Vintage Pics of the Day

[T. Cotten]

Can you identify the gentleman in post #3887, Jarek?

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Thanks in advance,

....Cotten

[Jarek]

Hi T. Cotten his name is Stanisław Hołuj. The photo was taken after the Kraków Motorcycle Club Rally. He won first place - 1929 year.
This is a short story from Wikipedia. I used ChatGPT for translation

Stanisław Hołuj (born April 5, 1899, in Myślenice, died June 29, 1940, in Krzesławice) was a Polish racing car and motorcycle driver, as well as a speedway rider.

Biography:

Hołuj was born on April 5, 1899, as the son of Jan and Maria. At the age of 15, he joined the First Cadre Company, which later became the nucleus of the Polish Legions. For his service in the Legions, he was awarded the Independence Medal. After the end of World War I, he was called up to the 12th Infantry Regiment.

Upon returning from the military (around 1922), he assisted his father, who owned a power plant, and also worked at a radio station in Krakow. He then became interested in motor sports. Initially, he participated in motorcycle races (on a Harley Davidson) and speedway races, achieving success, including winning the Silesian Speedway Championship. He later took part in rallies, races, and hill climbs. In 1930, he won the Tatra Race on a Rudge motorcycle. In 1931, he switched to car racing, purchasing a racing car from Count Mycielski (Bugatti T37A). He took third place in the 1931 Lviv Grand Prix, the best among Polish competitors. In the final Tatra Race in 1931, he also finished third in the overall standings, again the best among Polish competitors. He also engaged in amateur ski jumping on a hill he built in Myślenice.

On June 23, 1940, he was arrested by the Germans for his involvement in a clandestine organization. On the same day, he was transported to Montelupich prison. On June 29, he was taken to Krzesławice, where he was shot on the same day.

He was married to Anna Konder, with whom he had two children: Marta and Jacek.

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[JoJo357]

*M.A.D.*

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[Jarek]

The last photo is weird

[BigLakeBob]

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[T. Cotten]

...his name is Stanisław Hołuj. ....On June 23, 1940, he was arrested by the Germans for his involvement in a clandestine organization. On the same day, he was transported to Montelupich prison. On June 29, he was taken to Krzesławice, where he was shot on the same day....

History worth remembering, Folks....

Extra thanks for that one, Jarek!

....Cotten

[BigLakeBob]

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[Steve Slocombe]

The bikes in #3882 are early 1935 Harley VLs with the one-year unbraced horn brackets. Connie Schlemmer told me he was working in a dealership in 1935 and saw new bikes coming in with the horns hanging off because the bracket had fractured with vibration. So Harley put a diagonal brace in to fix it, and you have early and late one-year horn brackets. They are hard to make too, not folded straight straps but cut in a crescent shape then bent up to get the angles right for the horn mounts.

[cabanadan]

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[JoJo357]

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Sorry, but i've got temporary C.R.S. syndrome~but this guy looks really familiar, just can't place him.

*M.A.D.*

[JoJo357]

*M.A.D.*

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[BigLakeBob]

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[1939wl]

Tomorrow will mark the 90th anniversary of my paternal grandparents hiring into the H-D Juneau Ave factory on 4-27-1934. They did not know one another at the time but later met while commuting to and from work eventually marrying in 1938. G'ma worked at the factory roughly 5 years leaving sometime after they married, g'pa continued on for 41 years retiring in 1975. The top image shows their 1934 year end wage statements and a piece of paper documenting g'pa's seniority started on 4-27-34. The bottom photo of them was taken circa 1937 at Highland Park with the Juneau Ave factory 3800 building in the background. Posted in remembrance.

Badger 34,
Thanks for sharing these memories. The Motor Company went through so many issues after 1930 with the introduction of the VL, almost hanging on by a thread. not to mention the Depression still looming when your grandparents started their careers at H-D in 1934. Exciting time watching the launch of the Knuckle, and the reputation of the Motor Company coming back around in 1936. Teething pains for sure for the Motor Company, it's the people that made the difference, and your grandparents were there making it all happen. I believe you said earlier that your grandfather worked in the Experimental Lab. That has always been a very respected job, trying different cams, exhaust, strokes/flywheels, and dynoing the combinations. Very rewarding work, and such a key part of history. There was a lot of OHV development work being done even in 1934, and your grandfather would have been a part of all of that.
Have a great weekend, celebrate 4-27 !!!!

[JoJo357]

Thank You Badger for sharing this. Please enjoy your precious memories today.

*M.A.D.*

[1939wl]

Thanks for the kind words above. I don't know what job position my G'pa Joe hired in at in 1934 but by 1938 I know he was in production testing. The earliest I can place him in experimental would be 1945 when he was one of four men taking part in a long distance trip from Milwaukee to Arizona and back testing hydraulic fork assemblies. My grandmother worked in the electrical dept along with her cousin Mary who I assume also hired in at roughly the same time in 1934 along with my g'pa's cousin Joe a machinist and my great grandfather George who worked at the factory for about 20 years before retiring in the mid-late 50's and was an inspector in the stamping dept at that time.

One of the stories I'm thinking of today is of my grandmother telling me that if she had a working position near one of the south facing windows that she could watch my g'pa riding cycles in an out of the factory campus for short runs as part of production testing.

This is a picture thread so I'm including a photo below from the 1939 booklet Let's Visit the Harley-Davidson Factory. The pic is found on page 25 and shows production testing, my g'pa is the fourth man in from the right crouched at the front wheel of a cycle.

Hello Badger34,
I have looked at that same photo many times over the years. I have owned a 1939 Harley for 45 years, purchased from the original owner who bought it new from Ray Tursky in Madison, WI. I had no idea who that fellow was crouched at the front wheel of bike #4.......now I do ! Thanks again for sharing your family history, and celebrate today March 27, 90 years is quite a milestone.