Mercian
I live for the CABE
Hi All,
I tried to buy a group of photos including these over the weekend, but was outbid. If you are the new owner, and want me to take these down, let me know. I waited a few days to see if they would be posted here. In the meantime, thank you for the use of them.
It's not exactly an 'Action' shot, but it is rare enough to see the wartime reinforced frames in period military photos that I thought it worthwhile posting.
Here is a close up of the two bikes.
It can be seen they are Balloon tyred, reinforced frames, with folding bars which appear to have the dull, Blackout coatingand the pointed 'Military' grips. The paint appears dull. The nearest one at least has a chainguard.
I was hoping if I could get the originals that I could get more info on them. Often, information is written on the backs of the photos.
What we do know is that the lady is serving in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve (MCWR), founded 7th November 1942, so the photo is not before then.
The photo grouping contained other USMC related pictures, and I was hoping some of these may date and identify where the photos were taken.
:
I would like to read the licence plate, maybe someone recognises the style of the plate, or the date and model of car? This seems to be an impressed vehicle since it has USMC on the rear door.
Thanks for looking, and your help.
Best Regards,
Adrian
I tried to buy a group of photos including these over the weekend, but was outbid. If you are the new owner, and want me to take these down, let me know. I waited a few days to see if they would be posted here. In the meantime, thank you for the use of them.
It's not exactly an 'Action' shot, but it is rare enough to see the wartime reinforced frames in period military photos that I thought it worthwhile posting.
Here is a close up of the two bikes.
It can be seen they are Balloon tyred, reinforced frames, with folding bars which appear to have the dull, Blackout coatingand the pointed 'Military' grips. The paint appears dull. The nearest one at least has a chainguard.
I was hoping if I could get the originals that I could get more info on them. Often, information is written on the backs of the photos.
What we do know is that the lady is serving in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve (MCWR), founded 7th November 1942, so the photo is not before then.
The photo grouping contained other USMC related pictures, and I was hoping some of these may date and identify where the photos were taken.
:
I would like to read the licence plate, maybe someone recognises the style of the plate, or the date and model of car? This seems to be an impressed vehicle since it has USMC on the rear door.
Thanks for looking, and your help.
Best Regards,
Adrian