Vintage shots from days gone by!

dang, cant get anything past you guys on the hamb,, lol
I was mistaken, yep, it was hawthorne,, my bad,

 

Oh the humanity!


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442nd Color Guard​

Of all the Nisei Japanese-American outfits to see action during WWII, the 442d Regimental Combat Team (motto, "Go for Broke") served longest, saw the most action (France, Italy, Germany, etc.) took the most casualties AND racked up the most medals -- not the least of which included 21 Medals of Honor and nearly 1,000 Purple hearts. All these photos were taken, and captioned, by U.S. Army Signal Corps photographers. Here, too, are some relevant quotes on their service:​

They were superb! That word correctly describes it: superb!
They took terrific casualties. They showed rare courage and tremendous fighting spirit. Not too much can be said of the performance of those battalions in Europe and everybody wanted them...."
-- General George C. Marshall​

"...I had the honor to command the men of the 442nd Combat Team. You fought magnificently in the field of battle and wrote brilliant chapters in the military history of our country. They demonstrated conclusively the loyalty and valor of our American citizens of Japanese ancestry in combat."
-- General Mark W. Clark​

"The members of the Combat Team have made a magnificent record of which they and all Americans should be proud. This record, without a doubt, is the most important single factor in creating in this country a more understanding attitude toward the people of Japanese descent."
[FONT=verdana, arial, sans-serif]-- Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior[/FONT]​

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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>Bruyeres, France, 24 Oct 1944: SC340944</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>​

<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" name=""><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD vAlign=top width="100%">[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]File of Japanese-American Infantrymen moves past wooded area.[/FONT]
[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]24 Oct 1944[/FONT]
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[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]Signal Corps Photo #ETO-HQ-44-18646 (Valentine)[/FONT]
[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]Released by Field Press Censor 26 Oct 1944[/FONT]
[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace][/FONT]
[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" name=""><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD vAlign=top width="50%" align=middle><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 summary="image table" cellPadding=0 width=296><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=middle><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>St. Die Area, France, 13 Nov 1944: SC340950</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=top width="50%">A squad leader looks for German movements in the valley 200 yards away. Show, rain and mud make life miserable for these Japanese-American front line troops. Company "F", 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regiment (Combat Team).[/FONT]
[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]13 November 1944[/FONT]
[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]Signal Corps Photo #ETO-HQ-44-25757 (Musser)[/FONT]
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[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]Sgt Goichi Suehiro, Weapons Platoon (4th) machine gun squad leader.[/FONT]


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ETO HQ 44 25758 13 Nov
Credit...U S Army Signal Corps
Photog...T/5 A.B. Musser...163
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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" name=""><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD vAlign=top width="100%">[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]A Japanese-American soldier talks to a buddy through the observation port of a well camouflaged fox-hole. This unit, comprised of Japanese-Americans, are holding a section of the front line. Company "F", 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regiment (Combat Team).[/FONT]
[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]13 Nov 1944[/FONT]
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[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]Signal Corps Photo - ETO-HQ-44-25755 (Musser)[/FONT]
[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]Released by Field Press Censor 16 Nov 1944[/FONT]
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[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]442nd Regimental Combat Team Historical Society [/FONT]
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[FONT='courier new', courier, monospace]www.the442.org/ -[/FONT]
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See this neat photo along with two other Ford proving ground photos on theoldmotor.com

I posted this on the H.A.M.B. and Garage Dog found and posted this video seen below of Steve McQueen in the best all time flying Ford.
You can watch it here.

 

1902 Rapid Truck

 

N.Y. 39Th Street "Broadway" Maxine Elliotts was at 109 in the 20s

 

"Say you love Crepes......."

 

Sad to see the fear on your mothers face, she must have had a bad thought of what might happen

 

Would be great to open them up and see the inside

 

For the lunch bunch!

 

.... and for desert!

 

Raleigh-Durham, South Duke Street at University Drive. Found at www.opendurham.org/buildings/1212-south-duke-street-university...

 

I ran onto this amazing fast-food drive-in restaurant photo
at a site of the University of Vermont! Blows me away. From
the cars, it appears to be maybe late-'20s, or at the latest 1930.
Anybody know ANYTHING about this pic? What city? See
more here, but there's not much information. What there is
seems to rely heavily on a 1995 book by Chester Liebs. "Main
Street to the MiracleMile." www.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/-
roadside_architecture/fast_food.php

 

Explain in detail what you mean by this comment.

 

Guys,

I'd really appreciate this thread not getting locked because of "OT" conversation. I don't mean to be rude, as nobody is throwing insults yet...but such subjects have a way of turning nasty in a hurry.

I'm not an admin, just a fellow HAMB'r who really loves this thread and would like it to remain open

-Graham

 

It is very simular to a chain of resturants in Texas called The Pig Stand. I think they were started in Fort Worth. Their specialty was a BBQ pork sandwich on a burger bun. There is still one in San Antonio.
edit. Wikipedia say the Pig Stand was the first drive in resturant started in 1921 in Dallas

 

Actually, the Japanese did bomb the mainland. There were all sorts of bombing balloons over the PNC and California plus a sub bombed Goleta, California.
http://www.school-for-champions.com/history/japanese_attacked_santa_barbara.htm

 

All this just to say "The Germans were white like us"

 

Please stop fighting past wars - We all know that there were acts done by all sides that were wrong for numerous reasons - Post pictures of the wars and state verified facts - If you want to piss in each others boots take it off this thread and use PM or E-Mails
And before you call a flaming liberal I served 22 yrs in the USAF, 18 months in Viet Nam, was in Granada and after I retired I was an adviser to Swartkoffs WMD Staff and was in Iran and Kuwait within days of the end of fighting

 

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Hmm?? I'll bet 'Rapid' trucks were
anything but 'rapid'!!! By the way,
wasn't Rapid one of several early
truck manufacturers that were
bought up by General Motors in
the early 1900's and then conjoined
to form the basis of the GMC Truck
division??

Mart3406
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Thanks, Andy. The trees look like Texas, and that looks like a river back there, so maybe San Antonio. If this IS one of the Pig Stands, it would be one of the very earliest drive-in restaurants. As far as fast-food, White Castle was also 1921, though I do believe much of their urban business was foot traffic.

Anybody else have a take on this oldie?

 

Old 27 turns East by Mullet Lake (really!) and heads into Cheboygan.

 

HEY JIMI, I admire all your tech things, can you research if White Castle was in Torrance,Ca. in the late 50's?---Thanks, Don

 

Deuce, that's an interesting question, bro. I'll see if I can find out if WC records are complete in the early days. Torrance. Crossing my fingers.

 

Thanks----Gotta bet with wife!

 

OLD HANG OUT!!
How about these prices??????????

 

... burp, .... I dont think so. I dont think those sliders hit the west coast till the eighties, too many other fast food joints.

 

Some more!