Shorpy | #1 Old Photos - Framed Prints

Mostly White: 1936

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June 1936. " 'Griffin children' of Alabama land use demonstration project near Greensboro. They are all third or fourth generation resulting from, it is believed, a white woman and a Negro. They are mostly white and refused to be placed with the Negroes, but the whites will not have them. Note carefully the closeup of the four children; all are from the same family and yet differ greatly in appearance." Photo by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Skid Row: 1938

Dave — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:04:15 +0000

"Perhaps the greatest charm of tramp-life is the absence of monotony. In Hobo Land the face of life is protean -- an ever-changing phantasmagoria, where the impossible happens and the unexpected jumps out of the bushes at every turn of the road."
-- Jack London, The Road

November 1938. "Lower Douglas Street, Omaha, is one of the hobo centers of the West." 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

Nebraska Power: 1938

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November 1938. "Nebraska Power Company, Omaha." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Watch Your Step: 1937

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Spotsylvania County, Virginia, circa 1937. "St. Julien Plantation porch. Main house built 1794 with addition ca. 1812." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston, Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. View full size.

At Anchor: 1919

Dave — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:37:29 +0000

Saxon, the seventh largest American car maker in 1917, went wheels-up in 1922.

San Francisco, 1919. "Saxon touring car at boatyard." Today's entry on the Shorpy Roster of Musty Marques. 5x7 glass negative by Chris Helin. View full size.

Cattleman's Bar: 1938

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November 1938. "Saloon in stockyards district. South Omaha, Nebraska." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Down Woodward: 1900

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Detroit circa 1900. "Down Woodward Avenue from Peterboro Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

The Yates: 1905

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1905. "Yates Hotel, Syracuse, N.Y." Opened in 1892 and demolished in 1971, "the most elegant hotel outside Manhattan" is now a parking lot. View full size.

Industrial Cataract: 1905

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Circa 1905. "Upper Genesee Falls, Rochester, N.Y." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Traveler's Rest: 1938

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1938. "Traveller's Rest, Louisburg vicinity, Franklin County, North Carolina. Farm of A.T. Wilson; a roadside guest house." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.

Navajo Riders: 1904

Dave — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 20:41:45 +0000

"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view."
-- Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

1904. "Navajo riders in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona." Gelatin silver print by the ethnologist Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952). View full size.

Go With the Flow: 1906

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Harbor Springs, Michigan, circa 1906. "A flowing well in Wequetonsing." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

La Marina: 1903

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Puerto Rico circa 1903. "La Marina -- San Juan, P.R." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Life and Times: 1938

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November 1938. "Omaha, Nebraska, newsstand." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Three Tall Ships: 1903

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New York circa 1903. "Manhattan from under the Brooklyn Bridge." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

The New Harrison: 1905

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Circa 1905. "New Harrison Building, South High Street, Columbus, O." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Made in America: 1909

Dave — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:56:59 +0000

"Noon, June 10, 1909. Parker Mill in Warren, Rhode Island. I saw these and nearly a dozen youngsters who looked to be under 14 at work there that A.M. when I went through the mill as a visitor." Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.

Urban Stagecoach: 1906

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Circa 1906. "A Fifth Avenue stage, New York." Where even the horses have hats. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Guys and Docks: 1903

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Detroit circa 1903. "Swimming pool at Belle Isle Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Poo Corner: 1902

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Circa 1902. "Main Street -- Dayton, O." No. 2 with a broom. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Spicy Wings: 1900

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"Unidentified woman. Between 1873 and ca. 1916." Her noggin appropriately ovoid. From the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size.

Track Star: 1938

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November 1938. "Union Pacific yards. Omaha, Nebraska." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Elbows and the Boy: 1909

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May 1909. Manchester, New Hampshire. "Boy with bare arms, Fred Normandin, 15 Bridge Street, has been working in Amoskeag Manufacturing Company mill No. 1 for several months." Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.

Petit Hearse: 1919

Dave — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:35:31 +0000

San Francisco circa 1919. "Chalmers touring car at Golden Gate Park." Fitted with a funereally swagged top, complete with flowers. Latest addition to the Shorpy Mortuary of Marmoreal Motorcars. Photo by Christopher Helin. View full size.

The Public Square: 1901

Dave — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 05:58:59 +0000

Detroit circa 1901. "Woodward Avenue at the Campus Martius showing Bagley Fountain." Other landmarks include City Hall, the Majestic Building, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument and Detroit Opera House. Plus a "moonlight tower" super-streetlight. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Where Eagles Perch: 1900

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Circa 1900. "Entrance, Government Reservation, Hot Springs, Arkansas." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Chandler Hall: 1901

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Hanover, New Hampshire, circa 1901. "Chandler Hall, Dartmouth College." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Silk Railroad: 1900

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Circa 1900. "Sauquoit silk mill on Susquehanna River at Scranton, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

The Hill Building: 1926

Dave — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 23:36:05 +0000

Connoisseurs of anodyne architecture will be pleased to learn that this building still stands.

Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Hill Bldg., 17th and Eye Streets N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Santa Barbara: 1906

Dave — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:04:19 +0000

Circa 1906. "Santa Barbara, California -- General view from west." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.