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On Oct 5, 1:41 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > **** > > **** > > From the Laurel and Hardy school of motoring: Fascinating photos capture > the thrills... and spills of the golden age of American motoring**** > > Wrapped around a tree, nose down in a ditch and dangling precariously over > water. > *Fascinating photos from the 1920s and 30s show the dramatic and tragic > side effect of the golden age of American motoring.* > *The pictures were taken in and around Boston, Massachusetts by Leslie > Jones, who was staff photographer at the Boston-Herald Traveler newspaper > from 1917 to 1956.* > *Mr Jones captured everything that happened in the city for five decades > and when he died in 1967, his family donated a vast collection of 34,000 > prints to the Boston Public Library.* > *They included these fascinating photos of vintage car wrecks from the > great motoring boom.* > *Motor cars became affordable to the masses for the first time in the > 1920s. By the end of the decade a Model T Ford cost $298, just a fraction > of the $1,200 it cost in 1909.* > *The introduction of hire purchase also made it much easier for members of > the public to buy cars, and by 1929, 20 per cent of Americans were on the > road.* > *Ford, Chrysler and General Motors were all competing for the boom in > business and by the time the depression hit in 1929, Ford was producing > more than one car every minute.* > *Technology meant these early cars were capable of achieving speeds of up > to 50 miles per hour - but safety measures were nowhere near as advanced as > they are today.* > *Add in the fact drivers didn't need to pass a test before they got behind > the wheel, and it's easy to see why accidents were frequent and often > spectacular.***** > > [image: Description: Officers examine a car that has wrapped itself around > a tree, spilling its interiors onto the street in Boston in 1933]**** > > Officers examine a car that has wrapped itself around a tree, spilling its > interiors onto the street in Boston in 1933**** > > [image: Description: Passersby try to figure out how this car ended up > nose-down in a trench in Boston's West End. A glance at the rough, > dirt-covered road provides a clue]**** > > Passersby try to figure out how this car ended up nose-down in a trench in > Boston's West End. A glance at the rough, dirt-covered road provides a clue* > *** > > [image: Description: The scene of an accident in 1935. Information with the > photo reveals a car stolen by joyriding children crashed into a lawyer's > car, killing him]**** > > The scene of an accident in 1935. Information with the photo reveals a car > stolen by joyriding children crashed into a lawyer's car, killing him **** > > [image: Description: Giving a rare glimpse of the day's fashion, a group of > men look over a crumpled car that sits by the side of a residential Boston > street]**** > > Giving a rare glimpse of the day's fashion, a group of men look over a > crumpled car that sits by the side of a residential Boston street **** > > [image: Description: Crowds pose for photographer Leslie Jones alongside a > mangled and burnt out wreck in Boston in 1933]**** > > Crowds pose for photographer Leslie Jones alongside a mangled and burnt out > wreck in Boston in 1933 **** > > [image: Description: A police officer poses next to a car that flipped over > manoevring around corner in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1935.]**** > > A police officer poses next to a car that flipped over manoevring around > corner in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1935. **** > > [image: Description: This truck stood no chance when it came into contact > with a tree on a rural Mass. road, disintegrating on impact - leaving just > the steering wheel intact.]**** > > This truck stood no chance when it came into contact with a tree on a rural > Mass. road, disintegrating on impact - leaving just the steering wheel > intact. **** > > [image: Description: A fireboat struggles to haul a car out of the Fore > River in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1933. They succeeded, but couldn't save > the three passengers, who drowned]**** > > A fireboat struggles to haul a car out of the Fore River in Quincy, > Massachusetts in 1933. They succeeded, but couldn't save the three > passengers, who drowned **** > > [image: Description: This car came out loser in a battle of wills with a > trolley bus on Boston's South End in 1932]**** > > This car came out loser in a battle of wills with a trolley bus on Boston's > South End in 1932 **** > > [image: Description: Children peer out of the undergrowth as photographer > Leslie Jones captures a nasty wreck smoulding by the side of the road in > Hingham]**** > > Children peer out of the undergrowth as photographer Leslie Jones captures > a nasty wreck smoulding by the side of the road in Hingham **** > > [image: Description: Crowds watch in awe as a car is winched out of the > Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. close to the Harvard University campus]*** > * > > Crowds watch in awe as a car is winched out of the Charles River in > Cambridge, Mass in 1933. close to the Harvard University campus **** > > [image: Description: Taken in 1934, this photograph shows a truck balancing > on a bridge in Dorchester by just one wheel. Workers from the Walter Baker > & Co chocolate factory rushed out of the building in the background to > watch]**** > > Taken in 1934, this photograph shows a truck balancing on a bridge in > Dorchester by just one wheel. Workers from the Walter Baker & Co chocolate > factory rushed out of the building in the background to watch **** > > Another angle from the same accident shows how close the truck is from > toppling into the water **** > > [image: Description: This car remarkably survived a collision with a > utility pole in Cambridge, Mass - with just a mangled bumper to show for > the crash]**** > > This car remarkably survived a collision with a utility pole in Cambridge, > Mass - with just a mangled bumper to show for the crash **** > > [image: Description: The driver of this car was unlikely to have survived > this collision. The wreck is wrapped entirely around a tree, which sits in > the driver's position]**** > > The driver of this car was unlikely to have survived this collision. The > wreck is wrapped entirely around a tree, which sits in the driver's position > **** > > ** ** > > The shell of a truck is pulled from the Charles River after it careered off > the Harvard Bridge **** > > [image: Description: Photographer Leslie Jones had to part crowds of > onlookers to capture this accident in downtown Boston. An out of control > car collided with a shopfront, smashing windows and ending up on its side]** > ** > > Photographer Leslie Jones had to part crowds of onlookers to capture this > accident in downtown Boston. An out of control car collided with a > shopfront, smashing windows and ending up on its side **** > > [image: Description: Local businessman Byron Harwood and Byron Grover were > hurt when their car collided with a bus in Waltham, Mass. in 1921. They > were lucky to survive this nasty looking wreck. Their car certainly didn't]* > *** > > Local businessman Byron Harwood and Byron Grover were hurt when their car > collided with a bus in Waltham, Mass. in 1921. They were lucky to survive > this nasty looking wreck. Their car certainly didn't **** > > [image: Description: Taken in 1934, this photo shows a car that skidded out > of control on ice-covered roads and wrapped around a tree in Auburndale, > Mass.]**** > > Taken in 1934, this photo shows a car that skidded out of control on > ice-covered roads and wrapped around a tree in Auburndale, Mass. **** > > [image: Description: A bus hit a truck and flipped over in south Boston, > stopping just before it smashed into a cafeteria storefront]**** > > A truck collideded with a bus and flipped over in south Boston, stopping > just before it smashed into a cafeteria storefront **** > > [image: Description: Another view of the same accident shows eager children > posing with the upturned truck. it also demonstrates how close the vehicles > came to nearby buildings]**** > > Another view of the same accident shows eager children posing with the > upturned truck. it also demonstrates how close the vehicles came to nearby > buildings **** > > [image: Description: A Cudahy Packing Co. truck is hauled out of Fort Point > Channel, which separates South Boston and downtown Boston]**** > > A Cudahy Packing Co. truck is hauled out of Fort Point Channel, which > separates South Boston and downtown Boston **** > > [image: Description: Even public servants weren't immune to accidents. An > early mail truck came out loser in this battle with a tree on the > tree-lined Commercial Avenue, Boston]**** > > Even public servants weren't immune to accidents. An early mail truck came > out loser in this battle with a tree on the tree-lined Commercial Avenue, > Boston **** > > [image: Description: Sitting in a Boston wrecking yard, this cross section > of a wreck shows how basic car interiors were in the early days of > motoring.]**** > > Sitting in a Boston wrecking yard, this cross section of a wreck shows how > basic car interiors were in the early days of motoring. **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > .**** > > [image: Description: cid:[email protected]]**** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > [image: Description: cid:[email protected]]**** > > -- **** > > ATT0001313.jpg > 143KViewDownload > > ATT000224.jpg > 296KViewDownload > > ATT000553.jpg > 133KViewDownload > > image002.gif > 1KViewDownload > > ATT0001015.jpg > 146KViewDownload > > ATT000252.jpg > 195KViewDownload > > ATT0004911.jpg > 173KViewDownload > > ATT0000417.jpg > 151KViewDownload > > ATT0005816.jpg > 224KViewDownload > > ATT0005219.jpg > 129KViewDownload > > ATT0004614.jpg > 153KViewDownload > > ATT000198.jpg > 226KViewDownload > > ATT0000712.jpg > 185KViewDownload > > ATT0003420.jpg > 162KViewDownload > > ATT000671.jpg > 173KViewDownload > > ATT000436.jpg > 133KViewDownload > > image001.gif > < 1KViewDownload > > ATT0002818.jpg > 159KViewDownload > > ATT000379.jpg > 216KViewDownload > > ATT000615.jpg > 151KViewDownload > > ATT0001622.jpg > 126KViewDownload > > ATT000317.jpg > 200KViewDownload > > ATT0006410.jpg > 111KViewDownload > > ATT0004021.jpg > 195KViewDownload -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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