Vintage shots from days gone by!

1942 ChevyChase MD:

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1944 Consolidated Aircraft workers on lunch break:

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1941 Craig CO:

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1939 Rice MN:

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1938 Halifax NC:

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I took my stepsons there prolly 8 years ago. I didn't hike it but it is a very cool place. Heard many stories of the pilot to bombardier. haha

 

My mother-in-law ended up leaving the small town in central North Carolina in which they lived to go to a private school in Raleigh during WWII because of the very German last name. She was continually harassed at home.

 

I'm going out West exploring. I've got my rifle and my trusty dog. We've got to be back by dinner time though.

 

STARWALKER: It's still called Chief Yellowhorse. To it's right is an Arizona tourist information center.

StarWalker, thanks for your always-helpful input. In the last few days, I read someplace (maybe a comment on this thread, even) that the photo in question may have been from an early-'50s Kirk Douglas movie, losely based on the life/death of caver Floyd Collins of Kentucky. It does have the look of a movie still. I'll scratch and get some more, about the movie AND about poor Floyd. But, THANKS for helping several HAMBers pin down the location!


STARWALKER: The swastika was an Indian symbol of more than one tribe. At least one of the tribes had a ceremony which disavowed the swastika's use in their ceremonies. Notice, it is backward to Hitler's. Fort Smith, Arkansas still has a building (last I looked) which has a swastika (pre-war) on it's trim on the roof-top.


I found a MEGA-ton about the history of the PRE-Nazi LONG history of the swastika (aka Good Luck Cross among many other names). There are SO many buildings, artworks, medals, logos and emblems (including U.S. military) proudly displaying the traditional symbol that I could not BEGIN to list them all when this was a subject a few days ago. As for buildings, they are on every continent and subcontinent. For a good, educational read, anyone can just do a general search on the good ol' 'net! A guaranteed good read!


STARWALKER: I'm behind, so my apologies if someone else has replied. This looks like a Indian Trading Post on the north side of I-40 just before you get into Arizona. My wife and I have been in here. The buildings are newer, but might be built around these buildings. The merchandise is OK, but if you really want some good stuff, go to some of the Trading Posts in Gallup, or on the Square at Santa Fe. (My Cherokee wife still refers to herself as Indian, not Native, by the way).


Good points there. I guess you could say that my ancestry includes a real smattering of bloodlines that have all been dragged through the mud, at one time or another! I'm part Cherokee, Irish, German and English -- but mainly Hillbilly and Briar Hopper. So when I hear someone pulling out their fiddle to sing about mistreatment, I just go, "Here's a quarter."

As for the term "Indian," I'm with your wife. Though I have no big issue with the PC term "Native American," I think it's pretty much akin to Hilter hijacking the swastika from its rightful owners. Indigenous tribes were called Indians for so long, that they themselves used the term. And why not? And why would they themselves wish to rewrite history? Though Native American is OK, I prefer to call myself part Indian, as always, instead of adopting a PC persona, even more generic than "Indian." Interest and respect for American Indian tribes and their cultures have never been greater. If one is part (or all) Indian, the more you know, the more proud you are of your heritage. American Indian people had well-established nations and cultures centuries before Columbus landed.

Since you are a teacher, and your wife a Cherokee, you both might be as engrossed as I was by a fine, well-researched article on page 50 of the March 2011 Smithsonian magazine. Every time I read about "The Trail of Tears" and everything PRECEDING it, I learn fascinating new things.




Painted in 1942, Robert Lindneux's depiction here is the most
renowned visual rendering of the midwinter 1838/9 forced march
of the Cherokee tribe from their Smoky Mountains homes to a
government reservation in Oklahoma. Thousands died of exposure
and exhaustion. Photography being in its infancy, there are no con-
temporary visual records of the ordeal. Thanks to the Granger Col-
lection, NYC, via StaticEnotes.

 

Four giants in one place! Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson and Benny Goodman
-- the first integrated group in Jazz. Photo circa 1938 THANKS to Metronome magazine via
GemsofJazz!



The guys at their magic work, thanks to
TheCulturalWorker.

 

awesome thread guys!!!

 

Been meaning to post both of these . These two shots represent Humble Oil's First retail service station in Down Town Houston Texas . Foe some of you who don't know Humble history, they were bought by Standard New Jersey - ( Esso, Enco , Pate , Carter , Enjay, Oval E, Exxon ) about 1940.

This station was built on the south end of Main street in about 1930.


Shot taken by me years later using a 1944 Agfa camera :


Here , in Downtown Dallas Texas , here is a shot of the LAST operating Gloco oil station off R L Thornton expway :


Damn , I miss Texas ................. scrubba

 

No shit, left college in September, drafted, basics in January , they didn't fool around in the mid 60's.

 

'54 Packard Panther "Daytona." NOT your average SHOW car!



Mechanix Illustrated was on hand to corroborate this car's performance in the flying mile
at Daytona Beach in 1954. The four Panther prototypes were the last of a long line of
Packard performers dating back to the Brown Bomber and the Grey Wolf. Equipped with
Packard's biggest straight eight (359) boosted by a McCulloch supercharger, the Panther
blistered the sand at 131+ mph -- fastest in its class and faster even than its fiberglass
contemporary, Chevy's Corvette, was capable of. Though Ed McCauley loved his creation,
Packard deemed sports car demand at the time too flimsy to justify the limited-production
run he'd campaigned for. Really, that's too bad, as only four Panthers were crafted, each
slightly different, of course. And so, the Panther was consigned to the same fate as the
earlier, beautiful but expensive PanAmerica -- one more "It-might-have-been."

 

I had a truck just like that, hat too. Brings back memories of some great Christmas mornings at home. I remember that the fire truck could be hooked up to a garden hose and you could spray water out of the cannon on the back. My Dad let me use it on some trash he was burning up many years ago. That was a lot of fun.

 

It should be further noted that the car was designed by Richard Teague who also did the heavy facelift of the '51 Packard design
for '55-6 and did many other designs for AMC. All four Panthers that were produced are still in existence.

 

Thanks, Jim. Dick went on to be named the styling cheif of Packard and moved on to AMC when the marque went defunct. I still wish that AMC had built the MARLIN in the SCALE Teague visualized, instead of UPsizing it!

Not only would they have sold FAR more cars, it would be remembered in the same class with other early pony cars,instead of being something not quite fitting any nIche at all.

 

I'd recognize that roof line anywhere.
This is the Mpls.-St Paul International Airport. (MSP) Lindbergh terminal.
Sure doesn't look the same today. How quaint that photo is. Imagine, being able to park right out front.

 

I had one of those myself.
Also a Dick Tracy Copmobile, A Flying Dutchman, A Texaco tanker, A large Structo(?) Tow Truck, and not one, but 2 of those orange battery powered Ford Mustangs the dealer gave away.
But my mom donated those to a Rummage sale at the church while I was in High School.
All worth good money today.

 

Detroit, 1939

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photo: Wayne State Univ.​

 

Flint Michigan Chevy plant mid 30s

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photo: Wayne State Univ.​

 

Link to Chicago northwest side slideshow, to "Sweet Home Chicago".. Nice mix of then-and-now, and unfortunately, some gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=DqmKqk_Xno4

 

Very cool!!

from here .........

http://www.lightrainproductions.com/Trip Reports/Frontier1.htm

 

Ford Rouge Plant 1965:

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photo: Wayne State Univ.​

 

Here's what I meant:



1964 Rambler Tarpon prototype, based on the all-new American.
To quote: HAMBer HJManiac: "This is the car Rambler buffs wish
they had made. They went with this fastback body style on the
bigger Classic to make the Marlin." Photo thanks to MotorBase.

As stated, AMC missed their mark by a foot -- or, should I say,
their market niche? Instead of a modest seller, they might have
scored a smash. Oh, well. Things are often clearer when caught
in the rearview mirror.




AMC designers originally created the Tarpon, a neat little
fastback based on the all-new 1964 Rambler American,
but it was replaced by the longer, heavier Marlin. Sketch
thanks to HowStuffWorks.

 

Chrysler plant Detroit:

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photo: Wayne State Univ.​

 

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photo: Wayne State Univ.​

 

Chrysler Plant Windsor Ontario

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photo: Wayne State Univ.​

 

1955 Ford Rouge Plant

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photo: Wayne State Univ.​