Period Picture- KABOOM!

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Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by Tim Rogers » Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:53 am

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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by George House » Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:17 pm

... and that’s why, in the last 120 + years, every horseless carriage should carry a fire extinguisher..
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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:18 pm

I do not know what it was? But now it isn't.

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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM! NO FUSE

Post by Novice » Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:38 pm

That's what can happen when the electrical system is not fused.


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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by Bill Dizer » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:02 pm

I wonder what was beside it and blew up, doing all the damage? Steam boiler? Doesn't look burned, just blown up!


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Post by Wayne Sheldon » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:10 pm

With all the police and etc standing around, I wonder. There was a famous (Wall street I think?) explosion around that time. I have seen numerous photos taken that day, most showing much wider views, some with several destroyed automobiles. I wonder if this could be one either of just one car, or perhaps cropped from a larger picture?


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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:40 pm

Okay, I got to wondering, had to google it, and this time google actually did help.
The Wall Street bombing was a terrorist attack that took place on September 16 1920 just after noon. According to Wikipedia, 30 people were killed by the blast, and another 8 died later of injuries. 143 survived serious injuries, and hundreds suffered lesser injuries. It was the most serious terrorist attack on US soil up to that time, but was exceeded less than a year later by the Tulsa Race Riots.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing

A google search for images did show this image connected with the Wall Street bombing.

Terrorist attacks are not something new. A few even predate the Revolutionary War.

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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM! NO FUSE

Post by Tim Rogers » Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:15 pm

Novice wrote:
Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:38 pm
That's what can happen when the electrical system is not fused.
Jim- I must admit that I chuckled at that...
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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by Mark Gregush » Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:13 am

It was fused, but the fuse was connected to a load of explosives. DI-NO-MITE!
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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by Nimrod » Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:04 am

It is part of the Wall Street bombing collection of images.


https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... &eim=1,2,6

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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by Novice » Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:59 pm

Mark. Your right! it was fused after all. In a perfect world You don't need them.

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Re: Period Picture- KABOOM!

Post by Jim_PTC_GA » Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:56 pm

I was looking through the images on that Bing search, this one shows more cars at the bombing

Link to article about a book about the bombing.

https://news.yale.edu/2018/02/09/pbs-ai ... olars-book
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