The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on the way to prison, while his brother, Abel Bellamy, takes control of the estate for his own nefarious plans. Bellamy is using Garr Castle as a base for his jewelry-theft ring, and he kidnaps his brother’s wife to keep things quiet. Continue reading “The Green Archer, 1940”
Orient Express, 1934
The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 that joined Western Europe with the Middle East.
Although the original Orient Express was simply a normal international railway service, the name became synonymous with intrigue, luxury & comfort when traveling was still rough and dangerous.
The 1930s saw the services of the Orient Express at its most popular, running three parallel services; The Simplon Orient Express, the Orient Express and the Arlberg Orient Express
It was during this time, the Orient Express acquired its reputation for comfort and luxury, carrying sleeping-cars with permanent service and restaurant cars known for the quality of their cuisine. Royalty, nobles, diplomats, business people patronized it, mingling with those of the middle class. Each of the Orient Express services, incorporating sleeping cars, extending the rail service from one edge of continental Europe to the other. The start of the Second World War in 1939 (again) interrupted the service, which did not resume until 1945.
In 1934, one of its passengers, Agatha Christie, wrote her novel Murder on the Orient Express, partly inspired by the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby (1932) and events on her trip in 1928-29 which left the train marooned in a snow bank for 6 days.
Adler Trumpf Junior, 1937
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)
Imperial Japan, 1870-1942
Maps of the Japanese Empire in 1936 and 1942, from Life magazine, April 16, 1945
Men’s Fashion, 1930s
Twill Suit, 1939
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Elevator Garage, Chicago, 1936
One solution for the rapid adaptation of the automobile, and where to park them in dense urban areas…
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Tours to USSR, 1932
Cowboy Country
Map of Cowboy Trails & Indian Territories from 1950s book “Wild Wild West Children’s Illustration”
Renault, 1934
Google Doodle
Cool Google Doodle for the 120th Birthday of polish artists Tamara de Lempicka, who was active in the 1920 and 30s.
She is best known for her polished Art-Deco portraits of aristocrats and the wealthy, and for her highly stylized paintings of nudes.
