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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 13 days ago

Man and dog on motorcycle, UK?, 1950s?

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Man and dog on motorcycle, UK?, 1950s?

PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 13 days ago
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  • iz_ok@sh.itjust.works
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    That emblem on the bike is for Matchless , a British motorcycle company. There isn’t much else to go off of from the image though.

  • StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca
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    WTF was Richard Nixon doing in the UK in the 50’s?

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      Frolicking with a dog, obviously.

      • PugJesus@piefed.socialOPM
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        Rare Nixon W

  • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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    Looks more like the US, at the beginning of the biker culture. It started with returning soldiers on army motorcycles (which were made by Harley Davidson).

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