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Wichita Kansas 1952
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:53 am
by cdvtripleseven
I just had this link emailed to me.
Pretty cool stuff. The site dates the photo Feb. 1952
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:01 am
by Justin
Nice picture there!
Just noticed something:
Up on that board where it says "One of Wichita's", notice that graphic off to the right?
Looks like an EOWS series
Just thought I should point that out.
Nice picture again there Eric!
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:00 pm
by SirenMadness
It's thirteen, LOL!
Great picture. Tasty-looking paint!
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:26 pm
by Robert Gift
Except for the two guys, those sure are the cutest sirens.
Sad that they were concerned with military attack when it was/is really tornadoes that pose the threat.
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:24 pm
by SirenMadness
They've had tornado threats way before that, so that was already sort-of renowned for its significance. Air-raid discussion of that era was an emerging field with all of the crap going on then.
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:42 pm
by Daniel
Wouldn't dressing in an all-white suit make a person more visible during a blackout?
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:46 pm
by Trey
Eric I gotta' tell you.
Nice find!
BUT, I still like the way you paint your T-bolts more, the paint is a bit toned down on this one for my taste. Or possibly its just the photo.
Now what to paint my STH10 when it gets here...
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:21 pm
by Mrs. Thunderbolt
VERY cool--thanks for sharing!
~Nikki
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:38 pm
by Robert Gift
Daniel wrote:Wouldn't dressing in an all-white suit make a person more visible during a blackout?
In Yiddish accent:
What? You should want
CD Yellow?
That was not the 50s fashion.
(Or was it?)
Is that movie "Invasion USA" available on VHS?
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:42 pm
by Daniel
robert gift wrote:
Is that movie "Invasion USA" available on VHS?
One of the best classic invasion movies was Red Dawn, which if I remember didn't have any sirens at all. The sky was raining Russians and Cubans. Every time I hear the Russian national anthem, which has the same melody as the old Hymn of the Soviet Union, I remember the execution scene where the Soviets were playing it over a loudspeaker, and the Americans began singing patriotic songs just before being shot.
Yes, that is a nice collection of sirens, as well as a great Thunderbolt and a couple of other dudes. I noticed that the word on the sign is spelled "civil defence" rather than "defense." I wish Noah Webster had never changed the spelling of the English language.