Old Car Photos: Historical from the Lib. of Congress.

[Brock Samson]

  hey Kids..
I found this photo site from the Library of Congress with old photos, some of which (Auto Polo) i put on funny pics thread in the lighter side section, this link here is to the "Cars" catagory...
but i put these here in Gen. Disc. because they after all Cars.. though not "Chargers" specificly...
                              http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/tags/auto/
but, should our glorious leaders decide to move the thread it's fine... I realize not everyone shares my facination with vintage photography.

passing your cursor over the photos will reveal boxes with captions noteing remarkable features... 

check out the lightened front axel on this land speed record holder circa 1911. looks like the one in Frank's (SFRTs) garage..  









these are in color from the 30s and '40.. not car related though there are autos in here..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179930812/in/set-72157603671370361/



the avation set is particularly sweet.



hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

[elanmars]

thanks for this, I've spent quite a bit of time looking at each picture and there's plenty of amazing moments captured. the color photos are not only beautiful but inspiring. it's a nice link with history on view..and some of the tag things are pretty funny!

[TUFCAT]

That inspector is HOT!! 

[Brock Samson]

 this site "Shorpy" is awesome too..  http://www.shorpy.com/
this pic knocked me out of my seat when i first saw it... it absolutly floored me...   
there are alot of color shots here too and it's easy to search for things of intrest...   

http://www.shorpy.com/node/852  source of the photo:

[Brock Samson]

here's another the full size option on this site kicks!



"March 1945. Ramitelli, Italy. 332nd Army Air Forces Fighter Group. "Tuskegee airman Edward C. Gleed of Lawrence, Kansas, Class 42-K, with two crewmen adjusting an external 75 gallon drop tank on the wing of the P-51D Creamer's Dream." View full size. Medium format negative by Toni Frissell"

[Brock Samson]

another:
you can also buy fine art prints too! here:

http://www.shorpy.com/historical-fine-art-prints



"Spring 1944. Another target for Operation Strangle. "French airmen hit a pinpoint target. Flying with the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces under the tricolor of France, the Frenchmen split a vital rail bridge 600 feet long and 15 feet wide at the Piteccio viaduct in central Italy. On the wing of the American-made B-26 bomber may be seen the roundel of the French Air Force."

sorry for all the avaiton pics, there's an automotive link too but these are some of my Favs.

[Brock Samson]

ok, last one... 



June 1942. Crane operator at Tennessee Valley Authority's Douglas Dam. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the OWI.