The Ford Motor Company building at S.E. 11th and Division in Portland,OR.
The Ford plant was used for assembling Model T’s from 1914 to1918 and 1923 to
1927, Model A’s from 1928 to 1930, and the Ford V8 from 1932 to 1934. Ford left
the facility by 1940.
A Later photo of the Ford Building
The Ford Building as it looks today at 2505 S.E. 11 Ave.
Note: It’s not known if Henry’s car broke down and he’s waiting for a ride
or if he’s just taking a break during a stroll through the countryside.
Airstream is a brand of trailer manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio. The company
was created by Wally Byam, a lawyer by training, who began building trailers out of Masonite in his backyard in Los Angeles during the late 1920s. The shape of the
Airstream dates back to the 1930s and is based on designs created by Hawley
Bowlus. Bowlus was the chief designer of Charles Lindbergh‘s aircraft, the Spirit
of St. Louis.
Charles Lindbergh made a historic first flight of the Spirit of St. Louis from Dutch Flats
Airport near San Diego, Ca. Most of the employees of Ryan Aircraft that built the Spirit
came to the field to witness this historic flight.
An eco-friendly energy saving light bulb
(FoxNews) – When the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, the year ends – and so
does the ordinary light bulb.
Jan. 1. marks the end of a seven-year effort to outlaw the ordinary light bulb,
thanks to a 2007 law that raised minimum efficiency standards for traditional
incandescent bulbs far beyond what the technology can manage.
It’s lights out for the traditional light bulb, in other words, which was essentially
killed by that bill.
“The government started phasing out incandescent’s in 2010, starting with the
100-watt bulb, and then followed by the 75-watt,” explained Melissa Andresko, communications director for lighting-automation company Lutron.
“Come January 1, both the 60- and the 40-watt bulbs are going away. And
that’s really going to have the most impact on consumers because those are
the most popular incandescent bulb types right now,” according to Andresko.
Thomas Edison with his first incandescent light bulbs, 1880s
