1946

Neon sign at the Twist Cone ice cream stand in Aberdeen, a small city in northeast South Dakota that was founded by a railroad executive whose boss was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, hence the choice of the new town's name (LOC)
by The Library of Congress

Rancho Super Car Wash neon sign in Rancho Mirage, California (LOC)
by The Library of Congress

Smokey Bear, long the symbolic mascot of the United States Forest Service, alerts drivers in Shell Canyon in north-central Wyoming's remote Big Horn County that fire danger is high there (LOC)
by The Library of Congress

Sign for the venerable Caruso's Restaurant historic, turned trendy, Fourth Avenue in Tucson, Arizona. Caruso's was opened in the 1930s by Nicasio ("Caruso") Zagona, and the restaurant has (as of 2018) remained in the family since then (LOC)
by The Library of Congress

The owners of this large fruit stand in Thorp, a small town in Washington State's fertile central valley, replete with orchards and vineyards, made their advertising sign extra-large so that drivers passing by on Interstate Highway 90 were almost guarante
by The Library of Congress

Eudunda. The new silo art. The artist depicts images related to local author Colin Thiele and the Ngadjeri Aboriginal people.
by denisbin

There are a lot of dairy farms in the rural Midwest state of Iowa, as this sculpture scene made of butter promotes at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city of Des Moines (LOC)
by The Library of Congress

Even the picket fence has a dog theme at the Dog Chapel, indeed, a quite serious chapel devoted to departed and/or beloved canine pets. Opened in 1995 on a hillside ("Dog Mountain") in St. Johnsbury, Vermont by Stephen Huneck, the chapel welcomes visitors
by The Library of Congress

Hindmarsh Valley near Victor Harbor. The ruins of the Bible Christian romanesque style chapel built in 1878.Closed in 1928. Became a Lutheran Church 1936 to 1952.
by denisbin

The Mill Inn motel and adjacent grain elevator of the old Sheridan Flouring Mills in Sheridan, Wyoming (LOC)
by The Library of Congress

Queenscliffe. The Queenscliffe Hotel built in 1887 with Queen Anne features including an octagonal tower. Great cast iron lace work on the verandas and extensive wooden decoration. .
by denisbin

Queenscliffe at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. The defensive fort built between 1863 and 1867. Now a miiltiary history museum.
by denisbin

Queenscliffe. The Post Office built in 1887. Architect was G Austin. Italianate with pediment and other facade ornamentation. This Art Deco entrance porch added in 1915 destroyed the symemtry of the facade..
by denisbin

Queenscliffe. The Railway Station 1881. In 1879 the railway from Geelong reached the town. Now the Bellarine Peninsula Railway trips. Since 1976 the Preservation Society. .
by denisbin

Queenscliffe. Bellarine Peninsula. The Anglican church built in 1864. Painted stucco. The tower was added in 1878. The land for it was donated by Governor La Trobe.
by denisbin

Queenscliffe. The ferry that crosses Port Phillip Bay from Queenscliffe to Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula.
by denisbin

Lock. Eyre Peninsula. The old railway yards and a section of platform where the railway station once stood. Now the Viterra grain silo storage area.
by denisbin

Cummins. Eyre Peninsula. Behind the trees and railway line is the Cummins Hotel built in 1911.
by denisbin

Cummins. Eyre Peninsula. The former Commercial Bank of Sydney building erected in 1932. Now a barber shop and an AMP agency.
by denisbin

Cummins. Mosaics in the SAR South Australian Railways themed park.
by denisbin

Cummins. Mosaics in the SAR South Australian Railways themed park. The bronze statue of a wheat lumper.
by denisbin

Cummins. Railway station yards with the Viterra grain silos.
by denisbin

Cummins. The Gothic Methodist Church built in 1912 and still in use as the Cummins Uniting Church.
by denisbin

Leigh Creek in the Flinders Ranges. Rail bridge near the town. Built in 1957 to cart brown coal to power station at Port Augusta.
by denisbin

Parachilna Gorge in the South Australian Flinders Ranges. Creek bed, gum trees and rocky terrain.
by denisbin

E. Mervyn Taylor
by Archives New Zealand

Geelong. The foundation stone of the Art Gallery was laid in 1914 with the gallery opening in 1915. Paintings were first hung in the Town Hall in 1895.
by denisbin

Geelong. La Trobe Tce now the highway. Four ages of architecture in one city block. Left 1913 Art Nouveau house. Right 1860s French doored residence. beside these Art Deco and 1880s Victorian
by denisbin

Geelong. Market Square. This central town reserve became a shopping precinct. Solomons building on the corner with the cupola on the roof opened in 1913.
by denisbin

Geelong. Yarra Street. The altar and apse in St Mary's Catholic Church. Work began in 1854. The church opened in 1872. All work was completed in 1937.
by denisbin

A most unusual carousel at the Lake Compounce amusement park in Bristol, Connecticut. Opened in 1846, it is the oldest continuously-operating amusement park in the United States (LOC)
by The Library of Congress

Cowell. Franklin Harbour Eyre Peninsula. The latest South Australian silo art. Being completed in September 2019. The artist is Austin Moncrieff and the local cameleer depicted is Lionel Deer with his camel Diamantina.
by denisbin

No. 99 car running on the beach road - Daytona Beach
by State Library and Archives of Florida

Tumut. The altar and east window in the Tumut Anglican Church which was built in 1878.
by denisbin

Tumut. The beautiful Anglican church designed by Edmund Blacket. Completed 1878. Dark bricks used to create patterns on the facade.
by denisbin

Weethalle. The old railway station now a small cafe. Behind is the fine town hotel. The railway reached here in 1923. Town established 1921 for soldier settlers from WW1.
by denisbin

1946 Hydramatic for Oldsmobiles
by Hugo-90

Reed Auto Sales, Packard, Denver CO, 1946
by aldenjewell

1960 Volkswagen Beetle Van
by Cars Down Under

Sydney.Entrance to the Gothic style Mortuary Railway Station which transported coffins and mourners to Rookwood cemetery from 1867 to 1939.
by denisbin

Swallows Motel, Capistrano Beach, July 1960
by Orange County Archives

Wongulla near the Marne River mouth. The Murray River cliffs near Walker Flat.
by denisbin

City Light water heater ad, 1947
by Seattle Municipal Archives

Mercury 50th Anniversary
by aldenjewell

An old warrior
by Australian War Memorial collection

1946 Austin 8
by GPS 56

Garmisch - Alpspitzgebiet (16)
by Pixelteufel

A view from the rear of the BBMF's Avro Lancaster 'Thumper' Mk III.
by Defence Imagery

‘Thumper', the Avro Lancaster Mk III undergoing maintenance in the BBMF hangar at RAF Coningsby.
by Defence Imagery

Woman checking watermelon - Florida
by State Library and Archives of Florida

INF3-1601 Bombers lit by glare of burning factories Artist W Krogman
by The National Archives UK

Students golfers with their teacher in Tallahassee
by State Library and Archives of Florida

We're taking a brief pause to enjoy a summer refreshment (LOC)
by The Library of Congress

46 Ford With 2 Front Ends
by Mark Spearman

B-29-45-MO Enola Gay Oct. 1946 LGA
by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives

B-35 (1946) Northrop photo
by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives

[Refilling the Sand Dome of Locomotive 657, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]
by SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Locomotive Service Yard, Inspection Area, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]
by SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Locomotive 715 on Turntable, Roundhouse, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]
by SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Locomotive 473, Brakeman at Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]
by SMU Libraries Digital Collections