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1960 Chevrolet Impala convertible
The Impala name was first used for the full-sized 1956 General Motors Motorama show car that bore Corvette-like design cues, especially the grille. It was named Impala after the graceful African antelope, and this animal became the car's logo.
The Impala became a separate series, adding a four-door hardtop and four-door sedan, to the two-door Sport Coupe and convertible. Sport Coupes featured a shortened roof line and wrap-over back window. The standard engine was an I6, while the base V8 was the carryover 283 cu in (4.6 L), at 185 hp. Optional were a 283 cu in with 290 hp (220 kW) and 348 cu in (5.7 L) V8 up to 335 hp (250 kW). Standard were front and rear armrests, an electric clock, dual sliding sun visors, and crank-operated front vent windows. A contoured hooded instrument panel held deep-set gauges. A six-way power seat was a new option, as was "Speedminder", for the driver to set a needle at a specific speed and a buzzer would sound if the preset were exceeded.
The 1960 Impala models reinstated three round taillights on each side, and a white band running along the rear fenders.
The available V8s were reduced to seven, in 283-cu in or 348-cu in displacements. The carbureted Turbo-Fire 283 cu in V8 could have either 170 or 230 hp. The 348 cu in was available in 250 to 320 hp with a 350 hp Special Super Turbo-Thrust with triple two-barrel carburetors, 11.25:1 compression ratio, and dual exhausts. Fuel injection was no longer an option on full-size Chevrolets. New to the options list was speed and cruise control. Production was 490,000 units.
Mills have occupied here since the first building was erected in the year 969. In the Middle Ages, the mill was owned by the nearby Benedictine Abbey, and peasants were under an obligation to have their flour ground in the mill. Part of the flour was withheld as payment by the miller. When in 1500 the Abbot diverted the river water in order to supply the mill with sufficient power, the neighbouring village was flooded. The villagers rose up in protest, and fifteen years later they were granted permission to change the course of the water in case of an emergency.
At the Dissolution of the Monasteries, ownership of the mill reverted to the Crown.
So Flickr charges more money, yet today every fourth picture I visit I cannot comment. And beyond that ideal. One of us fine devoted flickr member passes and when renewal comes around, all their work except 1,000 images is gone. I would like to think some of us live onward.
I do not know why fences attract me so. They stand for so many ideals compared to life. I think the one thing that stands out is that it means "this is mine, stay out"
Go get your own in other words.
Happy Fence Friday
This picture depicts the moated castle "Haus Dellwig" in Lütgendortmund, a borough of Dortmund. The castele is rebuild in 1696 after the destroying of the Thirty Years' War.
Today is the castle in the ownership of the city of Dortmund, since 1978, you can find in other buildings by the castle, the museum of local history of Lütgendortmund.
The castle is a place of favorite excursions.
14th to 17th centuries Castle Wijchen is first mentioned in a written source in 1392. The earliest castle probably dates from the middle of the 14th century.
The castle has passed through the hands of many different families. In the middle of the 14th century it belonged to the family Van Galen, in 1536 it passed into the ownership of the lords of Batenburg. By then the castle had been thoroughly sacked at least once. The rebuilding is likely to have been the initiative of one of the lords of the manor of Batenburg (the Bronkhorst family), but the castle was only completed at the beginning of the 17th century. The responsibility for the completion of the current castle lies with the royal couple Princess Emilia van Nassau en Don Emanuel van Portugal.
17th to 20th centuries: In 1609 Emila, daughter of Prince Willem of Orange, bought the castle. It was some time before she moved in. First she had the castle extensively renovated. The money for this enterprise came partly from the sale of an extremely valuable pearl necklace. Emanuel was without prospects and a catholic. Because of this he and Emila had not received permission to marry from the government or Prince Maurits. They had eloped together, and thus had a long and rather difficult love story behind them by the time they came to Wijchen. Many of the decorations on the building are references to their struggle to be united together in marriage, such as the beam fixings in the form of a closed ‘S’ which stand for the French ‘fermesse’ – fidelity.
Emilia died in 1629 and the castle was eventually sold by her children to Philips van Nassau, lord of Grimhuizen near Breda. Having passed through the hands of a further thee families, the castle and estate came into the possession of the Osy family in 1771
The heirs of Baron J.J.R. d’Osy put the castle up for sale in the summer of 1903. It was bought by the honourable A.W. van Andringa de Kempenaer from Den Haag for 26,850 guilders.
As a result of a fire in one of the chimneys on the evening of December 5th 1906 the castle was gutted. Only the walls remained – the entire interior, furniture, books and works of art fell victim to the flames. However in a very short time the castle was completely restored under guidance of the Nijmeegse architect F.A. Ludewig. By 1908 Castle Wijchen had risen phoenix like from the ashes.
After the death of Miss van Andringa de Kempenaer in 1926 the castle passed to her nephews. They tried to sell it in 1932, but their were no buyers because of the economic crisis of the time. Spurred on by the mayor, the municipality of Wijchen bought the castle for the sum of 32,000 guilders. Since that time the castle has been the official meeting house for the council, and every resident of Wijchen is also ‘owner’.
21st century: The future looks rosy for the castle. Renovated in the 1990s the castle has housed, since 1996, Museum Castle Wijchen and the chief meeting room and wedding salon of the municipality of Wijchen. The Museum is situated on the second floor of the castle, and also makes use of a part of the castle gardens. The museum has collections of archaeology and modern art, with both permanent and temporary exhibitions as well as a regional history exhibit about the five castles within the parish. In the garden of the castle is Museum Garden ‘De Tuun’ with historic crops and herbs.
St. Mary's in Redbourn, Hertfordshire. The church goes back to the 12th century - long before the Anglican Church was established. Let us say, the Anglican Church 'inherited' the building from what used to be the Roman Catholic tradition. But who owns it today, and actually? Different Christian denominations deal with this matter in various ways. The Anglican Church decided half a century ago that its church buildings as a matter of principle (there would always be special cases for historical reasons) do not belong to the local congregation but to the institution as such. As you might imagine, there are plenty of pros and cons in this regard. One issue is that the local congregation has to contribute to the maintenance of the building without having the right, say, to sell it. Another matter is that the local congregation is inevitably defined not by what it does or believes in, but a building. 7Artisans lens at approx. F8.
The St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway was a Canadian Pacific subsidiary from 1996 to 2001.
The StL&H assets were transferred back to CPR ownership and the StL&H was dissolved. The D&H, being the CPR's corporate face in the northeastern United States, remained legally intact.
The few locomotives lettered for the STL&H continued to operate for CP for many years before being repainted or retired.
One of those SD40-2s had a southbound CP freight rolling through Clinton, Iowa somewhere near Milepost 160 in 2008.
Anole displays consist of conspicuous behaviors that are known to be used in multiple contexts, such as exhibiting territory ownership and territory defense, mate attraction and female receptivity, species recognition, and even predator deterrence.
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Absolutely gorgeous, heritage style, dream home ( new or old I am not really sure, but the look is timeless ).
Pride of ownership radiates from this well cared for home.
Landscaping is truly wonderful. 10 ft high sunflowers, manicured box hedges, emerald cedars, green lawn, potted flowers, and even lit up wreaths accent the front porch.
Stonework, pillars, cozy enclosed porch with ceiling fans, upper deck and look at that orange front door.
So much for the eye to appreciate.
Set under the glow of the setting sun.
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Pioneer Railcorp is under new ownership and word on the street is the F-units on the Keokuk Junction (and Gettysburg RR) will be put into storage this week. What is most likely their final run into Peoria, PREX FP9 1750 and PREX F9B 1761, and PREX GP20 2003 cross the Illinois River and return to Mapleton with a transfer of 23 cars from the TZPR.
The F's will run from Mapleton to LaHarpe on Wednesday, 8/7. PREX 1752, the other matching FP9 is already in storage at LaHarpe.
August 6, 2019.
Seemingly freshly minted Hoover, 50008 'Thunderer', lives up to its name as she makes a spirited start from Totnes station up the infamous Rattery Bank - one of the three significant inclines on the route between Exeter and Plymouth collectively known as the South Devon Banks.
While it's not particularly visible in this view Rattery Bank starts almost at the end of the platform and lasts for just over 4 miles varying between 1 in 45 and 1 in 80, before easing to 1 in 90 and then increasing to 1 in 65.
The route was such a challenge in steam days that an extra loco was required for the heavy expresses, and later even the diesels wouldn't treat this route lightly with any weakness potentially a source of delay, or worse, an embarrassing failure. It wouldn't be the first time I've ridden up where, even under clear signals, the train was barely doing 10 mph over the top.
Given the apparently relaxed ambience of the driver looking out of the side window, I'm presuming on this occasion 50008 was as good 'under the bonnet' as she looked externally. Or maybe he was just waiting for the right-hand curve a few hundred yards up the track to look back and check he still had eleven on!
Despite being withdrawn from BR service in 1992, 50008 has lived on under private ownership and has even hauled a few freight trains around the network over the last 12 months.
I'm guessing I took this from Malt Hill over-bridge before the A381 'Western Bypass' was built impeding the view looking the other way.
Agfa CT18
31st July 1979
Wardour Castle or Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of the civil parishes of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The castle was built in the 1390s, came into the ownership of the Arundells in the 16th century, and was rendered uninhabitable in 1643 and 1644 during the Civil War. A Grade I listed building, it is managed by English Heritage and open to the public. Wikipedia
In ownership since 1999, and recently revived. Technically it is sound now, the exterior needs some work. But isn't that how a Ritmo should be?
After 14 years ownership by The Class 56 Group, 56301 is now a DCR owned loco and is seen earning its keep at Breaston with 6L92 11.08 Chaddesden Sidings to Kings Lynn empty sand working. The Fastline liveried survivor is looking a little rough round the edges and a repaint into a heritage livery could be on the cards. Pole shot. 28/03/25.
Colorado Pacific (CXR) is under familiar ownership but there's a wholly different feel to this operation stretching across the south-eastern third of Colorado, with few trees and only some tall hills to climb. Seen halfway between Sugar City and Arlington, I'll call this back-assward train the "Monday Eastbound" because I have no idea exactly where it originated on CXR (I'm guessing Ordway based on where this unit was parked later in the week). Having talked with a company guy working on grade crossing signals at Sheridan Lake, it sounds like it was basically headed all the way to Towner. Naturally, they couldn't pick the east-facing CXR 620 parked at Eads for this.
This shows a mid-July sunset over Moosehead Lake in Northern Maine. (image M1A1457) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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The Washington Avenue Bridge (1902), a pin-connected, steel Pennsylvania through-truss, spans the Brazos River north of Downtown Waco, Texas. The bridge is located 200 yards west of the Waco Suspension Bridge (1870; NRHP 1970). Built for two-way access, both traffic lanes on the bridge now run in one direction (southwesterly), carrying vehicular traffic from Elm Avenue to Washington Avenue. Pedestrian traffic continues in both directions. The length of the main span is 450 feet. Two approach spans measure 67 feet on the east side and 40 feet on the west, resulting in a total length of 557 feet. The total width, including roadway and sidewalks, is 41½ feet. At its highest point, the truss is 60 feet above the road surface. The bridge's substructure consists of four piers, 96 inches in diameter, one under each inclined end post. The piers are poured-in-place concrete, with the top 20 feet clad in ⅜-inch rolled steel plate. Each pair of piers is braced and cladded with ⅜-inch steel plates and angles, riveted diagonally between the them. The bracing is placed only at the top 18 feet of each pier. The inclined end posts are attached to the piers with a 6-inch diameter steel pin. On the west side the connection assembly is bolted to the top of the pier. To accommodate expansion and contraction the pinned connection assembly on the east side is allowed to slide on rails that are anchored to the top of the piers.
The Washington Avenue Bridge was the second permanent vehicular structure built across the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. The Waco Suspension Bridge (NR 1970) provided the first permanent crossing one block down river (east) in 1870. The 1902 bridge was, at the time of construction, the longest single-span vehicular truss bridge in Texas. Due to the 450-foot span, a truss system with a bowed top chord had to be used, and the Pennsylvania truss - useful in spanning great distances - was chosen. The Washington Avenue Bridge opened to traffic on June 30, 1902, forming a vital link between two main thoroughfares, Washington Avenue on the west bank and Elm Avenue on the east. The contract was awarded to J.H. Sparks of St. Joseph, Missouri, at a cost of $93,300. The railings and approach spans were constructed by Mess Hill Bros, at a cost of $1,850. John Wharton Maxey of Houston served as supervising engineer. McLennan County and the City of Waco each contributed $50,000 to meet the expenses, resulting in joint ownership of the bridge.
The Washington Avenue Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on February 20, 1998 for its significance in engineering and how it contributed to the rapid economic and demographic growth of Waco on both sides of the river in the early part of the 20th century. All of the information above and much, much more was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
catalog.archives.gov/id/40973013
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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Australian National 'World' Alco 955 trundles into the yard at Port Flat (Port Adelaide) with an early morning transfer move of loaded grain hoppers from the Dry Creek yards on 14 December 1991. By the time this image was taken, the active members of the '930 class' was down to single digits and 955 only had another six months in service.
Between 1955-1967, 37 Alco DL500B units had been built in Australia by AE Goodwin, under licence, for the state government owned South Australian Railways. Ownership was transferred to the federally owned Australian National in 1978.
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Куршская коса is a 98 km long, thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea.
Die Kurische Nehrung ist ein 98 km langer Landstreifen (Halbinsel) zwischen Klaipėda/Memel und Lesnoje/Sarkau, von dem 46 km zu Russland gehören. Sie trennt das Kurische Haff von der Ostsee. Benannt ist die Kurische Nehrung nach dem Volksstamm der Kuren.
Die Nehrung besteht ausschließlich aus Sand mit riesigen Wanderdünen, die in den vergangenen Jahrhunderten, nach der Abholzung in der frühen Neuzeit, immer wieder Ortschaften unter sich begruben. Erst in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts gelang es, die Dünen zu bepflanzen und zu stabilisieren.
Im Mai 2006 verbrannten über 200 Hektar Kiefernwald im nördlichen Teil der Nehrung. Die Große Düne bei Nidden/Nida ist eine der größten Europas.
Die breiteste Stelle der Nehrung mit 3,8 km befindet sich beim Bulvikio ragas (Bullwikscher Haken), vier Kilometer nordöstlich von Nidden. Die schmalste liegt bei der Siedlung Lesnoje/Sarkau und ist 380 m breit.
Im Jahr 2000 wurde die Kurische Nehrung zum UNESCO Weltnaturerbe - Nationalpark Kurschskaja Kossa / Куршская каса.
The Madison Turn returns to BNSF’s Lindenwood Yard on 9/2/2005 in Saint Louis, Missouri. This may have been BNSF’s train or TRRA’s train. They swapped “ownership” every couple months.
Quickly another selfie or something interesting on the other side of the small bridge.
Everywhere, really everywhere you see bicycles here. It is the most popular means of transportation to get through the many alleys. Btw....the world leader in bike ownership is the Netherlands, there are more bikes than people...
It isn’t hard to spot a MK2 Escort at a show or with an enthusiast, however seeing one in a tatty state is something almost unheard of nowadays, which is why I was glad to come across this example, in a condition resembling so many MK2 Escorts on their last legs in the early to mid 90s. I expected it to have had a long term owner, however they apparently bought it in 2007. Although, it wouldn’t surprise me if it has been in the same family for longer, which is the case with a lot of older cars I spot.
Mileage in between MOTs - 55 Miles
Mileage at last MOT - 74,025 Miles
Last Ownership Change - 5th December 2007
NLK 566V
✗ Untaxed
Tax due: 1 June 2021
✓ MOT
Expires: 8 November 2021
The Washington Avenue Bridge (1902), a pin-connected, steel Pennsylvania through-truss, spans the Brazos River north of Downtown Waco, Texas. The bridge is located 200 yards west of the Waco Suspension Bridge (1870; NRHP 1970). Built for two-way access, both traffic lanes on the bridge now run in one direction (southwesterly), carrying vehicular traffic from Elm Avenue to Washington Avenue. Pedestrian traffic continues in both directions. The length of the main span is 450 feet. Two approach spans measure 67 feet on the east side and 40 feet on the west, resulting in a total length of 557 feet. The total width, including roadway and sidewalks, is 41½ feet. At its highest point, the truss is 60 feet above the road surface. The bridge's substructure consists of four piers, 96 inches in diameter, one under each inclined end post. The piers are poured-in-place concrete, with the top 20 feet clad in ⅜-inch rolled steel plate. Each pair of piers is braced and cladded with ⅜-inch steel plates and angles, riveted diagonally between the them. The bracing is placed only at the top 18 feet of each pier. The inclined end posts are attached to the piers with a 6-inch diameter steel pin. On the west side the connection assembly is bolted to the top of the pier. To accommodate expansion and contraction the pinned connection assembly on the east side is allowed to slide on rails that are anchored to the top of the piers.
The Washington Avenue Bridge was the second permanent vehicular structure built across the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. The Waco Suspension Bridge (NR 1970) provided the first permanent crossing one block down river (east) in 1870. The 1902 bridge was, at the time of construction, the longest single-span vehicular truss bridge in Texas. Due to the 450-foot span, a truss system with a bowed top chord had to be used, and the Pennsylvania truss - useful in spanning great distances - was chosen. The Washington Avenue Bridge opened to traffic on June 30, 1902, forming a vital link between two main thoroughfares, Washington Avenue on the west bank and Elm Avenue on the east. The contract was awarded to J.H. Sparks of St. Joseph, Missouri, at a cost of $93,300. The railings and approach spans were constructed by Mess Hill Bros, at a cost of $1,850. John Wharton Maxey of Houston served as supervising engineer. McLennan County and the City of Waco each contributed $50,000 to meet the expenses, resulting in joint ownership of the bridge.
The Washington Avenue Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on February 20, 1998 for its significance in engineering and how it contributed to the rapid economic and demographic growth of Waco on both sides of the river in the early part of the 20th century. All of the information above and much, much more was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
catalog.archives.gov/id/40973013
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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Viamaggio near Sansepolcro, Toscana, IT.
Ich fotografierte an einer tollen, bereits am Vortag ausgesuchten Stelle am Ende einer langen Bergab-Geraden, direkt vor einer scharfen Haarnadelkurve. Plötztlich, wie ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel, war besonders lauter Motorenlärm zu hören. Gleichzeitig kamen DC im Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (mehr als 10 Millionen EUR Versicherungswert!), Stirling Moss' Original-Siegerauto, und knapp dahinter Mika Häkkinen mit dem brandneuem, am Vortag erstmals in Brescia präsentierten Mercedes McLaren SLR Edition Stirling Moss mit hohem Renntempo auf der Geraden daher gerast. Das Foto zeigt den konzentrierten DC beim starken Abbremsen vor der Haarnadelkurve. Ich drückte reflexartig den Auslöser und schon waren die beiden ultra raren Super-Autos auch schon wieder hinter der anschließenden Kurve in Richtung Sansepolcro verschwunden. Der ganze Spuck dauerte nur wenige Sekunden. Mir erschien es wie ein Angriff zweier tieffliegender Kampfjets... Ein wirklich beeindruckendes und unvergessliches Erlebnis.
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Tractions all over the place.
@Ascension weekend Traction Avant Nederland 2022
this lighthouse was one of he first to be installed in these waters in 1902. it was automated by the coast-guard in 1966 and decommissioned. in the 1980's they installed solar panels and today the gastineau channel historical society has ownership and is trying to restore it.
Low afternoon sun casting wonderful long shadows across the thawing snows of winter and two tiny figures approach the castle.
This from the Web:
Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul.
Life
The castle was built around 1530 by the Elphinstone family and leased to the Forbes of Towie. In 1571 it was burned by their enemy, Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, resulting in the deaths of Margaret Campbell, Lady Forbes, her children, and numerous others, 26 in total, and giving rise to the ballad Edom o Gordon.
In May 1607 the castle was captured from Alexander, 4th Lord Elphinstone by Alexander Forbes of Towie and his companions, including a piper called George McRobie. They used hammers and battering rams to break down the gate, then fortified the house with a garrison of "Highland thieves and limmers".
In 1626 it was acquired by the Earl of Mar. In 1645 it was used as an assembly point by the troops of the Marquis of Montrose. It was burned again in both 1689 and 1716 by Jacobite supporters. It was resettled by the Forbes family in 1745 but had to be forfeited due to their Jacobite leanings.
In 1748 it was bought by the British government and rebuilt and extended as a barracks. A detachment of government troops were stationed there, on the military road from Braemar Castle to Fort George, Inverness. Military use continued as late as 1831, after which the tower was used to suppress illegal whisky distilling in the surrounding area. It remained part of the Delnadamph estate belonging to the Stockdale family until they passed the castle into state care in 1961 and gave the ownership of the castle to the Lonach Highland and Friendly Society.
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Here's a photo from my recent trip to Wales...
On the morning of this shoot, I intended to photograph the old lifeboat station on Tenby's North Beach. My previsualisation failed me though. I don't know how, but I hadn't visualised the rising sun behind the structure causing it to be silhouetted - which wasn't really what I wanted.
I decided to switch over from Tenby's South Beach. There, I found the rising sun painting St Catherine's Island in golden light for a more colourful photo.
About St Catherine's Island:
▪️ 200m long x 60m wide x 25m high.
▪️ Riddled with tidal caves - at least one goes right through.
▪️ Owned by The Earl of Pembroke in Elizabethan times. The ownership later passed to the Corporation of Tenby.
▪️ There was once a chapel on the island, dedicated to St Catherine, the patron Saint of spinners & weavers - hence the name.
▪️ The fort was built in 1867-1870 during the Napoleonic Wars.
▪️ By 1886 the fort had its full armament of six 7" R.M.L's (cannons) and three 9" R.M.L's.
▪️ When constructing the fort, the chapel ruins were removed. An Egyptian effigy, human bones and Roman coins where uncovered.
▪️ In 1907, the island was sold privately for £500 (about £62,000 in today's money!... you can't buy a small plot Cornwall for that now!)
▪️ Later it was owned by the Windsor-Richards family who had amassed wealth from the South Wales Iron & Steel industry. They occupied the fort and decorated it with carpets, animal skins, tapestries, trophy cabinets and stag head trophies. The house was compulsory purchased in 1940, and the internal fittings auctioned by Harrods.
▪️ In 1968, the island was turned into a zoo before relocating in 1979. The fort has stood empty since.
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Raritan Central Railway GP38-2 no. 5107 - now officially sporting RCRY reporting marks - is seen leading two other EMDs as train RC1 serves industries throughout the Raritan Center business park in Edison, NJ.
UP GP40-2 1469 and GP60 1162 spot a set of boxcars at City Fibers just outside of downtown Los Angeles in Vernon, California. With the lead unit appearing to be undergoing a sort of ownership dispute with the emblem having been crossed out, the crew moves out of the trash littered spur and through what has become a large homeless encampment back toward J yard. A homeless lady took advantage of the move, hopping on the lead unit to move a block down the spur to what is presumably her home. The tanks came along for the ride from another customer. Vernon, CA
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In ownership since 1993. My best spot in quite a while I think. Seventies Japanese cars are extremely rare here.
When I joined Flickr, it was so I could enter a photographic competition. I never imagined, fifteen years later that I would have so many followers, have shared so many images, or have made some of the best friends I have (even ones whom I have never physically met but have connected with emotionally and spiritually). Thanks to Flickr, and the exposure it has given my work, my images have appeared in books, journals and magazines around the world, I appear on numerous websites, and I have three postage stamps all featuring my images. The world of social media can be ruthless, yet here on Flickr, I have found a kind, friendly and receptive community of like minded people ready to embrace other members. I have much to be grateful about, thanks to Flickr.
So, happy twentieth birthday, Flickr! Thank you for everything you are, and all that you do. I am paying tribute to this wonderful platform by using the Flickr livery of bright blue and hot pink in a still life using my latest obsession, cotton spools.
When it was my birthday a few months ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Amongst the gifts was a pretty ribbon of vibrant blue and white embroidered daisies, some blue, magenta and pink crocheted daisies from Poland, some Estonian hand dyed lace and some tiny segments of crochet, all of which I have set up on the back terrace against one of my antique embroidered Art Deco doilies from the 1930s, and accessorised with some peacock blue silver and enamel buttons from Birmingham, hallmarked 1910, some tiny Japanese cloisonné vest buttons from the 1880s, some pink rose buttons from the 1960s, a Victorian spool of W. and J. Knox peacock blue linen thread and a spool of Dewhurst's Sylko Rose Pink cotton which dates from between 1938 and 1954.
W. and J. Knox Ltd was first established over two centuries ago when the Knox family set up a small textile mill in Kilbirnie to spin the locally-grown flax fibre and to manufacture linen thread. It was first registered as a company in 1778 then subsequently named W. and J. Knox in the 1800s by the sons of the founder. The Knox family was involved with the company for the first 200 years, with ownership passing through the generations, and agents being set up all over the world. Hearsay places an agent in New Zealand only ten years after Captain Cook’s discovery, and written records show trade agreements in place in the early 1800s in Canada. Cosalt plc purchased the company from Linndustries in the 1970s, with ownership passing to the local management team in 2004, following an MBO. Two centuries after opening, Knox is still based in the same Ayrshire town, and is now owned by the local management team, following an MBO from Cosalt plc in 2004.
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.
Given their common state ownership, it's surprising that London Transport didn't buy Bristol/ECW products in any significant quantity before turning the LH to fill a need for a small capacity single-decker. This fictional image shows what a Series I VR would have looked like as London Transport VR1. The low-height, dual-door door ECW body is to the standard provincial design, the only concession to London Transport operation being the fitting of that operator's standard destination display. By comparison with the more familiar Tilling Group livery, the narrow white band provides a better balance between the lower and upper decks areas (13-Oct-09).
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