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went from Jugoslavia to Greece, Turkey then Israel, Iraq, Bagdad then
by sea to Mexico, Canada and New York. While in Jugoslavia he spent
five days in jail for taking pictures of a kholkoz. He was also imprisoned
in Bagdad for photographing veiled women.” Brunelat is shown astride
his battered Lambretta LD 150. $40.00
No. 12
13. “And Away He Goes -- To Chile” Press Photo. St. Petersburg: St.
Petersburg Times, July 1, 1962. Press photo, 21.5cm by 16.5cm. Very
good with agency stamps, pen notes and captions affixed to verso. Image
taken by staff photographer Bruse Tibbo. The caption reads: “Jim
Owen, second from left, visited St. Petersburg yesterday and is expected
to stay here today. Owen, 22, is on his way to Chile via Mexico
and the Pan American Highway to marry Miss Ximina Villarroel, of Santiago.
She was an exchange student he met at a northern college and
later wooed by writing love poems she had translated into Spanish.
Escorting him part way are Vespa scooter club members from Venice,
from left, Bob Ver Pault, Paul Job, and Rupe Brown.” All four appear to
be riding Vespa’s GS, though it’s hard to tell the exact model. $30.00
14. “Bill Hurst, The Scooter-Riding Nightclub Operator” Press Photos.
Two press photos from the St. Petersburg Times (Florida). Included
are: June 27, 1963, by staff photographer Weaver Tripp, 20.5cm by
25.5cm. Good with crop marks and photographer’s stamp on the
front, and pen and wax pencil notes and taped-on caption on verso:
“Bill Hurst, the scooter-riding nightclub operator, rolls his scooter out
of a repair shop on Central Avenue bound for Mexico. All the gear
he is taking is stowed in the bags on the leg-shield;” and September
26, 1963, by staff photographer Dan Hightower, 20.5cm by 25.5cm.
Very good with pen and pencil notes and taped-on caption on verso:
“ECONOMY TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES … is planned by Bill Hurst
who’s traveling via motor scooter on a low, low budget plan.” Both
images show Hurst on a Vespa (model unknown). $50.00/Both
No. 13
15. “Free Wheeling” Press Photo. New York: United Press International,
July 1, 1959. Press photo, 18cm by 23cm. Very good with
light rippling along the bottom,
press agency stamp and gluedand
taped-on caption on verso:
“Free Wheeling. New York: Zigging
and zagging her way across
town, pretty publicist Irene
Brooks maneuvers her motor
scooter through traffic in New
York City. Miss Brooks, who has
to call on clients in all sections of
the city, finds the trim scooter
just what the doctor ordered in
getting places in a hurry.” Under
that wide-brimmed hat is a Vespa
150. $50.00
No. 14
No. 14
16. “Modern Charioteers” Press
Photo. New York: United Press