Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Don.? There were apparently a series of these.? Based on the trunk lid shape, I suspect it was built in 1939-1940.? My search efforts did not turn up this particular configuration. On 2/4/21 4:58 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > That's a relatively rare image. When I was at one of the museums there > they had a B&W image of said bus and the standard placard detailing tours > especially once the Blue Ridge PKWY started to open up. > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 3:32 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Faced with time on my hands, I turned to the past. This is a Smoky >> Mountain Tour Bus, believed to be made by Packard, seen on the park >> roads in 1954. Note all of the proper head scarves. >> >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20091209-Smokey_Mountain_Tour_Bus_1954.JPG.html >> >> With a little cleanup with modern software. >> >> Taken with a Leica IIIa and Coated Leica Elmar 50/3.5 >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA