Trading on the Ottawa River

Robert Legget, Ottawa Waterway, Gateway to a Continent, University of Toronto Press 1975.

Indians bringing a load of furs from Lake Kipawa into the Ottawa river in 1902. Interesting that this was going on in the 20th C. The canoe, on its way to a Hudson's Bay Company post, also carries rolls of birch-bark, presumably for potential repairs.

Mark III (Male) Tank

A British "Male" tank in 1916. Armed with 6 pounder guns and machine guns, the vehicle was 28.5 feet long and weighed 32 tons. Top speed was 3.7 mph and range only about 12 miles.
Fifty of these machines were made before the next Mark was introduced.

Helmet-hung hindsight

We don't write this stuff!

Pope Manufacturing Company 1904: "Pope Quality in Every Wheel"

Sertum 500

Sertum was an Italian manufacturer in business for only twenty years, from 1932 till 1952. Within a couple of years of production they were producing a full line of 175s, 250s and this bike; the 500 sidevalve twin. The bear on a spring in the ad refers to the patented suspension system.
 By the early 1950's their product line was obsolete, they had not anticipated the exploding moped and scooter market and ceased operations in 1952.

Sidecar Sunday

In Turin, 1937

Vacationing by car! 1971

The World Book Encyclopedia.  Chicago:  Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, 1971.

The Prairie Schooner would fit right in!

Born in Olympia, Washington, Bob and Ira Spring were twin brothers who came to fame as wilderness photographers.  In 1930, the Kodak Camera Company celebrated its 50th anniversary by giving away 500,000 Box Brownie cameras (each with a roll of film) to any kids who were born in 1918 and who asked for one.  The Spring twins took advantage of the offer and the rest, as they say, is history.  Ira passed away in 2003 at age 84; Robert in 2012 at 93.

Build your own Prairie Schooner, 1963

From The Practical Handyman's Encyclopedia.  Vol. 17.  New York:  Greystone Press, 1963.

S S Empress

Robert Legget, Ottawa Waterway; University of Toronto Press 1975

The Montreal Gazette - May 31, 1930

Carden Loyd Mark 1 Star

Lt Col. Robert J. Icks, Tanks and Armoured Vehicles.  Phillip Andrews Pub. 1945

In late 1926, British tractor manufacturer Carden & Loyd produced a one man armoured vehicle armed with a single light machine gun. With 6 to 9 mm of armour plate it weighed 1.6 tons and was powered by a Ford Model T engine. The Mark 1 Star (shown) convertible drive variant had an added wheel arrangement designed to prolong the lifespan of the tracks. Maximum speeds were 50 km/h on wheels and 24 km/h on tracks. I assume these wheels could be retracted in some way.