Pulp Action from the Wild West through the Dirty 30s and More.
The Simm’s Motor Scout, deigned and built by F.R. Simms in 1889, was the first armed, gas powered, vehicle ever built. It was not designed as an off-road vehicle, but designed to provide support for infantry where roads were available.
The Motor Scout was armed with a Mark IV Maxim machine gun. and could travel 120 miles on a tank of gas
“Thrust his lance through his body and rode him down.” – Illustration by Frederic Remington
18,000,000 Acres of farming, timber and grazing land given away around Great Falls Montana, 1889
According to statistics,as of 2019, the Federal Government owns approximately 728.8 million acres and is the largest land owner in the United States.
Captain Wise A. in skating costume, 1889
Le Courrier français was a French illustrated weekly founded and edited by Jules Roques. It appeared from 1884 to 1914