The Drive

 

Getting back into the rhythm, let's  have another Tedious Tuesday image.

Today : No Date, No Location. No Info. Quite a nice scene.

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Sky, Sea, Bloke, Sand, Log

 

The only remotely interesting thing about this slide is that the bloke's name is Gaylord.

Maybe.

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Roofless and Awesome

 

This slide is probably of the interior ruins of Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire, Wales.

• Historic Significance: The abbey was founded in 1131 by Cistercian monks and became a prominent Gothic masterpiece.
• Dissolution: The abbey fell into ruins following the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII in the 16th century.
• Cultural Legacy: The ruins inspired famous artistic works, including the 1798 poem "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth.
• Yay for AI

Bonus - America Made Its Most Toxic Lake. Now We Need What's Inside.

A Smoky Old Tramp

 

Well, Tramp Steamer.  

Nicholson Transit Company assumed much of the operations of the Nicholson Universal Steamship Company as a result of changes in vessel technology and size. A fleet of nine vessels, including the Pioneer and the Charles Donnelly were maintained. These vessels were equipped with cranes and multiple decks to accommodate different cargo. Most handled cargo included automobiles, pig iron steel trade material, and grain. Nicholson Transit Company was an innovative user of unique decks including tank tops for grain and straight and multiple decks to carry automobiles. These efficiencies helped the company become a leader in the carrier business. Nicholson Transit Company discontinued operations after the 1960-61 shipping season primarily as a result of pressure from the eastern railroad companies. Price slashing and larger ocean bound vessels made using the Great Lakes seaway more expensive and less efficient. As a result of government subsidized railroad competition, the company was forced out of business.

Turning Chilly

 

Thankfully, yesterday's wet and windy weather has eased into moist and breezy.  Alas, it's still "nae warm!".

But I'm not as bad as this slide, marked as "Nov-1950 Snow on Morrison Avenue CF".  I suppose CF might be California, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Bonus - Scientists need your toenails.

Harry Struck and Odd Heroic Pose

 

Harry, the Silver Fox of Huddersfield
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How Rare !

Mrs Dorothy McSpleen illustrating the unique "Sloping Horizon" off the coast of Clacton.

The Phenomenon appeared in 1827, apparently after the local minister The Very Rev Cuthbert FitzHugh was found in a...compromising position...in the vestry with the verger.  On his funeral pyre, Cuthbert cursed Clacton's Haddock Fishing Boats  with an uphill final stretch to get to the harbour.

The slope was being reduced using money from the European Union, bit ... well,   Brexit Bonus.

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The Colours of Summer

 

Frustratingly, there's no info on this side.

But, from my extensive knowledge of bushes and shrubbery, I am confident in saying "That's not a daffodil."

Bonus - Derby magician hopping mad after his rabbit lands him £429 council bill

Magic Stuart (on the left)

The Chair

 

The only info on this slide was "Dello".

So, just enjoy the image as an image.

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The Ferry Ride

 

Another batch of slides scanned today.

Kodachrome, cardboard mount, rad back. So, probably early 1950,

Nice.

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Saturday at the Beach

 

Today, in an odd spare half hour, I scanned in another bunch of slides. Crazy, I know.

They were from a box, date stamped as 2009...yikes... but these ones had very limited info, but were the classic vintage cardboard Kodachrome slides. What little was written on them dated the slides to 949-1952.

And this was one of them.  No info, sorry, but I'm guessing USA.

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