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Most of the photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs, 20 to 200 megabytes in size) from the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) Many were digitized by LOC contractors using a Sinar studio back. They are adjusted by your webmaster for contrast and color in Photoshop before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here.

 
 
 
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  • That Boy of Mine: 1936

    Prints

    Fine-art prints by Juniper Gallery on a variety of archival art papers.

    7993 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 05/25/2013 - 12:16am

  • Swing Time: 1955

    Cities

    Black-and-white historical streetscape and skyline photographs of major American cities from the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and more.

    4536 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:05pm

  • Babes in Gatorland: 1968

    Featured Contributors

    Shorpy contributor galleries.

    351 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 04/06/2013 - 7:33pm

  • KinderPhone: 1958

    Member Gallery

    Photos uploaded by visitors to Shorpy.com. To see your photos here, register for a user account and become a member! It may take a day or two for your photos to appear. If you're already a registered user, make sure you're logged in and then click here to upload. To see member submissions in blog form, click here.

    4323 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 9:06pm

  • Frosted Foods: 1950

    Kodachromes

    Large-format (mostly 4x5) Kodachrome transparencies shot for the Office of War Information. Repository: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. The images you see here have been adjusted by the Webmaster for color and contrast.

    371 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/16/2013 - 1:28pm

  • That Boy of Mine: 1936

    Photographers

    7818 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 05/25/2013 - 12:16am

  • Farm Boy: 1938

    Agriculture

    103 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:44pm

  • Seaside House: 1907

    Animals

    512 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 05/10/2013 - 12:50pm

  • The Young Moderns: 1955

    Art & Design

    42 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 09/20/2011 - 1:26am

  • Carina Nebula: 5500 BC

    Astronomy

    1 photo in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 12/01/2007 - 10:26am

  • Army Airship: 1922

    Aviation

    195 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 04/29/2013 - 1:48pm

  • Before and After

    Before & After

    2 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 09/10/2011 - 12:15am

  • Penalty of Two Dollars: 1908

    Boats & Bridges

    Hundreds of black-and-white photos of battleships, dreadnoughts, riverboats, paddle wheelers, cruise ships, ocean liners and Great Lakes freighters and ore carriers. Photos of suspension and truss bridges including the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge and 59th Street Bridge.

    521 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 4:57pm

  • No. 842

    Boy Scouts

    40 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 01/12/2013 - 4:14am

  • Mama's Family: 1936

    Cars+Trucks

    Historical color and black-and-white photos of cars and trucks from the early 20th century: Model T Ford, Packard, Cadillac, Franklin, Renault, Oldsmobile and other marques from the brass era of automobiles; tailfinned road locomotives from the 1950s and beyond.

    1050 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 1:05pm

  • Top Brass: 1860s

    Civil War

    Black-and-white historical photos from the American Civil War. Wet plate collodion glass plate negatives exposed by Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan and other noted Civil War photographers. There are hundreds of photos in this gallery.

    256 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:22pm

  • Time Is Short (Colorized): 1942

    Colorized Photos

    Vintage colorized photos from Shorpy contributors.

    487 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 9:02pm

  • Prince Albert: 1964

    Cornett Family

    Willie and Vivian Cornett of Leatherwood, Kentucky, their 12 children and grandchildren as documented by William Gedney in 1964 and 1972. Photographs from Duke University's William Gale Gedney (1932-1989) Photographs and Writings Collection.

    18 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 07/20/2012 - 11:05pm

  • Proto Zamboni: 1917

    Curiosities

    109 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 06/24/2012 - 12:32am

  • Are We There Yet?

    Dust Bowl

    19 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 02/19/2013 - 2:04pm

  • Corporal Nourishment: 1942

    Eateries & Bars

    160 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 04/09/2013 - 11:41am

  • Little Red House School: 1935

    Education

    152 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 04/03/2013 - 12:26pm

  • That Edwards Boy: 1921

    Edwards Boy

    Who was he, and what became of him? The answer is ... Out There. Maybe.

    6 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 10/04/2012 - 4:54am

  • Heart to Heart: 1956

    Elvis 1956

    Photos of a 21-year-old Elvis Presley in 1956.

    7 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 05/12/2013 - 12:51pm

  • Five-Tube Chassis: 1937

    Factories

    193 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 05/05/2013 - 9:57am

  • Ledger B: 1902

    Farked

    68 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 10/07/2012 - 6:25pm

  • Refugees: 1937

    Fires, Floods etc.

    66 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 04/05/2013 - 11:18pm

  • Liliputian Bazaar: 1908

    Flatiron Building

    Black-and-white historical photos of the Flatiron Building, a.k.a the Fuller Building, at Fifth Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan.

    15 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 07/19/2012 - 2:54pm

  • Seabreeze: 1904

    Florida

    143 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:01pm

  • Queen Bee: 1948

    Found

    100 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 05/05/2013 - 6:38pm

  • Amethyst Twilight

    Free iPhone Wallpaper

    Download free iPhone Wallpaper. These historic images are cropped to fit perfectly on your iPhone.

    31 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 09/11/2008 - 11:20am

  • Stuck Up: 1898

    Frontier Life

    17 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 08/21/2012 - 2:38pm

  • Stamps Gas Coke: 1937

    Gas Stations

    Filling stations from the 1910s and 1920s.

    97 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 3:30pm

  • Bricks and Mortar: 1901

    Glazier Stove Works

    Photos from 1901 documenting the Glazier Stove factory in Chelsea, Michigan.

    13 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 10/20/2012 - 12:56pm

  • Hot Bodies: 1936

    Handsome Rakes

    34 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 03/26/2013 - 2:31pm

  • Washington Flyer: 1921

    Herb & Joe

    Herbert Bell and Joe Garso, one-legged bicycle riders.

    4 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 09/13/2011 - 1:35pm

  • Happy Easter Son: 1952

    Holidays

    289 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 03/31/2013 - 2:53pm

  • Cascade: 1941

    Industry & Public Works

    38 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 06/08/2011 - 4:14pm

  • Swing Time: 1955

    Kids

    An assortment of teens, tots, juveniles, youngsters, girls, boys and babes.

    1236 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:05pm

  • KP: 1942

    Kitchens etc.

    148 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 05/19/2013 - 9:40pm

  • Syne of Ye Krazy Kat: 1921

    Krazy Kat Club

    5 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 08/05/2012 - 6:48pm

  • Picturesque Paterson: 1901

    Landscapes

    44 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 10/15/2012 - 5:36pm

  • Thurston the Great: 1915

    Magic & Spiritualism

    5 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 11/28/2007 - 4:49pm

  • Dread of the Dental Chair: 1910

    Medicine

    115 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:53pm

  • Water Foul: 1935

    Mining

    107 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 04/03/2013 - 5:10am

  • Underdog: 1952

    Motorcycles

    Photos of motorbikes like the Harley-Davidson and Indian as well as motorized bicycles.

    27 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/09/2013 - 4:20pm

  • Hollywood Hills: 1952

    Movies

    113 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:07pm

  • That Boy of Mine: 1936

    On the Road

    44 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 05/25/2013 - 12:16am

  • The Dear Leader: 2008 (?)

    Painfully Obvious Photoshoppery

    1 photo in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 11/04/2008 - 4:05am

  • Bugle Boy: 1943

    Patriotic

    39 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/02/2013 - 9:23am

  • Buchu Buttons: 1921

    PDS

    People's Drug Stores, a once-ubiquitous retail chain in the Washington, D.C., area that was something like the Starbucks of patent remedies, cigars and "rubber goods." Interiors including soda fountains and exteriors including window displays.

    30 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:07pm

  • Rock and Roll: 1956

    Performing Arts

    164 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 03/15/2013 - 3:42pm

  • The Texaco Troubadour: 1940

    Pie Town

    32 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 08/14/2012 - 7:04am

  • Fancy Drainpipe: 1937

    Piscatorial Downspouts

    1 photo in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 08/30/2012 - 1:05pm

  • Underdog: 1952

    Politics

    52 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/09/2013 - 4:20pm

  • Top Brass: 1860s

    Portraits

    276 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:22pm

  • Big Ho Santa!

    Posters

    30 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 12/07/2012 - 6:14pm

  • Wave of the Future: 1948

    Pretty Girls

    149 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:03pm

  • The Inauguration: 1913

    Public Figures

    61 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 01/21/2013 - 6:53am

  • Downtown: 1942

    Railroads

    Black-and-white and color historical photos of American railroads, locomotives, trains, depots and stations from the late 19th century and early to mid 20th century. Photos of steam locomotives and diesel engines. Elevated railways in New York and Chicago. There are hundreds of photos in this gallery.

    662 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:43pm

  • Summer Internees: 1942

    Relocation Camps

    World War 2 Japanese-American relocation camps.

    19 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 08/21/2012 - 10:34pm

  • The Mourners: 1941

    Rural America

    237 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 04/13/2013 - 5:45pm

  • Back From Cuba: 1898

    S-A War

    Spanish-American War photos

    4 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 04/02/2013 - 11:36am

  • Clown Concert: 1923

    Scary Clowns

    Clowns that are scary. Which of course would be all clowns.

    8 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 08/29/2012 - 9:31pm

  • Ye Olde Gasolene Shoppe: 1908

    Small Towns

    137 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 1:32pm

  • Home Team: 1924

    Sports

    580 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 05/10/2013 - 12:18pm

  • Stamps Gas Coke: 1937

    Stores & Markets

    628 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 3:30pm

  • Penalty of Two Dollars: 1908

    Streetcars

    Black-and-white historical photos of streetcars, trolleys and interurban railways from the early 20th century. Electric street railways and traction lines.

    334 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 4:57pm

  • Belle With a Ball: 1942

    Swimming

    229 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 7:30pm

  • Compliments Pecos City Bakery: 1940

    Texas Mountain Trail

    5 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 07/03/2009 - 2:18pm

  • That Boy of Mine: 1936

    The Depression

    157 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 05/25/2013 - 12:16am

  • Merry Dickey Christmas: 1912

    The Dickeys

    Washington, D.C., lawyer Raymond Dickey and family, and Christmas tree.

    6 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 12/10/2012 - 2:39pm

  • Eyeshade Brigade: 1942

    The Office

    88 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Wed, 05/22/2013 - 5:30pm

  • The Dear Leader: 2008 (?)

    Toadlike Autocrats

    1 photo in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 11/04/2008 - 4:05am

  • Family Vacation: 1951

    Travel & Vacation

    113 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sat, 08/18/2012 - 12:41pm

  • The New Frontier: 1960

    TV

    Photos relating to television sets and television shows.

    16 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:56pm

  • James Dawson: 1902

    Tyne & Wear

    Photographs from the Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums in England, including mug shots from the North Shields police department.

    1 photo in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 01/17/2012 - 1:41pm

  • Northward Ho (Colorized): 1905

    Very Old Ads

    13 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 02/06/2011 - 9:06pm

  • The Wedding Bower: 1905

    Weddings

    24 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 03/06/2012 - 5:00am

  • Paper Drivers: 1942

    WW2

    World War 2 photos documenting life on the home front, including defense plants manufacturing aircraft and armaments, and the railroads and trains that moved them to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Many large-format Kodachromes by Jack Delano and other photographers on assignment for the Office of War Information, as well as photos by Ansel Adams documenting Japanese-American internment camps along the West Coast.

    384 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 8:39pm

  • Billie Burke: 1918

    WWI

    137 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Thu, 04/18/2013 - 7:50pm

  • Army Airship: 1922

    Zeppelins & Blimps

    32 photos in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 04/29/2013 - 1:48pm

 
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