Category Archive: 1910s

Butterick 4550 - Men's or Boys' Outing or Negligee Shirt

Butterick 4550 - Men's or Boys' Outing or Negligee Shirt

Between 1905 and 1920.  Here's a blow up so that you can see some detail.  The negligee shirt is on the left, and outing shirt is in the middle; the pointed yoke is generally seen on more casual shirts, though it does show up on dress shirts now …

 

THE WALL OF DEATH DAREDEVILS | LIONS & RIDERS & FAIRS — OH MY!

THE WALL OF DEATH DAREDEVILS | LIONS & RIDERS & FAIRS — OH MY!

* Circa 1929, Wall of Death, Revere Beach, MA * With the quickly improving build quality, speed, and more oil-tight engines, motorcycle racing was able to move from dirt tracks onto the motordromes of the 1910s– large wooden board tracks used for …

 

INDIAN | AMERICA’S FIRST MOTORCYCLE THE EARLY YEARS OF COOL INNOVATION

INDIAN | AMERICA’S FIRST MOTORCYCLE THE EARLY YEARS OF COOL INNOVATION

* Circa 1937– Springfield, Massachusetts. Since the creation of the Indian Motorcycle, the Indian Factory (the Wigwam) has been the greatest of its kind in the world. The tremendous facilities of this factory are laid out over 12 acres of floor sp…