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Massachusetts “In the Future” — ca. 1908

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on December 9, 2018
  • 1900s

How did the future of years past differ from today’s present? For one thing, there are a lot fewer flying and floating contraptions littering the sky these days. Click to see some wonderfully odd postcards featuring visions of what several Massachusetts towns might look like “in the future.”

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The Propeller-Driven German Train Known as “The Rail Zeppelin”

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on July 31, 2017July 31, 2017
  • 1930s

Check out this crazy prototype — a streamlined aluminum locomotive with a propeller and a BMW V12 engine. The videos are cool.

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