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Photos that I find interesting and/or unusual hope you do too |
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No idea where but I'm a leg man from way back.
Above, a mystery photo, a modern photo taken of a very old ship somewhere. A stern like the Vindi's. Right the remains of the SS America on one of the Canary Islands, went aground when undertow from Greece to Phuket in Thailand to be a floating hotel in January 1993.
Shipbreaking in Bangladesh
Painting of Swordfish carrier aircraft attacking the Bismarck
Left the HMS Formidable passing through the anti submarine barrier into Sydney harbour 1945. Right the Queen Mary in Sydney Harbour 1940
Left circa 1950's-unknown British MN seamen in Jack Dempsey's bar New York. Right British MN Seamen buy items unavailable in UK at the A&P supermarket New York. Circa 1950s?
A frozen Britain 2010
Jealousy, at a tender age?
Keep an eye on the mooring lines!
North Atlantic convoy 1940s
Liberty ship in heavy weather. Circa 1943
3/ the last time she was seen -from the Swedish ship MV Coolangatta Sept. 21 1957
American submarines in Fremantle Circa 1944
The 'Aquitania' before her launch in 1913- Cunard's longest lived ship, scrapped in 1950
A beautiful painting of the North Devon anchred in the Thames working cargo to barges. Our Mick Wilkinson did his first trip on this ship in 1948. In July 1941 in a bombing raid on the ship, Reg Earnshaw became the war's youngest service casualty to be killed.
The St Laurence river starts to freeze over, the currents making swirling patterns.
The river almost covered with ice. Foreground the Citadel the Brits built after they took it from the French to keep the Americans out. The city below the hill, prominent are the Chateau Frontenac and the grain silos.
A London Taxi battles the cold in February 2010
Ernest Shackleton's 'Endurance" disappears below the ice, On 21 November 1915
The All American Classic car company's wrecking yard at Vancouver WA USA.
Atlanta USA and they still get traffic jams.
car park in Paris
Car ships in the Port of Bristol. On a little coaster we used to tie up next to the post office in the centre of town, wonder what they did with the Post Office.
Sometimes when out with the car you really need a mobile phone.
I had to wait three hours for my car to get serviced, wonder where these guys work?
The Toyota factory Burnaston UK
VWs at VWs Germany
Amazing what man can do with a shovel. Another shovel job. Glad I wasn't there.
The inter Islands ferry Wahine lying on her side in the entrance to Wellington harbour after striking Barrett Reef April 10 1968 Below a few old advertsthat most probaly will never be seen again but prove the old adage that sex sells
$8.95!! mine cost me hundreds. Still does.
Yeah!
Wondered why the princess of Wales always had a smile on her face.
Below some sexist ads that won't be seen again either.
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The
Pamir, 1/ unknown date 2/ leaving Buenos Aires 10/08/1957 on
her last fateful voyage.
