Period images to relieve some of the stress

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[58L-Y8]

Simply conjecture, but this may have been the chief engineer on this bridge project.  Given they arrived in a Daniels V8 touring which was a $5,350 car in the early 1920's, it seems a safe guess.

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Ambassador bridge opening

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A photo from BC Canada posted by Jon Slang on a facebook page. Car as yet unidentified. Looks as if it has been upside down. Two men on the left probably wonder whether it is still drivable.

 

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Edited December 20, 2022 by Terry Harper (see edit history)

[41 Su8]

1 hour ago, 30DodgePanel said:

Ambassador bridge opening

The man in the center holding a top hat looks like President Hoover.           John

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12 hours ago, Walt G said:

Refreshments in glass bottles with metal bottle caps ( not the twist off kind) and was it beer or"soda pop". Now rarely do people use the 'pop' second word of description. Everything is abbreviated to communicate faster and with less effort: Soda ( no POP) , Pebble ( No Beach) , Amelia ( No Island) , before you know it we will all be using less words for cities/destinations : we will be going to San, or New, or Los, etc.

 

Well, Walt, west of the Mississippi, lots of us westerners still use the words "soda pop" and "pop".

Maybe you need to get out more😁😁.

 

"Pop" is most commonly associated with the Midwest and in most of the West, including the Mountain- and the Pacific Northwest. These include Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

 

States such as New York, New Hampshire, Virginia and Florida call the beverage “soda”. Other states such as Oregon, Maine, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Montana call it “pop” while southern states such as Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana refer to any version of the bubbly drink as “Coke”.

 

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7 hours ago, Terry Harper said:

 

 

 

 

 

Here's more photos of Jerome, Arizona where the Verde open pit copper mine operated and where the above truck and loader picture was taken.

 

Note "Automobiles for Hire" sign above first roadster on the left.

 

Heyday:

 

Today:

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12 hours ago, E-116-YH said:

Hello Walt,

                   It is my opinion that these abbreviations are used mainly because people are not so much in a hurry as they are LAZY.

That and the lack of upper case letters tells me they are using a cell phone. 

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Ed, Who was the coachbuilder? I like the wider channeled effect, was access to the toolboxes blocked? 

Edited December 21, 2022 by 1937hd45 (see edit history)

[hddennis]

The last guy on the right bears a strong resemblance to Eddie Rickenbacker.

 

Howard Dennis

[edinmass]

Fleetwood, of course. Stop by the shop, and I’ll give you a ride. 👍
 

117 were built, and 12 survived. 
 

 

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4 hours ago, f.f.jones said:

 

 

Here's more photos of Jerome, Arizona where the Verde open pit copper mine operated and where the above truck and loader picture was taken.

 

Note "Automobiles for Hire" sign above first roadster on the left.

 

Heyday:

 

Today:

Can't forget those who fought fires on that big hill in AZ or one of the trucks that was used in the early days still in use for parades and joy rides for kids of all ages  .

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:

That and the lack of upper case letters tells me they are using a cell phone. 

 

If I have a poor post from a grammatical perspective there is a 100% chance I'm trying to dictate it from my cell phone.  I go back and try to correct the mistakes but often don't find all of them.

 

You could argue don't use the cellphone but my brilliant thought will be gone by the time I'm in front of a computer.

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[58L-Y8]

9 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:

Ed, Who was the coachbuilder? I like the wider channeled effect, was access to the toolboxes blocked? 

After 1925, Cadillac's primary coachbuilders were reliably Fisher for production styles and Fleetwood for series and full custom styles such as this Style 4260 5-passenger Sport Phaeton, with few exceptions.

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Season's greetings, motorists!

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[58L-Y8]

These snow-bound images make one wonder why they even attempted to drive in heavy snow then.

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On 12/20/2022 at 11:51 AM, Walt G said:

Refreshments in glass bottles with metal bottle caps ( not the twist off kind) and was it beer or"soda pop". Now rarely do people use the 'pop' second word of description. Everything is abbreviated to communicate faster and with less effort: Soda ( no POP) , Pebble ( No Beach) , Amelia ( No Island) , before you know it we will all be using less words for cities/destinations : we will be going to San, or New, or Los, etc.

Walt G (No Gosden).  

Sorry, I had to do it!

Phil

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This set credited to Digital Collections (mt.gov)

Edited December 22, 2022 by 30DodgePanel (see edit history)

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Races at Oakland CA

 

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"Imported cars lining the street across from the Northern Hotel, circa 1915. Every summer Billings real estate maven Austin North placed ads in east coast newspapers challenging the wealthy to test their automobiles in scenic Montana. The Rockefellers and Du Ponts of the world loaded their fancy vehicles onto trains and attracted crowds upon arriving on Billings streets. Contributed by the North family. Published by Pediment Publishing with the cooperation of the Billings Gazette."

Montana Memory Project