The Great Depression created a housing shortfall in the U.S. of nearly two million units, so many idled architects and builders turned to industrialized housing as a way to boost the building industry. In “A Reporter At Large,” Markey described his encounter with one type of “machine to ...
This certainly held true in the case of the autorack, which began to make its appearance in the 1960s. The first autoracks were simply long flatcars with initially two, and later three levels of storage that could hold anywhere between 8 to 18 vehicles. ...
were completed almost simultaneously by several German inventors working independently: Karl Benz built his first automobile in 1885 in Mannheim. Benz was granted a patent for his automobile on 29 January 1886, and began the first production of automobiles in 1888 in a company later became the ...
Fleischmann Swiss Locomotives for 2024 Electric Locomotives Series Re 4/4 II, SBB The history of the Re 4/4II began in 1960 with the order of six prototypes of a multi-purpose, high-powered locomotive featuring a very... Fleischmann Beilhack Snow Blower 2024 Fleischmann New Item Beil...
Print advertising is a continuous historical source of information on attribute profiles that can document differences in variables for which there is no exact correspondence in physical attributes. U.S ads were found to have significantly larger proportions of appeals to prestige from ownership and ...
1920s: In the 1920s in the United States, credit became easier to get and mass production decreased the cost of the automobile. These factors made it possible for more people to buy autos than ever before. By 1929, it is estimated that there were 29 million automobiles...
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At the train station, Peter tells Lois that he bought some shower curtain rings that are filled with helium to make them light, a reference to Del Griffith in the PTA scene where he rips people off by selling his merchandise but telling everyone he is an earring salesman. Shortly after thi...
In the late 1960s and 1970s, there were only three international Formula One races in Mexico, one of which was a practice race to become accredited with Formula One. Measuring 15.25 x 23.5 inches, this promotional poster features a Brabham leading a Ferrari and Lotus Formula One car...