Saturday, November 11, 2023
I just love the primary colors poster art of the 1890s
I don't think I've seen this one until now.
https://www.facebook.com/prewarmotors/photos/a.812803072138403/2863014450450578/
I first posted a photo of the 1947 Plaster City Chrysler rail car in 2009, just talked about it with Steve during SEMA, and randomly, found a new photo of it just now.
my 2010 post of it that Steve saw and kicked off a friendship with https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/plaster-city-1947-but-what-heck-is.html
the WW1 cat named Spark Plug (Veterans Day post) the mascot for an aviator squad on a Curtiss Jenny
December 28, 1917 Brooklyn Eagle ran this photo with the caption.
Spark Plug, the cat mascot, an interested onlooker.
Princeton Aviation School
Give thought to all the kitties
who served in World War One.
A battalion of the finest
who never fired a gun.
who served in World War One.
A battalion of the finest
who never fired a gun.
Whether hunting rodents out at sea,
or loyal friends to men,
these many cats had vital roles,
time and time again.
A common sight in trenches deep,
dispatching mice and rats,
the soldiers’ had a special bond
with many of these cats.
Five hundred thousand cats were sent
to serve in the Great War.
Some detected mustard gas,
whilst others were off shore.
Togo was the Dreadnought’s cat,
The Swan had their lad Ching.
Pincher was the Vinex’s mog,
it was luck they hoped they’d bring.
‘Martinpuich’ was aptly named,
by The 9th battalion chaps.
Pitouchi was the orphaned kit,
who’d survived on army scraps.
Spark Plug, Tabby and many more
were companions to the troops.
The feline unsung heroes,
those cats who became recruits.
We’ll never truly realise
just what these cats went through.
So spare a thought and give some thanks
for what they did for you!
Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. - Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Friday, November 10, 2023
Phil Sauer owned this 51 Merc built by Dean Jeffries and striped by Von Dutch in the mid 50's and had a custom surfboard rack built for it. Photos from July 1957
the car was stuck in storage in San Diego, for 40 years, until it was pulled out in 2007
look at the garage made RV, a surfers traveling home, on the far left
San Onofre, 1950
and here is where is a very rare circumstance, this post evolves into the next post. Enjoy!
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Leroy Grannis, prolific surfing photographer in the 60s and 70s, subsequently took some cool vehicle photos (thank you Doug!)
nice to see a random street scene with the cars that were ordinary at the time
Makaha 1962
Wikipedia says:
Born in Hermosa Beach, California, his portfolio of photography of surfing and related sea images from the 1960s enjoys a reputation that led The New York Times to dub him "the godfather of surf photography." Unable to afford an education at UCLA during the Depression, Grannis dropped out and found work as a carpenter, junkyard de-tinner and spent some years at Standard Oil.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, serving as a pilot flying supplies to troops in combat and remaining on active reserve until retiring as a major in 1977.
In 1971, fed up with increased competition for the perfect angle, Grannis quit shooting surfing and soon found himself involved in hang gliding. The sport balanced surfing in his life, and he held a brief stint as photographer for Hang Gliding magazine.
Leroy's truck, Carrillo state beach, 1963
Redondo 1963
Huntington Beach 1961
Aikau Family, Sunset Beach, 1967