American RC convalescent home for nurses at Putney, a London suburb. Leaving the Convalescent Home, Colebrook Lodge, for a spin over the thousand acres of health and common just outside the door of the estate. The high thick hedges and cunningly-planted shrubbery are an excellent example of the intensive floriculture practiced so successfully in London's suburbs. The brilliant bush which lights up the dark masses of the hedge is goldern privet, while nearby is holly, the two-toned kind growing by the side of the familiar Christmas variety

The automobile was first invented and perfected in Germany and France in the late 1890s. Americans quickly came to dominate the automotive industry after WWI. Throughout this initial era, the development of automotive technology was rapid. Hundreds of small manufacturers competing to gain the world's attention. Key developments included the electric ignition system, independent suspension, and four-wheel brakes. Transmissions and throttle controls were widely adopted and safety glass also made its debut. Henry Ford perfected mass-production techniques, and Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler emerged as the “Big Three” auto companies by the 1920s. Car manufacturers received enormous orders from the military during World War II, and afterward automobile production in the United States, Europe, and Japan soared.