History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

The one on the far right is a '34 or '35 Studebaker.

 

This could well be Texas, as the state did not have plates until 1917. Prior to that, owners registered at the county level and made their own plates like this one, or bought kits from a hardware store. MrModelT tell us this is a 1917 Hupmobile model N, so perhaps the photo dates to fall of '16 or early '17 just before the state plates came out.

 

The balanced approach in Texas.

 

Very true. It could also be a 1916 Model N. Hupmobile made the Model N for 1916 and 1917 only and both years were virtually identical...the only difference being slight differences in fender construction ('16 being a little flatter than '17..and the '16 rear fenders mount differently than '17). The fenders look more '17 to me, but with out being able to see the rear fender mounting method it is impossible to positively I.D. the exact year.

Either way, this would fit with Twin-6's point.

 

Mud is in the past tense for most drivers.

Mud is still very much the fifth season for travelers in some select places.

Vintageride

 

"Hold on a minute Sparky. He's still kickin', Let me run over 'im one more time and then you can gets to chewin' his arm off."

 

Twin6 and I know all about..... it we live in Vermont and they call it Mud Season here.

 

At the 1934 Worlds Fair, three Ford V-8 cars were hung by one wheel to show the strength in Ford's electrically welded steel wire wheels! The weight was only one quarter of what a Ford wheel could withstand.

 

Yup, I did too, years ago. Nothing is like Vermont.

Mud season. Folks take heed. One needs to see it to believe it. Same mud scenes featuring todays cars and trucks.

Vintageride

 

'42, the only DeSoto model with retractable headlights. And, yes,
DeSoto made quite a few before the Japanese bombed Pearl.

 

Shit! I'm glad Mart is mostly on the other
nostalgia thread. He'd have a field day
with this! Oh, Mother McCrea!!!

 

VintageRide & Twin, you guys are SOOOO right about mud! My dad told me that, as late as WWII, older folks were draining their blocks, putting the motor cars up on blocks and hitching up the horses during the "off season" when they needed to go to town on Saturday. WHY? Because the roads were impassable outside of town (and not much better IN town).

As automobile technology improved (about WWI period, let's say) many auto people (Charles Brady King, e.g.) and organizations (AAA, e.g.) started campaigning for improved roads and highways.

We've had a lot of MUD pix on the nostalgia threads and, though they're funny, they represented misery for people trying to get around outside of towns and cities "back in the day."

 

In addition to the mud we can see in this photo there were plenty of moving road hazards like these and also bigger livestock along with angry farmers.

 

Typical of almost any rural town in the US in the 1920's. This is Otter Creek, NY.

 

Some Model A's, very far away from the US. Wish I could read the sign or recognize the license plate. Norway, maybe?

 

GOT MUD ??

 

Heeeeey! Is that a FLANDERS bogged down in the mud there?
If so, on you don't see pix of often, especially an "action" shot.

 

There are a couple more of that same car, one showing a steam donkey used in building the road. But I don't have them handy - will scrounge and post them tomorrow (unless headed off at the pass by a speedy web surfer like you Jimi!).

 

Bonneville, 1936.

 

Thanks for the real early pictures....

 

It said 1939,.....




Thanksgiving Day 1941




December 1940,... Japanese High School training,.... (no bolts in the rifles)


December 09, 1940

 

I've never seen a 1912 T with rear mounter windsheild braces, nice photo!

 

Street scene in Japan. What is on the tires on the car at right?

 

http://www.shiotsu-used-car.com/blog/when-was-the-first-japanese-automobile-made.htm

 

Otomo, the first type of Japanese car to be exported.




http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/08/19/jnc-contest-answer-1925-otomo/

 

Early Datsun models:

 

http://www.moxie.info/trucks.htm

 

http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2008/08/beardmore-trucks-rock-only-on.html