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Vintage photos of:
Smoke on the Water: 1905
Chicago, 1905. "Chicago River east from Rush Street Bridge." Detroit Publishing Company glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
- 7 comments
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Broad Street: 1905
Philadelphia circa 1905. "Broad Street north from Spruce." Detroit Publishing Company, 8x10 glass negative. Library of Congress. View full size.
- 23 comments
- 42024 reads
Old Corner Bookstore: 1900
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1900. "Old Corner Bookstore, first brick building in Boston." Detroit Publishing Company 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
- 44 comments
- 66267 reads
Philadelphia: 1910
"Independence Hall at Independence Square, Philadelphia, c. 1910-1915." 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 35201 reads
Old Man River: 1906
"Mississippi River Landing." Circa 1906, an exceptionally detailed view of the sternwheeler "Belle of Calhoun" and sidewheeler "Belle of the Bends" taking on cargo. Detroit Publishing Company 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
- 17 comments
- 150243 reads
Chicago: 1900
Chicago circa 1900. "12th Street Bascule Bridge." Dinosaurs of the Carboniferous Period. Detroit Publishing Company glass negative. View full size.
- 18 comments
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A House on the Water: 1895
"Minot's Ledge Lighthouse, Boston, c. 1890-1899." A good design for those vacation home owners (and lighthouse keepers) averse to weekend guests or pizza circulars on the doorstep. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size.
- 10 comments
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Feelin' Groovy: 1909
"Blackwell's Island Bridge, East River." Circa 1909 glass negative. Blackwell's Island is now Roosevelt Island, and today the span is called the Queensboro (or 59th Street) Bridge. Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
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