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All a Board: 1899
... to NE Minnesota, the northern half of Wisconsin, and Michigan's UP. River junction towns like Minneapolis, Stillwater, and Winona ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/09/2016 - 5:12pm -

Minnesota circa 1899. "Winona, a sawmill plant." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Warning!Customers are enjoined not to remove boards from the bottom of the stack. Please summon a sales associate for assistance. Not Near the WoodIs that some sort of burning beacon at left? A common industry back thenWhen the woods of the Northeastern US were depleted in the 1880's, loggers turned their attention to NE Minnesota, the northern half of Wisconsin, and Michigan's UP. River junction towns like Minneapolis, Stillwater, and Winona became sawmill towns as White Pine logs were brought down the rivers for milling. This was some of the finest lumber ever cut, and in 1899 the supply still seemed endless. As the loggers moved north, so did the sawmills, especially once steam replaced water for power. Duluth, Ashland, and Virginia MN became sawmill towns. The trees weren't endless. Using the primitive tools of the day loggers managed to all but clean out the White Pine in the northern halves of three states by the early 1920's. Attempts to replant the White Pine using seedlings from Europe were met with failure. These new trees brought White Pine Blister Rust with them and pretty much sealed the fate of the species here. There were also massive forest fires after logging. All of the slash (branches and tops) were left loose on the ground and once dry, burned like gasoline. Only a few small stands and scattered individual White Pine trees remain today, replaced primarily by Aspen, the first growth after logging in these parts. Most of the older homes in the Midwest were built with lumber from these stands, including almost all of the farm houses in the Great Plains that replaced the old sod huts. As the logs ran out the families that owned timber and logged, like the Weyerhausers and Boeings (yes, that Boeing, and that's a story in itself), moved to either the Pacific Northwest or to the southern states to continue the family businesses. We still occasionally see a huge White Pine stump, a deadhead log poking up out of a lake, or a logging railroad grade from the logging days in the woods here. (The Gallery, DPC, Industry & Public Works, Railroads)
Native Handicrafts: 1905
Mackinac Island, Michigan, circa 1905. "Indian basket market." 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/29/2012 - 3:01pm -

Mackinac Island, Michigan, circa 1905. "Indian basket market." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. A tisket, a tasket ... an Indian woven basket.I wonder how many of those baskets have survived to today. Antiques Roadshow, anyone? Now The Missionary's PositionIt's Marquette Park, near the spot on which a statue of Father Jacques Marquette would be erected a couple of years later. Fort Mackinac is in the background. (The Gallery, DPC)
Stone Depot: 1901
Circa 1901. "Michigan Central R.R. station at Ann Arbor." 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/28/2018 - 4:38pm -

Circa 1901. "Michigan Central R.R. station at Ann Arbor." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Gandy DancerMy (now) wife and I went there once for Sunday brunch back when we both lived in Ann Arbor (where we met). I don't remember the exact occasion, but it was a fun place! Gandy DancerIn 1970, this depot was converted to the Gandy Dancer Restaurant, an Ann Arbor institution. Here's some history. Still ThereAs the Gandy Dancer, an upscale restaurant. (The Gallery, DPC, Railroads)
Grandma's Wedding
... original is in a frame in poor shape in my aunt's house in Michigan. This picture came to me by way of a digital camera photo copied to ... 
 
Posted by itzykitty - 09/22/2011 - 11:36pm -

One of the only photographs of my grandmother, who died at the age of 30 in 1930. She was in her teens when she was married. My grandfather, seated on her right, is about 23. Notice the medals on the women. We do not know what they are for, perhaps a Polish custom of the time. Thank you I didn't noticeThank you I didn't notice that it was a watch. I just got this picture and it was the first time that I had seen it. The original is in a frame in poor shape in my aunt's house in Michigan. This picture came to me by way of a digital camera photo copied to disc and downloaded to my computer. Itzykitty Wedding MedalsThat's a ladies watch pinned brooch-style to your grandmother's dress. Maybe a wedding present? Those are corsages on the other women's dresses. GrandmaGrandmother was just 30 years old when she died in 1930, of tuberculosis. My mother, who is now 83, was just 5 when Grandma died. My grandfather, the groom in this photo, died in his 80's in 1976 in Detroit. This photo was probably taken in Pennsylvania. The family name was Cislo. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Sell Street Boxers
Circa mid-1930s in then rural Commerce Township, Michigan. This is a photo of my uncle and father probably taken at the ... had them living in a tent for the summer in northern Michigan. They eventually ended up buying land and building their own houses. ... 
 
Posted by Ray D. O-Czech - 03/26/2020 - 1:57pm -

Circa mid-1930s in then rural Commerce Township, Michigan. This is a photo of my uncle and father probably taken at the summer rental house on Commerce Lake that they stayed at for a couple summers before they moved here permanently from Detroit. Not too long before, the Depression had them living in a tent for the summer in northern Michigan. They eventually ended up buying land and building their own houses. To make it in life, you have to fight for what you get. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Boardwalk Rollers: 1905
Atlantic City circa 1905. "The Shelburne, Michigan Avenue at Boardwalk." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/22/2017 - 11:58am -

Atlantic City circa 1905. "The Shelburne, Michigan Avenue at Boardwalk." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. U-Drive-ItThe chap in the right foreground is clearly not a hired pusher. There's nothing like a topper and a Prince Albert coat to make you realize you're on vacation, is there? Smooth rideSometime after this photo two fore and aft lanes of boards were created for the rolling chairs for a smoother ride and push. Beautiful wicker!I sure wish I had one of those to have my kids push me around in! (The Gallery, Atlantic City, DPC)
Western States: 1910
... City of Mackinac ." Built in 1902 and 1893 in Wyandotte, Michigan. View full size. Automotive Back Formation? Er . . . uh . ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/23/2019 - 10:49am -

Circa 1910. "Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Line steamboats Western States and City of Mackinac." Built in 1902 and 1893 in Wyandotte, Michigan. View full size. Automotive Back Formation?Er . . . uh . . . not to get too esoteric here, but devices intended to protect hulls from dock abrasion, etc., are properly called fenders, not bumpers. OARS?Hanging down? Ok, so I know that they are not, but what are they? [Bumpers. Fenders! - Dave] [Ha! as an English transplant, you had it right the first time. Also, do they store the luggage in the BOOT? :)]
Maccabees Temple: 1905
Port Huron, Michigan, circa 1905. "Maccabees Temple." Lodge of the fraternal order Knights ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 3:11pm -

Port Huron, Michigan, circa 1905. "Maccabees Temple." Lodge of the fraternal order Knights of the Maccabees. Detroit Publishing glass neg. View full size. After the PhotoIn 1906 the Maccabees built a new temple about a half mile from here. This building became the Algonquin Hotel and for many years was the swankiest place in town. The building burned down in 2000. R.I.P.So sad -- this Moorish Sullivanesque building is no more. It is interesting to note that its surroundings had not appreciably changed after 95 years. To the left are two single-story storefronts and to the right is a frame house. (The Gallery, DPC)
South Weadock: 1908
Saginaw, Michigan, circa 1908. "Houses on South Weadock Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/28/2018 - 3:13pm -

Saginaw, Michigan, circa 1908. "Houses on South Weadock Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. A lot has changed in 106 yearsAt least if this 2014 Streetview image is correct: Everystreet USAIn 1908 my grandmothers were old enough to baby sit for the three children shown. Not Parking Meter PolesPretty sure the numerous poles along the street are hitching posts, still seeing plenty of use even in the early auto age. [As in many of these photos, the hitching posts are accompanied by mounting blocks. - Dave] (The Gallery, DPC, Kids)
Immigrant Children Meet Santa
... concerned expression. Taken in 1959 at the Ford Rotunda, Detroit, MI. View full size. Bucky Fuller and the Rotunda Many a ... Ford Fairlane Station Wagon in the interior shot reads, "MICHIGAN leads the nation in the number of state parks and prepared campsites ... 
 
Posted by UpNorthBob - 07/27/2012 - 9:36pm -

Even though my cousin Kathy gave this photo the title "Immigrant children meet Santa for the first time," we were not immigrants, even though it looks like we had just escaped war-torn Warsaw. And we had met Santa many times, despite brother Billy's concerned expression. Taken in 1959 at the Ford Rotunda, Detroit, MI. View full size. Bucky Fuller and the RotundaMany a home in the tri-county area have photos with Santa at the Rotunda. I never got to see it; it burned down when I was a toddler, although my parents told me it was fantastic. Small consolation to a kid. Ford Rotunda in KodachromeFrom my collection of old Kodachrome slides, here is an exterior view and an interior view of the Ford Rotunda. Santa wouldn't be making his 1955 appearance at the Rotunda for another 5 months. The sign in front of the 1956 Ford Fairlane Station Wagon in the interior shot reads, "MICHIGAN leads the nation in the number of state parks and prepared campsites available to the public!" Twilight ZoneLooks like Art Carney's portrayal of Santa in The Night of the Meek from the Zone. Remembering that day.It's funny that I remember that day so well. I remember that the LAST place I wanted to be was at the Ford Rotunda Christmas display. I wanted to be home, because the Harlem Globetrotters were going to be on ABC's Wide World of Sports that day, and I wanted to watch. Sadly, we returned home just as the program was ending. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Laddies Who Launch: 1913
... part of the “Corn Belt Fleet,” operating only on Lake Michigan. Along with the USS Sable, the only Navy carriers to use coal for ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/09/2019 - 1:32pm -

February 14, 1913. "Noon -- Steamer Seeandbee." Lunch break for men working on the sidewheeler Seeandbee at the Detroit Ship Building yard in Wyandotte. View full size. HOTEL WINDOWSI've never noticed what appear to be large double hung windows on a ship. Especially those close to the waterline. Must have been considered seaworthy on a lakes ship. MetamorphosisIt seems the Seeandbee turned into a Wolverine and lived an interesting life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wolverine_(IX-64) USS WolverineThe Seeandbee was a luxurious sidewheeler cruise ship operated by the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company, or C&B -- Seeandbee, get it? Later she was converted to a training aircraft carrier, the USS Wolverine, as part of the “Corn Belt Fleet,” operating only on Lake Michigan. Along with the USS Sable, the only Navy carriers to use coal for fuel. And they were the only paddlewheel carriers in history. In her cruising days, she was pretty impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX-FvPe5ecQ (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
U. Hall: 1900
Circa 1900. "University Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/06/2015 - 2:06pm -

Circa 1900. "University Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Many changes made over the yearsThis particular hall has had many looks; here is a sampling: A work in progressUniversity Hall united two classroom buildings that predated the Civil War - South College (1848) on the right, and the original Mason Hall (1840) on the left - through the construction in 1871-72 of a centerpiece featuring a grand auditorium. A tower-like dome (surrounded by several shorter peaks) originally sprouted from that centerpiece, but fears about its great weight led the University to replace it with a much more modest dome, shown in this picture, in 1896. In the 1920s the University erected Angell Hall directly in front of University Hall. Old and new co-existed until 1950, as depicted in this helpful map. That year, University Hall was demolished. A new Mason hall (and new Haven Hall) rose in its place. (The Gallery, DPC, Education, Schools)
Heavy Lifter: 1906
Calumet, Michigan, circa 1906. "Copper mining. Hoisting engine, Tamarack No. 5 Shaft." ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/25/2019 - 1:46pm -

Calumet, Michigan, circa 1906. "Copper mining. Hoisting engine, Tamarack No. 5 Shaft." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Classy chassisThis looks to be the sort of thing that would have set Charles Sheeler's heart aflutter. Very lovely, I must say. Balanced HoistHere is a picture of a smaller mine hoist to show what's going on with that huge conical hoist drum: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/J3BRD8/dickson-hoisting-engine-new-catechism-o... There are two elevator cars, one going up while the other is going down, balancing each other. The idea of the spiral cable drums is to compensate for the substantial weight of the hoist cable, probably more than the weight of the cars. When the cable is coming off the small end of the spiral, it has a mechanical advantage over the other cable at the big end of the other drum, compensating for the weight of the hoist cable down the mine shaft. The drum diameter is very large, since it needs to hold the entire length of the cable in a single wrap. A side effect is that the elevator cars would crawl at the bottom, but be screaming fast when they reached the top. The 4 cylinder Corliss engine is a masterpiece of the machinist's art. Terminology on this setup is odd. Although the engine is split at opposite ends of the drum, all four cylinders operate as a single engine. So it could be described as one engine, two engines or four engines. From the camera angle, it's unclear whether the engine is simple or compound; given the era, it's probably compound. The hoist drum is controlled by a similarly huge steam operated clasp brake. One wonders how much that monster cost, and how long it took to amortize it, given the high value of the copper it pulled up. (Technology, The Gallery, DPC, Mining)
Langell Boys: 1908
... "Lumber hooker Langell Boys unloading at Saginaw, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/28/2018 - 11:29am -

        Named for the seven sons of shipbuilder Simon Langell, the steam barge "Langell Boys", launched in 1890, hauled lumber until she burned and sank in Lake Huron in 1931. Circa 1908. "Lumber hooker Langell Boys unloading at Saginaw, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Here's the ArticleGuess they let it burn. Langell Boys captainMy great great grandfather was the captain of the Langell Boys for years. I can't help but wonder if that's him up on the wheelhouse. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Family Cow: 1901
... Circa 1901. "Family cow -- The Firs, New Baltimore, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/24/2017 - 3:08pm -

Circa 1901. "Family cow -- The Firs, New Baltimore, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Not Bob Dylan's Guernsey cowHer colour pretty well rules out many of the milking breeds as this girl's ancestors, and the horns rule out most of the rest. I believe we have an example of the Milking Shorthorn, once quite common as a "family" cow. Hatheway HouseOne of New Baltimore's most prominent citizens, Gilbert Hatheway, built this mansion in 1860... After the home left the Hatheway family, it was used as a bed and breakfast known as "The Firs". The house lasted until 2005. (The Gallery, Animals, DPC)
Stove-Cam: 1901
Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company, general view." In the four years ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/28/2014 - 11:06am -

Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company, general view." In the four years since our last visit from this perspective, one of the fence-leaners has made his way across the tracks. Detroit Publishing glass negative. View full size. Gone But Not ForgottenOur Smokestack Industries. All that lumber?Used for crating up the stoves or what? (The Gallery, DPC, Glazier Stove Works, Railroads)
Glazier Stove: 1901
Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company, the foundry." 8x10 inch dry plate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/20/2012 - 10:49am -

Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company, the foundry." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. When it's got to be right ...Burn it on a Glazier Stove! (The Gallery, DPC, Glazier Stove Works, Railroads)
Oyster Steamer: 1908
... compounds were made through the 1950's, in fact, the Lake Michigan carferry "Badger" has two still in operation. (The Gallery, Boats ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/23/2012 - 7:45pm -

Hampton, Virginia, circa 1908. "Oyster steamboat Kecoughtan at landing." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Steamer KecoughtanThe steamer Kecoughtan was built 1903 at Pocomoke City, Md. Crew size of six to twelve. Powered by a Steeple compound engine with a water tube boiler. 74 ft long, 56 gross tons. Steeple CompoundThanks Stanton for the nice info. Steeple compounds are really interesting. The traditional compound steam engines always had a separate cylinder and valve gear for each expansion (recycling) of steam but the steeples put the pistons and cylinders on top of each other. This reduced the number of moving parts to lubricate and cause vibration and made a smaller, lighter engine. Steeple compounds were made through the 1950's, in fact, the Lake Michigan carferry "Badger" has two still in operation. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Howard Furniture: 1905
Port Huron, Michigan, circa 1905. "Armory (Charles Baer Bldg.) and Maccabees Temple." 8x10 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/06/2017 - 10:37pm -

Port Huron, Michigan, circa 1905. "Armory (Charles Baer Bldg.) and Maccabees Temple." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. The Maccabees TempleIs gone, burn down on Jan 28, 2000. Was built in 1892 for the Maccabees and later became the Algonquin Hotel. It was abandoned when it caught fire. Area History Fire Photos (The Gallery, DPC, Stores & Markets)
Municipal Marquette: 1906
Marquette, Michigan, circa 1906. "Post office and City Hall." 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/29/2020 - 11:55am -

Marquette, Michigan, circa 1906. "Post office and City Hall." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. One there, one notThe City Hall Building is still there though it gave up its duties to a non-descript one-story complex a few blocks away. The Post Office was torn down and replaced in 1935 with a PO/Courthouse. (The Gallery, DPC, Kids)
Chez Alma: 1905
Alma, Michigan, circa 1905. "Alma Sanitarium dining room." 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/02/2012 - 9:54pm -

Alma, Michigan, circa 1905. "Alma Sanitarium dining room." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, Eateries & Bars)
Model T Plant: c. 1920s
... at the Highland Park Model T Plant, Highland Park, Michigan. Experts tell me that the photo most likely dates from the ... 
 
Posted by OldDetroit - 03/22/2011 - 7:35am -

This photo is of the craneway at the Highland Park Model T Plant, Highland Park, Michigan. Experts tell me that the photo most likely dates from the mid-twenties, just before the plant closed. They note that in the full size image they were quite sure the stack of rims, bottom right, are steel, not wood. But that puzzles me as my grandfather worked there from 1910 to 1919. There are not many photos from that era (at least that I've seen) to give me any comparisons. Note that on the third floor, left, completed cars are ready to drop out the ramp. Second floor, far right, are stacks of brooms. Ford kept the plant very clean. And no, I don't know who the "boss man" is top right. My grandfather worked under Edward Gray, who along with Albert Kahn designed the plant. After leaving Detroit in 1919 he came back in 1936 and worked for Ed Gray again before moving on to work for Gar Wood. His last job for Wood was designing engines and transmissions for landing craft for WWII, and the invasion of Japan. Of course they were never needed and grandpa died in 1945 so I never knew him personally. View full size. Update on DateHaving seen some more photos of the area, I'd say this was just after completion as the platforms were inclosed by 1918 or so, too many parts falling on heads? So more like 1914-15 I'd say. This image is from the 1920 "Ford Factory Facts" and they're inclosed. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Go With the Flow: 1906
Harbor Springs, Michigan, circa 1906. "A flowing well in Wequetonsing." 8x10 inch dry plate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/27/2017 - 8:49am -

Harbor Springs, Michigan, circa 1906. "A flowing well in Wequetonsing." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. "Crikey!""I do believe I feel myself getting younger!" (The Gallery, DPC, Small Towns)
Lots of Pulp (Colorized): 1908
Circa 1908. " Paper mills at Petoskey , Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
Posted by DonW - 10/14/2011 - 8:33am -

Circa 1908. "Paper mills at Petoskey, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. Colorized. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Iron Horse: 1905
Ecorse, Michigan, circa 1905. "Gantry crane, Great Lakes Engineering Works." 8x10 inch ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/12/2018 - 3:22pm -

Ecorse, Michigan, circa 1905. "Gantry crane, Great Lakes Engineering Works." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Triangles R UsMr Iggy Isosceles and Eddy Equilateral at your service. We try not to be obtuse when it comes to your triangular needs and we have a cute way to be sure your triangles are always right. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Industry & Public Works)
Another Mystery Car
... this in the late 1930's either in Detroit or Dearborn, Michigan. I think the guy is my dad's cousin. No idea what kind of car. ... 
 
Posted by mackinaw - 10/24/2014 - 6:47pm -

My dad took this in the late 1930's either in Detroit or Dearborn, Michigan. I think the guy is my dad's cousin. No idea what kind of car. View full size. The Most Beautiful Thing on Wheels...or so Pontiac heralded their 1935 Models in print ads. It marked the first year of their trademark "Silver Streak," and featured the new solid steel "turret-top." 1935 was the only year Pontiac produced cars with the grimly nicknamed "suicide doors" in front. This particular "Beautiful Thing" is a six-cylinder coupe from that year. Here is a page from the 1935 Pontiac sales brochure: (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
He's Got the Whole World: 1956
... The tube radio was tuned to 1130 AM, WCAR in Pontiac, Michigan. Also visible on the dial are the Conelrad (Civil Defense) stations, ... at noon we heard the air raid sirens being tested in Detroit, just across the river. The red opaque plastic glowed warmly in the ... 
 
Posted by Angus J - 10/26/2011 - 4:08pm -

My father took this Kodachrome of me in 1956 in Riverside (now Windsor) Ontario. The tube radio was tuned to 1130 AM, WCAR in Pontiac, Michigan. Also visible on the dial are the Conelrad (Civil Defense) stations, at 640 and 1230 kHz. Every Saturday at noon we heard the air raid sirens being tested in Detroit, just across the river. The red opaque plastic glowed warmly in the dark. The fact that I am holding the globe with Australia in my hand was prophetic - within two years our family had moved there. My favourite song on the radio at this time: "Standing on the Corner" by the Four Lads. View full size. Great picTerrific pic. Thanks for providing. Hope things went well for you all in Oz. Did you stay? Came to love maps about the same age as you - always wanted a globe. Funny how things don't always change. Australia a classic pink bit of the British Commonwealth in '56. Guess Canada was the same. Malaysia and Burma clearly were. Barely an empire to speak of 10 years later. But CHOGM meeting in Perth this week! Cold War comments interesting. Despite best attempts by politicians, most Australians happily managed to tune out of the whole end-of-the-world thing. All too far away; busy eating lotuses. But an American friend tells me how her neck always tingled when the sirens were tested in her city, Hartford. Way different worlds. JP in Sydney (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Industrial Strength: 1901
... The embankment in the background is the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, later New York Central, Penn Central, Conrail, now Norfolk ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/28/2019 - 7:29pm -

Lake Erie circa 1901. "Ore docks and harbor -- Cleveland, O." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Whiskey IslandSince nobody has commented yet on this wonderful scene, here is my attempt to get things started. There is much more unexplained than what I can surmise, especially those odd disconnected trestles. The boat (not called a ship on the Great Lakes) is in the "old river bed", with Whiskey Island in the background. The twisty Cuyahoga River originally emptied into Lake Erie west of its current mouth, near where the Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant is now. A new direct river entrance was cut east of this scene, unsure of when. The boat appears to be at the Cleveland Shipyard, either being completed or under repair under the sheerlegs. The boat's stern is sitting very high in the water, with work platforms around the rudder. There is a vertical boilered steam pile driver across the river, just left of the boat's mizzenmast, building a grid of pilings for some new construction. The round white object in the foreground looks like a ship's boiler, fat and stubby. None of these wooden buildings survive. The shipyard's abandoned drydock is still visible on satellite, to the west of the Great Lakes Towing Company (G Tug) yard. The concrete framed drydock entrance is still there, visited it a few years ago. Some time on the Bowling Green site might turn up the name of the boat, assuming it was being built at this time. The 'P' is probably Pittsburgh Steamship Company, but uncertain. The Cargill salt mine now occupies the area where the more distant disconnected trestle stands. The nearest trestlework appears to be the shipbuilding ways. Those crossed timbers would be light duty cranes for hoisting pieces of plating and small fittings. The disconnected trestle with the 4 hopper cars is a puzzle, unless there was an elevator to hoist the cars from ground level, not uncommon with lighter cars of the era, or it might be a curved ramp from the background. Seems like a long lens was used, the perspective is confusing. The embankment in the background is the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, later New York Central, Penn Central, Conrail, now Norfolk Southern, climbing westward from the old lakefront depot. Beyond the railroad is where the Lakefront Ore Docks are now. The breakwall is apparently being built or expanded, a pretty constant process to this day. Now I hope somebody comments on the equally wonderful "Along the Ohio: 1940". (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Cleveland, DPC, Railroads)
Sew and Save
... the Lendzion's 5 and 10 store that he managed in Hamtramck Michigan. (Detroit). (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by KAP - 04/19/2013 - 7:30pm -

One of my great uncle's F.W. Woolworth displays from the 1930's, probably in Findlay Ohio. He and my great aunt would work into the night building these displays and then take pictures of the final product. This one shows the benefits of sewing it yourself. He even covered the pole in aluminum foil. View full size. [This appears to be 1952, the year National Sew and Save Week was held Feb. 23 to March 1; that's also consistent with the early-50s fashion styles in the illustrations. -tterrace] Lendzion's of HamtramckThanks to tterrace for the correction on the date. If this was the 50's, then it was the Lendzion's 5 and 10 store that he managed in Hamtramck Michigan. (Detroit). (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Ambassador Bridge
... Early picture of the Ambassador Bridge that links Detroit Michigan and Windsor Ontario. Bridge was built in 1929 and this looks like it ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 10/05/2013 - 9:24am -

Early picture of the Ambassador Bridge that links Detroit Michigan and Windsor Ontario. Bridge was built in 1929 and this looks like it was taken not too much longer after that. Note on the right side the sidewalk and people walking on it, this was closed a long time ago as it was not part of the bridge's charter (at least what I have read). From my negatives collection. View full size. Made the walkI walked across this bridge in the late 60's with my Boy Scout troop. Not sure if there was an International scouts day, or something like that. We made the walk and met up with a troop from Windsor. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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