pipedreams Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 The Morris Tankette, early 1930's 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Happy 85th birthday to "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron. See the young man in this picture? He was 18 years old when it was taken at the train station in Mobile, Alabama, in 1952. There is $1.50 in his pocket. In that bag by his foot are two changes of clothes. (And if his mama was anything like most other mamas in the South, probably some sandwiches and other snacks.) He was on his way to Indiana to take a job. He was going to play baseball for the Indy Clowns of the Negro Leagues. Apparently, he was pretty good at it. A couple of years later, he was signed by the (then minor league) Milwaukee Brewers. He played for the Brewers for 2 seasons, then moved across town to the Braves, and later followed them to Atlanta. Eventually, he was the last Negro League player to be on a major league roster. He still hangs around the baseball world. At the moment, he's the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. Even though the team has changed stadiums (twice) since then, his retired number, 44, still hangs on the outfield wall of the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium near where he belted a homer to break Babe Ruth's all-time record (which he held for 33 years). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 April 1940. "Children living in shacktown along Mississippi River bottom. Dubuque, Iowa." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) On 6/15/2020 at 4:33 PM, pipedreams said: Dear Mrs. Sullivan A about a page back, Pipedreams, shared the letter sent to Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan in regards to the loss of all five of their sons within 24 hours...in WWII. They had a daughter who went on to sell war bonds (she was in the WAVES). Anyway. Wanted to share this song about them. They made a rather fine movie about the boys growing up. It's rather sad when you realize what will happen. The young man, who many years ago, introduced me to this song...is about to take command of a guided missile cruiser. Glad i didn't ruin him when i mistakenly gave him a beer when he was 20. I thought he was older. Edited June 21, 2020 by Historian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy P Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 7 hours ago, pipedreams said: April 1940. "Children living in shacktown along Mississippi River bottom. Dubuque, Iowa." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. Great photo. Look at their little brother peeking under his sisters armpit. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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willie-pete Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Banana River Naval Air Station ( now Patrick AFB in Cocoa Beach, FL ) in 1942. PBY's were flying boats that flew along the coast looking for Nazi U-Boats and landed in the Banana River. Their docks are still at PAFB. In December 1945 a PBM from BRNAS with a 13 man crew was dispatched to look for Flight 19, the 5 Avengers with a crew of 14 missing out of Ft. Lauderdale. None of the 6 aircraft ever returned ( well, they did return in " Close Encounters of the Third Kind " ) and the Navy lost 27 flyers that day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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railfancwb Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, pipedreams said: A Martini rifle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 THE HEROIC DEAD DUNKER CHURCH SHARPSBURG MD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deputy tom Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 3 hours ago, pipedreams said: And they want to remove his statue? WTF??? tom. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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willie-pete Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, deputy tom said: And they want to remove his statue? WTF??? tom. Well, he WAS a Republican. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, willie-pete said: Well, he WAS a Republican. And white. The new mantra is “If It’s White, It Ain’t Right” 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 4 hours ago, deputy tom said: And they want to remove his statue? WTF??? tom. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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