Vintage shots from days gone by!

Oh Yaaaa!

 

I don't see any crash here just some midgets forming up. Is that Ted Horn in the main car?

I think Grizz might have been referring to the previous post 25712 re the crash. Little doubt that race car punched a hole in the wall and left those broken boards lying around . Hard to make out the story on the deranged trailer underneath however.

 

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ALTERNATE CAPTION - "Bill felt certain he
was gonna' take top eliminator in A/MSP with
his new ultra long, stretched-wheelbase roadster
and his revolutionary homebuilt straight-16 engine
at the 1918 Winternationals!!!"

Mart3406
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Road Testing the 1903 Cadillacs

 

1903 Oldsmobile Pirate

 

1911 Reeves Octosuto, affectionately known as "Big Brother"

 

1929 Packard at Parkdale station c.1940



1938 Buick Special












32 Buick, Brandon, Manitoba. July 19, 1947




M600 Calgary late 1920's Packard. Note turntable for car






M-602 a 1938 Chevrolet














New York Central 3383 at Courtright c.1955




Northern Alberta 99 a 1930 Buick








Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo 1, 1951 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe.

 

Leslie Saskatchewan 1909

 

CPR 3521 assisting B&M 2734. St.Johnsbury, Vermont.





CPR 3525 getting new tyres applied with fire ring.

 

That is Zappa, he wouldn't mind.

 

49 being lifted in the Pointe St. Charles erecting shop




2174 and 2152 inside Brandon roundhouse. June 20, 1959

 

Going around in circles circa 1905...

and going around in circles a century later...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NYIfUY-Gvs&feature=related

 

Nice shots!
Your signature is a little off. It's right click and "save as"

 

Fixed,
I have my mouse buttons reversed due to carpel tunnel.
-It's far easier to use the right mouse button then use the left and it reduces strain on the wrist/hand irregardless of whether you have wrist pains or not. So for me it really is 'Left click' to save.
In not thinking, I posted my signature the way I would use my mouse.
Thanks for the note.


As far as the hoisted Engine goes, I was amazed to watch youtube clips of Steam Engines being routed around the shops at/around the turn of the century.
It was an eye opener to realize that the overhead cranes that I use everyday were capable of lifting 50 tons (or more) in the early 1900's.

It's a little hard to see in this shot but the Bridge of the crane and the craneway are about at 'eye level' in this overhead shot of the ALCO shops.




From what I can gather, Companies like ALCO used at least a single 35 ton and possibly dual 35 ton in lifting the boilers as much as 100 years ago.



Video from the 40's


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A slide show with shots from the steam days (near middle of video)

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moe

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HAHAHA...I saw Billy back around '72 with his 3 foot high afro...awesome!! Great memories, thanks!!

 

THAT's why he looked so familiar. You're right, he wouldn't LOL.

 

I was there!!!---1973, got some slides of him & GIANT sprocket on the bike!----Don