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$900 Million: 1914
... US Postal Savings, existed from January 1, 1911 until July 1, 1967. It was still big in Europe the last time I looked. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/06/2012 - 7:10am -

1914. "Treasury Department, Office of Comptroller of Currency -- bond vault. Contains bonds to the value of $900 million securing government deposits and postal savings fund." National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size. Smoke BreakLooks like he's reaching for the fan switch before they light up. Then and Now$900 mil would be +/- $20,360,700,000 in 2011 according to the inflation calculators. US Postal Savings, existed from January 1, 1911 until July 1, 1967. It was still big in Europe the last time I looked. This system was set up by the US Government to act as a saving account for anyone too poor to have a saving account or lived too far from a bank. Two weeks worth of warThe direct cost of U.S. involvement in WWI was roughly $23 billion, from the U.S. declaration of war in April 1917 until the end of the war in June 1918. (Source: "Direct and Indirect Costs of the Great World War" 2d ed. [Washington 1920] by Ernest L. Bogart.) So the $900 million represented here covered the cost of two weeks of the looming "war to end all wars." Glass ceilingWhat's going on with the top of the glass plate? At the top, it appears there's part of another picture, and the I-beams and everything else are abruptly cut off. [It's the very top portion of another shot taken at the Treasury Department at the same time. At some point in the past, prints were copied to glass negatives and these two happened to be stacked unevenly atop one another.] Postal SavingsFrom what I've been told about my coal miner grandfather, he used the postal savings exclusively. He distrusted banks, saying that (back then) there were any number of counters for making deposits, but only one for withdrawals. According to him, they even knocked a hole in the wall so you could put your money in at night. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
Down the Pole: 1922
... is difficult as Seagrave built similar models to this from 1911 - 1920. The shape of the hood, radiator, cover over the rear-wheel ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/28/2014 - 9:24am -

Washington, D.C., 1922. "Fire layout -- answering the fire bell." The second installment of this thrilling series. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size. Running on imaginationThat right front tire on the fire truck looks a little overdue for replacement. The tread is only a memory. EquipmentEven for 1922 and in a modern city like DC....isn't that fire apparatus a bit antiquated? Looks more like a pic from 1902 than 1922. Re: Equipment, And MoreIt is common for fire departments to keep equipment twenty and thirty years or more. The older equipment is often placed in reserve and used to cover others out for repairs. The steamer in the background is turned around backward unlikely to be used, kept for parades or awaiting a surplus declaration. Also, sometimes big cities have really big fires and although some of the equipment is older it is still maintained which offers a cost effective fleet used at large emergencies. I suspect that newer equipment has been pulled out to make room for the photo and another apparatus lurks at the extreme left. In the center are floor drains or sumps for the sloped floor, not only to collect water but sometimes called pee troughs, leftover from the horse drawn days. SeagraveThe old fire engine looks like a circa 1916 Seagrave. Determining an exact year is difficult as Seagrave built similar models to this from 1911 - 1920. The shape of the hood, radiator, cover over the rear-wheel chain drive, and the six-sided star on the hubcaps are all Seagrave features. Notice the horizontal spring under the front fender. The front bumper should be attached to the bar which connects the springs on both sides of the radiator. The car in front of the Seagrave looks like a 1918 - 1921 Hudson. Another Metro CasualtyIt could be argued (successfully) that I get too involved in squirreling this stuff out. Anyway, the building was razed because Metro construction damaged its foundation. The entire block is now pretty much the Marriott at 775 12th St NW. See this. (The Gallery, D.C., Fires, Floods etc., Harris + Ewing)
Shuttered Dreams: 1937
... class condition” when advertised for sale in April of 1911. (The Gallery, Charleston, F.B. Johnston) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/16/2017 - 12:11pm -

Charleston, South Carolina, 1937. "Old House, Henrietta and Elizabeth streets." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. The old house is gone.But the old neighbor is still there: Tinderbox?That kind of house looks like a fire waiting to happen. Aged wood, bone dry, and probably obsolete electric wiring, and almost certainly rodents that would just like to take a bite out of the gutta-percha clad wiring. Forget the StairsGetting to the first floor will be very fast just by stepping into the balcony! Not a Painted Lady! My folks were married in 1929, and they made it through the depression, as My father was able to make a living selling (of all things) paint. As I look at the photos of old houses and storefronts from that time period, I can't help but wonder "How in the devil was dad able to sell paint? It looks like nobody ever painted their properties." He must of been one heck of a salesman to make a living selling paint in those days. In First Class ConditionIn the late 1800s, 7 Elizabeth Street was a grocery store and then a bakery and confectionery (Sanborn Map of 1888) operated by Otto Lorenz (grocer) and the Engel family (bakery). The building was “in first class condition” when advertised for sale in April of 1911. (The Gallery, Charleston, F.B. Johnston)
Didn't I Have Six Dice (Colorized)?
Colorized version of " A Winning Miss ," 1911. Art Photo Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. View full sizeM . Lovely lady ... 
 
Posted by D_Osborne - 12/24/2011 - 10:54am -

Colorized version of "A Winning Miss," 1911. Art Photo Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. View full sizeM. Lovely ladyStunning! You made the photo come alive. (Colorized Photos)
Daniels & Fisher: 1910
... 5-inch Carl Sandell as a doorman. He held that post from 1911 until the store closed in 1958. The Daniels & Fisher Department ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/06/2018 - 9:39pm -

Denver c. 1910. "Daniels & Fisher Stores Co., 16th and Arapahoe." View full size. Mostly still there.And standing proudly: Now I want to go to Denver for the cabaret!From the Denver.org website: DANIELS & FISHER TOWER Hear those bells tolling? That’s the D&F Tower (Daniels & Fisher), one of 16th Street’s most distinctive buildings. When it was completed in 1910, this was the highest building west of the Mississippi River. It is modeled after The Campanile (St. Mark’s Bell Tower) in the Piazza San Marco in Venice, and its four clocks (one for each side) are a whopping 16-feet high. So, if you’re caught without a watch, just look up. The Tower was built to house one of Denver's largest early 19th century department stores. Today, the basement of the D&F Tower has been renovated into Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret, an entertainment venue. An Obvious Copy of the Metropolitan Life TowerThe tower is a very obvious copy of the recently completed Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower in New York, designed by Napoleon Le Brun & Sons and built 1907-1909. At 700 feet in height, the Metropolitan Tower was then the tallest building in the world, having wrested that title from the Singer Tower (1906-1908), also in New York. The Met Life Tower is clearly modeled on the Campanile (Bell Tower) of San Marco in Venice, a famous feature of that city's celebrated Piazza San Marco. Although Le Brun & Sons (really Pierre Le Brun, as his father Napoleon was already dead by then) was widely criticized for such literal copying, it should be noted that when the Met Life Tower was designed, the Venice landmark lay in ruins; it had collapsed in a heap of bricks in 1902, and it was not rebuilt (exactly "as it was, where it was," but this time with an elevator) until 1912. So both the New York and Denver copies could be considered honest homages to the then absent Campanile. Tall Tales of the TowerHere are a couple of fun facts about the Daniels & Fisher Tower... 1. It was modeled on the Campanile in the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. The funny thing is, the D & F Tower is actually older than the Campanile. The original Campanile collapsed in 1902, the D & F Tower went up in 1910 and the Campanile wasn't rebuilt until 1912. 2. To emphasize the scale of the tower, which was the tallest building between St. Louis and the West Coast for decades, the owners of the store hired 7-foot, 5-inch Carl Sandell as a doorman. He held that post from 1911 until the store closed in 1958. The Daniels & Fisher Department Store merged with the May Company to form May D&F. It absorbed the Denver Dry Goods Company. In turn, May D&F was absorbed by Foley's, then Foley's was absorbed by Macy's. Sic transit gloria mundi. I'm just wonderinghow they got rid of the rest of the building without damaging or destroying the tower. Some good engineering there! My memory of D & FIn 1956, I was home on Navy Christmas leave and was shopping at Woolworth's for a gift for my evil stepmother. I saw a young woman who I recognized from High School and we started a conversation that continued in the coffee shop at Daniels & Fisher. She is standing next to me now as I am writing this. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Stores & Markets)
Polo Grounds: 1909
... home This wooden grandstand burned shortly before the 1911 season and was replaced by a steel and concrete stadium that same year. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/23/2014 - 6:23pm -

New York, 1909. "Polo Grounds, view from Coogan's Bluff (baseball)." 8x10 inch glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size. Gone without a ... well, _almost_ without a traceThe Polo Grounds have been gone for over a half-century, with a housing project now occupying the site. It's the same fate as its better-known counterpart Ebbets Field. Other than a plaque on one of the project's buildings indicating the location of home plate, no physical trace of the Polo Grounds remains - with one curious exception. Opened around 1913 and restored just a couple years ago, the John T. Brush Stairway runs down Coogan's Bluff from Edgecombe Avenue to what was the stadium's main entrance. It provided convenient access to the trolleys that ran along Edgecombe. Pre-restoration: An Older Polo Grounds?Is this the predecessor of the Polo Grounds familiar to most of us, the one that was home to the Giants, Mets, and Jets? I believe there have been several stadiums on the site. This would not be the first, but is it the second or the third? Roof materialAnyone have any thoughts as what the roof is made of and what color it would be? Is it a sort of whitewashed rubber? Same location as Mets first homeThis wooden grandstand burned shortly before the 1911 season and was replaced by a steel and concrete stadium that same year. The double decked stands originally extended only a little way past 3d base on the left side and a short distance beyond the foul pole on the right field side. The park was expanded in the mid-20's to the configuration it was to keep until it was replaced by Shea Stadium in 1964. It was home at various times to the baseball Giants, the football Giants, the Mets and the Titans (the Jets original name). (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, NYC, Sports)
Dynamite Kills Two Babes: 1920
... glass negative. View full size. A good scout 1911 pattern Boy Scout badge on his lapel. From the archives From the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/11/2015 - 3:51pm -

November 18, 1920. "Newsboy holding the Washington Times." Whose banner headline, DYNAMITE KILLS TWO BABES ASLEEP IN CRIB, summarizes a lurid crime that literally rocked Montgomery County, Maryland, in the fall of 1920 when a house painter engaged in a political feud with his neighbor, farmhand James Bolton, dynamited his bungalow, killing the man along with the two small children of his housekeeper. Guy Vernon Thompson was hanged for the crime the following April. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. A good scout1911 pattern Boy Scout badge on his lapel. From the archivesFrom the archives of the Gettysburg Times, January 10, 1921. Last Man HangingAccording to this article, Guy Vernon Thompson has the distinction of being the last person hanged in Montgomery County before executions were centralized to Baltimore. The old houseYou can still see remnants of the exploded house just off the trail that leads up to Black Hills from the Waters Landing community. Over the recent years, it has become more obscure. You can still find it if you know what you are looking for. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
The Big Game: 1912
... back, punter, and placekicker) Jim Thorpe. Between 1911 and 1913, the team won 38 games and lost 3. I'm betting (because I can't ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/27/2012 - 1:19pm -

Washington, 1912. "Football. Georgetown-Carlisle game; Glenn Warner." (Not pictured: Five bare-chested rowdies with H-O-Y-A-S spelled out in lipstick across their ribs.) Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Public IndecencyRight smack in the middle of this photo sits a man without a hat. Has he no shame? I wonder if he was arrested for streaking. CarlisleThat would of course be the famous Carlisle (Pennsylvania) Indians coached by Pop Warner and featuring the running back (and defensive back, punter, and placekicker) Jim Thorpe. Between 1911 and 1913, the team won 38 games and lost 3. I'm betting (because I can't find the result online) that Georgetown was one of the 38. Carlisle 34, Georgetown 20 (F)Soren Sorensen shows Carlisle defeating Georgetown 34-20 on October 26, 1912. Sorensen's rating system has Carlisle the 7th best team that year and Georgetown 12th. (The Top 5 were Harvard, Wisconsin, Chicago, Princeton and Minnesota.) (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Sports)
Theta Pi Pastels: 1910
... at the turn of the last century. The following year (1911), some of he girls who made those shirtwaists (aka "blouses") would die in ... 
 
Posted by booboogbs - 02/22/2015 - 5:03pm -

Colorized from this Shorpy original: Washington, D.C., circa 1910. "Theta Pi girls." 8x10 inch glass negative, Harris & Ewing Collection. View full size. Shirtwaists 11 - dresses 3Shirtwaists were winning the battle in women's fashions at the turn of the last century. The following year (1911), some of he girls who made those shirtwaists (aka "blouses") would die in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire. Be Still My Heart!That is an impressive display of Edwardian pulchritude, fetchingly enhanced by skillful "polychromizing." One wonders what the item being held by the woman in the front row might be: is it a very large teacup or a very small chamber pot? No perma press!Those are gorgeous blouses, and skirts, but I'd sure hate to have to iron them! Eastern High School !The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Date: Mar 29, 1931 Eastern Theta Pi Alumni Meet for Spring Luncheon "The Alumni Chapter of the Theta Pi Sorority of Eastern High School held their spring luncheon meeting at the Shoreham Hotel yesterday. The gathering took place in the hotel's palm court, with an afternoon of bridge following the luncheon. About 40 alumni and their guests were present." (ShorpyBlog, Colorized Photos)
Lux Luna: 1905
... burn with a final fire in 1944, but there were others in 1911, 1917, 1934. The famous Incubator ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/24/2019 - 11:19am -

Coney Island, New York, circa 1905. "Luna Park at night." Panorama made from three 8x10 glass negatives, previously seen here, here and here. View full size. Lit up like Luna ParkThe phrase "Lit up Like Luna Park" would take on a whole new meaning when it would burn with a final fire in 1944, but there were others in 1911, 1917, 1934. The famous Incubatorhttp://columbiasurgery.org/news/2015/08/06/history-medicine-incubator-ba... Family entertainmentInfant Incubators with Live Infants. I work in GraphicsThe seamlessness of these plates is amazing! Kudos to the artist, I'm guessing Dave, well done! Infant incubators?Turns out, it's the real thing, and not a thrill ride. (Panoramas, Coney Island, DPC, NYC)
Federal Triangle: 1935
... Raleigh Hotel (constructed after the original was razed in 1911) on the northeast corner of the intersection. Still looks the same, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/21/2014 - 5:36pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1935. "Post Office Department Building (Old Post Office Building or Pavilion). Old (far left) and new Post Office Department." The "new" building, inspired by the Place Vendome in Paris, is now the Ariel Rios Federal Building. 8x10 nitrate negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size. Ariel Rios BuildingNow the William Jefferson Clinton Building and headquarters of the EPA. Nice building - let's hide it with treesView Larger Map Point of view, old & newThe photographer took this from the "new" Raleigh Hotel (constructed after the original was razed in 1911) on the northeast corner of the intersection. Still looks the same, sortaThe view here is looking south on 12th Street NW at Pennsylvania Avenue. 12th Street is now one-way northbound. Peeking down 12th Street between the buildings, the Department of Agriculture is still across the Mall but the view is now blocked by the Museum of American History. 12th Street now exits a tunnel under the Mall. The Old Post Office is now closed and being converted to a luxury hotel by Donald Trump. In the 1960s the parking area in front of the Old PO was two or three bus lanes, this was the point of origin for Alexandria and South Arlington bound buses. Today the Federal Triangle is a Metro station and EPA offices (the entrances still have "Post Office Deptartment" in stone over doors). First Time I Saw a President of the United States......was outside of the Pavilion on a family trip in 1991. I was twelve at the time. We had just finished shopping and eating lunch there, and left the building when we noticed some Secret Service agents on the street corners. My dad, never one to be shy, walked right up to one and asked him what was going on, and we were told the President was about to pass by. Sure enough, about ten minutes later, here comes Bush Sr. in his motorcade. I thought it was pretty cool. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Theodor Horydczak)
Tenement Beautiful: 1921
... It was New York's main exhibition hall from its opening in 1911 until the early 1950's, when it was demolished and a high-rise built on ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/21/2014 - 2:40pm -

        Before Urban Renewal, there was the Hyacinth Window Box. March 1921. "City Gardens Club of New York exhibit at the International Flower Show, Grand Central Palace." From the Home Improvement issue of Better Hovels & Gardens. Gelatin silver print by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Three generations of exhibition hallsGrand Central Palace was not related to Grand Central Terminal even though it was located just a short distance away. It was New York's main exhibition hall from its opening in 1911 until the early 1950's, when it was demolished and a high-rise built on the site. The New York Coliseum on Columbus Circle then became the city's exhibition hall, a status it held until the Javits Convention Center opened in the 1980's. Now the Javits Center itself is becoming obsolete, being too small for today's mega-conventions, but there are no real plans to replace it. Odd couplesMr. and Mrs. Ungar told their boy to stay away from that Madison kid next door. ClotheslineWhy is a clothesline in a narrow-lot yard always taken to be a sign of squalor? It's simply a feature of high-density housing. Magic flowersThat's amazing! If planting flowers can pick up your garbage, straighten your shutters and paint them, and dry your laundry with neither electric dryer nor clothesline, I guess I should get planting! (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, NYC)
Freddie the Newsie: 1915
... works...if he turned 87 in Jan. of '98, he was born in 1911 and would have been 4 at the time of the picture...a little younger than ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/15/2008 - 3:22am -

May 1915. Sacramento, California. "Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening Posts and newspapers at the entrance to the State Capitol. He did not know his age, nor much of anything else. He was said to be 5 or 6 years old. Nearby I found Jack, who said he was 8 years old, and who was carrying a bag full of Saturday Evening Posts, which weighed nearly half of his own weight. The bag weighed 24 pounds, and he weighed only 55. He carried this bag for several blocks to the [street]car. Said he was taking them home." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size. Freddie the NewsieLittle Freddie appears to be wearing a child-size version of carpenter's bib overalls. The slim vertical pocket is to hold a carpenter's flat pencil. I wonder how high these very young children could count. Probably they rarely if ever had to make change for a purchase. But they would have to trust an adult to settle their accounts and pay them their meager earnings. That Bagis almost as big as he. Possible good news about Freddie!If his obit is on this page, he went on to have a wonderful life after he graduated from Princeton in '34! See http://tinyurl.com/ywdhee ! The time frame works...if he turned 87 in Jan. of '98, he was born in 1911 and would have been 4 at the time of the picture...a little younger than Mr. Hine's estimated 5 or 6. (The Gallery, Kids, Lewis Hine)
With Both Barrels: 1937
... version of the story. But my grandmother, who was born in 1911, did tell me she learned to drive in a Model T. In any case, this is a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/23/2018 - 1:30pm -

September 1937. "Herman Gerling, farmer. Barrels on truck are for hauling spring water. Near Wheelock, North Dakota." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Disgruntled petsBoth of Mr. Gerling's pets seem somewhat grumpy today. The dog seems jealous of the cat perhaps and the cat looks to have done a complete clawing of Herman's hand as well as perhaps shredding the driver's seat. Can't we all just get along? The water wagonMy dad told me about my west Texas great-grandfather, who owned two wagons. One was a general-purpose wagon, used the way one now uses a pickup truck. The other was a dedicated water wagon. It had more than two barrels. Once a week, he'd hitch up the team and drive to the stock tank. He had a pier that reached out to the middle of the tank, so he could draw water with the least amount of mud and cow feces. He would carry it, one bucket at a time, and dump it into the barrels in the wagon. Once back at the house, he'd unhitch the team, and the wagon would stay put for the rest of the week. My grandmother told me an abbreviated version of the same story, before she descended into dementia. She mentioned knowing, later in life, that the water was likely unsanitary, but, "The cows drank it." She said they also had barrels to catch rainwater running off the roof, but you couldn't depend on that. Model T Fords didn't figure into either version of the story. But my grandmother, who was born in 1911, did tell me she learned to drive in a Model T. In any case, this is a TT, the truck with a longer wheelbase. And that's a Montgomery Ward "hot shot" 6-volt battery, which according to lore, was used on the Model T when the bearings wore to the point where the magneto would no longer reliably supply the ignition. And I've found another Shorpy cat-dude. A truck named Ingenuity.I wonder what kind of body this truck had on it originally? It must not have been suitable for farm work whatever it was. Each time I look at this picture I see something else creatively engineered. From the wood firewall, the removable windshield for more comfortable summer driving, the battery box made of wood with the battery cable drooping over the side and next to it a wooden tool box. Looking at the left rear tire there must not be much oil left in the axle. The bodyThat TT truck may have never had a body. The basic body-less truck was available from Ford and you could build whatever you wanted. The seat looks like something salvaged from an old car. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Cats, Dogs, Rural America, Russell Lee)
Rudnick Tire: 1921
... Texas. He was the son of Russian-Jewish parents. In 1911, he entered the US in Laredo, Texas, from Mexico, and reported his ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/15/2012 - 11:29am -

Washington, D.C., circa 1921. "Rudnick Tire Co., front." With perhaps Rudnick himself. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. All goneB.S. Reynolds next door to Rudnick were located at 1202 D Street NW. Rudnick Tire: 1921Per 1920 census, Rudnick was David Samuel Rudnick. He was born in 1883 in Galveston, Texas. He was the son of Russian-Jewish parents. In 1911, he entered the US in Laredo, Texas, from Mexico, and reported his destination as New York City. In the 1930 census, he was still in Washington, and worked as a "credit specialist" in the auto business. He was married to Henrietta, and had a 17-year old daughter named Eileen. He moved around quite a bit. According to his WWII draft registration, he was living in 1942 with Henrietta in Philadelphia. He listed his employer as Remington Rand Co. Per California Death Index, he died in San Diego on June 29, 1951. Tireless RudnickRe joemanning's David Rudnick bio-ette: There's no way that's the Rudnick that ran this emporium because nothing there points to his owning one. The only auto industry gig he had, apparently, was "credit specialist". I googlefied the tire company, checked D.C. business directories, etc. but found nothing helpful. Looks like this case is closed, Mr. Chan. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
Harbor Springs: 1906
... 1903. Lincoln Park Boat Line of Chicago acquired her about 1911, and she met her end on there on Morgan Shoal, July 15, 1914. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/05/2014 - 12:13pm -

Michigan circa 1906. "Harbor Springs and Harbor Point, Little Traverse Bay." Panorama made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. View full size. Silver SprayIt appears that Julie Andrews just missed the boat. Which, if my very limited research is worth anything - and it may very well not be - is the steamer Silver Spray of the Little Traverse Bay Ferry Line. A rare treat...I spent many a summer here. This trip to the past is an unexpected treat. So, I meandered.......as I am wont to do into Harbor Springs street view and a whole lot of what you can see on Main Street in the picture from the 3-story brick building in the middle of image all the way to JE Stein Dry Goods still exist, although many of the facades have changed. But, what kills me is that gap between buildings up there to the right of the Central Drug Store 3 building set (all of which still exist)? Nature and architects abhor a vacuum: View Larger Map Bloomer GirlUS3679, originally named Bloomer Girl was built in 1894 as an excursion vessel. Under that name, she operated between Milwaukee and Frederick Pabst's Whitefish Bay Resort. Renamed Silver Spray, she was moved to the Little Traverse Bay area in 1903. Lincoln Park Boat Line of Chicago acquired her about 1911, and she met her end on there on Morgan Shoal, July 15, 1914. (Panoramas, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Stores & Markets)
Double Nickel: 1912
... time on the 8th floor. Peter Smith and Sons In 1911 Peter Smith leased the corner of Griswold and State for 99 years. The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/09/2017 - 4:00pm -

December 31, 1912. "Dime Savings Bank Building, Detroit." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. WuuHuu!Someone seems to be having a heck of a good time on the 8th floor. Peter Smith and SonsIn 1911 Peter Smith leased the corner of Griswold and State for 99 years. The next year (the year this photo was taken), he built his building which still stands today. The sign "Peter Smith and Sons Co" is still just as clear as it was 105 years ago, because he had the sign set in black tiles directly into the brick façade of the building. Building of many namesThe Peter Smith and Sons building housed offices for its namesake firm - retail butter, egg and cheese. It was then named for the new tenant, American State Bank. The bank went under in the depression, and it T.B. Rayl's Hardware took over. After Rayl's left, it was renamed the Capital Park Building, and became general offices, then lofts before abandonment in the late 1990s. It has recently been rehabbed into the Capital Park Lofts. The hardware store painted over the Peter Smith and Sons sign, but that flaked off to reveal the original tiles. Additional info. Still there: now called Chrysler House (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC)
23rd Street Piers: 1910
... number of years. Neighboring DPC images are from 1908 and 1911. - Dave] Sorry. I was going by the 1910 in the caption. But if the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/01/2019 - 11:07am -

Circa 1910. "Twenty-Third Street piers, North River, New York, N.Y." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Tank wagonI'm sure some Shorpyite out there will know: What's that liquid being discharged from that wagon on the left? [Dihydrogen monoxide. - Dave] Oceans of it ...To AD: She is indeed the Oceanic. To Dave: That insidious poison Dihydrogen Monoxide is everywhere! I think Monsanto plays a role. They spray it on the streets. They spray it on plants. Why, it's even here in the drink at my elbow! Nasty stuff. The End of the LineI believe this was in use by the railroads before they had tunnels into Manhattan. I think the end of the line was in New Jersey and they brought everybody over to New York on ferry boats. By this time, however, the Pennsylvania RR had a tunnel into NYC and Penn Station, but I think I remember reading that the Erie and Lackawanna Railroads used the ferry from NJ to NYC for a number of years after this. A White Star LinerThe liner whose funnels and aft masts are barely visible belongs to the White Star Line (the company flag being clearly visible). I am going to make an educated guess that the ship is the SS/RMS Oceanic of 1899. My rationale is there were a limited number of WS ships that sailed to and from New York which was regarded as the most glamorous port on this side of the Atlantic. In 1910 there were five ships assigned the Liverpool/Southampton to New York route. Those were the Oceanic (a one off ship design that had no sisters) and the so called Big Four consisting of the Celtic, Cedric, Baltic and Adriatic. All five were two stackers. But after looking at photos of the ships (Wikipedia is awesome) I believe that the mast closest to the aft most of the smoke funnels is too far forward to be one of the Big Four. That leaves the Oceanic. I tried to match the masts in the photo here with ones from photos of the Oceanic and they are close though not a perfect match. But the difference is so slight it could be attributable to the angle of the photo or simply ordinary maintenance on the masts. Input from other Shorpy regulars is welcome. (Add -- The White Star flag was so far down it appeared to me as though it was at half mast. On reflection, I believe that is likely the case. King Edward VII died in May of 1910 and in those days formal mourning was observed for a full year.) [You're grasping at straws here. This photo could have been taken in any number of years. Neighboring DPC images are from 1908 and 1911. - Dave] Sorry. I was going by the 1910 in the caption. But if the date could run as far back as 1908, and I am unable to see anything in the image that would narrow the date range, then yeah, it's not possible to be sure what was going on there. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, NYC, Railroads)
Long John Loehler: 1921
... A Kroeger model from 1911 is shown below. Masters in Engineering There is a listing in the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/04/2012 - 3:41am -

1921. "John Loehler, George Washington University." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. John (1902-1992) was an architect. Dribbling the ivoriesBasketball hasn't been the same since they took the pianos out of the gyms. Not Available in Grocery StoresKroeger Pianos, more formally known as Gildemeester & Kroeger, are very well built instruments. http://antiquepianoshop.com/online-museum/gildemeester-kroeger/ A Kroeger model from 1911 is shown below. Masters in Engineering There is a listing in the GWU alumni directory for John G. Loehler. He received a Masters in Engineering degree in 1926. He appears to have played basketball only this one year. He was a center and received a University letter for his play while on the team. The details of the basketball season are at the following Shorpy post about his teammate: https://www.shorpy.com/node/2801 He appears to have been an engineer in the Washington, D.C. and Silver Springs, Maryland area from at least 1925 - 1958 and then retired to Florida sometime after this. He was married to Virginia and lived from July 26, 1902 to September 21, 1992. The archivist for GWU assisted with some of this information. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
Dogs to Go: 1923
... while Victor's Dog occupies an addition built around 1911. It's easily discernible by the color change and slight offset in the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/05/2014 - 8:33pm -

San Francisco circa 1923. "Buick touring car at Victor's Dog." Not to be confused with Nipper, that other (RCA) Victor dog, and where's the bun? 6½ x 8½ inch glass negative, originally from the Wyland Stanley collection. View full size. Curb ServiceThe attractive young woman on roller skates is a few years off. Cliff HouseThe Buick is parked in front of the Cliff House on Point Lobos Avenue in the city. On the sidewalk, actually. Here's a 1912 comparison view that shows the same storefront albeit with a different occupant. This is the third incarnation of the Cliff House, finished in 1909. The restaurant portion is to the left with the curtained windows, while Victor's Dog occupies an addition built around 1911. It's easily discernible by the color change and slight offset in the facade. A close examination of the original print of the 1912 photo indicates a cigar vendor was the original occupant. The previous two Cliff Houses, both built of wood, burned to the ground in 1894 and 1907 respectively. The owner didn't need another warning, and this version was constructed of bunker-like concrete nearly a foot thick. It's still standing today. [Cliff House in 1955. - Dave] SurvivorsFinally. In this series of fine automobiles of yesteryear a brand that is still with us. Same for the hot dog that rose to national fame due to vendor/caterer Harry M. Stevens. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Eateries & Bars, San Francisco, W. Stanley)
Fifteenth and H: 1923
... circa 1923. The former office building, put up in 1911, became apartments in 2005. National Photo Co. View full size. I ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 10:56am -

The Woodward Building in Washington circa 1923. The former office building, put up in 1911, became apartments in 2005. National Photo Co. View full size. I wonder......if people in the 1920's lived happier lives overall than people do today. Look at that picture. The streets seem clean and pleasant. I bet that area is a mess now. [It's not. - Dave] A win for preservationists Washington Post, Mar 9, 1990 Court Bars Demolition of Woodward Building Preservationists Hail Curb on "Special Merit" Preservationists hailed a major victory yesterday when the D.C. Court of Appeals stopped plans to tear down a turn-of-the-century office building in the Fifteenth Street Financial Historic District. The decision, the first to use the city's historic preservation law to overturn a demolition order issued by the mayor, placed new limits on the city's power to find that the "special merit" of a development justifies destruction of a historic site. "Virtually every historic building will now have to pass a tougher standard in order to be torn down. It will effect every single historic building," said Cornish F. Hitchcock, who represented the Committee of 100 of the Federal City, a private planning body that argued for yesterday's decision. The stakes in the case were grander than its subject; The Woodward Building, a U-shaped beaux arts structure at 1426 H. S. NW. .... (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
5th Av. & 77th St. NYC
... Street in New York City, winter 1905-06. On record as of 1911, this was the residence of William A. Clark, former U.S. senator. 5x7 ... 
 
Posted by bronson - 08/06/2007 - 2:55pm -

Fifth Avenue and 77th Street in New York City, winter 1905-06. On record as of 1911, this was the residence of William A. Clark, former U.S. senator. 5x7 glass plate negative, John Bond Trevor Sr. collection. View full size. For alternate views, see the following records at http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/ Collection Guide: Photographic Views of New York City, 1870s-1970s Digital Image IDs: 709145F & 709146F Digital Record IDs: 398936 & 398937 Collection Guide: Streetscape and Townscape of Metropolitan New York City, 1860-1942 Digital Image ID:1113293 Digital Record ID:357874 Babes and the Baronone of the signs says "babes and the baron, now playing". this play opened on december 25th, 1905 and closed on january 27, 1906 at the lyric theatre. so this means this picture had been taken between those dates. interesting! another thing is that "the house of silence" that played in the savoy theatre only played 7 times then closed in the same month! it opened on jan. 23rd. i thought that was funny. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Louisburg: 1901
... After Miss Balch's death, the hotel was leased, in 1911 to J.A. Sherrad and for two years to L.C. Prior, proprietor of the Lenox ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/12/2015 - 9:48am -

Circa 1901. "The Louisburg, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. A Souvenir of Bar HarborPlenty of photos of rich industrialists mansions, sorry cottages in this publication. In Living ColorAnd here's the state-of-the-art, colorized, "penny postcard" version. The Louisburg (formerly Atlantic House) stood on the south side of Atlantic Avenue, a couple blocks southeast of Bar Harbor's village green. It survived longer than most of the grand hotels of the era, until its demolition in 1939. Lost Bar HarborI lived in Bar Harbor from 1993-1998 and used to love to research the history. There are still a lot of ruins in the woods around Bar Harbor where mansions and hotels burned down in the fire of 1947. The Louisburg sat on Atlantic Ave and was torn down before the fire of '47 in 1939 and divided into house lots. It was originally the Atlantic House built in 1873 and when that burned they built a new Atlantic House which was purchased in 1887 by Miss M.L. Balch and named the Louisburg after Louisburg Square in Boston. From "Lost Bar Harbor": "Miss Balch added a tennis court and a music room where the Louisburg Orchestra, 'composed of eminent artists,'gave concerts morning and evening. After Miss Balch's death, the hotel was leased, in 1911 to J.A. Sherrad and for two years to L.C. Prior, proprietor of the Lenox Hotel in Boston. In 1916 the Misses Healey of Saratoga Springs ran it. It became the Lorraine when purchased by the Layfayette Hotel Corporation in 1921, and it managed, incredibly, to stay afloat until 1939, when it was leveled and the property was divided into house lots." Here is roughly where it stood on Atlantic Ave. in Bar Harbor. I used to live with a girlfriend right down the street in 1994. Such a beautiful place. (The Gallery, DPC, Horses)
Tables for Ladies
Thanksgiving maskers outside a restaurant circa 1911, when a turkey dinner with all the fixings was 40 cents. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 9:03pm -

Thanksgiving maskers outside a restaurant circa 1911, when a turkey dinner with all the fixings was 40 cents. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. (The Gallery, Eateries & Bars, G.G. Bain, Kids, Thanksgiving)
Early Raleigh: 1908
... with a newer and much larger annex just to the north. In 1911 the Shepherd building would be razed and replaced with an expansion of the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/26/2017 - 5:21pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1908. "The Raleigh." What was originally the Shepherd Centennial Building, at the corner of 12th Street N.W. and Pennsylvania Avenue, now serving as a hotel, along with a newer and much larger annex just to the north. In 1911 the Shepherd building would be razed and replaced with an expansion of the annex, resulting in the megahotel that survived until 1964. (Next door: the studio of M. Kets Kemethy, Photographer.) View full size. The car in the street.The car is an early Maxwell - could be as early as 1905. Kudos to the paperboyfor having such well polished boots. It does look like that he's about to drop his paper bundle though, perhaps distracted by the photographer. It won't be too long until stopping in the middle of the street to light a cigar would probably have fatal consequences for the gentleman on the right. Oyster AlleyJust north of the annex sit the buildings seen to better advantage in this circa-1922 Shorpy image. Even in 1908, oysters were a focal point of business along this stretch, as evidenced by the city directory for that year. (The Gallery, D.C., DPC)
Mr. Mambert: 1941
... the house, ending in fall of 1987. He came to America in 1911, from northern Italy, and soon thereafter his mother and five sisters came ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/11/2012 - 3:09pm -

October 1941. "Mr. Mambert, Hudson River farmer near Coxsackie, New York." Photo by John Collier for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. Three Days Have PassedAfter three days, not a Shorpy soul has stopped by to pay their respects to Mr. Mambert. Well, I'll do it Mr. Mambert, you worked too hard in life to go with no comment being made. 'A ScaredMal, I think all the other Shorpyites were too chicken to post here. Successful Chicken FarmerMy father established a Chicken Farm in Barnegat, New Jersey in 1922 and had an average of 4,000 white leghorns for the next 34 years. He also raised vegetables and sold them at a farm stand in the front yard of the house, ending in fall of 1987. He came to America in 1911, from northern Italy, and soon thereafter his mother and five sisters came too, all passing through Ellis Island and all of their immigration activity was possible because of a cousin that had come to New York City years before and established a successful store. My father lived to be almost 98, so I know that the chicken business and farming was and still can be a successful way of life. I spent hundreds of hours working at the farm, starting around 1945 at the age of 5, until September, 1958. It would be nice to see more postings of all types of farms in America during the past 100 years and read about their success and in many cases their continuation with younger generations. (The Gallery, John Collier)
Check It Out: 1907
... A couple more things needed Here they are in 1911, lying in wait. Early rising So new in its construction, there is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2020 - 11:23am -

New York circa 1907. "Metropolitan Library, Fifth Avenue." The New York Public Library under construction. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. A couple more things neededHere they are in 1911, lying in wait. Early risingSo new in its construction, there is no entrance on the 42nd Street side to the subway. Possibly before a subway line arrived at this location. Beautiful photo. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC)
It's Complicated: 1906
... & Financial Record, Volume 7, No. 7, August 12, 1911. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/25/2019 - 7:15pm -

"Start of super heating union. [Inventor Charles S.L. Baker and another man, possibly his brother Peter, standing behind heating (radiator) system.]" Photo by Bode, Fifth and Felix Streets, St. Joseph, Missouri. Copyright by Charles S.L. Baker, Feb. 12, 1906. View full size. The Original Friction HeaterCharles Baker invented the Friction Heater, which is shown in this photo. It consisted of a motor (left) that turned a shaft inside a water jacket that rotated a revolving wooden core that rubbed against the inner metal cylinder of the water jacket creating friction heat. The fluid in the water jacket heated up, flowing through the radiator (right) thus warming the space it was set up in. He got the idea originally when he was too lazy to grease the hubs of his father's wagon and the resulting heat failure of the wheels. An article about this invention appeared in the Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record, Volume 7, No. 7, August 12, 1911. https://books.google.com/books?id=x7HmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA16-IA17&dq=%22charle... Nifty, but scaryThe man on the right is working the switch to the motor, which is on the left, which drives a cylinder inside a cylinder for a friction heater--that's the long cylinder on its side in the middle. You could power it with an electric motor (this case) or any other source (gasoline motor, etc..) of mechanical energy. You could call it an electric heater that didn't need nichrome (or other resistive materials) or lossy induction to work. One writeup I saw from "The Michigan Manufacturer" suggests Baker came up with the idea after neglecting to grease pins and axles on a wagon. Nifty, but a bit of Rube Goldberg here if it's powered by a gasoline engine. I would also guess, as anyone who's ever worked on brakes would guess, that wear and noise were likely issues that users/owners had to deal with. Scary; the way it's wired. The man on the right is lucky he's not about to be electrocuted, as he's holding a switch for 110V AC with no grounded shield. (Technology, The Gallery)
New York Central "Pacific" #3035: c.1920
... in his comment. It was one of twenty the NYC received in 1911 from The American Locomotive Company (ALCO). Up-state central New York. ... 
 
Posted by D_Chadwick - 06/03/2010 - 5:41am -

Thanks to Lost World I was able to confirm this is the engine he said it was in his comment. It was one of twenty the NYC received in 1911 from The American Locomotive Company (ALCO). Up-state central New York. Scanned from the original 7x5 inch glass negative. Possibly a 4-6-2 PacificI can't see the railroad name on the tender, but it looks rather like a Baldwin 4-6-2 Pacific type. That would fit, because that type was used by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) in Central NY. New York CentralPacific type, Class K-10A #3035. Built by American Locomotive in 1910. NYC did indeed own their share of Pacifics before pioneering the Hudson type. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Urban Cabin: 1910
... "Poet of the Sierras," relocated to Rock Creek Park in 1911 to make room for Henry White's mansion. View full size. Box ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/04/2018 - 7:01pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1910. "Ambassador White at Poet Miller Cabin, Meridian Hill." The former home of Joaquin Miller, "Poet of the Sierras," relocated to Rock Creek Park in 1911 to make room for Henry White's mansion. View full size. Box attached near the windowWhat does anyone make of the attached box. It looks to be protecting something from the weather. Is this a phone? The wire/conduit that climbs the wall doesn't seem to reach the box proper, but appears to enter the house just below. The gauge seems to be oversized for phone service. Were electric wires run underground at that time? [That looks more like a gaspipe. - Dave] Precarious PerchBeautiful little cabin but I don't think I would like to try sitting in that chair to enjoy the view. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Patriotic)
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