History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

Excellent. Good Eye

Apparently, both photos were taken within minutes of each other on Easter Sunday 1913

 

And speaking of quizzes, I have received 4 PM's already in response to this week's quiz, which is great. I'll post a reminder in a few more days. For those who have recently "tuned in" to this thread, we all love mystery car posts and have (in an informal way) taken turns posting a quiz with one or more mystery car pix about once a week, for fun and to learn. Don't hesitate to post your own mystery car photos (taken before WW2) any time. The HAMB has a lot of talent and knowledge and folks have been great about sharing it.

MrModelT - nice job on yours. Before I could chime in, it was over. Gotta be alert on the HAMB!

No idea what these guys are on top of, but it looks like they are at a race, maybe horses?

 

Jimi - here's another movie still, but this time I have no idea what movie it's from. Looks like a T.

 

Wow, 4 in a little over 24 hrs, that is a new record! At this rate, yours could be the most popular thus far.

 

Don't recognize the flick either, but that is certainly a T

 

I believe it's a '34 and if I have the story correct, Carole Lombard bought this car for him. When she was killed in an Airplane crash in 1942, he didn't want this car any more and sold it. Will have to research the Darrin.

 

Clark Gable And His 1932 Twin Six Packard. Note the Autograph. Supposedly, the then married Clark Gable was having an affair with the charming Loretta Young at the time.

Here's a link to Clarks Packard Darrin;

http://www.howstuffworks.com/<wbr>1940-packard-darrin-one-<wbr>eighty-victoria.htm/printable


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Very close to the top of my want list--1910 Overland Model 42. Pretty sure. Love it!

 

1938 Plymouth factory,

 

"The illustration depicts a motor milk waggon, to be seen daily delivering milk in Christchurch and suburbs and is stated to be the first of its kind in Australasia. The waggon is fitted with an eight horsepower double cylinder petrol engine of British manufacture. The wheels are fitted with solid-rubber tyres and the springs are semi-elliptic which reduces the vibration to a minimum. The vehicle was supplied by Messrs Oates, Lowry and Co to the order of Mr J M Baxter, dairyman, Avonbank Dairy, Burwood, near Christchurch, who states it does the work of four horses." From Christchurch (NZ) City Libraries.

 

A great day for the Buick and a not-so-good day for the T.

 

From racer, to sales genius to automotive
visionary and even senator, Errett Lobban Cord
was a success at everything he did. In a sense,
his only failing was that he couldn't make the
depression go away. Though his business hold-
ings were manifold, he is best remembered for
revitalizing the struggling Auburn and Duesenberg
lines and founding his own namesake marque,
resulting in some of the most distinctively beautiful
and innovative automobiles of all time. THANKS to
SunRoofCord for the correct spelling of his name!



Thank you to Wikipedia for this TIME cover, January
18, 1932. Image in the public domain.

 

Cannuck, isn't this an Overland? Supposedly in Warsaw, NY.

 

1910 Detroit Auto Show

 

Nice shot of the Lozier exhibit... Looks like a Closed or Open-drive landaulette in the back facing the camera and an open Briarcliff Touring in the foreground facing the limo.

 

Crowd on hand for the 1927 christening of the then-novel
self-unloading steamer Carl D. bradley for the Michigan
Limestone and Chemical Company.



Both photos are THANKS to carldbradley.org.

 

Possibly a Model 41, as opposed to the Model 42 shown earlier. the 42 had a three speed trans, note that this picture there's no shift lever, just hand brake, so has planetary transmission.........David Coco Winchester Va.

 

Members of the Gophers Car Club.

 

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Middle car is a T, 1917-21 with an aftermarket radiator shell.

 

Here are a few more from my archive:

 

Ahhh! Thanks for that - I had no clue what that was, or for that matter, what the people were up to. But that's often half the fun with these photos. It did not exactly look like a Kodak moment to me, but it is still interesting.

 

More..

 

True. There appears to be a service truck (roadster or touring cut down to a P.U. with a wooden bed) at the extreme right of the picture and the 2 men in coveralls seem to confirm that. Their hands (and cuffs) are dirty, but the man on the right has a rag in hand and appears to wiping his hands and the man on the left has his coveralls unbuttoned and is leaning against the fender of the larger car on the left (taking a rest), this suggests that they are probably finished fixing the machine they came to fix...most likely the larger car on the left.

There is also nothing in the background, suggesting they are in a rural area...and the water bag, satchel and tool box the the running board of the left car (as well as the kids) suggests perhaps a camping trip or moving to another town. The man with the pipe (with the T and passenger) are most likely fellow motorists who stopped to help or helped them acquire the mechanics. The picture caught them as they were cleaning up and getting ready to head back to the garage....and Dad or Mom is taking the picture. That's at least what I gather from this photo.

 

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The Carl D. Bradley is one of the most famous,
or rather, now, tragically, 'infamous' ships on the
Great Lakes. There's good 'history' article on the
Bradley on Wikipedia.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Carl_D._Bradley

and an excellent 'history & pictorial page on the
ship at the 'Boat Nerd'site.
(www.boatnerd.com/pictures/historic/perspectives/CarlDBradley/default.htm)

Mart3406
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The story of the Bradley is a sad one, and one that has been largely overshadowed by the more-recent (and Gordon Lightfoot-immortalized) Edmund Fitzgerald. My grandparents&#8217; had a cottage only about a half hour from Rogers City, and I used to visit there fairly regularly. Actually... I may have to travel there near the end of the month for work.

The Great Lakes are some serious bodies of water, but not many outside of the region realize it.

-Dave

 

Cool photo!!!!

Is this taken in Australia? I’m not curios,,,, I JUST WANT TO KNOW;,,,

Lars

 

Los Angeles: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=490196