AIRLINERS OF THE CLASSIC ERA: A look back on the classical era of air travel when the aircraft actually looked different, there were pistons and jets and a multitude of airline companies in a plethora of paint schemes. The American, British, French and Japanese aircraft builders are arranged in sections from the earliest through the last one of the era with the oldest being the DC-3 and the last being Airbus. The CD book has 323 images.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista/7/10) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95 + $3.65 shipping (in the United States only)

FREIGHT CARS & CABOOSES: The album is look back on an era in freight railroad rolling stock that mostly no longer exists. The 465 images are mostly from the 1970’s and 1980’s from many locations in the Midwest, along with a number in the Northwest, East and Southeast. The once common caboose is included with 80 photos, and rarely seen rail equipment used in steel mills and the iron ore & copper businesses are also viewed. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista/7) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95 + $3.65 shipping (in the United States only)

BIG TRUCKS: ON & OFF THE HIGHWAY: The 244 images come from photos, slides and brochures from the mid-1970’s in the case of highway trucks and from the early 1980’s for the off-highway vehicles. Two well-known truck builders,. Kenworth & Peterbilt, are still around, all three U.S. automakers have exited the large truck market and two builders, Brockway and Marmon, are gone. An aspect of the 1970’s era were the cab-over-engine trucks that went away with the easing of truck-trailer length restrictions, but are in the book. In the mining area, the trucks of the early 1980’s were almost half the capacity of contemporary trucks.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista/7) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95 + $3.65 shipping (in the United States only)

BEER, BREWERIES & BREWERIANA - A LOOK BACK: In the late 1800s and early 1900s in the United States, many towns & cities could boast of having a brewery, at least until Prohibition and the advent of the national brands. The narrated video looks back on the many breweries and beers that no longer exist and the ones that still do from around the world. Includes interior views and an extensive section on Hamm's Beer, with the beers & breweries grouped by state, province and country. The 792 images come from postcards and photos, and includes memorabilia items, such as bar displays, lamps, serving trays, advertising materials, playing cards, promotional glasses, coasters, bottles and cans. The video concludes with a look at home brewing.The DVD video is 90 minutes long.

DULUTH - ZENITH CITY ON THE WESTERN END OF THE GREAT LAKES: Once primarily a port and industrial center in northeastern Minnesota, Duluth has slowly evolved into a tourist destination while remaining a major port on the Great Lakes. The 347 images in the book tour the city, starting in the central business district, then on to the waterfront and port facilities, west & east ends of town and finally up on the bluff. Includes streetcars, inclined railway, lift bridge, steel mill, hotels & motels, restaurants, brewery, railroads, railroad museum, parks and bridges.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista/7) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95 + $3.65 shipping (in the United States only)