In 1956, members of the Cavedon family push their car through the mud on Tobacco Road near Ovens Valley, Victoria. Tobacco Road has become a major highway; part of the Great Alpine Road. The photograph was taken by the iconic Australian bush photographer Jeff Carter (1928-2010). Source: artgallery.nsw.gov.au.A proud participant in the Fremont Solstice Cyclists Parade in Seattle, Washington in June 2013. Source: Wikimedia Commons.Source: figuresfordrawing.tumblr.com.Two playmates, Hollywood, 1986. Photograph by German-Australian Helmut Newton (1920-2004) a “prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black and white photographs were the mainstay of Vogue and other publications” (Wikipedia).Aly Raisman, captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. woman’s gymnastics team at the 2012 London Olympics. This photo was by Mark Seliger for the 2015 Body Edition of ESPN Magazine. Source: thesportster.com.Keep living retirement to the full. Source: Tumblr.com.Barque Europa, built in Germany in 1911 was fully restored as a tall ship training vessel in 1994 and is now registered in The Netherlands. In March she found herself stuck in Argentina due to the COVID-19 shutdown. The Captain and crew decided to sail the ship non-stop back to her home in The Netherlands. Here she is at the start of the journey, sailing through Drake’s Passage. On 17 June 2020, Europa arrived back in Scheveningen after more than 80 days at sea. Photo by Jordi Plana Morales for Newsweek.com.French figurative sculptor, Christopher Charbonnet, works on one of his recent pieces. Source: Reblogged from cavemanfeet.tumblr.com.Marblehead Lighthouse (Ohio) at night. Built in 1822, it is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes. Source: marbleheadlighthouseohio.org. Source: Tumblr.com.Grace Jones as Zula in Conan the Destroyer, 1984. Source: pinterest.com.Dancing at Chez Max, Joinville-le-Pont in 1947. Photo by French photographer Willy Ronis (1910-2009). His best known works show life in post-war Paris and Provence.Paard van Marken Lighthouse in Marken, North Holland, under dark skies. The lighthouse was built in 1839 and is 15.5 metres high. Photo is by Daniel Lybaert, 2013.
1934. Margaret Bourke-White, a photographer for LIFE magazine, takes photos from the 61st floor of the Chrysler Building in New York. Source: theatlantic.com.Amanda Bingson, Olympic hammer thrower on the cover of ESPN in the 2015 Body Series. Bingson held the American woman’s record in 2013 with a distance of 75.73 metres (284+ feet).Surfer in action. Source: Pinterest.com.Volleyball player unknown. Source: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.This is powerful. Source: Tumblr.com.Good advice. Source: Tumblr.com.Laundry with style. Source:Conceptual painting by Sasha Beliaer, Share Creators Inc, White Rock, Canada. Source: sashabeliaev.artstation.com.Disney’s Flying Dutchman prop used in the Pirates of the Caribbean moored at Castaway Cay cruise ship terminal in the Bahamas. Source: Pinterest.com.au.Fashion with a mask. Model: Miss Psycho Cat, Belgrade. Dress and matching mask by @ british_retro. Source: Facebook.com>misspsychocat>posts.There’s nothing as delightful as Sydney Harbour. Source: Playboyplus.com.Source: Reblogged from this-old-stomping-ground.tumblr.comVW Kombi in the rough. Source: Tumblr.com.What grandma was up to. Another 1950’s beauty. Source: Tumblr.com.A 10 foot traditional clinker dinghy designed by Paul Gartside from Nova Scotia and crafted by Andrew Denman and his professional crew at Denman Marine at Kettering, Tasmania. The dinghies are planked in Huon and King Billy pine with Celery Top pine backbone and frames. Source: denmanmarine.com.au.
Imperial Airways flying boat “Centaurus” moored in the Brisbane River (near the Botanic Gardens) on 21 December 1937. It had just completed a flight from London taking about 13 days. The Short S.23 flying boat carried a crew of 5 and 17 passengers. Powered by four 920hp Bristol Pegasus Xc radial engines it had a maximum speed of 174 knots (320 km/hr).Wallace’s Hut at Falls Creek, Victoria; the oldest hut in the Victorian Alpine National Park. It was built by the three Wallace brothers who came as young boys to Melbourne from Ireland in 1869. It is still used as an emergency shelter. Source: Pinterest.ca. Photo by Michael Boniwell.Uluru (Ayers Rock), a large sandstone rock formation in Central Australia, is about 335 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs. It is 348 metres high and 9.4 kilometres around the perimeter. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjara Anangu, the First Nation people in the area. Source: Dogwood Images.Portland Head Lighthouse on Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA; the oldest lighthouse in Maine, built in 1791. Source: portlandheadlight.com. Photo by Richard Morin.1938 Auto Union (a predecessor of Audi) Type D racer. This supercharged 3.0 litre V12 produced 478 bhp and a top speed of 340 kilometres/hour. Its success on the track was cut short by the advent of World War II and, after the war, remaining vehicles were carted away to Russia. Source: Pinterest.com and roadandtrack.com.Relaxing with wine and fruit. Source: Tumblr.com.Source: Tumblr.com. Reblogged from Mia-down-under.A real “French postcard” from 1910-1920, of the sort that were sold as souvenirs by many booksellers along the Seine River and elsewhere in Paris from about 1900 onwards. Source: unregardoblique.home.blog. Alfred Noyer Studio, Paris. Photo by Julien Mandel.Photo by Alexandre Abel of Katelyn Pascavis at the airport at St Barts, where small aircraft come within metres of car traffic at the approach to the airport.Shooting hoops. Source: FVTGirls.com.Source: Facebook.com. Photo by Tik Vyrams.Celebration. Source: Tumblr.com. Reblogged from Mia-down-under.Sunbathing at anchor. Photo by Captain Butch.Source: Tumblr.com. Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.Art in ink. Source: Reblogged from this-old-stomping-ground.tumblr.com.My sort of bookshop. Source: Tumblr.com.
Beach running. Model/photographer unknown. Source: Tumbex.com.Bathtime. Source: Kiltypleasure. Reblogged from mia-down-under. Source: Tumblrgallery.com.Hiking nude in the high country. Source: Tumblr.com.Mountain top. Source: Reblogged from thestreel.tumblr.com.Source: Reblogged from thestreel.tumblr.com.Santorini at sunset. Source: Dogwood Images.Garbage collection in the laneways of Santorini. Source: Dogwood Images.Source: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.Source: Tumblr.comSource: Tumblr.com.Source: Dolce-vita-lifestyle.tumblr.com.Vincent mechanicals. Source: Avery Images, reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.
