History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

Robert Wadlow (22Feb 1918 -15 Jul 1940) The Alton Giant:

 

Crikey!

 

Debbie always complains that I never go Kayaking with her, but she likes riding in our '12 T.

 

1920's Service Stations

 

Portuguese-language Shell Oil ad
featuring the 20,000 hp steamer
'RMSP Asturias' - from'Ilustracao'
magazine - March 16, 1926.

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Is that a spirit in the photo?

 

So Twin, you see the Quiz results post? Got a quiz lined up for this week?

 

I'll post a new quiz tomorrow, and try to make it more user friendly. In the meantime, some bikes from the UK, a Douglas and a ??

 

the little engine that could...

 

big mack party bus...

 

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Big baby 'BUTCH' McDEVITT 'CONGRESSMAN FOR A DAY' FROM PENNSYLVANIA

 

"Shows Arthur Wylie setting a new record of 29.47 seconds in the 1940 Rob Roy Hill Climb. He is wearing a crash helmet, unusual for the period. The 1940 Wylie car, no. 51 in the photograph, was powered by a Ford Model A engine. Later owners/drivers of the car were Mr Mischa Ravdell and Mr Murray Rainey."

 

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"Car accident. Wilfred Reed raced from Sydney to Adelaide with George Dulling. In this case he failed to negotiate an intersection - Between Sydney, NSW and Adelaide, SA ."

 

Wingham - 1926:

 

Buick (?)

 

Mt Cootha (Brisbane) Hillclimbs:

 

Prince Consort Hotel, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane - 1936:

 

Bulimba, Brisbane:

 

Waterloo Bay Hotel, Wynnum, Brisbane:

 

"An international telegraph link between Australia and Britain existed as far back as 1872, with the cable travelling through Singapore, India, Suez and Gibraltar. There were concerns about the high cost of this service as well as vulnerability of the cable in the event of war. For these reasons, it was proposed to lay another cable from Britain through Canada and across the Pacific Ocean to Australia, all via British Commonwealth land points. This was commenced in 1901, and was completed in 1902. Here is a picture of a crowd attending the event of the cable coming ashore at Southport in Queensland in 1902."

The cable was used until 1962.

 

Southport (Gold Coast) Town Hall - 1935:

 

This week's quiz is formatted differently which I hope will encourage more responses (even blind guesses this time). Which of these vehicles was not manufactured in Massachusetts? No disrespect to Detroit, I thought this would highlight how some great vehicles rolled out of some Mass. factories in the early 20th century. Extra credit for identifying the makes shown. Please send me your answers by PM (do not post!), by Tuesday evening, and good luck.

 

This is a Vought VE-7 biplane being started by a modified Ford Model T in 1926. The mechanism is known as a Hucks Starter.

 

ahhh, suggestion, dont go to Yellowstone in a roadster

 

1896 Winton automobile, Cleveland

 

Chicago traffic on bridge, 1928

 

Auto show. Chicago. 1914

 

Dupont's Camp Car