Posters from 1920-1932 by Roger Broders
Remember all the gone summers 😉
Schlagwort: 1930s
The Waldorf-Astoria.
Huhuuu, one week ago I was booked in there with my wife. Suite on level nine (count nine up from the right wing corner of the church), we had so much fun with old fashioned cocktail parties…
Jean Bugatti photographed next to his 12.7 L Straight-8 Engine 1932 T41 Royale.
This is one of my favorite pictures of the 1930s with all its extremes. First this world wonder of a car. Half meter longer than the longest Rolls-Royce and triples the Rolls-Royce purchase price.
Also one detail of the car is pure art. It is the radiator mascot “Dancing Elephant”. This was done by Rembrandt Bugatti the brother of Ettore. It was originally a present from Rembrandt to Ettore and the grip of a signet. It is 21 cm high.
Last but not least Jean Bugatti’s garment is great. A sportive gentleman’s look.
A 1936 Lockheed 12 A Electra Junior. Famous for appearing in the movie “Casablanca” taking of with Ilsa Lund and Victor Laszlo leaving Bogie with the “beginning of a beautiful friendship”. The aircraft on the photograph is the 2nd oldest Lockheed 12 in existence. There were 130 aircraft originally produced with only 8 airworthy remaining. At her time she was the fasted transport aircraft.
A few of my favourite steam-age railway posters.
Really nice impression
Seems the Pennsy were REALLY obsessed with beating the Twentieth Century Limited along the Broadway…
…. only to end up merged in the 70’s.
1936: Raymond Loewy with his design for the Pennsylvania Railroad’s S1 steam locomotive.
Steam and stream… line. That is interbellum technology on rails.
1935 New Haven Comet
That is a contrast to the well known steam trains. But in the 1930s streamlining was a issue.
Another giant steam locomotive from Germany. It is a Borsig express train from the 03 series. This one built in 1933 with 1980 horsepower, nearly 24 meter length and a top speed of 130 km/h.