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Motorcycle Training – Fort Knox 1942

Ben Branch April 1, 2012
  • American
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography

The inset text reads “A scout suddenly discovering the enemy flops his cycle to return fire with his Sub-Tommy Gun. Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1942.”

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Art Deco Motorcycle Club

Ben Branch March 30, 2012
  • American
  • Art
  • Motorcycles
  • Style
  • Vintage

This is one of those beautiful photographs that no one seems to know anything about, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess Atlantic City boardwalk, mid 1920s.

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Frank Sinatra

Ben Branch March 29, 2012
  • American
  • Art
  • Luxury
  • Photography
  • Style
  • Vintage

This is possibly the best shot of Frank I’ve ever seen. If, like me, you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to win at life, now we know.

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Airborne #8

Ben Branch March 3, 2012
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Retro
  • Vintage

On close inspection, it looks as though it’s raining in the picture above, making the airborne nature of the bike all the more impressive.

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Fighter Jet Landing

Ben Branch February 11, 2012
  • American
  • Art
  • Military
  • Photography
  • Planes
  • Retro

This is one of those photographs I can spend few minutes looking at, the sparks and the sense of motion carry through the lens so well in some images and this is a great example.

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Vintage Indian Motorcycle Store

Ben Branch December 29, 2011
  • American
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

I thought it’d be a good idea to share this photograph of an old Indian motorcycle store and garage, it’s been the desktop wallpaper on my Mac for the past couple of months and never seems to get old.

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The Coolest Woman Ever

Ben Branch April 22, 2011
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

We’ve hunted around for the story behind this image to no avail. She is clearly drifting a heavy bike across dirt with one hand…

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The Lion, The Man and The Silodrome

Ben Branch April 12, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Vintage

The first thing you notice is the lion. The second thing you notice is that they’re sideways and the third thing you notice is…

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Lady on a BMW Motorcycle

Ben Branch March 24, 2011
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

They say a picture speaks a thousand words, this is certainly the case with this vintage photo. We don’t know where this picture originates…

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