PCC car in the Boston era, late 1950s

A 1950 Chevrolet behind it, maybe a 1957 Buick further back.

traffic in Devon St, New Plymouth, circa 1950

Including a tram which disappeared in 1954.

civilised driving campaign, Brazil

One of a series of print advertisements.  Brazil is one of 10 countries focused on by the Bloomberg Global Road Safety Program that account for more than 600,000 deaths annually; in Brazil's case 35,000 - although that is dwarfed by 196,000 in India and 220,000 in China.  Washington Post article
(This erroneously states that the annual total of U.S. road fatalities follows China - the actual annual total in the U.S. is about 32,000 according to this article in the same newspaper!)

ships in Akaroa Harbour, NZ, 1855

Watched by a few Maori, houses to the right.

traditional ship cargo handling stamp

 

A NZ stamp from the 1970s obviously intended to show exporting of butter from Taranaki cows to loading in a ship's hold.  Containers would soon change that - see the book New Zealand Maritime Images: the golden years

used BMW cars advert

This advert was official.  Another with a similar theme and the same tag line for used Aston Martins which circulated about a year ago was not.

cars on 6th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1950s



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Union Pacific train snakes around Crater Loops, Colorado

On the Craig Branch. Even with the twisting trajectory, the grade here is still steep.  More pics of Union Pacific in former Rio Grande country here

1953 Beck bus advert

the migrant ship to NZ 'Cospatrick' lost by fire in 1874

From the Illustrated London News, January 2, 1875 -
The most terrible catastrophe of the old year was the destruction by fire of the emigrant-ship Cospatrick, and the consequent loss of over 450 lives, in the early morning of Nov. 18.
The Cospatrick was a teak-built sailing-ship, of 1200 tons, constructed at Moulmein, in India, and classed A1 at Lloyd's until 1883. She was 190 ft. in length, 34 ft. in breadth, and had 23 ft. depth of hold. Purchased by her present owners, Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co., of 34, Leadenhall-street, from the late Mr. Duncan Dunbar, she was now making only her second voyage under the flag of that house.

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