1949

This is Elizabeth (Betty) North (1910-1957), daughter of Morton M. Palmer (b.1875) and Alice L. Palmer (b.1889). Born Elizabeth Palmer, Betty was educated at the Low-Heywood School in Stamford, Connecticut. She married Richard N. Barnum, Jr. (1910-1979), son of Richard Nicholls Barnum (1876-1929) and Marian Hutchinson Cocks (b.1880), from Darien, CT. He was a 1934 graduate of Yale University. They divorced some years later. On November 18, 1946, in Sarasota, Florida, Elizabeth married Henry (Buddy) Ringling North (1909-1993) (born Henry Whitestone North), son of Harry Whitestone North (1858–1921) and Ida Loraina Wihelmina (Ringling) (1874–1950). He was a native of Chicago and a 1933 graduate of Yale. Henry was Vice President of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Known as Buddy, he, with his older brother, John Ringling North (1903-1985), ran the circus from 1936 to 1967. Elizabeth divorced North in 1953. They had no children. Elizabeth died in 1957, at the age of 47. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Photograph by: Joseph Janney Steinmetz

The two 240s bought by Ethiopian Airlines were fitted with JATO take off equipment due to its often very hot and high areas.
This is possibly the first aircraft c/n 168 ET-T-20 but since the other aircraft was c/n 170 and both were still with Convair on 7 Dec 1950 it is tricky to say....
Stig

Stig Jarlevik Thanks for the great historical notes!

More information than is necessary about the No. 7 LEYLAND double-decker bus ... ...

Chassis - 494312
Type - OPD2/1
Registration - ZJ4408
Body Number - CIE
Seating - H36/30R
New - 5/1950
Owner - Coras Iompair Eireann (IE)
Fleet Number - R444

Via - www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/index.htm?https://www.buslists... , 'Control+f' using "ZJ4408"

2nd thoughts - photo must be after "5/1950" when the bus was new.

Were you only allowed have your goggles down when belting along an open road?

And at least they didn't have to use the other day's boot mechanism to hold their rifles!

Wow! The swish car the motorcycles are escorting is [Z]H1333, seen better in the next photo. And it is still alive and well in Co. Clare. ... ...
"1947 Dodge D24 custom 4-door limousine car, once owned by Eamon de Valera, registration number ZH 1333."

From - claremuseum.ie/explore/objects/1947-dodge-d24-custom-4-do...

Edit - The Clare Museum link above has a great history and details of the car. 👀

beachcomber australia Thank you. Date amended.