Vintage shots from days gone by!

Thanks, Y-Block! I didn't know (1) they were still calling themselves The Quarrymen, and (2) I guess I didn't think the Beatles (in any form) went to Hamburg quite that early.

Heck, these guys were still playing TRAD Rock&Roll, BUT starting to formulate the sound that made TRAD R&R pretty much cut-out-bin stuff for about ten years!
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Wow! It's fantastic looking back in the 40's and 50's!!!

Cheers, Zale

 

The bass player is Stu Sutcliffe, died in 1962.

 

The Kaiser plant at Chalmette, La had two pot line powered by Nordburg Radial engines. They were in service until 1985 when the plant was shut down.

 

1953 ShortCreek AZ:​

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You're in the Army now! 1959, Ft Carson Colorado

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photos - LIFE online archives​

 

1943 - caption says "Nanty Glo" (?) PA

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1944 Date night, St Louis MO

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photos - LIFE online archives​

 

1943 New Orleans LA Truck drivers

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1943 Oswego NY

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1939 Sylvania GA

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1937 Ennis TX

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1938 near Morrisville PA

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1939 EauClair WI

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Fredericksburg Bottling Co. Brewery, San Jose Ca, March 1905.





Nice dog.

 

1939 Hamilton MT

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1938. Caption says "southeast Missouri"

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1939 CorpusChristi TX

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1915 Canadian recruiting poster:

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1939 Abilene TX

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Abandoned(?) "A" - probably in the 40s, location unknown

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Cool amps. Gary

 

In just a second, John Goodman will get in the car and drive off after beating the total shit out of George Clooney & Tim Blake Nelson.

 

Re #43361. Oswego New York. Those building still stand and the photo graph minus the cars could have been taken today. What a great thread.

 

good one!!

 

Oh Brother! I forgot about that part of the movie till you mentioned it. ​

 

"Nice dog" A Colby maybe?