Vintage shots from days gone by!

"That looks like a scene from a Kirk Douglas movie called "Ace In The Hole"...story of a guy who gets trapped in a cave and Douglas plays a newspaper guy who milks the story, and the trapped guy, for his own gain."

That Kirk Douglas movie, I believe, was loosely based on an actual event in the Mammoth Cave area of Kentucky. It was either in the late 30s or early 40s. A cave explorer named Floyd Collins was trapped in Sand Cave. A reporter for the Louisville paper crawled down to him several times, took him food and drink, and of course covered the story as they tried to dig down to Collins from above. Collins' body was recovered, and he was interred in Floyd Collins Crystal Cave, a tourist attraction. Don't know if it's still open. My family visited and toured it in the 50s, and viewed his coffin.

 

After some research, I learned that it actually happened in 1925. Collins' body was initially left in the cave because of the difficulty involved in removing it. He was a pioneer cave explorer, and was reportedly searching for a new entrance to the Mammoth Cave system.

According to Wikipedia...

With Collins's remains left in the cave, funeral services were held at the surface. Homer Collins was not pleased with Sand Cave as his brother's grave. Two months later, Homer Collins and some friends reopened the shaft. They dug a new tunnel to the opposite side of the cave passage, and recovered Floyd Collins's remains on April 23, 1925. The following day, the body was buried on the Collins family's farm near Crystal Cave (now known as Floyd Collins Crystal Cave). In 1927, Floyd Collins's father, Lee Collins, sold the homestead and cave. The new owner placed Collins's body in a glass-topped coffin and exhibited it in Crystal Cave for many years. On the night of March 18–19, 1929, the body was stolen. It was recovered, but the injured left leg was missing. After this, it was kept in a secluded portion of Crystal in a chained casket. In 1961, Crystal Cave was purchased by Mammoth Cave National Park and closed to the public. The family had objected to Collins's body being displayed in the cave, and at their request, the National Park Service re-interred him in Flint Ridge Cemetery on March 24, 1989. It took a team of 15 men three days to remove the casket and tombstone from the cave. There was some objection from cavers in Europe, where notable explorers are often buried in caves they discovered.

 

That reno sign got removed as the road got wider .... modified and relocated to my town

 

Can anyone tell me the year, make and model of this commercial vehicle, and if possible, where the picture was taken?

 

Pat Boone ca. 1960, Teaneck, NJ. That's my parent's house in the back ground.







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This is 1938 Chevrolet panel truck

 

"Google" is your friend. Here you go, right down to the street address (though I suspect that's the address of "Motor Parts and Equip.. From the Tacoma public library:

http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.o...nd+Tacoma+&stemming=&phonic=&fuzzy=&maxfiles=

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Collection: Richards Studio Collection Series: A36090-1 (Unique: 17115)
Date: 11-03-1948
Description: Truck and driver, Motor Parts and Equipment, Inc. The driver stands proudly by the new Chevrolet panel truck used by Motor Parts and Equipment for delivering parts. They stand outside Harmon Service owned by Jim Harmon. The sign declares this is a "Koetherizer Car" for American Hammered Piston Rings and Piston Resizing.
Address:2112 Jefferson Ave. (Check the Buildings Index)
Subjects: Motor Parts & Equipment, Inc. (Tacoma); Harmon Service (Tacoma); Chevrolet trucks; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Photographer: City photographer
Image type: Black & White
Print type: Fiber base-Glossy
Print format: 8x10"
Rights: See Tacoma Public Library for specific rights and permissions.

Here is the inside of the same vehicle. Follow the links for 6 images related to this company.



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Collection: Richards Studio Collection Series: D36090-4 (Unique: 17116)
Date: 11-03-1948
Description: Truck and driver, Motor Parts and Equipment, Inc. This view shows the driver and mechanic inside the Chevrolet panel truck with equipment to work on pistons.
Subjects: Motor Parts & Equipment, Inc. (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chevrolet trucks;
Photographer: City photographer
Image type: Black & White
Print type: Fiber base-Glossy
Print format: 8x10"
Rights: See Tacoma Public Library for specific rights and permissions.


For those wanting vintage pictures, the Tacoma Public Library has an enormous collection available on line:

Start here:

http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/defaultn.asp

 

I am not sure where this pic was taken ... anytown USA I guess

 

#17018 A whole new meaning to the term melt down, a nuclear powered car, would make a rear ender interesting....

 

The car transporter, two questions, where's the engine, and how do you steer ?

 

Yeah lustro wear, how long did it take for him to remove the canisters, out of his rear, after giving the little lady her gift.

 

Hay thats my wife

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZYj9J4UH8ck

 

Lena Horne singing in Paris, December 1947

 

Driving Miss Daisy, never heard of it, now get up front.

 

Myrna

 

BLACK HISTORY: Often time women, especially black women, are placed last in our minds when it comes to making history. We all know about the famous Tuskegee Airmen, but have you ever thought about women being pilots in those times as well? Start thinking and do your research on these extraordinary women. Today we honor the often overlooked Tuskegee Airwomen.

 

http://bcove.me/cc5uz6o1

Early scenes from a Milwaukee blizzard in 1947

 

Boris