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Have you ever heard of the Moonraker Incident?

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I'm glad to see you are getting around again.
It was great hearing from you today.

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That is a slung under, under slung car

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Thanks Rob. That was interesting.

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Or is it a laundalet?

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Here is what Kim Dobbins had to say about them.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80 ... 1247930324

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Obviously the last photo was taken on backwards day!
There is not too much documentation about that. Can you elaborate on that?

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Little is known about Kalamity's venture into the medical field.
Here is shown his invention for relieving upset stomachs in children. It didn't go over very well with the FDA, they went round and round over it.

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Do we have a street shot showing Ernie's bar? Perhaps it would show Bernie's which was next door to it in the same picture. There even was a door connecting the two establishments together, shown here in this shot. Not everyone in town was a patron to Ernie. Seen here is the town Barbershop Octet. I...

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Here is a better view of the same photo.

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I don't remermber seeing this one before.

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Another one:

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What is next?

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Does anyone else have any photos to share?

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I at one time had a book entitle "This Was Trucking" I just about read the ink off of the pages.
I thought that it might be fun to post some photos of trucks similar to the ones that were in that book.
Her are a few.

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Definitely white tires on that Model T truck- in the bed and on the front the ground. Were the solid rubber tires like on the rear ever made out of white rubber too?

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The old Tri-Burg Navy, very patriotic. They even had a dog that could walk on water!

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I hope to be going to Chickasha this next time. If you are still looking at that time let me know. I most likely have room to bring one of the ones I mentioned above.

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The hood seems long for that type of car.
It's kind'a funky looking.

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I have one in poor condition and know of another, but they are in Missouri.

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I was thinking IHC too. I wasn't going to say that as I am not familiar with the hood on them being that deep, but I don't know everything about them.

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Another high wheeler with a unique canopy.

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Richard reading your last post gave me the idea to do a quick internet search. I came up with this:

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Perhaps Stan Howe could add some insight? This seems like the type of music he might know about.

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Is that Miss Blue to the right of the photo. I know the photo is in black and white but if it was in color and her hat was blue we would know for sure. "Everything is better with Blue Bonnet on it." was a phrase often said as she was on the committee for the legalization of mushrooms in the early pe...

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The geyser eruption in Sodas Springs was not a coincidence per say. It seems that indirectly Kalamity had some thing to do with it. Here we see a machine that had drawn the plans up for but was being experimented with by others. Well driller.JPG The story as conveyed by Hobo Jack who might have been...

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Thank you very much. That is what I was looking for.

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I am looking for that diagram of the front end alignment.
I have seen it before but don't know where to find it.

Thanks

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Euland Swogglesburg . Wasn't he assumed killed in the tornado? All they found of him was his shoes. You got it wrong. He had two feet left.

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Yep. That barn was never the same after the tornado.

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I had heard that Winston was highly excitable and would get all wound up reminiscing about the good old days when KD was around.

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Very interesting. Thank you for letting us see that. I tke it that it is an accessory electric starter for an early Model T. Why do you say it is a Cadillac?

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I just noticed the bomb in the foreground of the above photo. Does that give some clue th the event being captured by the camera?

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The feller on the left side of the photo look familiar. Is that Duke Wain? I think he knew Kid Shaleen.

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Thanks so much guys. I will let my friend see this and perhaps he will get on here and comment. I thought if I started a discussion the members here would come forth and be of assistance, and I was right.

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I believe it was in MUD Magazine that I first heard of the game of Squamish. Funny how this all ties in.

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Today I met with some friends at McDonalds. My friend Paul who was there said he would like to build a speedster that would resemble a Bugatti in the 1920's. He doesn't care about authenticity but would like it to outwardly look like the Bugatti roadster style. He doesn't want to wait to find all th...

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I have a friend who has a 1912 REO truck. It has a one cylinder engine. It has one of these Schebler carburetors on it.It is like this one:

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I have tried to call and have not gotten an answer.
Please send me a message.

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I will take them. Email sent.

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Are you sure that the Bud Light sign isn't really a Ford blue oval that someone marked over to confuse us? You say that Kalamity Dick was never heard from or seen again. Could it be that he survive until at least 1982 by some device he came up with? Is time travel impossible? Do we know if KD ever d...

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I found this one:

On this site:https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=ol ... &FORM=IGRE

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Was that the best use of tumors or tubers? See the above posting in a previous page for the best use of burlap, not to be confused with the Man Without Burlap. Don't forget Melba Milquetoast and Marilyn in her burlap dress.

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I beg to differ on the top hat was just a prop. Have you heard of the theory on elongated skulls? Look it up. The top hat was necessary to hide the extra cranial capacity of the wearer.

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Thank you for letting us see that.

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Rich was KD ever in Idaho?
Had he ever tried to make Vodka from the potatoes there?

Just from the looks of this photo it would seem to have had some influence from him.

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[attachment=0]model t touring car.JPG[/attachment Obviously the photographer was not interested in the car, only the people in it.

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I still haven't found an early photo of the front of Ernie's in Medicine Bow. So far the best I could do is a photo of Medicine Bow itself.

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Is that a Hudson automobile in the door way?

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I've been working on finding an early photo of Ernie's, but as in most cases the significance of a cultural establishment is un-noticed in it's early years. The best I have come up with so far is a photo of "The Hub" store which was two doors down from Ernie's. the hub.JPG I doubt that they had a ho...

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Burger did you make it to last month's meeting? I couldn't get there as the Creek rose and I guess the Lord wasn't willing.
Who was there to take the minutes, right? Was Horton there? I hear he was trying to hatch some scheme with Who.

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I am amazed at the amount of research being done into getting the true story of the life of Kalamity Dick recorded for posterity. Recently a volunteer came forth and produced a photo of taken before snipe hunting became a required licensed sport. Happy Sally.JPG It seems that the guys down at Ernie'...

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Such a shame!

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From the day they ran out of Happy Sally down at Ernie's
The boys went a little nuts.

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It seems you get a page not found message.
It has been that way for a couple of days.
Just passing this along to help.

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I don't think they are, but the front wheels look like the wheels on a McCormick Deering binder tongue truck.

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Thanks. I enjoyed the slide show.

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Sudan grass is very nutritious. You can see here that growing it in unnatural quantities and fertilizing it caused a problem. gopher.JPG This was eventually resolved by itself. It seems that nitrogen poisoning can happen to an animal grazing on on sudan grass after a frost. That is what happened her...

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There was no description on this photo. It too was found in Chugwater. This one was found in an old cookie tin in the attic of the house of Muriel von Hoopnagle. She was the town Librarian. She never married and there is no one left in the family to ask about this photo.

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Irving Trommel was nephew of Melba Milquetoast. Melba's kids were all known as "Tater Tots" in the surrounding area, but Irving was the apple of her Eye.

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You can't fool me!
That is Kalamity Dick.

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Were these also used on the NRS cars?

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I heard about those shooting lessons. They wanted to become great marksmen, but they had to start out the beginners way and learn to shoot fish in a barrel.

Some did not quite get the concept, the creek was the other direction.

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Not only did Dick play Squamish he invented Auto polo!
It was just one of his endevers into athleticism.

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This last photo made me want to go back and look at the picture of Dick's cat. Rich B. said: "There are many references in the record to KD's animal allergies, and none indicating that he ever owned pets, or any animals at all. If Kalamity Dick had owned a cat, it's most probable the creature would ...

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Here is a short feature, the other Doublemint Twins.

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You can tell them apart because one wears a bowtie and the other a necktie

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Have a look at one of my favorite youtube posters' videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b68CI4cxjAM

That is one of many wagon making videos he has.

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I believe they were broken down and put in railcars then shipped to the dealers and then assembled on site.
This action was noticed by Henry Ford who put the idea to use in his industry. He made a lot of money that way.

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Well Brent I think that would depend on the site.
Some of the older places might have a difficult area to set up the machinery in and require even disassembly of the frames around the cones.
Sometimes you just have to do what it takes to get the job done!

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Little is known about Kalamity's involvement in the development of the beer can. Here is seen his first prototype of the can crusher. steam machine.JPG It was because of this machine's existance final development of the beer can was achieved. It was known that bottles were reusable as discussed in t...

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I came across this today and wanted to share it with you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kcUJeg4Ifk

And here is one being machined.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMKrB6Yc4s0

I just thought it would be interesting to those here.

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Wasn't that the first version of the Way Back Machine? It looks like it might go faster than the speed of light,in reverse.

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Did Dick have a dog?

I found a photo of his cat.

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Look real close at the brass nuts. Do they say Heinze in the groove?
I would say that it is for some two cylinder car. It probably would have been used on several makes.

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I wish Dick Lodge would chime in here.

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Not too long ago I posted a link to a youtube video where a man was laser welding the rust pits on a gun to restore the surface to a smooth finish.
Perhaps someone can find the thread and bring it here for you to see.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-MODEL-151 ... SwQ~NdPcly

Was there a Hall -Scott auto company?

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I don't know what to say about this.

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Valve, valve! Was it one of these?

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This link sent to me by a friend:

http://joannenova.com.au/2019/08/the-di ... ing-point/

Some lively discussion here.

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Burger brought the nutmeg incident back up just now. Perhaps that should be further explained. Here we have reference to the genuine nutmeg postmarked from Bristol Connecticut. nutmeg state.jpg Was there some spurious nutmeg going around back in 1907 as that is the copyright at the bottom of the pho...

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I'm sure the was a need for more bottles even though most bottles did not sit around long when they were full. This photo might explain how some of the bottles met their end, but not all of them were used this way. riflr bottle.JPG I think it is a dumb way to do target practice. You should hold the ...

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Well ok Burger I will go with that. I just didn't know and want to thank you for clearing that up. Would that be a bottle of Happy Sally they are pouring into that trophy cup? Or is it some spurious spirit that invaded the area? The bottle doesn't look quite right. I wonder if back in that time the ...

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More news!! There has been a discovery in a trunk in the loft of a barn in the Tri-Burg area. What an important glimpse into the past doings in the area. trophy.JPG Alas again there was no notation to go with the photo. I am speculating it has to do with the Pinochle tournament held annually, but I ...

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A little known fact. Kalamity wanted to build that bridge but there was no river or falls nearby. So being of the inventive ilk he got to work building this machine: dredging.jpg There fore the river and falls came into being. This same mentality is where the phrase "If you build it they will come" ...

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