| | Year 1956: Monthly shuttle between Bremerhaven-N.Y.N.Y. - SS "United States" | |
| | | MB-salesmen entering LEHRKE Sea Food Restaurant for daily break in 1961 | |
| | | On leave: SS United States, Queen of the Atlantic; Shuttle between N.Y. - Brhv. | |
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| | In 1956 Brhv.-Columbus-Pier. Assistance is necessary for turning home | |
| | | Bremerhav.ColumbusPort with MB 170 SD Cab in 1956. Americans will remember | |
| | | H.M. at W 120 180D demonstrator, black, in 1960 Bederkesa Forest Falle | |
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| | Girlfriend Anke, W110 in backgrnd. 1963 at Bederkesa Forest Falle | |
| | | MB Factory Sindelfingen '58. L319D and two Pontons waiting to be picked up | |
| | | Mostly handmade quality: Use this black W120 1960 photo for a today comparism | |
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| | MB salesman, 1960 leaving 190D for short break. Place: Sellstedt 6 ms from Brhv. | |
| | | MB Mini-Truck L 319 D at B-6 in '58. Backgrd. MB 170 V & Magirus truck | |
| | | MB 180 D as Hunter'sFriend in Rechtenfleth close to Bremerhaven Jan 1964 | |
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| | MB 180 D assisting hunting friends in "Landkreis Wesermuende" in 1964 | |
| | | H.M. 1957 at MB Diekmann Brhv. as 20-year-old apprentice | |
| | | Captain USN Cyril K.W., Monmouth Beech N.J.: 220 S. His 3rd Mercedes from H.M. | |
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| | Entired "DiekmannMercedesCrew" Nov.17/61: Big showdown for opening new buildi... | |
| | | Wolfgang K. ( year 1957), later became a successful salesman and ret. in 2000 | |
| | | My 180 D demonstrator parking "Fischereihafen-Schleuse" in hottest summer 1959 | |
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| | HM in front of that birch-tree where he totally crashed a demonstrator in 5/59 | |
| | | LPS334: Largest truck I ever sold: Customer: Arthur Prinz, Bremerhaven | |
| | | Background left: Part of Mercedes-Diekmann Garage, 117/117a Am Alten Hafen | |
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| | Proudly presented: Walter Hannemann: "Any tech. problems at your Mercedes-Benz?" | |
| | | LK 315 means Power behind the ThreePointedStar: Mod. 1957. Here in Bonn | |
| | | How did I start? As an apprentice with the three-pointed-star in my head ... | |
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| | ...here (aged 20) at Call-Center, accomp. by Miss Marlene B.(r) and Miss L.(l) | |
| | | ...with Johannes E., Chief-Clerk, assist. Annegret K. & Monika H. Oct. 3 ... | |
| | | ...starting 1956 a dream-career in this large Mercedes-Center in Bremerhaven | |
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| | Meanwhile: ADAC-Club 1956; Nordenham Fair: MB 180 moss-green turning final | |
| | | Will he be the winner? A 180 stone-grey following slalom-line in Nordenham | |
| | | Middle-red Mercedes 180 applying for rank one at Nordenham Fair 1956 | |
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| | MB Truck Seminar Stuttg. Untertuerkheim Feb 8, 60 | |
| | | MB Sedan SeminarMarch 19, 1963 in Stuttgart, Old Museum | |
| | | HM, 2nd fr. r., during Mercedes-Benz Truck-Seminar with Colleagues... | |
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| | ...Sunday, Feb. 14th 1960 at Gaggenau/Schwarzwald, Hotel... | |
| | | ..."Gruener Hof", celebrating Carnival after hard seminar-hours | |
| | | Background (right) Gaggenau "Jahnhall" where Carnival-Celeb. took place | |
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| | Nine sensationel slides dug out from the archives of my friend Bob Granger, N.C. | |
| | | His new 190SL on Sat. Jan. 14th 1961 in front of the Diekmann Automobile Garage | |
| | | DiekmannAutomobile Mercedes-Benz Bremerhaven - Am Alten Hafen 117-117a in 1961 | |
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| | The 190 SL Coupe Convertible, sold to my friend Bob Granger in 1960 | |
| | Chassis Number of this genuine Ponton: 121040-10-019806.
Who's today's owner? | |
| | | Delivered in Bremerhaven by Georg Diekmann, Mercedes-Benz, Jan. 14th 1961: | |
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| | 1960 Corvair and 1961 190 SL in Greenwood S.C. Carport. March 1961-Kodachrome® | |
| | | Bob's nieces and nephews in and around the 190 SL Coupe Convertible... | |
| | | ... in the Pennsylvania mountains. Kodachrome Slides taken in Summer 1961 | |
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| | Following the SL: 1956 220 S. Photo taken in Cape May N.J. in January 1962 | |
| | | Lt.USN Robert P.Granger: I sold him his first 190 SL in 1960 & we became ... | |
| | | Jan. 2006: Bob Granger, N.C. has changed: ML 350 AMG. Good Luck, Bob, my friend! | |
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| | Since Jan 07: B-180 CDI same Atoll Blue. My Number 9! | |
| | | ...in my hunting-area. Thanks God again the Automatic and summer wheels design | |
| | | 2 more Agfacolor slides from '56 Pict.Rallye by ADAC in North Germany: | |
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| | Red 180 Ponton near Nordenham in Rallye-Action. Photo year'56 out of VW Beetle | |
| | | Stop in Bad Salzuflen 1958 getting a DKW Truck fr. Factory Duesseldorf to Brhv | |
| | | ADAC 1956 WesermarschRallye with 180 Ponton medium-red | |
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| The "Autobahn" 1958 near Bielefeld on my way from Duesseldf. to Bremerhaven
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| | | 220 at Bonn, Koblenzer Str. in July 1958 | |
| | | Same place: MB 170 in background | |
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| | ... and ThankYou to all of you. Out of my 190 D Demonstrator in the year 1960. | |
| | | Finally & last not least Entree of a Mercedes-Benz Salesman in 1963. Like... | |
| | | Seminar Invitation (Sedans) from Mercedes-Benz Hauptverwaltung Stuttgart-Untert. | |
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| | Gone with the Wind? Seminar in Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim March 19-22nd 1963 | |
| | | Sternfahrt1961 back to Dealer-Places. New mod. W 110 and others. | |
| | | "Sternfahrt" 1961 on Aug. 17th from Sindelfingen. Plan on Factory-ID. | |
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| | Short ThankYou from Stuttgart "Hauptverwaltung" for joining seminar plus Photo | |
| | | HM's Orig.Tools for most of the above photos taken 1956/1964 manuf. by Kodak® | |
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