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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Bonhams is auctioning off the estate of Dr Cox, it seems he had a lot of stuff at an aviation museum, plus a train, cars, fire trucks, etc


1873 SILSBY ROTARY STEAM PUMPER


1906 HAMMOND SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CAR


1909 PREMIER MODEL 45 45 55HP 6-CYLINDER RACEABOUT


1920 BALDWIN 2-6-2 LOCOMOTIVE


1929 AMERICAN LAFRANCE


Conestoga wagon


Fatman sales display


Model T accessories and parts


a B-17 engine


See all the cool stuff at http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22174/

The Dr. Ralph W.E. Cox Jr. estate sale will take place on Saturday, May 10, at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum in Cape May, New Jersey, the very site where Cox’s collection was on public display between 1961 and 1964 

Thursday, April 17, 2014

San Diego historical photos




the above is a Fageol, in Balboa Park


Above, Adams Ave Trolley Barn at Park Ave

Below, a maintenance trolley




above Del Mar train stop



Above downtown San Diego around 1886



Above, the Mission Beach Special


Above, the famous Mission Cliffs park


Above, and below, Pacific Beach



Above, Mission Valley looking West, late 1940s, early 50's





Above, 30th at El Cahon


Above, Alabama at El Cahon blvd



Above, Down Town San Diego, 1890s




Above, looking North from above Adams Ave into Mission Valley in the 1940s.. the loop of a road is Panorama Dr. In the upper left is Texas and what will become Interstate 8

All found on http://www.johnfry.com/pages/PhotoSanDiego042.html