Lady Norman on Her Electric Scooter in 1917. This photo from 1917 shows Lady Norman riding around on a scooter long before they became common around cities today. Despite being from nobility, Norman was heavily involved with the women’s suffrage movement of the early 20th century. She was also seen using a scooter to get about the city quite often, which might have been just another way of advocating for women’s independence.

Priscilla Norman

People Are Sharing Pics Of Life 100 Years Ago, And They Might Put Things In A New Perspective

Tau.Neutrino said:

People Are Sharing Pics Of Life 100 Years Ago, And They Might Put Things In A New Perspective

Pescara Model 3 Helicopter

Tau.Neutrino said:

Lady Norman on Her Electric Scooter in 1917. This photo from 1917 shows Lady Norman riding around on a scooter long before they became common around cities today. Despite being from nobility, Norman was heavily involved with the women’s suffrage movement of the early 20th century. She was also seen using a scooter to get about the city quite often, which might have been just another way of advocating for women’s independence.

Priscilla Norman

Electric scooter?

Nup. Definitely not. The front wheel has a two-stroke internal combustion engine, if you bother to look.

dv said:

Oh dear…

Michael V said:

dv said:

Oh dear…

If they are offering a screw towage service, surely the company name is perfectly appropriate.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

Oh dear…

If they are offering a screw towage service, surely the company name is perfectly appropriate.

Indeed like if someone called Shaft offered massages

Cymek said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

Oh dear…

If they are offering a screw towage service, surely the company name is perfectly appropriate.

Indeed like if someone called Shaft offered massages

Pull the other one…

dv said:

I think you’ll find it actually said DOCK TUGS, but someone made mischief with Shop.

fsm said:

I need one of those for when the neighbours’ toxic wood smoke gets into the house.

dv said:

Not with a ten-foot pole.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I think you’ll find it actually said DOCK TUGS, but someone made mischief with Shop.

Bing can only find the cocky version.

And anyone at work, don’t bother searching for the text.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I think you’ll find it actually said DOCK TUGS, but someone made mischief with Shop.

Bing can only find the cocky version.

And anyone at work, don’t bother searching for the text.

Seems Liverpool Docks were actually famous for their Cocks.

Here’s Black Cock.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I think you’ll find it actually said DOCK TUGS, but someone made mischief with Shop.

Bing can only find the cocky version.

And anyone at work, don’t bother searching for the text.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I think you’ll find it actually said DOCK TUGS, but someone made mischief with Shop.

Bing can only find the cocky version.

And anyone at work, don’t bother searching for the text.

fsm said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Bubblecar said:

I think you’ll find it actually said DOCK TUGS, but someone made mischief with Shop.

Bing can only find the cocky version.

And anyone at work, don’t bother searching for the text.

Cock tugs – note the lack of superstructure.

Bubblecar said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Bubblecar said:

I think you’ll find it actually said DOCK TUGS, but someone made mischief with Shop.

Bing can only find the cocky version.

And anyone at work, don’t bother searching for the text.

Seems Liverpool Docks were actually famous for their Cocks.

Here’s Black Cock.

The ship ‘Baxtergate’ was originally ‘Empire Cowdray’, launched 1944 and involved in convoys and war transport. In 1948, she was sold and re-named ‘Granhill’, then sold again in 1951 and re-named ‘Baxtergate’. Taken out of service in 1960, sold for scrap, broken up at Barrow in Furness, Dec. 1961.

Arts said:

fsm said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Bing can only find the cocky version.

And anyone at work, don’t bother searching for the text.

Cock tugs – note the lack of superstructure.

Now slow down egghead

41 Of The Most Important Photos In Photography History As They Signal A New Era

sarahs mum said:

Melbourne, in the mid-70s, I think.

AussieDJ said:

sarahs mum said:

Melbourne, in the mid-70s, I think.

Hairy males are a strong indicator of mid 70s.

The Rev Dodgson said:

AussieDJ said:

sarahs mum said:

Melbourne, in the mid-70s, I think.

Hairy males are a strong indicator of mid 70s.

True.

The newspaper in the counter looks to be the Toorak Times, which was a classified ad-ridden gossip publication.

Milo Bars (green-coloured display box on the shelf behind the cashier) were only sold in Melbourne or Victoria.
Melbourne was seen as a test-market for them, as they weren’t sold anywhere else, as far as I know. Certainly not in Tasmania, at any rate. I remember asking for them locally when I started work in Devonport in 1976, and none of the retailers I tried had ever heard of them.

The Rev Dodgson said:

AussieDJ said:

sarahs mum said:

Melbourne, in the mid-70s, I think.

Hairy males are a strong indicator of mid 70s.

I must be stuck in the 70’s then.

sarahs mum said:

It’s a fine one, ta. Saved in Shops and in Australia.

AussieDJ said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

AussieDJ said:

Melbourne, in the mid-70s, I think.

Hairy males are a strong indicator of mid 70s.

True.

The newspaper in the counter looks to be the Toorak Times, which was a classified ad-ridden gossip publication.

Milo Bars (green-coloured display box on the shelf behind the cashier) were only sold in Melbourne or Victoria.
Melbourne was seen as a test-market for them, as they weren’t sold anywhere else, as far as I know. Certainly not in Tasmania, at any rate. I remember asking for them locally when I started work in Devonport in 1976, and none of the retailers I tried had ever heard of them.

Correction: The newspaper on the counter is the Trading Post, which was also full of classified ads.

AussieDJ said:

AussieDJ said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Hairy males are a strong indicator of mid 70s.

True.

The newspaper in the counter looks to be the Toorak Times, which was a classified ad-ridden gossip publication.

Milo Bars (green-coloured display box on the shelf behind the cashier) were only sold in Melbourne or Victoria.
Melbourne was seen as a test-market for them, as they weren’t sold anywhere else, as far as I know. Certainly not in Tasmania, at any rate. I remember asking for them locally when I started work in Devonport in 1976, and none of the retailers I tried had ever heard of them.

Correction: The newspaper on the counter is the Trading Post, which was also full of classified ads.

Which was it’s raison d’être.

sarahs mum said:

Is that Benita Collings buying bread and milk?

fsm said:

sarahs mum said:

Is that Benita Collings buying bread and milk?

And two bananas. One for her, one for Big Ted.

fsm said:

sarahs mum said:

Is that Benita Collings buying bread and milk?

Not any more.

captain_spalding said:

fsm said:

sarahs mum said:

Is that Benita Collings buying bread and milk?

Not any more.

She’s still with us, aged 83. But her co-host John Hamblin died last year.

Bubblecar said:

fsm said:

sarahs mum said:

Is that Benita Collings buying bread and milk?

And two bananas. One for her, one for Big Ted.

To eat?

Bubblecar said:

captain_spalding said:

fsm said:

Is that Benita Collings buying bread and milk?

Not any more.

She’s still with us, aged 83. But her co-host John Hamblin died last year.

Oh, that’s good. I thought she was gone, too.

If only there were some kind of index you could search for existing threads.

dv said:

If only there were some kind of index you could search for existing threads.

oh. sorry.

Historical Images
2 d ·
The world’s first television remote control. The wireless “Flash-Matic” was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955.

sarahs mum said:

Historical Images
2 d ·
The world’s first television remote control. The wireless “Flash-Matic” was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955.

That’s a charming one that I didn’t have, ta.

c1880

sarahs mum said:

c1880

That’s a pleasing vista.

sarahs mum said:

c1880

Where?

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

c1880

Where?

Hobart.

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

c1880

Where?

Hobart.

Thanks. According to Wikipedia, the photo was taken in 1900.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BeattieHobart1900.JPG

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

Where?

Hobart.

Thanks. According to Wikipedia, the photo was taken in 1900.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BeattieHobart1900.JPG

Shame there isn’t a great big version of it online, it would make a fine desktop background.

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

Where?

Hobart.

Thanks. According to Wikipedia, the photo was taken in 1900.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BeattieHobart1900.JPG

well sluethed.

A back alley somewhere in Hobart c.1900.

Bubblecar said:

A back alley somewhere in Hobart c.1900.

:)

https://www.catandfiddlearcade.com/history

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

A back alley somewhere in Hobart c.1900.

:)

https://www.catandfiddlearcade.com/history

Ta, that’s right :)

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

c1880

Where?

Looks like Hobart to me.

Wall Street, New York. (1959)

1956

dv said:

1956

Laurel ‘n ‘Ardy, according to Bing.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

1956

Laurel ‘n ‘Ardy, according to Bing.

Yes. I recognise them.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

1956

Laurel ‘n ‘Ardy, according to Bing.

Well duh

dv said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

1956

Laurel ‘n ‘Ardy, according to Bing.

Well duh

Well you old-timers may recognise these people instantly. I had to rely on the wonders of modern technology.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Laurel ‘n ‘Ardy, according to Bing.

Well duh

Well you old-timers may recognise these people instantly. I had to rely on the wonders of modern technology.

Just to show off a bit more their given names were Stan & Oliver

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Well duh

Well you old-timers may recognise these people instantly. I had to rely on the wonders of modern technology.

Just to show off a bit more their given names were Stan & Oliver

Think there’s a movie by that name?

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Well you old-timers may recognise these people instantly. I had to rely on the wonders of modern technology.

Just to show off a bit more their given names were Stan & Oliver

Think there’s a movie by that name?

By Jove! I do believe you’re correct.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

Just to show off a bit more their given names were Stan & Oliver

Think there’s a movie by that name?

By Jove! I do believe you’re correct.

SBS have shown it innumerable times.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Think there’s a movie by that name?

By Jove! I do believe you’re correct.

SBS have shown it innumerable times.

I’ll keep my eyes open for it.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

By Jove! I do believe you’re correct.

SBS have shown it innumerable times.

I’ll keep my eyes open for it.

trailer
SBS MOVIES

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

SBS have shown it innumerable times.

I’ll keep my eyes open for it.

trailer
SBS MOVIES

or if you do SBS on demand

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

SBS have shown it innumerable times.

I’ll keep my eyes open for it.

trailer
SBS MOVIES

Thanks I’ll have a look later.

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

I’ll keep my eyes open for it.

trailer
SBS MOVIES

or if you do SBS on demand

I’m too mean to have that.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

trailer
SBS MOVIES

or if you do SBS on demand

I’m too mean to have that.

It will turn up on SBS world movies again sooner or later.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

or if you do SBS on demand

I’m too mean to have that.

It will turn up on SBS world movies again sooner or later.

No doubt it will. Dunkirk must have been on 50 times.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

trailer
SBS MOVIES

or if you do SBS on demand

I’m too mean to have that.

It’s on Freeview. You don’t pay for SBS on demand.

buffy said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

or if you do SBS on demand

I’m too mean to have that.

It’s on Freeview. You don’t pay for SBS on demand.

I didn’t know that. Thank you.

buffy said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

or if you do SBS on demand

I’m too mean to have that.

It’s on Freeview. You don’t pay for SBS on demand.

Ah. I should have known that.

dv said:

Must have been a pain going to the beach in those nice dresses, getting the sand out

dv said:

is it a waterspout?

dv said:

There’s a banker there I think, well some dude at the beach in a suit and tie and a bowler hat.
Wonder where it is?

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

There’s a banker there I think, well some dude at the beach in a suit and tie and a bowler hat.
Wonder where it is?

It’s
The busy Atlantic City beach as seen in 1908.

…but it’s been deleted.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

There’s a banker there I think, well some dude at the beach in a suit and tie and a bowler hat.
Wonder where it is?

It’s
The busy Atlantic City beach as seen in 1908.

…but it’s been deleted.

And now undeleted:
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/11pel6w/the_crowded_beach_of_atlantic_city_photographed/

Renault Racoon

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Peak Warming Man said:

There’s a banker there I think, well some dude at the beach in a suit and tie and a bowler hat.
Wonder where it is?

It’s
The busy Atlantic City beach as seen in 1908.

…but it’s been deleted.

And now undeleted:
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/11pel6w/the_crowded_beach_of_atlantic_city_photographed/

Ta.

dv said:

dv said:

Must have been a pain going to the beach in those nice dresses, getting the sand out

Someone else may have done their laundry.

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

is it a waterspout?

Its a sailboat.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

is it a waterspout?

Its a sailboat.

a waterspout would be more exciting.

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

is it a waterspout?

Its a sailboat.

a waterspout would be more exciting.

True.

At first I thought she was smoking a cigarette

dv said:

At first I thought she was smoking a cigarette

— Audrey Hepburn

dv said:

odd.

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

odd.

It’s Agatha Christie

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

odd.

Maybe it is to stop dogs shitting on the lawn?

Mila Kunis at school in Ukraine in the late 1980s.

dv said:

Mila Kunis at school in Ukraine in the late 1980s.

She looks a happy chappie.

dv said:

Mila Kunis at school in Ukraine in the late 1980s.

Shut up Meg

Peter Capaldi and Elisabeth Sladen, late 1980s

dv said:

And now he writes gems like The Gunslinger.

I do that too, it’s just pump etiquette.

dv said:

pfft.

dv said:

What is it?

Michael V said:

dv said:

What is it?

It’s a bridge with a safety net slung between the girders, with someone standing on it.

What the significance is, I dunno.

dv said:

Gosh, a net like that, and not one fish caught.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

What is it?

It’s a bridge with a safety net slung between the girders, with someone standing on it.

What the significance is, I dunno.

Oh, it’s the old photos thread, not the meme thread.

That’s all right then.

Michael V said:

dv said:

What is it?

A construction safety net ‘neath the Golden Gate Bridge

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

What is it?

It’s a bridge with a safety net slung between the girders, with someone standing on it.

What the significance is, I dunno.

Is it, or is it not, an old photo?
Is this, or this not, the old photos thread?

dv said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

What is it?

A construction safety net ‘neath the Golden Gate Bridge

Cool.

:)

dv said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

What is it?

A construction safety net ‘neath the Golden Gate Bridge

were they worried the bridge was going to fall?

Arts said:

dv said:

Michael V said:

What is it?

A construction safety net ‘neath the Golden Gate Bridge

were they worried the bridge was going to fall?

It was to catch construction workers

dv said:

Arts said:

dv said:

A construction safety net ‘neath the Golden Gate Bridge

were they worried the bridge was going to fall?

It was to catch construction workers

are you sure? I mean there are plenty of constructions workers and only one bridge…

How old to qualify¿

SCIENCE said:

How old to qualify¿

IDK but it’s 90 years old, that’s pretty old.

Ah well we’ll spam our not so old photography to another thread someday then.

SCIENCE said:

How old to qualify¿

DIGITAL PHOTOS NEED NOT APPLY.

dv said:

Where’s that?

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

What is it?

It’s a bridge with a safety net slung between the girders, with someone standing on it.

What the significance is, I dunno.

My thoughts exactly.

roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

What is it?

It’s a bridge with a safety net slung between the girders, with someone standing on it.

What the significance is, I dunno.

My thoughts exactly.

We’ve already been through all that :)

SCIENCE said:

How old to qualify¿

Still in B&W, mostly.

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

It’s a bridge with a safety net slung between the girders, with someone standing on it.

What the significance is, I dunno.

My thoughts exactly.

We’ve already been through all that :)

But I just arrived and didn’t look at which of the threads I was scanning.

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

looks like he scratched out the face of his ex on his shirt

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

Poor bugger had to stand still for a long time.

Arts said:

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

looks like he scratched out the face of his ex on his shirt

Though what she was doing on his shirt, I have no grasp of.

roughbarked said:

Arts said:

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

looks like he scratched out the face of his ex on his shirt

Though what she was doing on his shirt, I have no grasp of.

yeah he probably scratched out the image of the iPhone he was holding

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

People were weird back then what with their Spock like ears.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

People were weird back then what with their Spock like ears.

You spotted that too. :)

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

Quite a good looking fellow. But, channeling my Mum here, “he could have run a comb through his hair first!”. Looks a bit tousled.

buffy said:

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

Quite a good looking fellow. But, channeling my Mum here, “he could have run a comb through his hair first!”. Looks a bit tousled.

Quite a late 1960’s look, for a Victorian.

The Rev Dodgson said:

buffy said:

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

Quite a good looking fellow. But, channeling my Mum here, “he could have run a comb through his hair first!”. Looks a bit tousled.

Quite a late 1960’s look, for a Victorian.

The face is familiar from the 1970’s Struggling to remember who but I’ve seen someone who could easily have been his son or great grandson.

buffy said:

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

Quite a good looking fellow. But, channeling my Mum here, “he could have run a comb through his hair first!”. Looks a bit tousled.

Well he did have to uncover the lens and then run into position.

SCIENCE said:

Spaced out man.

dv said:

buffy said:

dv said:

You want old photos?

This is the first photographic portrait, a self-portrait of Robert Cornelius in taken in 1839.

Quite a good looking fellow. But, channeling my Mum here, “he could have run a comb through his hair first!”. Looks a bit tousled.

Well he did have to uncover the lens and then run into position.

He’s a one man band.

roughbarked said:

SCIENCE said:

Spaced out man.

Oldest yet ¿

SCIENCE said:

roughbarked said:

SCIENCE said:

Spaced out man.

Oldest yet ¿

Yeah that was seventies speak. ;)

“Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It” by James Wallace, 1860

This is the oldest surviving aerial photograph

dv said:

“Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It” by James Wallace, 1860

This is the oldest surviving aerial photograph

But, the images of Paris captured by Gaspard-Félix Tournachon from a balloon in 1858 can still be seen, even if the originals of his pictures have been lost:

Driving school.

fsm said:

Driving school.

fkn tailgaters

fsm said:

Driving school.

Probably a good idea at the time.

fsm said:

Driving school.

Reminds me of ….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0V2RRL0ZI

Farrokh Bulsara, later known as Freddy Mercury

You’re probably thinking, “but dv, this isn’t an old photo. This is a new photo taken Simon Williams using a 19th century Kodak Panoram.”

This offender I am processing looks like Jango/Boba Fett

Cymek said:

This offender I am processing looks like Jango/Boba Fett

Okay cool

dv said:

You’re probably thinking, “but dv, this isn’t an old photo. This is a new photo taken Simon Williams using a 19th century Kodak Panoram.”

Well it is an old bridge, and surely that’s good enough for all of us.

dv said:

Good old staff from Grace Brothers

Cymek said:

dv said:

Good old staff from Grace Brothers

It’s the cast from the ‘Carry On’ movie series.
From the left: Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Sidney James, Joan Sims, Jim Dale and Barbara Windsor

AussieDJ said:

Cymek said:

dv said:

Good old staff from Grace Brothers

It’s the cast from the ‘Carry On’ movie series.
From the left: Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Sidney James, Joan Sims, Jim Dale and Barbara Windsor

I know I remember those movies

AussieDJ said:

Cymek said:

dv said:

Good old staff from Grace Brothers

It’s the cast from the ‘Carry On’ movie series.
From the left: Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Sidney James, Joan Sims, Jim Dale and Barbara Windsor

Looks like Hawtrey then Williams to me.

For some reason I’m familiar with all those names except Jim Dale, whose name only rings the faintest of bells.

The Rev Dodgson said:

AussieDJ said:

Cymek said:

Good old staff from Grace Brothers

It’s the cast from the ‘Carry On’ movie series.
From the left: Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Sidney James, Joan Sims, Jim Dale and Barbara Windsor

Looks like Hawtrey then Williams to me.

For some reason I’m familiar with all those names except Jim Dale, whose name only rings the faintest of bells.

Just looked up Sid James. Didn’t realise he died so young (67).

All those fags I suppose.

The Rev Dodgson said:

AussieDJ said:

Cymek said:

Good old staff from Grace Brothers

It’s the cast from the ‘Carry On’ movie series.
From the left: Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Sidney James, Joan Sims, Jim Dale and Barbara Windsor

Looks like Hawtrey then Williams to me.

For some reason I’m familiar with all those names except Jim Dale, whose name only rings the faintest of bells.

Yes, Hawtrey before Williams.

Jim Dale was in 11 Carry On films plus the 1990s revival film, and is still alive, unlike everyone else in that snap.

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

AussieDJ said:

It’s the cast from the ‘Carry On’ movie series.
From the left: Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Sidney James, Joan Sims, Jim Dale and Barbara Windsor

Looks like Hawtrey then Williams to me.

For some reason I’m familiar with all those names except Jim Dale, whose name only rings the faintest of bells.

Just looked up Sid James. Didn’t realise he died so young (67).

All those fags I suppose.

Sid James was my great uncle’s best mate. They went to school together and remained good friends until the end.

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Looks like Hawtrey then Williams to me.

For some reason I’m familiar with all those names except Jim Dale, whose name only rings the faintest of bells.

Just looked up Sid James. Didn’t realise he died so young (67).

All those fags I suppose.

Sid James was my great uncle’s best mate. They went to school together and remained good friends until the end.

Small World :)

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Looks like Hawtrey then Williams to me.

For some reason I’m familiar with all those names except Jim Dale, whose name only rings the faintest of bells.

Just looked up Sid James. Didn’t realise he died so young (67).

All those fags I suppose.

Sid James was my great uncle’s best mate. They went to school together and remained good friends until the end.

In South Africa?

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Just looked up Sid James. Didn’t realise he died so young (67).

All those fags I suppose.

Sid James was my great uncle’s best mate. They went to school together and remained good friends until the end.

In South Africa?

…although Sid’s name was Solomon Cohen in those days :)

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

Sid James was my great uncle’s best mate. They went to school together and remained good friends until the end.

In South Africa?

…although Sid’s name was Solomon Cohen in those days :)

Maybe they set me up when I was at Uncle Dick’s place in London in early 1965. (I neglect to mention that I had met Sid James there, too.) I was a serious and seriously naïve kid then.

But no, Uncle Dick was brought up in the East End. Perhaps they met through one of Uncle Dicks Newsagent & Tobacconists shops.

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

In South Africa?

…although Sid’s name was Solomon Cohen in those days :)

Maybe they set me up when I was at Uncle Dick’s place in London in early 1965. (I neglect to mention that I had met Sid James there, too.) I was a serious and seriously naïve kid then.

But no, Uncle Dick was brought up in the East End. Perhaps they met through one of Uncle Dicks Newsagent & Tobacconists shops.

The Internet says Sid didn’t move to England until 1946, when he would have been 33, so meeting him at school seems a bit difficult, unless your uncle also went to school in South Africa.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

…although Sid’s name was Solomon Cohen in those days :)

Maybe they set me up when I was at Uncle Dick’s place in London in early 1965. (I neglect to mention that I had met Sid James there, too.) I was a serious and seriously naïve kid then.

But no, Uncle Dick was brought up in the East End. Perhaps they met through one of Uncle Dicks Newsagent & Tobacconists shops.

The Internet says Sid didn’t move to England until 1946, when he would have been 33, so meeting him at school seems a bit difficult, unless your uncle also went to school in South Africa.

No, Uncle Dick didn’t go to school in South Africa. So I was had by the pair of them.

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

Maybe they set me up when I was at Uncle Dick’s place in London in early 1965. (I neglect to mention that I had met Sid James there, too.) I was a serious and seriously naïve kid then.

But no, Uncle Dick was brought up in the East End. Perhaps they met through one of Uncle Dicks Newsagent & Tobacconists shops.

The Internet says Sid didn’t move to England until 1946, when he would have been 33, so meeting him at school seems a bit difficult, unless your uncle also went to school in South Africa.

No, Uncle Dick didn’t go to school in South Africa. So I was had by the pair of them.

Oh well, to have Sid James playing a joke on you is something to remember :)

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

…although Sid’s name was Solomon Cohen in those days :)

Maybe they set me up when I was at Uncle Dick’s place in London in early 1965. (I neglect to mention that I had met Sid James there, too.) I was a serious and seriously naïve kid then.

But no, Uncle Dick was brought up in the East End. Perhaps they met through one of Uncle Dicks Newsagent & Tobacconists shops.

The Internet says Sid didn’t move to England until 1946, when he would have been 33, so meeting him at school seems a bit difficult, unless your uncle also went to school in South Africa.

I hope that photo of Sid James. Yootha Joyce and Mollie Sugden in a threesome isn’t posted

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Internet says Sid didn’t move to England until 1946, when he would have been 33, so meeting him at school seems a bit difficult, unless your uncle also went to school in South Africa.

No, Uncle Dick didn’t go to school in South Africa. So I was had by the pair of them.

Oh well, to have Sid James playing a joke on you is something to remember :)

Only I didn’t realise it was a joke until now.

:)

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

Maybe they set me up when I was at Uncle Dick’s place in London in early 1965. (I neglect to mention that I had met Sid James there, too.) I was a serious and seriously naïve kid then.

But no, Uncle Dick was brought up in the East End. Perhaps they met through one of Uncle Dicks Newsagent & Tobacconists shops.

The Internet says Sid didn’t move to England until 1946, when he would have been 33, so meeting him at school seems a bit difficult, unless your uncle also went to school in South Africa.

No, Uncle Dick didn’t go to school in South Africa. So I was had by the pair of them.

LOL, what a carry on.

Bogsnorkler said:

Michael V said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Internet says Sid didn’t move to England until 1946, when he would have been 33, so meeting him at school seems a bit difficult, unless your uncle also went to school in South Africa.

No, Uncle Dick didn’t go to school in South Africa. So I was had by the pair of them.

LOL, what a carry on.

:)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1900

dv said:

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1900

Shopped.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1900

Shopped.

just colourised.

dv said:

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1900

Ta, gone in Portraits.

1915: “Endurance” beset in ice in the Weddell Sea during Shackleton’s rather difficult 1914-1917 expedition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition

Michael V said:

1915: “Endurance” beset in ice in the Weddell Sea during Shackleton’s rather difficult 1914-1917 expedition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition

There are some very fine Hurley snaps of that predicament. I have a book of his and Ponting’s Antarctic photos.

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

1915: “Endurance” beset in ice in the Weddell Sea during Shackleton’s rather difficult 1914-1917 expedition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition

There are some very fine Hurley snaps of that predicament. I have a book of his and Ponting’s Antarctic photos.

The nocturnal snaps are particularly dramatic.

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

1915: “Endurance” beset in ice in the Weddell Sea during Shackleton’s rather difficult 1914-1917 expedition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition

There are some very fine Hurley snaps of that predicament. I have a book of his and Ponting’s Antarctic photos.

Interestingly, that photo is not colourised. Hurley used some colour photography on that expedition. Here are some more Paget Process images:

https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/search?groupResultsByItem=true&search=hurley%20colour%20antarctica

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

1915: “Endurance” beset in ice in the Weddell Sea during Shackleton’s rather difficult 1914-1917 expedition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition

There are some very fine Hurley snaps of that predicament. I have a book of his and Ponting’s Antarctic photos.

The nocturnal snaps are particularly dramatic.

Awesome!

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

1915: “Endurance” beset in ice in the Weddell Sea during Shackleton’s rather difficult 1914-1917 expedition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition

There are some very fine Hurley snaps of that predicament. I have a book of his and Ponting’s Antarctic photos.

The nocturnal snaps are particularly dramatic.

This might be the oldest colour photograph of a famous person.

A picture of Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944), Emir of Bukhara, taken in 1911.

Bukhara was a significant country and its head of state counts as famous for this purpose.

dv said:

This might be the oldest colour photograph of a famous person.

A picture of Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944), Emir of Bukhara, taken in 1911.

Bukhara was a significant country and its head of state counts as famous for this purpose.

Kodachrome?

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

There are some very fine Hurley snaps of that predicament. I have a book of his and Ponting’s Antarctic photos.

The nocturnal snaps are particularly dramatic.

:)

dv said:

This might be the oldest colour photograph of a famous person.

A picture of Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944), Emir of Bukhara, taken in 1911.

Bukhara was a significant country and its head of state counts as famous for this purpose.

A colourful coat but perhaps a bit too big for him.

One last snap of the doomed ship.

Bubblecar said:

One last snap of the doomed ship.

Doesn’t look particularly comfy.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

The nocturnal snaps are particularly dramatic.

He was going a great photo or die trying

Bubblecar said:

One last snap of the doomed ship.

Luckily they knew that the ice would melt and someone would come looking for them.

Ian said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

The nocturnal snaps are particularly dramatic.

He was going a great photo or die trying

at least he knew the film might survive.

roughbarked said:

dv said:

This might be the oldest colour photograph of a famous person.

A picture of Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944), Emir of Bukhara, taken in 1911.

Bukhara was a significant country and its head of state counts as famous for this purpose.

Kodachrome?

Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky’s own home made equipment

Ian said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

The nocturnal snaps are particularly dramatic.

He was going a great photo or die trying

They all look in rude health except that mad bastard in the middle.

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Bubblecar said:

He was going a great photo or die trying

They all look in rude health except that mad bastard in the middle.

They look healthy enough.

roughbarked said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

He was going a great photo or die trying

They all look in rude health except that mad bastard in the middle.

They look healthy enough.

Except for that mad bastard in the middle.

A A Milne and Christopher Robin

The Jon S. Randal Peace Page
2 d ·
His father, having seen the horrors of war and the rising tide of fascism, retreated to the countryside to start a family and find peace. He would have a son, who was born on August 21, 1920.

The father would write a series of books about a little boy who would peacefully play in the forest with creatures of all different shapes, colors, and sizes, supporting each other as true friends and preaching calm, peaceful love.

One of the toys the little boy loved was an Alpha Farnell teddy bear, which he named “Edward.” The young boy eventually accumulated a collection of similar stuffed animals, which became his “friends.” The young boy also enjoyed visiting a real Canadian bear at the London Zoo. The bear’s name was “Winnipeg.”

The young boy’s name was Christopher Robin Milne, and his father was A.A. Milne, who would write a series of books based on the adventures of Christopher Robin and “Winnie-the-Pooh.”

sarahs mum said:

A A Milne and Christopher Robin

The Jon S. Randal Peace Page
2 d ·
His father, having seen the horrors of war and the rising tide of fascism, retreated to the countryside to start a family and find peace. He would have a son, who was born on August 21, 1920.

The father would write a series of books about a little boy who would peacefully play in the forest with creatures of all different shapes, colors, and sizes, supporting each other as true friends and preaching calm, peaceful love.

One of the toys the little boy loved was an Alpha Farnell teddy bear, which he named “Edward.” The young boy eventually accumulated a collection of similar stuffed animals, which became his “friends.” The young boy also enjoyed visiting a real Canadian bear at the London Zoo. The bear’s name was “Winnipeg.”

The young boy’s name was Christopher Robin Milne, and his father was A.A. Milne, who would write a series of books based on the adventures of Christopher Robin and “Winnie-the-Pooh.”

The original toys, now in the NY Public Library.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

A A Milne and Christopher Robin

The Jon S. Randal Peace Page
2 d ·
His father, having seen the horrors of war and the rising tide of fascism, retreated to the countryside to start a family and find peace. He would have a son, who was born on August 21, 1920.

The father would write a series of books about a little boy who would peacefully play in the forest with creatures of all different shapes, colors, and sizes, supporting each other as true friends and preaching calm, peaceful love.

One of the toys the little boy loved was an Alpha Farnell teddy bear, which he named “Edward.” The young boy eventually accumulated a collection of similar stuffed animals, which became his “friends.” The young boy also enjoyed visiting a real Canadian bear at the London Zoo. The bear’s name was “Winnipeg.”

The young boy’s name was Christopher Robin Milne, and his father was A.A. Milne, who would write a series of books based on the adventures of Christopher Robin and “Winnie-the-Pooh.”

The original toys, now in the NY Public Library.

Christopher Robin grew up to be a dedicated atheist.

>Milne later described the poem “Vespers” – about the toddler Christopher Robin saying his evening prayers – as “the one that has brought me over the years more toe-curling, fist-clenching, lip-biting embarrassment than any other.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Robin_Milne

Peak Warming Man said:

roughbarked said:

Peak Warming Man said:

They all look in rude health except that mad bastard in the middle.

They look healthy enough.

Except for that mad bastard in the middle.

:) well spotted.

sarahs mum said:

A A Milne and Christopher Robin

The Jon S. Randal Peace Page
2 d ·
His father, having seen the horrors of war and the rising tide of fascism, retreated to the countryside to start a family and find peace. He would have a son, who was born on August 21, 1920.

The father would write a series of books about a little boy who would peacefully play in the forest with creatures of all different shapes, colors, and sizes, supporting each other as true friends and preaching calm, peaceful love.

One of the toys the little boy loved was an Alpha Farnell teddy bear, which he named “Edward.” The young boy eventually accumulated a collection of similar stuffed animals, which became his “friends.” The young boy also enjoyed visiting a real Canadian bear at the London Zoo. The bear’s name was “Winnipeg.”

The young boy’s name was Christopher Robin Milne, and his father was A.A. Milne, who would write a series of books based on the adventures of Christopher Robin and “Winnie-the-Pooh.”

Such inspiration.

i put up a photo of a man lost in a ship’s rigging last night.

I believe it is in a different thread called old photos.

sarahs mum said:

i put up a photo of a man lost in a ship’s rigging last night.

I believe it is in a different thread called old photos.

I collected it later but forgot to say ta :)

Looks scary but I assume he knows what he’s doing.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

i put up a photo of a man lost in a ship’s rigging last night.

I believe it is in a different thread called old photos.

I collected it later but forgot to say ta :)

Looks scary but I assume he knows what he’s doing.

I do not want that job.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

i put up a photo of a man lost in a ship’s rigging last night.

I believe it is in a different thread called old photos.

I collected it later but forgot to say ta :)

Looks scary but I assume he knows what he’s doing.

I do not want that job.

I presume he had done it more than the once.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

A A Milne and Christopher Robin

The Jon S. Randal Peace Page
2 d ·
His father, having seen the horrors of war and the rising tide of fascism, retreated to the countryside to start a family and find peace. He would have a son, who was born on August 21, 1920.

The father would write a series of books about a little boy who would peacefully play in the forest with creatures of all different shapes, colors, and sizes, supporting each other as true friends and preaching calm, peaceful love.

One of the toys the little boy loved was an Alpha Farnell teddy bear, which he named “Edward.” The young boy eventually accumulated a collection of similar stuffed animals, which became his “friends.” The young boy also enjoyed visiting a real Canadian bear at the London Zoo. The bear’s name was “Winnipeg.”

The young boy’s name was Christopher Robin Milne, and his father was A.A. Milne, who would write a series of books based on the adventures of Christopher Robin and “Winnie-the-Pooh.”

The original toys, now in the NY Public Library.

Christopher Robin grew up to be a dedicated atheist.

>Milne later described the poem “Vespers” – about the toddler Christopher Robin saying his evening prayers – as “the one that has brought me over the years more toe-curling, fist-clenching, lip-biting embarrassment than any other.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Robin_Milne

Didn’t know that Chris-Rob was an atheist.

Although I don’t know that not collecting gods is something to be dedicated about.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

The original toys, now in the NY Public Library.

Christopher Robin grew up to be a dedicated atheist.

>Milne later described the poem “Vespers” – about the toddler Christopher Robin saying his evening prayers – as “the one that has brought me over the years more toe-curling, fist-clenching, lip-biting embarrassment than any other.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Robin_Milne

Didn’t know that Chris-Rob was an atheist.

Although I don’t know that not collecting gods is something to be dedicated about.

It’s how he was described in the press after his death.

But yes, I imagine it would be theism that requires a bit of dedication, not atheism.

Christopher Robin Milne with his mother, Daphne. He was much more fond of his nurse, with whom he spent a lot more time than his parents.

Mother and son were estranged for the last 15 years of her life, and she refused to see him on her deathbed.

Bubblecar said:

Christopher Robin Milne with his mother, Daphne. He was much more fond of his nurse, with whom he spent a lot more time than his parents.

Mother and son were estranged for the last 15 years of her life, and she refused to see him on her deathbed.

Very sad.

dv said:

roughbarked said:

dv said:

This might be the oldest colour photograph of a famous person.

A picture of Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944), Emir of Bukhara, taken in 1911.

Bukhara was a significant country and its head of state counts as famous for this purpose.

Kodachrome?

Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky’s own home made equipment

He was very good at his work.

September 1949, Modern China Cafe (owned by Mr Pang), pictured at 651 George Street, Sydney.
Photo by Sam Hood » State Library of NSW

Without searching, identify this chap

dv said:

Without searching, identify this chap

Instructions followed to the letter.

Other than the last three of the first word.

Quite surprised at the result.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Without searching, identify this chap

Instructions followed to the letter.

Other than the last three of the first word.

Quite surprised at the result.

Harpo Marx.

captain_spalding said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Without searching, identify this chap

Instructions followed to the letter.

Other than the last three of the first word.

Quite surprised at the result.

Harpo Marx.

Well before my time. Strangely enough, I haven’t really heard much about the Marx brothers apart from some of Groucho’s quotes.

roughbarked said:

captain_spalding said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Instructions followed to the letter.

Other than the last three of the first word.

Quite surprised at the result.

Harpo Marx.

Well before my time. Strangely enough, I haven’t really heard much about the Marx brothers apart from some of Groucho’s quotes.

Chap in the snap is Vincent van Gogh.

Bubblecar said:

roughbarked said:

captain_spalding said:

Harpo Marx.

Well before my time. Strangely enough, I haven’t really heard much about the Marx brothers apart from some of Groucho’s quotes.

Chap in the snap is Vincent van Gogh.

I know that he had red hair.

dv said:

Without searching, identify this chap

Vincent

Busy day at the ice cream stick factory at Nangwarry SA 1970 (near Mt Gambier).

Pic: National Archives

sarahs mum said:

Busy day at the ice cream stick factory at Nangwarry SA 1970 (near Mt Gambier).

Pic: National Archives

no gloves, no hats, no aprons.. and touching the sticks that go in peoples mouths… no wonder we all died from dysentery

sarahs mum said:

Busy day at the ice cream stick factory at Nangwarry SA 1970 (near Mt Gambier).

Pic: National Archives

Ta. I hope they didn’t have to count them. Eight hours of counting those sticks each day would quickly lead to a mental home.

no seatbelts and ashtrays in armrests, economy seating in a pan am 1960’s

Arts said:

no seatbelts and ashtrays in armrests, economy seating in a pan am 1960’s

Ta.

Arts said:

no seatbelts and ashtrays in armrests, economy seating in a pan am 1960’s

The was seatbelts there, but PanAm chose to conceal them or airbrush them out because they ‘didn’t fit the vibe’.

The bloke standing up in the background at the left seems to have been the inspiration for Pee Wee Herman’s wardrobe.

Photo: Toward Los Angeles, California. Lange, Dorothea, photographer. 1937 Mar. Library of Congress.

Edward Gough Whitlam and Miss Margaret Dovey on their wedding day at St Michael’s in Vaucluse, Sydney, 24 April 1942.
Picture by Norman Brown – Fairfax Archives.

sarahs mum said:

Edward Gough Whitlam and Miss Margaret Dovey on their wedding day at St Michael’s in Vaucluse, Sydney, 24 April 1942.
Picture by Norman Brown – Fairfax Archives.

:)

Handsome couple.

Necrogamy was the practice of marrying a dead person, also called posthumous marriage or ghost marriage. This was legally recognized in France in 1804 to allow marriage to fallen soldiers, but was practiced extralegally elsewhere in Europe.

Via @historicalstoriesofficial

Strangely she is dressed like an angel. I think the bride was alive, the groom is in the box.

kii said:

Necrogamy was the practice of marrying a dead person, also called posthumous marriage or ghost marriage. This was legally recognized in France in 1804 to allow marriage to fallen soldiers, but was practiced extralegally elsewhere in Europe.

Via @historicalstoriesofficial

Strangely she is dressed like an angel. I think the bride was alive, the groom is in the box.

I wouldn’t’ think necrogamy would be much fun, nor bring much joy.

Michael V said:

kii said:

Necrogamy was the practice of marrying a dead person, also called posthumous marriage or ghost marriage. This was legally recognized in France in 1804 to allow marriage to fallen soldiers, but was practiced extralegally elsewhere in Europe.

Via @historicalstoriesofficial

Strangely she is dressed like an angel. I think the bride was alive, the groom is in the box.

I wouldn’t’ think necrogamy would be much fun, nor bring much joy.

Maybe to stave off other would be husbands?

Michael V said:

kii said:

Necrogamy was the practice of marrying a dead person, also called posthumous marriage or ghost marriage. This was legally recognized in France in 1804 to allow marriage to fallen soldiers, but was practiced extralegally elsewhere in Europe.

Via @historicalstoriesofficial

Strangely she is dressed like an angel. I think the bride was alive, the groom is in the box.

I wouldn’t’ think necrogamy would be much fun, nor bring much joy.

dead boring in fact.

roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

kii said:

Necrogamy was the practice of marrying a dead person, also called posthumous marriage or ghost marriage. This was legally recognized in France in 1804 to allow marriage to fallen soldiers, but was practiced extralegally elsewhere in Europe.

Via @historicalstoriesofficial

Strangely she is dressed like an angel. I think the bride was alive, the groom is in the box.

I wouldn’t’ think necrogamy would be much fun, nor bring much joy.

Maybe to stave off other would be husbands?

A dead soldier’s widow get their husband’s pension, sometimes. In some countries, back then.

dv said:

a young Frankie Howerd.

;-)

THE RISDON PUNT. HOBART, TASMANIA. 1935
The Risdon Punt had already operated for a century by the time of this 1935 photo. The first service crossed the River Derwent in 1836 and by the time it closed, prior to the 1984 Bowen Bridge opening, it had become Australia’s oldest continuously operating ferry.
This shot shows the ferry, at this time propelled by cable, crossing from the Zinc Works on the western bank of the river at Risdon about 14 kms north of Hobart. A modern steel punt was introduced in the 1960s.
◾️The punt carries a 1933 Chevrolet Sedan and an Austin, seemingly in serious need of a wheel alignment.
THE ZINC WORKS were established by EZ Industries in 1918. The operations were connected with the mining of zinc in Rosebery and Williamsford. The smelter is today one of the world’s largest in terms of production volume.
(Photo source: Maritime Museum of Tasmania)

sarahs mum said:

THE RISDON PUNT. HOBART, TASMANIA. 1935
The Risdon Punt had already operated for a century by the time of this 1935 photo. The first service crossed the River Derwent in 1836 and by the time it closed, prior to the 1984 Bowen Bridge opening, it had become Australia’s oldest continuously operating ferry.
This shot shows the ferry, at this time propelled by cable, crossing from the Zinc Works on the western bank of the river at Risdon about 14 kms north of Hobart. A modern steel punt was introduced in the 1960s.
◾️The punt carries a 1933 Chevrolet Sedan and an Austin, seemingly in serious need of a wheel alignment.
THE ZINC WORKS were established by EZ Industries in 1918. The operations were connected with the mining of zinc in Rosebery and Williamsford. The smelter is today one of the world’s largest in terms of production volume.
(Photo source: Maritime Museum of Tasmania)

Austin 7?

sarahs mum said:

THE RISDON PUNT. HOBART, TASMANIA. 1935
The Risdon Punt had already operated for a century by the time of this 1935 photo. The first service crossed the River Derwent in 1836 and by the time it closed, prior to the 1984 Bowen Bridge opening, it had become Australia’s oldest continuously operating ferry.
This shot shows the ferry, at this time propelled by cable, crossing from the Zinc Works on the western bank of the river at Risdon about 14 kms north of Hobart. A modern steel punt was introduced in the 1960s.
◾️The punt carries a 1933 Chevrolet Sedan and an Austin, seemingly in serious need of a wheel alignment.
THE ZINC WORKS were established by EZ Industries in 1918. The operations were connected with the mining of zinc in Rosebery and Williamsford. The smelter is today one of the world’s largest in terms of production volume.
(Photo source: Maritime Museum of Tasmania)

Heh. You’d have to be rather trusting to board that thing.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

THE RISDON PUNT. HOBART, TASMANIA. 1935
The Risdon Punt had already operated for a century by the time of this 1935 photo. The first service crossed the River Derwent in 1836 and by the time it closed, prior to the 1984 Bowen Bridge opening, it had become Australia’s oldest continuously operating ferry.
This shot shows the ferry, at this time propelled by cable, crossing from the Zinc Works on the western bank of the river at Risdon about 14 kms north of Hobart. A modern steel punt was introduced in the 1960s.
◾️The punt carries a 1933 Chevrolet Sedan and an Austin, seemingly in serious need of a wheel alignment.
THE ZINC WORKS were established by EZ Industries in 1918. The operations were connected with the mining of zinc in Rosebery and Williamsford. The smelter is today one of the world’s largest in terms of production volume.
(Photo source: Maritime Museum of Tasmania)

Heh. You’d have to be rather trusting to board that thing.

Some days you would need an anorak and a life jacket.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

THE RISDON PUNT. HOBART, TASMANIA. 1935
The Risdon Punt had already operated for a century by the time of this 1935 photo. The first service crossed the River Derwent in 1836 and by the time it closed, prior to the 1984 Bowen Bridge opening, it had become Australia’s oldest continuously operating ferry.
This shot shows the ferry, at this time propelled by cable, crossing from the Zinc Works on the western bank of the river at Risdon about 14 kms north of Hobart. A modern steel punt was introduced in the 1960s.
◾️The punt carries a 1933 Chevrolet Sedan and an Austin, seemingly in serious need of a wheel alignment.
THE ZINC WORKS were established by EZ Industries in 1918. The operations were connected with the mining of zinc in Rosebery and Williamsford. The smelter is today one of the world’s largest in terms of production volume.
(Photo source: Maritime Museum of Tasmania)

Heh. You’d have to be rather trusting to board that thing.

Some days you would need an anorak and a life jacket.

The Lugarno ferry c 1960s:

Hobbit.

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 1968

sarahs mum said:

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 1968

Holdens win by some margin there.

sarahs mum said:

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 1968

Huh!

Electric busses and trams!

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 1968

Huh!

Electric busses and trams!

almost all of the tram lines were replaced with asphalt by 1960

Lunch by the roadside, before fast food outlets.

sarahs mum said:

Lunch by the roadside, before fast food outlets.

And properly dressed, none of this shorts and thongs business.

Peak Warming Man said:

sarahs mum said:

Lunch by the roadside, before fast food outlets.

And properly dressed, none of this shorts and thongs business.

Oy!

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

sarahs mum said:

Lunch by the roadside, before fast food outlets.

And properly dressed, none of this shorts and thongs business.

Oy!

Horn Island 1943

Tamb said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

And properly dressed, none of this shorts and thongs business.

Oy!

Horn Island 1943

Seen that pic here before.

A CAC CA-13 Bommerang.

Found out just the other day that there’s a flight-worthy Boomerang in the historical collection at Toowoomba Aerodrome.

captain_spalding said:

Tamb said:

Michael V said:

Oy!

Horn Island 1943

Seen that pic here before.

A CAC CA-13 Bommerang.

Found out just the other day that there’s a flight-worthy Boomerang in the historical collection at Toowoomba Aerodrome.

Yes. Guilty. My Dad is in the photo.

Tamb said:

captain_spalding said:

Tamb said:

Horn Island 1943

Seen that pic here before.

A CAC CA-13 Bommerang.

Found out just the other day that there’s a flight-worthy Boomerang in the historical collection at Toowoomba Aerodrome.

Yes. Guilty. My Dad is in the photo.

It’s a good pic.

captain_spalding said:

Tamb said:

captain_spalding said:

Seen that pic here before.

A CAC CA-13 Bommerang.

Found out just the other day that there’s a flight-worthy Boomerang in the historical collection at Toowoomba Aerodrome.

Yes. Guilty. My Dad is in the photo.

It’s a good pic.

https://aviationmuseum.com.au/ca-13-boomerang/

roughbarked said:

captain_spalding said:

Tamb said:

Yes. Guilty. My Dad is in the photo.

It’s a good pic.

https://aviationmuseum.com.au/ca-13-boomerang/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6muMemFvXPQ&t=20s

roughbarked said:

captain_spalding said:

Tamb said:

Yes. Guilty. My Dad is in the photo.

It’s a good pic.

https://aviationmuseum.com.au/ca-13-boomerang/

The Boomerang story

Sydney Then and Now
Kevin Sundgren · 8 h ·
c1900 ~ 2023
Millers Point.
Looking up Bettington Street where several changes have taken place, The 1st building on the right along with Moore’s Road (now Dalgety) have since gone after road widening along with the original Palisade Hotel on the left. The White Star Hotel, the last building in the row has been demolished also.
A few tenements and terraces have seen out many years here and still sit here opposite the latest (1915) Palisade Hotel.

Old London Photos
Sue Jenkins · 4 h ·
Television Presenter Hughie Green (Opportunity Knocks) and his family in their home at Baker Street, Marylebone, London 1957.

sarahs mum said:

Old London Photos
Sue Jenkins · 4 h ·
Television Presenter Hughie Green (Opportunity Knocks) and his family in their home at Baker Street, Marylebone, London 1957.

Those kids would be old age pensioners now.

sarahs mum said:

Old London Photos
Sue Jenkins · 4 h ·
Television Presenter Hughie Green (Opportunity Knocks) and his family in their home at Baker Street, Marylebone, London 1957.

Why am I reminded of a pair of emus in that photo?

sarahs mum said:

Old London Photos
Sue Jenkins · 4 h ·
Television Presenter Hughie Green (Opportunity Knocks) and his family in their home at Baker Street, Marylebone, London 1957.

Looks a modest but comfortable nest.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

Old London Photos
Sue Jenkins · 4 h ·
Television Presenter Hughie Green (Opportunity Knocks) and his family in their home at Baker Street, Marylebone, London 1957.

Looks a modest but comfortable nest.

multimedia centre

PermeateFree said:

sarahs mum said:

Old London Photos
Sue Jenkins · 4 h ·
Television Presenter Hughie Green (Opportunity Knocks) and his family in their home at Baker Street, Marylebone, London 1957.

Why am I reminded of a pair of emus in that photo?

The photographer didn’t spot it or suggest that they could stand upright and still be in the photo.

roughbarked said:

PermeateFree said:

sarahs mum said:

Old London Photos
Sue Jenkins · 4 h ·
Television Presenter Hughie Green (Opportunity Knocks) and his family in their home at Baker Street, Marylebone, London 1957.

Why am I reminded of a pair of emus in that photo?

The photographer didn’t spot it or suggest that they could stand upright and still be in the photo.

Post war housing. Austerity. Only had 6-foot ceilings.

CSR products publicity photo 1950s.

sarahs mum said:

CSR products publicity photo 1950s.

Colonial Sugar Refineries.

:)

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

CSR products publicity photo 1950s.

Colonial Sugar Refineries.

:)

Worked for them as a sugar chemist one xmas holidays.

Tamb said:

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

CSR products publicity photo 1950s.

Colonial Sugar Refineries.

:)

Worked for them as a sugar chemist one xmas holidays.

One of my siblings got their PR book for a school project some years back…

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

CSR products publicity photo 1950s.

Colonial Sugar Refineries.

:)

Wrong again.

Colonial Sugar Refining Company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSR_Limited

I had no idea that it was CSR who bought the Wittenoom blue asbestos mine off Lang Hancock. For some reason I thought it was James Hardie. JH bought and used CSR’s product, it seems.

Tamb said:

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

CSR products publicity photo 1950s.

Colonial Sugar Refineries.

:)

Worked for them as a sugar chemist one xmas holidays.

Ha! There you go.

sarahs mum said:

Heh, ta.

Supermarket, Coober Pedy South Australia 1979
Credit:- In Search of Australia and The South Pacific

sarahs mum said:

Supermarket, Coober Pedy South Australia 1979
Credit:- In Search of Australia and The South Pacific

Heh, terrorism was just a trip to the corner shop in those days.

That Morning Fresh bottle looks familiar.

dv said:

‘Hats off to those guys!’, says the man in the background.

dv said:

Not sure I’d be trusting that set-up.

dv said:

That looks safe.

This Fast and Furious prequel is going to be great

dv said:

This Fast and Furious prequel is going to be great

Now, THAT one, i would go to see.

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

This Fast and Furious prequel is going to be great

Now, THAT one, i would go to see.

Didn’t Stumpy Seahorse detest the F&F films because when someone shifted up a gear, the engine note would go higher rather than lower?

captain_spalding said:

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

This Fast and Furious prequel is going to be great

Now, THAT one, i would go to see.

Didn’t Stumpy Seahorse detest the F&F films because when someone shifted up a gear, the engine note would go higher rather than lower?

Not a single thing in those movies makes sense. It’s set in a universe where physics and mechanical logic is different.
People just brush off people in a helicopter crash like It’s a minor inconvenience.

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

This Fast and Furious prequel is going to be great

Now, THAT one, i would go to see.

Appears to be a pedal missing on the near-side of that bike.

Penny farthings were in fact particularly fast bikes, due to the large driving wheel.

Bubblecar said:

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

This Fast and Furious prequel is going to be great

Now, THAT one, i would go to see.

Appears to be a pedal missing on the near-side of that bike.

Penny farthings were in fact particularly fast bikes, due to the large driving wheel.

Afternoon tea time.

That was the idea behinds p-f bikes, was it not? The big wheel gave you a decent speed out of directly driving the wheel via the pedals on the hub, unlike the large and small gears and chain driving the back wheel on the more familiar bicycle?

Highwheel bicycle race in progress, 1890s.

captain_spalding said:

Bubblecar said:

captain_spalding said:

Now, THAT one, i would go to see.

Appears to be a pedal missing on the near-side of that bike.

Penny farthings were in fact particularly fast bikes, due to the large driving wheel.

Afternoon tea time.

That was the idea behinds p-f bikes, was it not? The big wheel gave you a decent speed out of directly driving the wheel via the pedals on the hub, unlike the large and small gears and chain driving the back wheel on the more familiar bicycle?

Yes it was very much a sportsman’s bike (although there were some female riders).

dv said:

captain_spalding said:

captain_spalding said:

Now, THAT one, i would go to see.

Didn’t Stumpy Seahorse detest the F&F films because when someone shifted up a gear, the engine note would go higher rather than lower?

Not a single thing in those movies makes sense. It’s set in a universe where physics and mechanical logic is different.
People just brush off people in a helicopter crash like It’s a minor inconvenience.

Regrettably, the Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics page has not been updated for many years, which is a pity as the film industry continues to churn out rich fodder for such a website.

Bubblecar said:

captain_spalding said:

Bubblecar said:

Appears to be a pedal missing on the near-side of that bike.

Penny farthings were in fact particularly fast bikes, due to the large driving wheel.

Afternoon tea time.

That was the idea behinds p-f bikes, was it not? The big wheel gave you a decent speed out of directly driving the wheel via the pedals on the hub, unlike the large and small gears and chain driving the back wheel on the more familiar bicycle?

Yes it was very much a sportsman’s bike (although there were some female riders).

And people still race them these days. I think that Forumite not long ago had pics of a friend involved in the sport.

National Penny Farthing Championships return to Tasmania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoKLgLVfyP0

sarahs mum said:

National Penny Farthing Championships return to Tasmania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoKLgLVfyP0

:)

They ought to have a penny farthing Tour de Frog or similar.

Bubblecar said:

captain_spalding said:

Bubblecar said:

Appears to be a pedal missing on the near-side of that bike.

Penny farthings were in fact particularly fast bikes, due to the large driving wheel.

Afternoon tea time.

That was the idea behinds p-f bikes, was it not? The big wheel gave you a decent speed out of directly driving the wheel via the pedals on the hub, unlike the large and small gears and chain driving the back wheel on the more familiar bicycle?

Yes it was very much a sportsman’s bike (although there were some female riders).

fsm said:

Bubblecar said:

captain_spalding said:

Afternoon tea time.

That was the idea behinds p-f bikes, was it not? The big wheel gave you a decent speed out of directly driving the wheel via the pedals on the hub, unlike the large and small gears and chain driving the back wheel on the more familiar bicycle?

Yes it was very much a sportsman’s bike (although there were some female riders).

Madmen.

Bubblecar said:

fsm said:

Bubblecar said:

Yes it was very much a sportsman’s bike (although there were some female riders).

Madmen.

Englishmen.

One for the motorcycle fans, from Bored Panda:

Coles Bourke St Melbourne 1976.

sarahs mum said:

Coles Bourke St Melbourne 1976.

Tamie Fraser was huge ABBA fan. Well, may still be at 87.

sarahs mum said:

Coles Bourke St Melbourne 1976.

Coles variety stores. Gosh, they were Aladdins’ caves, weren’t they?

Wish they were around now.

Cars parked on Esplanade, Surfers Paradise, Queensland 1965. Note how little traffic there is driving along the Esplanade, but still had parking meters.

sarahs mum said:

Cars parked on Esplanade, Surfers Paradise, Queensland 1965. Note how little traffic there is driving along the Esplanade, but still had parking meters.

All looks a bit painfully hot, especially the bitumen.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

Cars parked on Esplanade, Surfers Paradise, Queensland 1965. Note how little traffic there is driving along the Esplanade, but still had parking meters.

All looks a bit painfully hot, especially the bitumen.

fit to melt the soles of my cheap thongs

horseshoe rolls

sarahs mum said:

horseshoe rolls

I seem to remember those.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

horseshoe rolls

I seem to remember those.

It was common to see them already made up with ham and salad and such so you could see the fillings.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

horseshoe rolls

I seem to remember those.

It was common to see them already made up with ham and salad and such so you could see the fillings.

That’s right. And you could buy plastic bags of them to make your own.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

horseshoe rolls

I seem to remember those.

It was common to see them already made up with ham and salad and such so you could see the fillings.

<sings> (to the tune of Comin’ Through the Rye)

Do not make a stingy horseshoe,
Pile the cold cuts high.
Customers should see salami
Comin’ through the rye.

btm said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

I seem to remember those.

It was common to see them already made up with ham and salad and such so you could see the fillings.

<sings> (to the tune of Comin’ Through the Rye)

Do not make a stingy horseshoe,
Pile the cold cuts high.
Customers should see salami
Comin’ through the rye.

:)

Bubblecar said:

btm said:

sarahs mum said:

It was common to see them already made up with ham and salad and such so you could see the fillings.

<sings> (to the tune of Comin’ Through the Rye)

Do not make a stingy horseshoe,
Pile the cold cuts high.
Customers should see salami
Comin’ through the rye.

:)

much more agreeable than the original lyrics about rape.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

btm said:

<sings> (to the tune of Comin’ Through the Rye)

Do not make a stingy horseshoe,
Pile the cold cuts high.
Customers should see salami
Comin’ through the rye.

:)

much more agreeable than the original lyrics about rape.

sexual assault.

sarahs mum said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

:)

much more agreeable than the original lyrics about rape.

sexual assault.

And such a jolly tune too :/

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

sarahs mum said:

much more agreeable than the original lyrics about rape.

sexual assault.

And such a jolly tune too :/

there are different versions. one by Burns was very bawdy.

sarahs mum said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

:)

much more agreeable than the original lyrics about rape.

sexual assault.

I had no idea what it was about, but it seems the BingBot didn’t know it was about rape and/or sexual assault either.

Slow morning, it’s cold :D I was hiding under my blanket from The Sally Cat and I fell asleep, again.

I was making lists to worry about, but yesterday I did manage to put one set of curtains back up after over a year of using a temporary window covering.

sarahs mum said:

horseshoe rolls

Heh! I had to make salad and cheese or ham horseshoe rolls at the zoo, sometimes next to dead goats in the bakehouse.