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Saturday, November 3, 2018

money truck?

"Follow me to get some of this."
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a stagecoach and its horses cross the Waihou (Thames) River at Te Aroha NZ, 1885

It looks like the beginnings of a bridge construction on the left.
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Friday, November 2, 2018

Hamburg S-Bahn train for Barmbek arrives at Landungsbrücken


No date.  See earlier posts on the S-Bahn.  This is the stop for the large nearby Jugendherberge (youth hostel) Auf dem Stintfang.
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what if that piece of 2 x 4 slips?


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US Coast Guard cutter 'Courier' (WAGR-410)


Built in 1945, 338.75 ft (103.25 metres) long.

Full details
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a bogged down Darracq car near Rotorua, November 1904



Roads were basic then...
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

1969 Chevrolet Chevelle


With a 1964 Ford Galaxie convertible further over on the left.
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'is that a transpress nz book?'


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1970 Triumph Herald


The hood release and handle is behind the front wheel visible.
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traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, late 1950s


It was completed in 1956 and runs 360 miles (580 km) across the state. A scene in the Fort Littleton area.

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