Vintage shots from days gone by!

No ammo in the cylinder!---Now what?

 

Houston, TX. - now it's condos but still looks similar.

 

Yes sir!

 

Japanese WW2 Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden fighter, not prodduced.

 

The Sphinx, circa 1850, Giza, Egypt

 

"Founded in 1912, by the Janss Investment Company, Owensmouth was an agricultural community with well-planned access to the Pacific Electric streetcars and an all-purpose highway, by the name of Sherman Way. However, it would take more than farms to draw the potential buyers that the Janns company were in search of. The Owensmouth Road Race was staged. It was the first and only road race ever held in the San Fernando Valley.

The race was a massive event. It was said to eclipse any event prior on the Pacific Coast. Countless entries were tallied and attendance was high, but Oldfield and “Terrible” Teddy Tetzlaff were the names that made the headlines.

Owensmouth grew and grew over the years, gaining it’s own high school, a women’s club, a Masonic lodge, an American Legion and so much more. In 1917, the town was annexed to the city of Los Angeles."

- from http://sanfernandovalleyrelics.com/the-town-of-owensmouth/

 

Has anyone else noticed that in all of these pictures where there is a gun being held, they all have their finger on the trigger. Nowadays that is a definite NO NO.

BB

 

^ I think that's because they're going to shoot who or what ever they have the gun pointed at. The little lady above looks a bit frightened.

 

Claudia Cardinale

 

A few for doc and you other plane nuts.

 

Ike's trip to Des Moines 1956 parade shots and his Lincoln cosmopolitan presidential limo. And one of Hoover in a Caddy at the end.

 

Shots of old downtown Des Moines,

 

Automotive legends in their bicycle shop in Iowa.
Fred and Augie Duesenberg.

 

Misc shots around the Iowa state fairgrounds.

 

WAAC at Fort Des Moines 1943

 

Some of these deserve to be seen full size.

Classic checking the slick back of the hair!

 

Car safety?

 

A few Misc shots.
How much is the Corvette model worth today?
Love the old junk cars down by the river just outside downtown.

 

I have always had a soft spot for panel trucks and sedan deliveries. Is this a Dodge? Sure would love to have it!
Last one for the night!

 

Oops one more.
Someone pointed out this JR car used in the intro to the Hazel TV show.
It is a 1964 Electric powered adult version from the same people that made my Mustang JR. Since Ford sponsored the show they always used Ford vehicles and the JR would have also been provided by Ford. I have been told it was only used in the intro to the 4th season and never made an appearance in the show.

Here is a screen capture.


And here is the video.
http://youtu.be/7KaeHM7uQro

 

Here's a few I hadn't seen before....

Amazing high-resolution photography for the day!!

 

A couple more:

 

The Helms Bakery truck!

 

Van Nuys Bl. under construction. 1918.

 

One of his dealers was Lou Stringer, who only worked for him in the off-season as he was a professional baseball player. Stringer was interviewed and remembered selling a Corvette to Elvis.

 

"Early Evil Knievel warming up"

 

Anyone notice that this "experimental" Pontiac was called a Monte Carlo? Not sure what year this was taken but it may have been a concept for the Tempest.

 

Absolutely love this photo. Great period image of a classic 2-lane highway. Thanks for posting![/QUOTE]
Does anyone have a current photo?