Edinburgh Scotland 1938
Photo: Willem van de Poll
Sir Topham Hatt’s pre-Fat controller days with LNER.
I just blogged pre- and post interbellum locomotives. Now one within “my” timeframe…
Schlagwort: 1930s
Mercedes Benz 500 K with Erdmann & Rossi carriage
On from 1933 MB introduced the 500 model series. The cars were available with different carriages. All models are equipped with an 8-cylinder OHV inline engine with 5018 ccm displacement and a switchable roots compressor. The engine has an output of 100 HP without and 160 HP with supercharging, what is sufficient for a topspeed of 160 km/h. This MB shown here was custom made according to the car of the former King of Iraq.
Visit Technik Museum Speyer
I just posted the link for information. I focused my visit there on technology of the interbellum timeframe.
William Powell and Myrna Loy – “The Thin Man” (1934)
One of my favorites. As all from the “Thin Man” series.
Jack Pierce fixing up Boris Karloff on the set of The Mummy. (1932)
I asked myself how they did the Karloff make-up because it looked so dry shrinked. Now I know: Since today’s make-up materials did not exist in the 1930s, Jack Pierce had to put several layers applied with collodion smeared cotton on Karloff’s face to represent the effect of dried-up, shriveled mummy skin. This extremely uncomfortable mask was so rigid that Boris Karloff was no longer able to open his mouth to speak. He is acting with the eye’s.
The Mummy (1932) Movie theatre lobby display
This morning I watched “The Mummy” of 1932 just before work. This was a more silent piece for vintage horror. From today’s point of view nearly contemplative story telling. I love it. Also I can recommend “Frankstein” and of course “King Kong”.
1930-1939 Country Gentleman, ein Album von dok1 auf Flickr.
What a great source especially for US car ads of the 1930s.
Wading woman finds the water at the beach a little cold by Boston Public Library on Flickr.
Woman in the ocean, 1937.
In 1922 you got arrested for a swim suit length like this.