Shorpy All Stars

[Hurricane Jack]

Early Days of Broadcast Radio


"Coin-operated radio outside barbershop." -- Washington, D.C., circa 1922.

"Alfred Stern, director of Washington D.C.'s first radio exposition, presented with elaborate loop antenna made by Dr. J. Harris Rogers," -- Washington, D.C., 1924.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

These men never knew the proper attire for fishing is to wear a green visor straw hat & bibs.

"A muskelunge (fish)." -- Detroit, circa 1902.

 

[BobHufford]

These men never knew the proper attire for fishing is to wear a green visor straw hat & bibs.

Yup!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Yup!

The original Bubba! Bet he was noodlin'!

 

[RJR]

The original Bubba! Bet he was noodlin'!

+1

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Go get yourself some cheap sunglasses...

"Stockmen on street corner outside bar 'The Mint.' Sheridan, Wyoming." -- August, 1941.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Nice body!

"General Motors exhibit at Golden Gate International Exposition,
 San Francisco. Transparent Car with Pontiac Chassis and Body by Fisher." -- June 11, 1940.

 

[Redfokker]

Go get yourself some cheap sunglasses...

"Stockmen on street corner outside bar 'The Mint.' Sheridan, Wyoming." -- August, 1941.

Dig those shades on the guy in the back!!

 

[BobHufford]

Nice body!

"Notice how easy it is to stuff a woman in the trunk folks ..."

 

[Frunobulax]

"Notice how easy it is to stuff a woman in the trunk folks ..."

LOL

 

[Cap_7597]

"Notice how easy it is to stuff a woman in the trunk folks ..."

Hahahahahaha.
It's funny, I was thinking the same thing..... just didn't know if it was appropriate to say. Ha


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[BobHufford]

I was thinking the same thing..... just didn't know if it was appropriate to say.

It probably isn't, but note my new signature line. (Had to change it as I acquired another brown hat)

 

[Redfokker]

 

[Zombie_61]

Nice body!

"General Motors exhibit at Golden Gate International Exposition,
 San Francisco. Transparent Car with Pontiac Chassis and Body by Fisher." -- June 11, 1940.

I can't help but wonder what ever happened to that car. I'd like to think it's in storage somewhere, but they probably sold it for scrap as soon as they were done with it.

 

[Michael A]

From today's Guardian newspaper.

Hats, Seattle WA 1951 Photographer: William Heick

Michael

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I can't help but wonder what ever happened to that car. I'd like to think it's in storage somewhere, but they probably sold it for scrap as soon as they were done with it.

It used to be that some of GM's design cars & other pet projects would end up in the hands of one of their executives or the designer. Some were eventually resold then & are in private collections today. Along about the late 1960's - early 1970's GM started to worry about product liability & so most were destroyed. Today GM has a museum & the best examples of their work ends up there.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

"Notice how easy it is to stuff a woman in the trunk folks ..."

I'm glad you didn't use a dangling participle there.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Military

"U.S.S. Texas discharging ammunition." -- circa 1900.

"U.S.S. New York -- evening amusements." -- circa 1900.

"Gettysburg reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. veterans at the encampment." -- July 1913.

 

[BobHufford]

"U.S.S. New York -- evening amusements." -- circa 1900.

My Dad has a few "tater bug" mandolins like that. He would always play one in the evenings around the camp fire on our camping trips.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Another angle.

"Main Street. Sheridan, Wyoming." -- August 1941.