Tag: Shorpy

Shorpy December 3, 2016

Circa 1904. "Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, Fourth Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Circa 1904. “Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, Fourth Avenue.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Shorpy December 2, 2016

Memphis circa 1906. "A Mississippi River landing." The sidewheeler Belle of the Bends taking on cargo alongside the sternwheeler Belle of Calhoun. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Memphis circa 1906. “A Mississippi River landing.” The sidewheeler Belle of the Bends taking on cargo alongside the sternwheeler Belle of Calhoun. 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

 

San Francisco circa 1919. "Roamer touring car at Historical Society (Whittier Mansion)." Our second Roamer in a row. 5x7 glass negative.

San Francisco circa 1919. “Roamer touring car at Historical Society (Whittier Mansion).” Our second Roamer in a row. 5×7 glass negative.

 

 

Shorpy December 1, 2016

"State Street, Chicago, 1905." At the corner of Hustle and Bustle. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company

“State Street, Chicago, 1905.” At the corner of Hustle and Bustle. 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company

 

 

"Ruins of Stanford Mansion and Hopkins Art Institute, San Francisco." Aftermath of the April 18, 1906, earthquake and fire. 8x10 glass negative.

“Ruins of Stanford Mansion and Hopkins Art Institute, San Francisco.” Aftermath of the April 18, 1906, earthquake and fire. 8×10 glass negative.

Shorpy November 30, 2016

1925linkesy

Washington, D.C., 1925. “Linskey, Harvey, Foley, Bailey, Saffo (Catholic U.)” National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

 

A Kodachrome slide taken in 1959 at Meriman Photo Art, 1411 Maple Avenue in Los Angeles. A thrift store find.

A Kodachrome slide taken in 1959 at Meriman Photo Art, 1411 Maple Avenue in Los Angeles. A thrift store find.

 

 

Shorpy November 29, 2016

November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Computing Division, soldiers' bonus." Clerks at the "Bonus Bureau" calculating benefits for World War I veterans. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. “Computing Division, soldiers’ bonus.” Clerks at the “Bonus Bureau” calculating benefits for World War I veterans. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

 

April 29, 1925. "Girls from Keith's [vaudeville theater] at Arlington Beach." National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

April 29, 1925. “Girls from Keith’s [vaudeville theater] at Arlington Beach.” National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Shorpy November 28, 2016

Santa's Village at Lake Arrowhead in Southern California in a Kodachrome slide I found in a thrift store. The park opened in 1955, and I don't see any 1957 model cars, so the date is my best guess.

Santa’s Village at Lake Arrowhead in Southern California in a Kodachrome slide I found in a thrift store. The park opened in 1955, and I don’t see any 1957 model cars, so the date is my best guess.

Shorpy November 26, 2016

San Francisco, 1919. "Roamer touring car." Transportation for the young man who's going places. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin.

San Francisco, 1919. “Roamer touring car.” Transportation for the young man who’s going places. 5×7 glass negative by Christopher Helin.

Shorpy November 25, 2016

February 1943. "Jacksonville, Florida. Street scene in the Negro section." Photo by Gordon Parks for the Office of War Information.

February 1943. “Jacksonville, Florida. Street scene in the Negro section.” Photo by Gordon Parks for the Office of War Information.

Shorpy November 24, 2016

"W.S. Day of Greenwood Farm, Dawsonville, Maryland, Nov. 13, 1925." National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

“W.S. Day of Greenwood Farm, Dawsonville, Maryland, Nov. 13, 1925.” National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

 

 

Aug. 28, 1958. "Levittown houses. Mrs. Robert Berman, residence at 3626 Regent Lane." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner.

Aug. 28, 1958. “Levittown houses. Mrs. Robert Berman, residence at 3626 Regent Lane.” Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner.

Shorpy November 23, 2016

December 1942. "Research laboratory worker at the Chicago & North Western's 40th Street yard, examining paint samples used on freight cars and coaches of the railroad." Paint your wagon, or color-coordinate your caboose. Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

December 1942. “Research laboratory worker at the Chicago & North Western’s 40th Street yard, examining paint samples used on freight cars and coaches of the railroad.” Paint your wagon, or color-coordinate your caboose. Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.