Vintage auto wreck photo set

[Mick]

Thought some here might find this interesting... The Boston Public Library recently published a large set of auto accident photos taken by a Boston Herald photographer between 1917 and 1956. It's interesting to see how far automotive safety has come.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_pub ... 646768526/

[horizenjob]

Trees were smaller in the old days.

Cars hitting houses has always been big news.

Cars / trains not good.

I recognize one of the intersections....

[n1gzd]

even just seatbelts would have changed many outcomes.

by the way, two cars that I own are represented in those pictures, 1936 Plymouth and 1950 Buick.
Rebecca

[dradernh]

I'll skip the photos, but hate to think about being in an accident pre-safety glass.