms are thought to be of American origin. 'Paddy' referring to the high numbers of Irish-born policemen, and 'Maria' (pronounced Mariah) possibly in reference to a notorious black madam from Boston, whose guests made frequent trips in the wagon."

 

This wouldn't happen today:

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"Social activities were high on the agenda in the early years of the Police Association of Victoria. One of its objectives was &#8216;the promotion of good fellowship and social intercourse among its members&#8217;."

 

Tasmania's last mounted policeman.

 

Crossley India Pattern - 1930's. Early recycling:



http://www.wwiivehicles.com/unitedkingdom/armoured-car/crossley.asp

 

Unusual advertising at a gas/lunch stop, Hampton Beach, NH.

 

Possibly a Delaunay-Belleville or a Hotchkiss......Both were French......

 

I promised Sunroofcord some Tudhope shots a few days ago--sorry for the delay. I'm still looking for some actual photos. These are from the 1913 catalogue.

 

Col. Thomas Edward Lawrence, "Lawrence of Arabia," riding
a Brough Superior, much like the one he was killed on when
trying to avoid two boys on a country road near his home near
Wareham in 1935. Profoundly affected by the tragic loss, Dr.
Hugh Cairns successfully campaigned for use of helmets by
both military and civilian riders. Photo is THANKS to the
WikiMedia Commons project!

 

Then-Captain Lawrence with a very
different mode of transport, near
Aqaba, 1917. Photo is THANKS to
the WikiMedia Commons project!

 

Yow-ee, Tee! Seriously, was auto insurance common in England
around 1908? Or would the owners just have had to eat the cost
of repair/replacement?

 

It would be my guess that in that day and age the folks who could afford a car like this one, could afford to repair/replace it.

 

Some trade cards with Packards: 1913 limo/taxi in Springfield, MA on left, and a 1926 model 333 sedan in Philadelphia on right.

 

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1922-24 Dodge Bros. Touring.......and a 1917-1920 American-LaFrance Type 40 4-cyl Triple Combo in the open bay

 

Chevrolet from Dustbowl

 

Dust Bowl Car

 

More Dustbowl

 

Family car packed up and leaving Oklahoma in 1938

 

Living in the Dustbowl