Thank you, my dearest Stein, for sharing these lovely pictures of the Constitution Day May 17, 2008. It truly looked like it was a fun day for everyone. I particularly enjoyed seeing the beautiful costumes worn by the various groups. This event reminds me very much of our July 4 Independence Day Celebration (USA), as well as the July 1 Canada Day Celebration (Canada). Even though I've resided in Canada since 1994, I still celebrate my USA holidays. I'm very proud of my southern USA heritage; and would never think of giving it up. I love the harbor with all the pleasure boats. It reminds me of all the fun times my late husband and I had every weekend--boating and fishing on the beautiful Rappahannock River. Have a beautiful week, my dearest Stein. Luv ya! Sweet Caroline
Beautiful cruise ship. I've only been on one cruise in my life. It was a "Weekend Cruise to No Where"; and it was a very pleasant experience. The cruise was from Virginia Beach, Virginia to the coast of North Carolina. However, I don't think I could take a week or more on a floating hotel--especially after the three Carnival cruise ships had so many problems; and their passengers were stranded for days--without electricity, water, and eventually food. I've lived on the Rappahannock River and the Chesapeake Bay of the Commonwealth of Virginia most of my life; and I have a great deal of respect for the oceans. I want to be close enough to land that I can get off the ship at a moment's notice. Since my home was a very short distance from the Norfolk Naval Base, as well as other military bases, I had the opportunity to see many military activities from my front yard. One of my favorite military activities was having the Naval aircraft carrier, "The Currituck", spend three months every summer in front of our home. The Currituck could carry eight planes in her hanger; and then another 20+ planes would fly daily from Norfolk, Virginia to The Currituck. My sister, brother and I watched these amazing sea planes take off and land on the deck of the ship or performing the same maneuvers on the Rappahannock River. The sailors practiced 24/7; and we three kids never tired of watching these soldiers practice their chosen careers--for the time being. After the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War, The Currituck was put into mothballs. About 25 years later, the Navy decided to dismantle the ship; and they chose to perform this task in front of our home. It was very sad to watch this ship being dismantled piece-by-piece. It was like watching the slow death of a loved one. During the dismantling, the Navy thought they had removed all the gas/oil from the ship. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case; and a very devastating oil spill occurred. Thousands of fish, crabs, and birds were destroyed because of the oil spill--which took several weeks to clean up. During WWII, I also got to watch the paratroopers practice their jumps. The area where we lived was considered to be more like the areas where eventually these sailors would be stationed. It was exciting to watch the paratroopers; but the one thing that frightened this little four-year old girl was the Blimp. I often heard my Mom and Dad speak of the war--when they thought we children weren't around. One of the most frequent topics was on bombs; so when I saw this huge blimp, I thought it was a bomb and that it was going to destroy us all. I never let my Mom and Dad know just how frightened I was. While we were not fighting the war on American soil, I got to see a number of activities which were taking place in parts of Europe. This was a live history lesson which was far better than anything you could read in a book. Also, it's only been within the past 10 years that our government released the fact that a German submarine was anchored right in front of our home. None of the citizens of our county, as well as surrounding counties were ever aware of its existence; when it arrived; how long it was anchored there; what was on board; or how and when it was removed from our area. Fifty-five years after the war had ended, I guess our government felt safe about reporting this event. The report was about two short paragraphs and was buried within the sports section of the newspaper. Most of the military men and citizens would have been deceased by this time; and the widows were too old to know what to do in light of this very important discovery. Additionally, Wallops Island (NASA) was about 40 miles north of our home. I remember so vividly every day seeing puffs of blue smoke; pink smoke; or grey smoke coming from NASA. The government did a lot of testing of chemicals in our area; and, unfortunately, the citizens of our county, as well as the four surrounding counties, never had a clue as to what was taking place. It was only 55 years later that any of these activities were ever reported to the public. Since most people would now be deceased, the government didn't have to worry any longer about having to settle thousands of law suits for all the harm their various activities had created on the non-suspecting public. Even though we were not in actual combat, we were exposed to all the chemicals and hazards of warfare as those individuals in Europe. My dearest Stein, I did not intend this note to be a "novel"; but I do have a tendency to get carried away with my writing. I'll try in the future to write shorter notes. For some strange reason, however, I felt I could share with you what it was like for a little four-year-old girl to experience the effects of war on the opposite side of the ocean. If you fell asleep, however, while reading this "novel", that's o.k. You needed the rest. LOL! Thank you for listening. Please take gentle care of yourself. In the meantime, I wish you days filled with lots of sunshine, happiness, and good health. Luv ya! Sweet Caroline
That does not look like a 1915 car,much more like a later model.In 1915 the works were only building Indianapolis models.The official works pictures show nothing like this.The other possibility is that it is a 1914 car,much modified and fitted with front wheel brakes etc.
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Well, it's the car exhibited in the Brickyard Museum 2007. I don't claim it's the original 1915 car, and say so below this picture. I also point out differences between Wikipedia (at time of upload) and the post next to the car here. I have a close-up of that post, and if you weren't too chicken to leave your e-mail address here, we could have a discussion on it.
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