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.

1916: Harrington Corner, Worcester, Massachusetts. This is the same location that appears in the Shorpy picture entitled "Main Street: 1906". The vantage point is slightly different, taken at the corner diagonally opposite of that shown in the 1906 photo. This picture from 1916 was taken by E.B. Luce Photographers. View full size.
Today's Top 5