Vintage shots from days gone by!

'Bubby Strident' x2, Sir Stirling working on his F3 or 500cc Kieft, a pair of Peugeots and a backyard with a ute from Broady - great stuff - and the transportation vehicles site looks like a goldmine, too.

 

Immigrants arrive at Ellis Island, New York, for examination and processing

 

The CORRECT way!

 

The original text reads:Tomball, Texas earned the nickname of “Oiltown, U.S.A.” after a major oil strike just southwest of town on May 27th, 1933. Not very many years later we find old Cecil, who held the office of Mayor at the time, cleaning a sign at his service station. Of note are the two types of gas pumps visible in this shot, a modern electric on the left and a much older manually operated one of the visible style on the right. Learn more on The Old Motor and also see 100s of other vintage gas station photos.
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I think the 1933 date came from when the oilstrike was, not the date of the photo, read: "Not very many years later"
my .02

 

Pan Am ditched one of these in the Pacific in '56. Everyone survived.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_6

 

Does anyone know what she's doing ?

 

Obviously Mr Batters was a leg man.

Some guys like girls with fat legs, some guys like girls with thin legs.

But most guys prefer something in between.

Nyuk nyuk.

Mart.

 

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Howard Hughes lived in Las Vegas, He had several quirks, one of which was that he only would entertain Ladies with fresh, clean shaven legs- You see Howard Hughes hated razor stubble- -*This photo was taken outside the Main Gate of his exclusive Villa ...The "Microphone" was amplified through a FM transmitter in the Automobile and sent the high fidelity sound of her "Smoothness Factor" as Howard called it... to the main security room in the Villa . The SF was then attenuated through a series of special Modulators & phase filters which Howard Hughes is given credit for developing. If the SF (Smoothness Factor) of the candidate female passed the test she was allowed to enter the grounds of the Villa for further intimate relations with Howard Hughes. .
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Wow, thank you very much !!

 

Mr Hughes was correct,,I hate razor stubble too..

 

well that don't look like shes standing on or in any multi millionares driveway to me

 

That looks more like Louie Mattar's Cadillac that had everything including the kitchen sink in it.

 

Here's some "Vintage Shots", from West Vancouver BC. OSHA approved saw blade in 5th picture?

 

West Van, continued.....

 

more, more ,more!

 

Continued.....

 

Who OKed the artwork on this ad? Poor kid looks miserable - his mom probably won't let him bring sand into the house .

 

Howard Hughes came to Vegas to live in the mid '60s, (around 66 or 67) and rented the entire top floor of the Dessert Inn hotel. After staying there for quite awhile he was told he had to give up the floor for high rollers to use. He refused to leave and bought the hotel and after buying the DI bought several more. This picture doesn't look like it was taken at the DI. The caddy is a little old even for '66 or '67.