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Shorpy October 2, 2016

San Francisco, 1928. "DeSoto Six sedan." Perhaps doing some advance location scouting for Jimmy Stewart's Firedome coupe three decades hence. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin.

San Francisco, 1928. “DeSoto Six sedan.” Perhaps doing some advance location scouting for Jimmy Stewart’s Firedome coupe three decades hence. 5×7 glass negative by Christopher Helin.

Shorpy October 1, 2016

Washington, D.C. "Tech High football, 1919." As soon as we're done with our homework, look out. 8x10 glass negative, National Photo Co.

Washington, D.C. “Tech High football, 1919.” As soon as we’re done with our homework, look out. 8×10 glass negative, National Photo Co.

 

Washington, D.C, 1919. "Police coffee." Continuing this caffeinated, steamy saga. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Washington, D.C, 1919. “Police coffee.” Continuing this caffeinated, steamy saga. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Nov. 16, 1923. Washington, D.C. "Shura Cherkassky, father Isaac & mother Lydia." The Russian-born piano prodigy at the age of 12. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaU6Zihf7S4 CHERKASSKY STRAUSS-SCHULZ-EVLER 'ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE' 'LIVE' 1990 SCRIABIN ETUDE ENCORE. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shura_Cherkassky

Nov. 16, 1923. Washington, D.C. “Shura Cherkassky, father Isaac & mother Lydia.” The Russian-born piano prodigy at the age of 12. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Shura Cherkassky

CHERKASSKY STRAUSS-SCHULZ-EVLER ‘ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE’ ‘LIVE’ 1990 SCRIABIN ETUDE ENCORE.

 

 

Shorpy September 30, 2016

Washington, D.C, circa 1920. "Police coffee." Backed by the Salvation Army's powerful message of hope and/or thrift. 8x10 glass negative.

Washington, D.C, circa 1920. “Police coffee.” Backed by the Salvation Army’s powerful message of hope and/or thrift. 8×10 glass negative.

 

June 7, 1944. "Maser Music showroom, Mission and Washburn streets, San Francisco." On display on D-Day Plus One, a selection of Wurlitzer jukeboxes and two Mills Panoram "Soundies" machines, a sort of early video jukebox that played 16mm film loops of musical acts for a dime. 8x10 inch acetate negative, late of the Wyland Stanley and Marilyn Blaisdell collections.

June 7, 1944. “Maser Music showroom, Mission and Washburn streets, San Francisco.” On display on D-Day Plus One, a selection of Wurlitzer jukeboxes and two Mills Panoram “Soundies” machines, a sort of early video jukebox that played 16mm film loops of musical acts for a dime. 8×10 inch acetate negative, late of the Wyland Stanley and Marilyn Blaisdell collections.

Shorpy September 29, 2016

Washington, D.C, circa 1927. "NO CAPTION [Woman holding object, probably a light bulb]." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.

Washington, D.C, circa 1927. “NO CAPTION [Woman holding object, probably a light bulb].” Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.

Minneapolis circa 1910. "Hotel Radisson and Seventh Street." The start of today's multinational lodging conglomerate, named after the 17th-century French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative.

Minneapolis circa 1910. “Hotel Radisson and Seventh Street.” The start of today’s multinational lodging conglomerate, named after the 17th-century French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson. 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative.

Shorpy September 28, 2016

1907. "Unveiling tablet commemorating first settlement of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Stage Fort Park, Gloucester." 8x10 glass negative.

1907. “Unveiling tablet commemorating first settlement of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Stage Fort Park, Gloucester.” 8×10 glass negative.

 

San Francisco, 1928. "Auburn Phaeton Sedan." Note the unusual center-hinged doors. 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin.

San Francisco, 1928. “Auburn Phaeton Sedan.” Note the unusual center-hinged doors. 5×7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin.

 

San Francisco, 1939. "William Corcoran showroom, Post Street.

San Francisco, 1939. “William Corcoran showroom, Post Street.

"And on this latest model, they've removed the headphone jack." San Francisco, 1939. "William Corcoran showroom, Post Street." Distributor of Wurlitzer Simplex jukeboxes as well as the Buckley Music System "Music Box," the mobile version being presented here for appraisal. 8x10 acetate negative, late of the Wyland Stanley and Marilyn Blaisdell collections.

“And on this latest model, they’ve removed the headphone jack.”
San Francisco, 1939. “William Corcoran showroom, Post Street.” Distributor of Wurlitzer Simplex jukeboxes as well as the Buckley Music System “Music Box,” the mobile version being presented here for appraisal. 8×10 acetate negative, late of the Wyland Stanley and Marilyn Blaisdell collections.

 

August 1942. "And so he says to me -- Sailor mechanics at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas, laugh heartily over a good story between servicing operations on Navy planes." 4x5 inch nitrate negative by Howard Hollem for the Office of War Information.

August 1942. “And so he says to me — Sailor mechanics at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas, laugh heartily over a good story between servicing operations on Navy planes.” 4×5 inch nitrate negative by Howard Hollem for the Office of War Information.

 

"Slot machine stockroom, Maser Music Co., Mission and Washburn sts., San Francisco, 1944." 8x10 inch Eastman acetate negative, photographer unknown. Late of the Wyland Stanley and Marilyn Blaisdell collections.

“Slot machine stockroom, Maser Music Co., Mission and Washburn sts., San Francisco, 1944.” 8×10 inch Eastman acetate negative, photographer unknown. Late of the Wyland Stanley and Marilyn Blaisdell collections.

December 1960. "Interior, barber shop. Republic Building, 209 South State Street, Chicago. Architects, Holabird & Roche. Completed 1905; demolished 1961." Photo by Richard Nickel the Historic American Buildings Survey.

December 1960. “Interior, barber shop. Republic Building, 209 South State Street, Chicago. Architects, Holabird & Roche. Completed 1905; demolished 1961.” Photo by Richard Nickel the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Shorpy September 25, 2016

1921. "Dort touring car at San Francisco Public Library." Waiting for Marian to clock out. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin.

1921. “Dort touring car at San Francisco Public Library.” Waiting for Marian to clock out. 5×7 glass negative by Christopher Helin.

 

August 10, 1952. "Art Frandle and Steven Lee (10 months)." The latest dispatch from Blue Earth, Minnesota. Kodachrome by Hubert Tuttle.

August 10, 1952. “Art Frandle and Steven Lee (10 months).” The latest dispatch from Blue Earth, Minnesota. Kodachrome by Hubert Tuttle.

Shorpy September 24, 2016

Cincinnati again circa 1907. "Fourth Street west from Main." The WURLITZER sign makes its umpteenth appearance on these pages. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Cincinnati again circa 1907. “Fourth Street west from Main.” The WURLITZER sign makes its umpteenth appearance on these pages. 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Shorpy September 23, 2016

Circa 1907. "Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio." Where the brands vying for your trade include Mullane and Wurlitzer. 8x10 glass negative.

Circa 1907. “Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.” Where the brands vying for your trade include Mullane and Wurlitzer. 8×10 glass negative.

November 1942. Babies' Hospital, New York. "Nurse training. Through classes in pediatrics, student nurses learn how the right toys can be almost as important as medicine and diet in getting a sick child well. Encouraging an interest in play and normal activities of childhood hastens convalescence." Medium format nitrate negative by Fritz Henle for the Office of War Information.

November 1942. Babies’ Hospital, New York. “Nurse training. Through classes in pediatrics, student nurses learn how the right toys can be almost as important as medicine and diet in getting a sick child well. Encouraging an interest in play and normal activities of childhood hastens convalescence.” Medium format nitrate negative by Fritz Henle for the Office of War Information.

Shorpy September 22, 2016

San Francisco, 1921. "California Street east from Montgomery." 8x10 nitrate negative, late of the Wyland Stanley/Marilyn Blaisdell collections.

San Francisco, 1921. “California Street east from Montgomery.” 8×10 nitrate negative, late of the Wyland Stanley/Marilyn Blaisdell collections.

Shorpy August 3, 2016

 

A native American watching the newly completed transcontinental railroad in Nevada (1868)

A native American watching the newly completed transcontinental railroad in Nevada (1868)

 

Princeton students after a Freshman/Sophomore snowball fight (1893)

Princeton students after a Freshman/Sophomore snowball fight (1893)

 

 

Somewhere in San Francisco circa 1920. "Oakland touring car."

Somewhere in San Francisco circa 1920. “Oakland touring car.”

 

"Frances Alda May 1921." The Australian soprano and frequent Caruso collaborator Frances Alda shipboard in New York. 5x7 glass negative.

“Frances Alda May 1921.” The Australian soprano and frequent Caruso collaborator Frances Alda shipboard in New York. 5×7 glass negative.

 

A US soldier offering his hand to a woman leaving a cave. during WWII.

A US soldier offering his hand to a woman leaving a cave.
during WWII.