Vintage shots from days gone by!

I think their claim of "the smallest post office in the US" may be off a bit. I was always told that this one was the smallest.







It's just east of our town about 30 miles in Three Rivers CA.

 

This is a great thread! Thought I'd contribute a photo of a friend's father around 1956.

 

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Beautiful!

 

I think I'm in love!!! ..... The little cutie in the swimsuit ain't bad either.

 

70 years of age today

 

1945 Italy... According to Library of Congress: "...left to right, Tuskegee airmen Marcellus G. Smith, Louisville, Kentucky, and Roscoe C. Brown, New York, NY Class 44-C. P-SC#11, "Tootsie," in background was assigned to Lowell Steward. Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945."

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There is a rather famous, yet controversial preacher in this picture. His wife is in the picture also along with the young adults of his church. It is an interesting picture to me as it is his last Christmas as a pastor and my Mom's last Christmas as a single woman.

There is a non-existent reward for figuring out who he is.

 

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My Dad's farm truck with them showing off their stringer of fish.



My Mom's parents with their "Sunday go to meeting" car.

 

Orel Roberts ?

 

Really lovely shot. Thanks .

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1668054&d=1340027044

 

http://www.futurliner.com/oralroberts.htm


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Which Futurliner was this and where is it today?

 

No idea. I found those images by accident when I looked up Oral Roberts. The site only speaks of the modifications and how he used it. I assume it has not been located or positively identified?

http://www.futurliner.com/other.htm

 

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Every Tuesday morning we had our drills in grade school. Amazing they thought it would do any good.

 

Vanderbilt cup races

 

Love the series of Chicks on bikes! But what is with the tiny wheel on the one in the foreground of this shot? With the piston by her foot I am guessing steam powered?

 

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The one behind it looks like a real mean machine.

Mart.

 

Now that I've seen that alot of you are into WWII Aviation related history, I thought I'd share something from my private collection. I've had this for many years and recieved the sign directly from a resident of Clacton at the time of the crash. He was our nieghbor in Ipswitch in the 50's.


Early WWII, Battle of Britain, Clacton crash. Hienkel HE-111 was laying mines off the coast. Crashed in Clacton, this was some of the damage. Sorry scan of the pic turned out small.


Early WWII, Battle of Britain, Clacton crash. Hienkel HE-111 was laying mines off the coast. Crashed in Clacton, Damage Victoria Road. Sorry scan of the pic turned out small.


Early WWII, Battle of Britain, Clacton crash. Hienkel HE-111 was laying mines off the coast. Crashed in Clacton. This is one of the street, building, signs from the crash in Clacton, Victoria Road.

Pics are from the official Clacton Police Register.