Great-Grandmother

My great-grandmother, Lavina Brown (nee Switzer), born 1876, died 1965. She had direct contact with people born in the 18th century.  Lavina was born in the Victoria Valley, Northland, NZ.  (Taken by Stanley Douglas in about 1955).

Pulling off the Autobahn

Giving the mini a breather. stretching legs and taking a lunch stop--Germany 1968. Phyl's having an uncharacteristic bad hair day. (Taken by Murray Douglas.)

Mini-cramming

Three weeks touring the Continent--four adults, a lot of hand luggage and four adults. Sweet! (Phyl Douglas, Hudson and Wendy Bain--taken by Murray Douglas 1968)

T-Bird Emergency

Someone drove their 1962 Ford Thunderbird across the pavement and down a grassy knoll. A cop, a nurse and a geriatric tennis player all pitched in to help.  Toronto 1968 (Murray Douglas).

Monolith

Monolithic mid-20th century modernist building challenging earlier rivals.  Toronto 1968. Taken by Murray Douglas.

Class Sizes

Class sizes at Huntly in 1930.  45 10 and 11 year olds.  Murray Douglas, top row 3rd from the right.

RMS Queen Mary 1955 (2)

In 1967 Queen Mary was sold to become a hotel, museum and conference centre at Long Beach, California.  She was in service between 1934 and 1967, mostly on the Southampton to New York run. Taken by Murray Douglas.

RMS Queen Mary (1)

RMS Queen Mary at Southampton for a refurb. Taken by Murray Douglas

Charing Cross Station London

Winter 1955. Morning--after a few passengers have alighted, judging by the footprints in the snow. Taken by Murray Douglas.

Trans-Canada in the early1960s

Stanley Douglas travelling through the Rockies by Canadian Pacific Railways--looking like a character from an Ian Fleming novel. I don't suppose anyone travels that route in a 3-piece worsted suit these days.  (Obviously winter time - there's snow on those rocks).

Flasher than a Spaceship

Tour bus in Zurich, 1955. Taken by Murray Douglas.

British Cars 1968

Parking lot Brands Hatch 1968 -- pretty much sums up British cars of the late 60's! Taken by Murray Douglas.

American Cars 1968

1967 Dodge Coronet 440 convertible, VW Beetle, Saab, Dodge Dart and Fastback Mustang--pretty much sums up cars of the late 1960s in California. Taken by Murray Douglas in LA, 1968.

Right on the Beach

Two or three yards of grass and the sand is between your toes. Fish were caught off this deck.  The pohutukawa won a reprieve and became the centre-piece of the built in coffee table. There were always scraps of wood under the bach, suitable for making grass sleds and model boats.  Pity it was sold in the late 60s.

The Family Bach

Built for Stanley Douglas in 1956 at Moureeses Bay (north of Whananaki).  Poor Knights in the distance.  Taken by Murray Douglas circa 1960.

Skinny Harbour Bridge

Before the 'Nippon-clipon' extensions (circa 1963). Taken by Murray Douglas from Don White's Cessna. No Fisherman's Wharf--just the old vehicular ferry wharf. Where's all the traffic? Pretty sure this was a Saturday. (Click image to enlarge).