Vintage shots from days gone by!

I wish this picture was bigger.

 

(May, 1939)

 

That was quote that I wrote from page "one" and now my photo archive is over 10,000!

I love this thread but I'm going to need a new storage!

 

Sisters, Oregon

 

North Bend, Oregon Bus Service

 

Coon Family, Linn County, Oregon 1913

 

Can't remember if I posted this one or not -

 

Yep!--Things have drastically changed since then!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hood River, Oregon 1930

 

Portland, Oregon

 

Arnold Herrling Families, Linn County, Oregon 1942

 

Celilo Falls, Oregon, pre-dam

 

Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy at Shattuck Rd., Portland, Oregon

 

1930 Durant touring....VERY rare!

 

Pictures of my Dad in the 30's

 

What's the car? Looks like a '56-'57 Ford side chrome, but what's with the strange B piller?

 

56 crown victoria

 

Thank you.

 

and 'Queenslander' - type architecture, if that helps...

 

Can anyone identify this one? Looks like a mid '30s Buick or Cadillac to me.

 

I am surprised to see this here. This ferry crosses the Cape Fear River not about an hour south of me. I take it when I have the time just because it is a beautiful place. Love the old picture.

 

I don't think it is mid-30's, I think early 30's. I'll take a shot at it being a '31 Cadillac

 

How rare I'm not sure, they were only made for a few years here in Richmond, VA, the former assembly line/plant is a movie theater now. The Virginia Historical Society has a Durant on display as we type.

 

Me too, Eddie! LARGER WOULD BE GREAT, if any HAMBer can do it.

The happy retrievers and the snow make this pic! What a CLASSIC shot! Heck, if ya have to stay outside in a doghouse ... what GRANDER doghouse than a '57 Chevy???

 

Going back a few pages....the origin of racing stripes is quite similar to the color of the racing car itself. This mostly applies to European road racing. Red was, as you may have guess...an Italian manufacturer...Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, etc. Green, known as British Racing Green to many, is well, for those race cars of British origin. Blue for France. Silver for Germany. I cannot recall yellow....Belguim? Just about all race cars from countries that customarily raced on European circuits had a color. If not, then a stripe was used on basic white. So, a U.S. built race car, late joining the overseas racers as a manufacturer, used white with a blue stripe (Shelby GT350, etc.,.) Stripes.....sometimes the color of the driver's country as long as it didn't clash with the base color.. Not always, but often....well, sometimes. This practice has gone away over the years and is not really meaningful now. At least I have the basic facts correct. A proper websearch will reveal much. Others with better memories can jump in here.