British Flyers, 1922
Route of the British Around-the-world Flyers
The course that the three aviators are expected to follow on their projected tour of the world in ninety days is indicated by the line of arrows on the map, starting and ending in London.
The photographs shown, left, Major W.T. Blake, leader of the expedition, and right Captain Norman MacMillian, one of his companions.
from New-York Tribune, May 28, 1922
80 years ago, USSR invades Poland…
Sept 17, 1939 the Soviet Union invaded Poland as an effective ally of Nazi Germany.
The “honeymoon” only lasted until June 22, 1941, when Hitler declared war on the USSR
Murder At Midnight, 1931
A game of charades turns to murder when the blanks in the pistol used are replaced with real ammunition. initially it is thought to be a murder suicide, until the bodies start to pile up. Murder at Midnight features a cast of quirky suspects, fun dialog, and an interesting plot with a surprise ending. The picture quality of the copy we watched seemed washed out, but the sound quality was quite passable, though there was a bit of persistent background “noise”
Autos: Past & Future, 1931
From the article”What will Your Next Car Look Like?” Modern Mechanix, Feb, 1931
Punctuality (33), 1937
A “Hope of a Nation” poster series educational poster from the 1930s, distributed by C.R. Jackson Co of Kansas City, MO. The were used weekly in classrooms. They were probably forerunners to the more modern “Motivation” posters
Vickers-Crossley Armoured Car, 1925
The Vickers-Crossley Model 25 was a British military vehicle used by the British Army in India. Besides being used in India, the Model 25 was also exported, with one of the customers being the Imperial Japanese Army. The Japanese saw a need for increased mechanization of their military. In 1931, the Japanese army used their newly acquired armament during the Manchurian Incident of 1931.
A Model 25 in Shanghai
Estonian Defense Forces with 3 Model 25s
Unusual Facts Revealed, Jan 4th, 1934
From the Roanoke Rapids Herald (NC), Jan 4th, 1934
TO-DAY IS Friday the 13th!
He Walks! He Talks! He… Yodels?
It’s Radio Man! A genuine walking, talking, yodeling robot!
TOWERING seven feet high, a strange “radio man” has just been completed after ten years of arduous work by August Huber, a Swiss engineer. Beneath its jointed steel body, the gigantic mechanical man is a maze of automatic switches, relays, and other controls. Microphones within the automaton’s’ ears pick up spoken commands and carry them to an intricate system of twenty electric motors that make the fantastic creature walk, talk, sing, or yodel at the will of its master. Power for these various activities is supplied by batteries concealed in the ponderous legs. When this modern monster talks through the loudspeaker installed in its chest, its lips move in time with its speech. An ultra-short-wave receiver installed in its torso enables the “radio man” to follow orders transmitted to it by radio from remote points.