Vintage shots from days gone by!

My folks owned a laundromat when I was a kid with a couple dozen Maytag washers, and we had several customer's little kids get their fingers caught at one time or another in those wringers but the safety release helped keep the damage down to only bruises and pinched fingers.

 

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South Vermont Ave. in Los Angeles (1950) .... and probably another half-dozen or so Honest John, Harry, Bob or Ernie car lots in other parts of the city.

 

There was an Honest John in Detroit at 11031 Joseph Campau Street. His name wasn't really John so I'm not sure about the rest.

 

The Alamo Drive-In, Coldwater MI.

 

How about a shot of Wheels gone by in the days gone by thread?
Reminds me of the Country Song " You picked a fine time to leave me Loose Wheel"

 

Harry Potter

 

^^^^^ now thats a REAR.....bumper

 

World War II Scrap Drive

 

Christie Front-Wheel Drive Car

 

1910 Olympia Motorcycle Show

 

I guess that she likes something exciting between her legs

 

Those were good for making blood squirt out the end of your finger!

 

"Officer, just a friendly word of warning! DON'T argue
with my husband when he's been drinking!"


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Magazine cover must have been from '48.

 

"the flood that hit Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 9-10, 1972, was responsible for the stacking." Found on Hemmings

 

Hemmings :

"March of Dimes volunteers selling balloons for donations to motorists in the streets of Abilene. "

 

I just received this e-mail form a very good friend... thought it might be of some interest here...

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B-17 "All American" (414th Squadron, 97BG) Crew
Pilot- Ken Bragg Jr.
Copilot- G. Boyd Jr.
Navigator- Harry C. Nuessle
Bombardier- Ralph Burbridge
Engineer- Joe C. James
Radio Operator- Paul A. Galloway
Ball Turret Gunner- Elton Conda
Waist Gunner- Michael Zuk
Tail Gunner- Sam T. Sarpolus
Ground Crew Chief- Hank Hyland

B-17 in 1943
A mid-air collision on February 1, 1943, between a B-17 and a German fighter over the Tunis dock area, became the subject of one of the most famous photographs of WW II.
An enemy fighter attacking a 97th Bomb Group formation went out of control, p rob ably with a wounded pilot the n continued its crashing descent into the rear of the fuselage of a Fortress named "All American", piloted by Lt. Kendrick R. Bragg, of the 414th Bomb Squadron. When it struck, the fighter broke apart, but left some pieces in the B-17. The left horizontal stabilizer of the Fortress and left elevator were completely torn away. The two right engines were out and one on the left had a serious oil pump leak. The vertical fin and the rudder had been damaged, the fuselage had been cut almost completely through connected only at two small parts of the frame and the radios, electrical and oxygen systems were damaged. There was also a hole in the top that was over 16 feet long and 4feet wide at its widest and the split in the fuselage went all the way to the top gunner's turret.



Although the tail actually bounced and swayed in the wind and twisted when the plane turned and all the control cables were severed, except one single elevator cable still worked, and the aircraft still miraculously flew !
The tail gunner was trapped because the re was no floor connecting the tail to the rest of the plane. The waist and tail gunners used parts of the German fighter and the ir own parachute harnesses in an attempt to keep the tail from ripping off and the two sides of the fuselage from splitting apart. While the crew was trying to keep the bomber from coming apart, the pilot continued on his bomb run and released his bombs over the target.





When the bomb bay doors were opened, the wind turbulence was so great that it blew one of the waist gunners into the broken tail section. It took several minutes and four crew members to pass him ropes from parachutes and haul him back into the forward part of the plane. When the y tried to do the same for the tail gunner, the tail began flapping so hard that it began to break off. The weight of the gunner was adding some stability to the tail section, so he went back to his position.

The turn back toward England had to be very slow to keep the tail from twisting off. They actually covered almost 70 miles to make the turn home. The bomber was so badly damaged that it was losing altitude and speed and was soon alone in the sky. For a brief time, two more Me-109 German fighters attacked theAll American. Despite the extensive damage, all of the machine gunners were able to respond to the se attacks and soon drove off the fighters. The two waist gunners stood up with the ir heads sticking out through the hole in the top of the fuselage to aim and fire the ir machine guns. The tail gunner had to shoot in short bursts because the recoil was actually causing the plane to turn.





Allied P-51 fighters intercepted the All American as it crossed over the Channel and took one of the pictures shown. They also radioed to the base describing that the appendage was waving like a fish tail and that the plane would not make it and to send out boats to rescue the crew when the y bailed out. The fighters stayed with the Fortress taking hand signals from Lt. Bragg and relaying the m to the base. Lt. Bragg signaled that 5 parachutes and the spare had been "used" so five of the crew could not bail out. He made the decision that if the y could not bail out safely, the n he would stay with the plane to land it.



Two and a half hours after being hit, the aircraft made its final turn to line up with the runway while it was still over 40 miles away. It descended into an emergency landing and a normal roll-out on its landing gear.



When the ambulance pulled alongside, it was waved off because not a single member of the crew had been injured. No one could believe that the aircraft could still fly in such a condition. The Fortress sat placidly until the crew all exited through the door in the fuselage and the tail gunner had climbed down a ladder, at which time the entire rear section of the aircraft collapsed .





This old bird had done its job and brought the crew home and all in one piece.



I love the se old war stories especially the ones with a happy ending !




Maybe pass this on to someone who will also appreciate this
amazing story.

 

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Mechanic working on double-decker Los Angeles 1941

 

Haha, It will never work, the driver still needs to operate the switch...

 

Los Angeles merchant Sam Grossberg updating liquor stamps on bottles for increased tax in 1940

 

sad...

 

1961

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