Vintage shots from days gone by!

...and how old are your spark plugs?

 

Cross Village MI 5 UNCOMMON LEGS INN

Midland MI Tittabawassee River Bridge or known locally as the Big Tit

 

airmen stories from the 50's

 

Sidney, Nebraska, RPPC, Osborne Auto Dealership

 

De Havilland services US mail ..... and a view over El Paso TX

 

a swedish book about to be a carcrazy teenager in sweden in '59..

 

We've all heard that old saying: "A man's work is from sun to sun, but
a woman's work is never done." Right? The "recipe" below is the best
proof I've seen that this was certainly true in the Old Days. I saved this,
because you just have to read it verbatim to appreciate it. Many years
ago, I was told, an Alabama grandmother gave this to a new bride, os-
tensibly to make the young woman's married life a tad easier by sharing
her own experience. This is said to be an exact copy, as written and
found in an old scrapbook -- spelling errors and all.

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WARSHING CLOTHES

Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water. Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert.
Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin water.

Sort things, make 3 piles
1 pile white,
1 pile colored,
1 pile work britches and rags.

To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with boiling water.
Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and boil, then rub colored don't boil just wrench and starch.
Take things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then wrench, and starch.
Hang old rags on fence.
Spread tea towels on grass.
Pore wrench water in flower bed. Scrub porch with hot soapy water.
Turn tubs upside down.
Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs.. Brew cup of tea, sit and rock a spell and count your blessings.


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All photos THANKS to Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy from her site,
"Wash Day Blues."



Washing clothes in Utah, 1902.




This photo pretty much speaks for itself.



'30s shot of a lady doing the laundry with a state-of-the art washer,
complete with self-contained washboard AND wringer!



Down on the farm, USA 1910. Looks as though hi-tech didn't necessarily
make wash day a snap! Anybody wanna fill us in on the contraption???

 

Monday wash day in the Australian Outback, 1950s.

 

Wash out on the line in an undated North Dakota photo.

 

I can't imagine why these two ladies are smiling, except maybe that's human
nature when somebody points a camera at you?

 

1939, a woman doing that hateful ironing in a wash house.

 

Wash out on the line, and looks like the Ford is out
of service. '64 photo by William Gedney.

 

Now here's a good lad! Helpful AND determined, he
has to use a chair to hang the laundry for him mom.
Photo marked early 1960s.

 

What a life! Modern tech makes laundry
a sit-down job? Better living through science,
I guess!



She: "Dunno WHAT happened. The mo-fo just seized up on me."
He: "No worries! Have ya back up in a jif. Just remember ta keep
yer, uh, bosom out of the bugger!"

 

Durham, NC





From the Endangered Durham Website

 

Mendocino County

 

Ukiah's first airplane 1912

Ukiah's first pane wreck, same day

 

1912 Oakland auto





all from pacificsites.com

 

never heard of Zeroline?
Picture from 1915











Ukiah post offices, 1917, 1939, 1950

 

probably 1905 or earlyer beacuse the unionflag on the car
closest to the camera that flag was not used later than
1905

 

Been through Evart and Ludington many times,the 12 foot fishing boat I have now came from the Montgonery Wards store shown in the picture of Ludington,never knew the Gibbs restaurant was in the downtown area as the one I remember was much larger and east of town and I think no longer open. My family had property about 25 miles east of Ludington for many years and need to go back soon.

 

Damn, Ma----Price of gas keeps goin' up to 25 cents a gallon--We best buy one of those bikes!!!

 

"Amazing" to see how well dressed the passengers were back then, compared to todays "Creeps".

 

That's Ed Winfield in his Two Up Two Down Model T based race car in post #41704. A Clone of the car was built a few years ago using some of the original parts. Here is a link to some history on him. http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2008/02/01/hmn_feature17.html

 

I love the old shots of service departments as I have been in the dealer biz for 37 now and I can relate to them. Keep them coming

 

Looks like my ol' '41 Chevy with '41 Buick skirts!!