Vintage shots from days gone by!

[starwalker]

Originally Posted by nitrobrother

So how about a photo from today at the same angle!

I don't live there anymore, but when I go up to visit family, I thought about visiting the bridge and seeing if I can get close to the same shot.

[starwalker]

Originally Posted by stratocharger

I enjoy all the various photos so far, of course the street scenes and racing, but I'm also not adverse to a starlet or two... One of my all time Favs. and neglected so far, the spitfire herself, Mareen O'hara. plus a couple others from around the way..

That Falcon looks just like the 62 Falcon I owned when I got married, only I had a flat before I left the parking lot.

[starwalker]

Had to show my 62 Falcon at my wedding since there is a similar shot just above. BTW, our 39th anniversary is next week, so I decided to include a wedding picture.

[noboD]

Originally Posted by stratocharger

One of my all time Favs. and neglected so far, the spitfire herself, Mareen O'hara.

One of the most beautiful women EVER!

[starwalker]

This is a test as to whether I can use my Shutterfly account to post pictures. I know it's a repeat.

[DocWatson]

Originally Posted by stratocharger

I've been actively collecting old photos for over four years now, both off the web from the many photo blogs and the local flea market where abandoned old family photo albums from estate sales can be had for a couple dollars, i started looking for old auto & especially racing Pics. but that quickly snowballed into aviation and kids toys and for some strange reason pretty women... I now have two full suitcases of old B&W snapshots plus a whole bunch of color polaroids,.. The first post above are all scanned from old family pics and the second is stuff is off the internets... I'd encourage anyone to pursue saving old photos it's sure a lot cheaper then collecting and fixing old cars...

Bill Graham is responsible for the death of Janis Joplin, he could have and should have prevented it.
The BASTARD.

Long live Janis in our hearts and minds.

Doc.

[starwalker]

Me at two years old standing in front of a Ford. It was before they figured out I was blind as a bat without glasses.

[starwalker]

I don't have a picture of my Dad in uniform that is any good, but here is one of my father-in-law. He's the one without the hat. This is to remember our vets on Memorial Day.

[alsancle]

Originally Posted by 3ARDUN2

Is this Natalie Wood?

I would say yes.

[jpm49c]

1944 My dad on the right with buddy Dicky. My Dad (the planes Captain) got permission for Dickey paint the "Jersey Bound" name on the CORONADO Sea plane. Second picture of crew. My Dad on front row on the right.
Thanks Dad! John

[stratocharger]

I think posting the many pics i have of Janis is maybe too far past the '65 cut off. Sorry if i struck a nerve, Bill had some good and bad points, met him personally at Santanas' first show at the Fillmore West in '68. But again, outside the scope of this thread, too bad as I have some great Pics post '65.
Anyhow many coming... Have a safe Holiday.

[stratocharger]

some Misc. shots from that folder...

[Model A Mark]

Originally Posted by applekrate

I recognize the 3rd picture from the TV show "Green Acres". You can see Eb and Oliver on the Lincoln conv.

Steve

yea and the top picture is ottis in his only car iv ever seen on the show..

[stratocharger]

I thought I'd put some here of my Dad, he was an athlete in his younger days as well as ran a crap game to put him self through Univ. of Alabama in the '30s. He coached the boxing team there and can be seen refilling the Rad. on the Jalopy below. He was on the Football team there with (not yet) Gov. George Wallace, Chuck Connors (of Rifleman fame) and some other quite notable folks from that era...
He joined the Army Air Corp. Pre USAF, and was in Australia on Dec. 7th, having an inkling of the coming conflict. He served as a Medic in New Guinea, and one day while I was watching a TV show on the P-38, he stopped while walking through my room, looked at the screen and pointing to a tent off the side of Henderson Field said, "That one was ours".
He survived the war, unlike many of his buddies, to have a near 40 Yr. Career as a Sports Journalist for the S.F. Chronicle, using the name Jack Fiske. He covered the Giants, the Seals and most notably Boxing.
R.I.P. Dad.

[Novadude55]

Originally Posted by stratocharger

I think posting the many pics i have of Janis is maybe too far past the '65 cut off. Sorry if i struck a nerve, Bill had some good and bad points, met him personally at Santanas' first show at the Fillmore West in '68. But again, outside the scope of this thread, too bad as I have some great Pics post '65.
Anyhow many coming... Have a safe Holiday.

the mods have let this thread come this far and so far have been pretty generous, dare i say that many were not pre 65, i would like to see some of those pics, maybe you can post a link if you have a flickr or other place, otherwise i think most folks here would not be offended, believe me you'll know if a pic is out of place,

[DocWatson]

Originally Posted by Novadude55

the mods have let this thread come this far and so far have been pretty generous, dare i say that many were not pre 65, i would like to see some of those pics, maybe you can post a link if you have a flickr or other place, otherwise i think most folks here would not be offended, believe me you'll know if a pic is out of place,

X2, Love Janis!!
Doc.

[jimi'shemi291]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Novadude55
the mods have let this thread come this far and so far have been pretty generous, dare i say that many were not pre 65, i would like to see some of those pics, maybe you can post a link if you have a flickr or other place, otherwise i think most folks here would not be offended, believe me you'll know if a pic is out of place,

John's right (and I echo Doc, too!). It seems the moderators interpret the title of the thread to mean the rather distant past, as opposed to a drop-dead cut-off year. And, in that respect, it's a little different thread, covering the whole experience of society and pop culture, of which rods and customs have been a part. A thread this big does not fly under the radar; it's here because Ryan and the other editors must feel it has merit and relevance to HAMB values.

Off hand, I think we've seen a fair number of shots from the later '60s, the '70s (and, I dare say, a bit later). It seems to me that photos should be older BUT ALSO RELEVANT. Jimi Hendrix started in the music biz before '65, but we have a lot of pix of him later when he hit super-stardom. Likewise, Janis did some of her best stuff after fronting for Big Brother. And we couldn't have gotten by with all the popular THEN-AND-NOW combos if the newer shots didn't relate directly to shots of obvious vintage nature. Some rail-bird wet blanket pops up here every few weeks and criticizes "OT" content, but it's the moderators' opinions that matter, and they WILL advise us if we go too far astray!

So in addition to scads of car, truck pix, they have tacitly allowed everything from Charles Atlas muscle-building comic book ads of the past to tasteful cheesecake (vintage), to our Christmas pix of us and our families, '50s and '60s drive-in theater movie schlock, current celebrity obits, street and building shots from cities and towns, steel mills, steam dredges and traction engines ... whew! Heck, "Bullitt," "Vanishing Point" and "American Graffiti" were all released AFTER 1965. Yet they address themes relevant to vintage 'rods, muscle cars and customs, and they star folks who were in entertainment before '65. So, "technically" goes so far, and then Ryan and the moderators decide what seems HAMB-relevant.

Really, if you trust your own gut, you can't go too far wrong. And most regulars and visitors have a good enough feel for what feels right ("vintage") on the thread that it's sort of "self-policing." If someone gets a little off the mark, regulars will steer you right without beating you up (not too bad, anyway! LOL). But do watch more carefully when posting car/truck pix, the farther you go after '65. A former regular got into a bind for that and is no longer a HAMBer. The HAMB is a car/truck forum. If your gut says a photo or comment doesn't fit the theme of the HAMB or the thread, it probably doesn't.

Oh! And if we ever have a SLOW day on this thread, NO WORRIES! We have Chryco to BUMP it back to the top!!!

[noboD]

I echo everything said so far, hope there's no drama if you post pics of Janis. I was listening to her scream in the shop just yesterday, ain't no one ever had a voice like that!! You GOT to love her.

[twin6]

Hats off and heartfelt thanks to all our veterans over all the years. We can't exactly have a parade on the HAMB, but we can look back at some oldies. Don't forget the contributions and sacrifices by the nurses as well.

[Y-Blockhead]

A Salute and Thank You to all of or Veterans.

Picture of my Dad, WWII.