I used to pass the Portland Gas & Coke building driving out of the industrial end of Portland heading north when working on projects in St. Helens. I imagined the creepy exterior as a long abandoned mental institution. Nope just the gas and coke building. It was used & doctored up in an image of...
Conductor George Burton and Engineer J.W. Edwards compare watches prior to departing Corwith Yard, Chicago, during The War. Our photographer is again the immortal Jack Delano.
Pulling spikes, 1920
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Dan
Carl Adams, Coulterville, Illinois, circa 1940 (Note the Converse shoes)
Civilian Conservation Corps blacksmith, Pringe Georges County, Maryland 1935, Carl Mydans
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Dan
Interesting footwear for a cowboy. The look more like the rough out service boots from WWII, or the Red Wing Iron Rangers boot. Note the speed lacing looks at the top of the boot.
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Dan
This has to be one of my favorite aircraft next to the B-17. My Dad had wanted one of these in his younger years. He had a dream of converting it to a airborne mobile home and traveling. Land it on water or land, tie off and it is it's own living quarters. On the variant he wanted you could pop...
I don't think it is a German flag of an sort. Check this video out for the trailer for The Black Legion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65PkHQXuKVk
About 0:32 into the video you will see the same variant on the skull & crossbones on the hood.
I am supposing that the flag is a variant on a white...
Huzzah!! Found the article/forum that was discussing the A1 & A2 Mechanics caps. Wish there was more.
http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/248594-pre-war-mechanics-cap/
This is part of the inspiration for my project. Have not been able to find any references anywhere else...
Looking sharp greg, looking sharp.:eusa_clap
So, the HBT came in today. Placed it all together... To paraphrase The Dude, It is all tied together. Sending off tomorrow. :D
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Dan
The B-17 has been one of my favorite aircraft since childhood. Got to actually take a flight in one many years back. It was the highlight of my 20's for sure. Have to say though, the folks that manned that old warplane during WWII we a small bunch. I had to either be hunched over or in a...
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