Pulp Action from the Wild West through the Dirty 30s and More.
Whatever it takes to get to point A to point B… by air, rail, road or sea
A lady in her Adler Trumpf Junior, originally published in ‘Die Koralle’ magazine in 1937
The Adler Trumpf Junior is a small family car introduced by the Frankfurt based auto-maker, Adler early in 1934. The Trumpf Junior was conceived as a similar but smaller car which would broaden the range and claim a share of a growing market for small inexpensive front wheel drive cars. (Wikipedia)
One solution for the rapid adaptation of the automobile, and where to park them in dense urban areas…
Continue reading “Elevator Garage, Chicago, 1936”
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From David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
1937 REO Half-Ton Speed Delivery Pick-Up And Panel
New for 1937 were these half-ton models, available “At New Low Prices”: $561 up for the pick-up and $666 up with the panel body, F.O.B. Lansing.
Japanese Governmental Railways type C53 steam locomotive, hauling train No.43. The No.43 was the only type C53 locomotive to receive the streamlined style. Photo taken at Nishiakashi.
China Clipper (NC14716) was the first of three Martin M-130 four-engine flying boats built for Pan American Airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific airmail service from San Francisco to Manila in November 1935. (Wikipedia)
Continue reading “The “China Clipper””
S.S. President Johnson, formerly the S.S. Manchuria, built in 1903. The ship was requisitioned by The United States Shipping Board and became a troop carrier for the US Army carrying upwards of 5000 soldiers per voyage. She made 13 round trips to Europe before being returned to her owners in 1919. In 1928 she was renamed the S.S. President Johnson and sold to Dollar Steamship Lines. All old first class quarters were stripped and replaced with seventy-five staterooms and twenty-five new private baths for 175 first class passengers. All public rooms were renovated, a steel tank swimming pool was added on deck, a new deck house was built as a smoking room, and the “verandah cafe” with a 2400 square foot “play ground” above was added.
