Circa 1911. "Washington from Washington Monument." Points of interest in this first ... Surprising lack of motorized vehicles for ca. 1911.
[Here are seven. - Dave]
Cargo Tram Now there's something ... - this was before I switched to digital.)
DC in 1911 What a great photo. More of these buildings than one would think are ...
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May 22, 1911. "Buhl Stamping Co., Detroit, Mich. Office from inside." Manufacturer of ... ever, maybe worse.
No private calls here Phones in 1911 were hardwired, usually to a wall. I bet this phone was hardwired to the ...
June 1911. Alexandria, Virginia. "Old Dominion Glass Co. A few of the young boys ... been letting him know that all day.
Night Shift: 1911 Almost all the workers in factories and mills at this time were white. ...
July 11, 1911. "On beach near Casino, Asbury Park." Anyone up for a nice cold lemonade? ... time machine was needed, this is the moment!
Was this 1911 or 1908? I've just checked the Library of Congress website and the date ... GG Bain photograph is July 19, 1908.
[The date (7-11-1911) is written on the edge of the negative. Someone seems to have confused it ...
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Throop Coal Mine Disaster of 1911 I see you are from Scranton. I am from Pittston. I put together a ... kenginlaz@comcast.net .
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Mining disaster 1911 I live in the uk and have two family members with a date of death/ burial 13/5/1911. Can you tell me where I could find a list of miners killed in Throop ...
Burlington, Vermont, circa 1911. "Church Street north from Bank Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... the photo between 1910 and 1920. That would be either 1911 or 1916. Hence, I suppose, Dave’s “circa” in the caption.
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May 1911. Roanoke, Va. "Dependent Parents. R.L. Witt. He is apparently working on ... own living neighbors with more kindness.
The Witts: 1911 This is Joe Manning, of the Lewis Hine Project. The girl on the right ...
... West Virginia ( historical location ), October 31, 1911.
Scanned from a silver/sepia print.
My grandmother, Myrta Shafer, ... her oldest child, was not born for another six years). 1911 was the first year that costumed trick-or-treating was recorded in North ...
Atlantic City circa 1911. "Bathing at the Steeplechase." George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Pier and ... an era of mind-boggling change. There were people alive in 1911 who were born in a world without trains, planes, automobiles, electricity, ...
New York, December 1911. "143 Hudson Street, ground floor. Mrs. Salvia; Joe, 10 years old; ... some sort.
[It's a gas meter. There was no radio in 1911. - Dave]
Nut Pickers It doesn't look that horrible, at ... conversion site. According to their calcs, one dollar in 1911 would equate to $23.64 in today's economy. So, their nut enterprise would ...
... cards. Our cadet/orderly/cook has calendars for 1910 and 1911 on the wall, and a crest for the Quartermaster Corps on the bed. Thanks to ... Card ID Third card to the right of his left ear is 1909-1911 Chicago White Sox Doc White. From upper right, two down, four over is ...
Washington, D.C., circa 1911. "Hudson cars, H.B. Leary agency, 1317½ 14th Street N.W." Harris & ... Why???
99 years and still on the road Here's a 1911 Hudson, snapped at a car show in Concord, North Carolina, April 10th, ... the faux siding are even the same as what was there in 1911. The Star building is holding up well though.
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Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1911. "Euclid Avenue at 105th Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, ... were long since abandoned.
Collectible plates Those 1911 Ohio license plates were made of porcelain, and highly prized by license ... axles and the early use of coil springs.
No Horses 1911 and the horses are already gone.
Look carefully! See any 7 or 8 ...
May 3, 1911. Detroit, Michigan. "Packard fire squad." Ask the fireman who owns one. ... guys were very proud to have such a nice fire truck in 1911. I bet they had the new guy crank it up.
Roots of a solid reputation ...
Two spares Given the state of tire technology in 1911, it wouldn't be surprising if they had to stop in the middle of a fire run ...
June 18, 1911. Poughkeepsie, New York. "Cornell Varsity rowers." 5x7 glass negative, ... contemporary exactly 100 years ago. The picture being from 1911, I am essentially in the same stage in life as the man in the lower left ... a final paper).
Future swimmers You're sure it's 1911? I can see wearing a shirt from the previous year, but it seems odd to ...
New York circa 1911. "Broadway at night from Times Square." With a phantom or two loitering at ... at 35th. - Dave]
George M. Cohan. On February 13, 1911 the George M. Cohan Theater opened its doors at 1482 Broadway & 43rd ... The "Little Millionaire" opened September 25, 1911, and was the last production that George appeared in with any family ...
1911. "Lt. Alexander W. Chilton, 15th Cavalry." In or around Washington. ...
Chilton, West Point Grad Washington Post, Jun 2, 1911
Army Orders
Second Lieut. ALEXANDER W. CHILTON, Twentieth ...
Washington, D.C., 1911. "Mrs. J.R. Band with pet rabbit." Happy Easter from Shorpy! Harris & ...
Sagacious Bunny
Washington Post, Oct 31, 1911
Has the Newest Fad in Pets
Mrs. J.E. Band Adopts Dainty ...