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Silver Springs: 1902
... of Palatka . 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Unconcerned ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/31/2012 - 4:14pm -

Florida circa 1902. "At Silver Springs on the Ocklawaha." Our second look at the river steamer Metamora of Palatka. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. UnconcernedNo one in this shot seems worried about the rope standing up on the bow by itself. I love this shot, you can almost smell the gators. Not Long to LiveA sad end: "In the Silver River, near its confluence with the Oklawaha River, are the remains of the 1800's river steamer METAMORA, which sank March 19, 1903, with the loss of two lives (so it sank suddenly). " The Metamora had a horizontal boiler like a railroad locomotive to keep her center of gravity very low. The wreck is still visible and is a dive site: http://www.treasuresites.com/members/cf.htm Is That Bogie???That looks like the "African Queen" tied up along the dock. Quite a ChangeFrom the dressed and top-hatted Tashmoo. Period photosYou can almost always tell a period photo by looking for periods at the end more than one word grouping. Even names of store owners on their signs. Here we have Lucas New Line with a period at the end. Period periods. Post-MetamortemThe Metamora's loss even came to the gummint's official attention. Report of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor and Reports of Bureaus, 1904. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1905. p. 404. Local District of Jacksonville, Fla. 1903. March 19. — About 3.22 a. m. steamer Metamora suddenly sank in the Ocklawaha River, Florida, causing drowning of two members of crew (waiter and deck hand). Cause of sinking investigated, and licenses of Frederick E. Rossignol, chief engineer, suspended for 1 year, and of Frederick Priest, assistant engineer, revoked. Cases appealed and upon reexamination of matter by supervising Inspector, third district, decisions reversed and licenses restored to above parties. They Must Have Been Tough I spent 12 miserable years in Florida and even with mosquito control, air conditioning and other modern conveniences, I would consider the state only partially fit for human habitation. In 1902 the state must have been truly a hell on earth. I can't imagine how they did it. [The passengers here are winter tourists. Not many full-time Florida residents back then. - Dave] Upstanding bow line.That's a "sight pole" on the bow, used by the pilot (helmsman) to help gauge distance and degree on turns in tight quarters. [Note that a not very successful attempt was made to retouch it out of the picture. - Dave] Modern Navigation The fore pole allowed the captain to know where his bow was in relation to floating debris and snags, that bit of fuzz on the middle of the pole was probably a string of moss used to show wind direction, useful when docking or steering in tight spots, much like the pennants flown on sailing and steam ships. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Saltair Pavilion: 1900
... version of Coney Island. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Saltair & ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 12:33pm -

The Great Salt Lake circa 1900. "Saltair Pavilion." Our second look at this Utah landmark, a sort of Western, more wholesome version of Coney Island. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Saltair & Carnival of SoulsSaltair was featured prominently in the famous mystery B-movie 'Carnival of Souls'. That was filmed in 1962 when the place had fallen into a spooky abandoned disrepair. I hadn't seen that film when I attended a wild nocturnal party myself there, which I'll never forget. A wild, crazy, spooky sort of place. I think it all burned down in the '80s and was rebuilt as the water level of Salt Lake rose. Saltair TodayThe original Saltair was destroyed by fire on April 22, 1925. All that exists of the original are the ruins of the power house and some piles out in the water. Here's the latest incarnation. Its used as a concert venue. Largest Dancing Pavilion KnownContemporary accounts at the time report the Saltair Pavilion to be a church-sponsored venture constructed to offer wholesome entertainment. Portions of the establishment ran afoul of some Mormon's sensibility for serving alcohol. The entire "sea-side" complex was reported to be one of the few Church business investments to lose money. Salt Lake City, Past and Present: A narrative of its history and romance, its People and culture, its industry and commerce 1908 In visiting the Great Salt Lake, which is reached by rail, about 15 miles west of Salt Lake City, the Saltair bathing and summer resort is the favorite place, which draws thousands of people daily during the summer season. Here the great pavilion is an attraction which has few parallels among the most noted resorts. At Saltair is had a magnificent panoramic view of the famous Great Salt Lake with its islands, the thousands of bathers in the lake, the largest dancing pavilion known, and finally the grandest and most picturesque sunset ever seen. The magnitude and characteristic features of the construction of the Saltair pavilion may be comprehended from the following description: The pavilion was built by Salt Lake capital and Salt Lake workmen. Style of architecture, Moorish. Its construction commenced Feb. 1, 1893 and was completed June 1, 1893. Cost $350,000. Built on the waters of Great Salt Lake, 4,000 feet from shore, and resting on 2.500 10-inch piling. Oh buoyI'm wondering, are the people in the foreground just sitting on the bottom, or are they, as you often see in the Dead Sea, floating buoyantly in the salt water? And holy schmoley, is that guy wearing a straw boater in the water??? Tho it's extremely sad to think of this place burning, when I first looked at it, I thought of the many, many similar buildings across the country that were demolished when they outlived their usefulness. The idea of a place like this getting smashed up is almost more painful to think about than fire. Floater with the boaterMy favorite part of this beautiful photo. Saltair MK1This was the first major incarnation of Saltair, built in 1893. It burned down in 1925. The second Saltair was built and partially destroyed by fire in 1931. It wqas rebuilt, but the lakeshore receeded leaving the place about a half mile from the water. It closed during World War II. After the war, most people did not want to make a 30 mile round trip for an evening's amusement. It closed for good in 1958. Carnival of Souls was filmed there around 1962. An arson fire totally destroyed the second Saltair in 1970. Before it was destroyed, some of my friends and I visited the place. It was a spooky labyrinth of falling-down buildings. The third version is a pale shadow of the originals. It is a surplus aircraft hangar reassembled about a mile away from the old site. Just after it opened about 1980, the lake level rose and flooded it out for a couple of years. It ain't very deepI am pretty sure the people sitting in the water Boater Man included have their bottoms on the bottom. To their left is a kid standing only knee deep. The lake covers approximately 1700 square miles, yet the mean depth is only 33 feet. On some beaches around Saltair it is not uncommon to stand 100 yards from shore and have the water only knee deep. Depending on the amount of fresh water entering the lake the salinity can run from 5% to 27% averaging 16-20%. I have been in the lake several times. And once you get about waist deep, it very difficult to stand. Your body's bouyancy makes it almost impossible to sink. Salt Lake City Soda Water Co.Back in 1970, when the remains of the Pavilion were still standing, we walked around under the deck among the pillars. These salt-soaked pillars had exploded from the crystallizing salt when they dried. I found a "Salt Lake City Soda Water" bottle and filled it with salt crystals from a nearby pond. I figured that if I found a cent, it would be corroded blue-green and sure enough, as I saw a greenish blob in the sand, I broke off the corrosion from the sides and had a cent. There was no recognizable features left except the bump where Lincoln's head was. (The Gallery, DPC, Swimming, W.H. Jackson)
Orleans Street: 1890
... near Cathedral of St. Louis." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Getting the lay of the land Interesting ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/18/2019 - 12:48pm -

Circa 1890. "Street in New Orleans near Cathedral of St. Louis." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Getting the lay of the landInteresting that Mr. Jackson didn't call out the name of the street in his caption. Maybe to prevent confusion? Since the Cathedral faces the Mississippi across (Andrew) Jackson Square, you are seeing the back of it. The street that dead-ends behind the Cathedral is Orleans Street. [As reflected by the title of this post! - Dave] Sorry Dave, perhaps it was the absence of a pun-less title that threw me off. :^) And the clock strikes ...High Noon. French QuarterThis area of New Orleans is such a time capsule! It has hardly changed at all. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, W.H. Jackson)
Light Lunch: 1902
... Register Co., Dayton, Ohio." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. It's a Matter of Perspective In ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/16/2015 - 10:37am -

Circa 1902. "Window in girls' restaurant, National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. It's a Matter of PerspectiveIn reality, the width of that window is a "normal" 36 inches. It just looks huge because the women are about 20 inches tall. Having Worked ThereAt NCR during college here in Dayton, I can tell you, I got to know the history a little. These girls were most likely office girls, or floor girls who worked in the compiling area (piecing together small parts that required delicate hands)but they were always nicely dressed. Patterson and Kettering were ahead of their time as far as employers of women. Both men made it a company policy to make sure the women all wore uniformity clothing that was clean and attractive. Some of my wife's relatives worked there and she always said what a great place it was to work in. Patterson took care of his employees. Girls Restaurant?I'm curious -- what is the "girls' restaurant"? Was it a restaurant at NCR reserved for women? I tried Googling for an answer but all I got was more references to this picture. [Lunch room for women NCR employees. "Girls' restaurant" comes from the original Detroit Photographic Co. caption. -tterrace] Dirty floorBut very clean table. Immaculate LinensBut very messy floor. An invitation for bugs and birds of all shapes and sizesThat is one huge sash window! FamiliarJUST like our lunch room here at work, except for the nice china, the silver cutlery, the linen table cloth, the attractive service dishes, the plant on the table, the well-dressed staff. Oh, yeah, and the view out of the building. ANY view out of the building. Other than that, just the same. IndeedVery light lunch indeed. Having 2 sashes moving up and down verticallyThat is a huge double hung window. Well lit light lunchThe girls in the picture are wearing aprons. They were probably restaurant staff recruited to pose for the picture. With a little skill, the final image can be rendered with an unsullied floor and NCR will have a model scene of the girls' restaurant. (The Gallery, DPC, Eateries & Bars, W.H. Jackson)
On the Street Where You Live: 1900
... was the residence of Detroit Publishing photographer William Henry Jackson. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. Photomerge ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/15/2012 - 2:39pm -

Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. "W.H. Jackson residence." Just out of view across 2nd Avenue in this two-part panorama was the residence of Detroit Publishing photographer William Henry Jackson. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. PhotomergeJust thought I'd run both of these through Photoshop's Photomerge command and see what the resulting panorama would look like. [I tried the same thing (click below to enlarge). A passable result with a couple of obvious flaws -- the cable running across the street, instead of meeting in the middle, diverges at two very different angles, and the curbs on the left side of the street don't line up. Your version (bottom pic) turned out better, curbwise. UPDATE: I took another stab at it and came up with something a tad more Euclidean. Click to embiggen. - Dave] Cass Park in the backgroundI think this picture is a view of 2nd Avenue heading away from downtown where it runs into Cass Park. I don't think any of these buildings still stand. And the park's fountain is sadly no more. Nice rackFor bikes! Fast ShadeAny idea of the address? I'd like to find out when this neighborhood was platted and developed, to get an idea of the age of the trees. Elms, besides having wonderful canopies, also are fast growers. [Building on the left is the Marlborough apartments at 419-421 Second Avenue. (Addresses have been renumbered since this photo was made.) At the end of the street we can see the fountain in Cass Park. - Dave] LocationThis looks like the street, from a 1895 Detroit street map. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Over and Under: 1900
... seeing more of, and whose progenitors carried DPC partner William Henry Jackson through Mexico and the American West in the 1880s and 1890s when ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2013 - 3:44pm -

Circa 1900. "Grade separation near Arlington, New Jersey." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Transit SuperiorityTruly the two most romantic forms of travel man has ever created. Classic 4-4-0That's about the most beautiful locomotive I've ever seen! They must have been burning special coal to have no visible smoke coming from the stack (bet it helped keep it clean too). By 1900, though, that classic layout was already considered obsolete. You could probably see your reflection in the polished connecting rods and valve linkage. Does anyone know what railroad this is? I can see lettering on the passenger car but can't quite read it even in HR. It isn't "PRR" (Pennsylvania, the one I remember from my NJ childhood). [This is the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western locomotive seen earlier here. - Dave] Two great looking wheelsand the cleanest steam locomotive on earth. Howard Boulevard and Route 80I remember this from when I was a kid in the sixties. That's right by the back entrance to the Hercules powder plant. Today there is a park-and-ride. Dressed to the ninesBoth the dapper looking youngsters and that gorgeous engine! The engine, quaint even by the standards of 1900, would look like it's going 100 MPH sitting still! The GeneralA picture of the boys and their bikes would be interesting enough but this is an amazing picture. There's obviously something more interesting to look at than the camera or the train. The locomotive itself reminds me of Buster Keaton's "The General." Road of AnthraciteThis is indeed the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western RR. The Lackawanna promoted its clean passenger service using "Hard coal, no cinders" with a creation of the ad guys known as Phoebe Snow. A pretty lady was hired to be Miss Snow, and the campaign ran for many years before the Great War. A modern diesel powered streamliner placed in service after WWII was named "The Phoebe Snow" in honor of the original. All of the fuss was about the DL&W burning lump anthracite, which didn't create cinders as soft coal did. The little American-type locomotive above has a long, narrow firebox [under the back end of the boiler and forward of the cab] which identifies the 128 as a lump burner. These engines ran commuter trains from all over northern New Jersey to the Hoboken ferries at the turn of the last century. They had brief careers, however. They were replaced by larger engines that were demoted from mainline service by about 1910. Hi-def look at the coach reveals a small "M&E" on the left end of the letterboard. This refers to the Morris and Essex Division. The coach also is lettered below the windows possibly indicating some sort of photographer's car. [The car was the "Detroit Photographic Co. Special," which we'll be seeing more of, and whose progenitors carried DPC partner William Henry Jackson through Mexico and the American West in the 1880s and 1890s when he was exposing his "mammoth plates" -- 18x22 inch glass negatives taken by giant view cameras that were the Imax equivalent of the era, so massive they required a locomotive to haul around and develop. - Dave] DPC SpecialThis special train was used by the Detroit Photographic Company to haul its photographers, equipment, and darkroom all over the country. The locomotives varied but the passenger car was specially fitted just for the company and as Dave noted, was owned by the Lackawanna. From what I understand, the DPC made at least two railroad excursion trips - one in 1899 and a second in 1902. Clearly they made other trips to gather photos that spanned several decades but the photo trains may have been more limited. In quite a few other DPC photos you can see a locomotive pulling a single DPC passenger car somewhere in the distance. Before good roads and automobiles, the train was pretty much the only way to get anywhere that was more than a few miles away. The photo below from the collection shows William Henry jackson sitting inside the DPC car. Slick and sleekIt looks like this loco has been 'hot rodded'. Very slick indeed. In three years that cycle on the left looks like it might have a Harley-Davidson motor slung into its frame. Wonderful image, once again. Dickson 4-4-0 Standard? Railway and locomotive engineering, Vol. 8, 1895. Equipment Notes The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western have ordered two eight-wheel passenger engines from the Dickson Locomotive Works. They have received bids for 500 coal cars, and expect to award the contract this month. The road is very short of coal cars. The pictured locomotive could be one of DL&W's Dickson Locomotive Works 4-4-0 Standard engines. Related photos on the web: here and here. The Lackawanna also owned several Dickson 4-4-0 Camelbacks but this photo is clearly not a camelback. Straight skinny on the DL&W 128I had to go through my books and look this up. The 19th century DL&W had the peculiar practice of having separate number series for each division. Thus, our 128 was built by Dickson in 1876 with shop number 183, as DL&W Morris and Essex Div. no. 100 [During this period, she was named, logically enough, "Centennial"]. She weighed 87000 lbs in working order, and was renumbered in the general renumbering [1899, I think] to DL&W no.128. She was scrapped in 1909. Detroit Photographic CarThe car may have changed depending on the railroad. The Denver Public Library has quite a collection of Detroit Photographic images as well, including these showing the car and a locomotive on the Chicago and North Western railroad. http://digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll21,8799 http://digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll21,8796 The car is clearly a C&NW car. Upgrading a bikeI noticed that the older boy has upscaled his bike to cool by flipping the handlebars over. Very racer looking. (The Gallery, Bicycles, DPC, Kids, Railroads)
Guard Your Cash: 1902
... near the center of the frame. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Tom ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 6:56pm -

Dayton, Ohio, circa 1902. "Binding department, National Cash Register." Note the "Guard Your Cash" poster near the center of the frame. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Tom Terrific's SisterAnd she's wearing her thinking cap. Guard Your CashWonder Woman circa 1902. With a hatAt least four women at the front are involved in making those frilly crêpe paper-covered hat-like things: containers, apparently, but I can't figure the cash register angle. Also, there's one in every crowd: Re: Guard Your CashThat's an interesting skirt length - perfectly reasonable for today, but "interesting" for a heroine figure in 1902. I can only imagine the crowd reaction if a girl actually wore that on the street back then. [I believe the figure in the poster is supposed to represent an ancient warrior goddess, along the lines of a Wagnerian valkyrie. Which I suppose would catch some attention on the streets of Dayton even today. - tterrace] Gibson GirlsRule! ConnectionsLots of knob and tube wiring. At least they have a sprinkler system. (The Gallery, DPC, Factories, W.H. Jackson)
The Trees' Knees: 1897
... circa 1897. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. The cars -- the cars. Those cars ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/23/2017 - 4:22pm -

"A cypress swamp," somewhere in Mississippi circa 1897. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. The cars -- the cars.Those cars certainly are not Harriman Standard ones. They didn't exist until 1906, and were all steel cars. H-S constituted a big step in safety and utility to the railroads, along with the other steel cars that began showing up around the same time. Some steel cars retained the clerestory roof. I don't know if this is Jackson's train (or even photo), but it isn't likely to be the one linked to in another post. Fishing Gentleman, Hidden DragonNote the passenger train hiding in the background. At a guess, a 4-4-0 pulling a rake of Harriman cars. Photo Special?The train in the background could well be Jackson's Special that brought him to the location as seen in this image. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Landscapes, W.H. Jackson)
Air Travel: 1902
... viaduct over Des Moines River." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Thank Goodness it's not made from ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/17/2012 - 10:38pm -

Iowa circa 1902. "Chicago & North Western Railway -- steel viaduct over Des Moines River." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Thank Goodnessit's not made from Rearden Steel. BTW: that is some raging river they have bridged! Kate Shelley High BridgeIn Yell, Iowa. Still standing today: Bing bird's-eye view: http://binged.it/HFBtXS Named for a heroic 19th century woman who saved a lot of lives after a bridge collapse. Old and newThe bridge looks modern. The locomotive less so, with that oil lamp headlight. You'd think that by 1902 they'd have an electric generator on the engine. Still thereThe Kate Shelley High Bridge. Its still there and is a sight to see. Union Pacific railroad just recently finished a new parallel bridge but left the original in place. If I recall correctly, The Boone Scenic Valley Railroad uses the bridge with their steam engine train rides. Ive taken one of those rides and its amazing. Different bridge If I recall correctly, The Boone Scenic Valley Railroad uses the bridge with their steam engine train rides. No, the high bridge on the B&SVRR is another one, on what was formerly the line of the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern RR. The two bridges aren't very far from each other, though. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
Harlem River: 1890
... south. Circa 1890 albumen print from a photograph by William Henry Jackson. Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Graffiti on the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/20/2012 - 1:33pm -

The Washington Bridge and High Bridge over the Harlem River along the northern boundary of Manhattan, looking south. Circa 1890 albumen print from a photograph by William Henry Jackson. Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Graffiti on the rocks?Beautiful picture! I never realized how beautiful the High Bridge had been -- it calls to mind a Roman aqueduct... Hey, do you think the large rocks in the right foreground have graffiti on them? I thought first it was some natural geologic pattern, but it sure looks like an "A" on one of them. If so, I wonder what it says ... High BridgeIt looks like an aqueduct because it was an aqueduct. The Croton Aqueduct carried water from Westchester county into Manhattan. Hidden by the Washington Bridge is the still-standing High Bridge tower. From the tower, water was gravity fed to the rest of Manhattan. Harlem River BridgesThe Washington bridge (at 181st Street) looks largely the same, but the Harlem High Bridge (at about 174th Street), once famously the prettiest bridge to Manhattan, has been significantly reworked. The entire middle section, over the water, has been replaced with a now-rusting metal structure. It is sadly ugly, but presumably provides easier passage for boats. There is now a third bridge that sits between the two at about 178th Street. Here is a view of the two northernmost bridges from the south: That's the Harlem River Parkway on the left; it follows the route of the old Harlem Speedway, of which I am sure there are many photos in the archives, perhaps to be delivered to us by Shorpy in the future. Here is an image of the High Bridge showing the replaced section in the middle: The High Bridge does not carry cars or trains; there is some kind of water pipe embedded under the roadway, and the surface has been closed since the 1960s. Supposedly, local kids used to walk out to the middle and drop rocks on tourist boats passing underneath. Personally, I do not believe this. The city of New York has allocated money for repairing the surface of the bridge and it is scheduled to reopen as a pedestrian and bicycle route across the East River. BeautifulNicely architected and nicely implemented! This gives the lie to my boyhood fantasy that nothing significant was accomplished before I was born. Harlem River SpeedwayLook through the Washington Bridge on the right side and see Highbridge water tower. It's still there, although the reservoir that was beneath it is now a park. The muddy shore on the right was later made into the Harlem Speedway for horse & buggy racing. Today the Speedway is a "Class A" bicycle path on the river side, and the Harlem River Drive inboard of that! The arches that stepped across the river (farthest bridge) were removed when they widened the Harlem River and created The Erie Ship Canal. Today the arch piers that touch the river are now one large arch like the Washington Bridge in the foreground of this photo. The NYC Parks Department "owns" Highbridge now and they are refitting it for a linear park and bike path. It should be open by 2009. Historic slide show of the Harlem RiverSee a slideshow of historic images of the majestic Harlem River here. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, NYC, W.H. Jackson)
Maritime Manhattan: 1898
... from the Washington Building." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Toot, toot! Can you imagine the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/18/2020 - 12:22pm -

New York circa 1898. "Produce Exchange with tower, East River and Brooklyn from the Washington Building." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Toot, toot!Can you imagine the sounds? When my grandfather was telling me about arriving in NY harbor from Croatia in 1914 he said that one boat; "toot, toot!" and the next boat answers "Toot! toot!" Hundreds of boats blowing warnings and intentions to other boats. The Produce Exchangewas replaced by 2 Broadway, a glass box erected in 1958/59. 2 Broadway served as a backdrop for Billy Wilder's 1960 film The Apartment. I took this photo of 2 Broadway as I emerged out of the Bowling Green subway station back in May 2015. Still Sailing after All These Years Although the dominance of labor-intensive commercial sailing vessels may seem paradoxical in a scene dating from so late in the Age of Steam, the fact is that, during most of the 19th century, steamships were not efficient enough to cross oceans without having to devote a large portion of their capacities to the carrying of their own coal for fuel. Sailing ships, which had made significant gains in speed during this period, remained competitive on certain freight routes until the eve of the First World War. Sustainablility, sailsistance, sailstainablilityI am always fascinated by the fact of how long commercial sailing ships kept sticking around. Judging from this photo one would assume that sails still accounted for the bulk of all commercial maritime traffic at the time. A lot more merchies with masts and sails in sight than merchies with those (relatively) newfangled steam engines. Well, coal cost money, wind was free, and labor was cheap, I guess. There until 1957The interesting history of the Produce Exchange building can be found at this blog. Masts and steeplesChimneys and smoke. And three hatted gents on the observation deck of the tower. It must be a Monday in NYLooking at the roofs, there's a lot of wash on the line. Tower ViewThe view from the tower must have been a special treat - Like this https://www.loc.gov/resource/stereo.1s06658/ Raising cane Three on the right, one on the left with his cane in the air, seems they knew the photo was being taken. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, NYC, W.H. Jackson)
Vicksburg Panorama: 1909
... View full size. Panorama I know of one panorama William Henry Jackson composed for Leadville, CO, although I don't know if it was while ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/25/2014 - 11:33am -

The Mississippi River circa 1909. "Vicksburg waterfront." A panorama made from three 8x10 glass negatives (the widest image, pixel-wise, that Shorpy has ever posted -- be sure to scroll all the way over to the right). The nine-story skyscraper is the First National Bank. Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. PanoramaI know of one panorama William Henry Jackson composed for Leadville, CO, although I don't know if it was while he worked for DPC. His "stitching" technique involved three large prints on easels, which he re-photographed. I found the process documented in a series of photos in the Denver Public Library. Chinese groceryWhat a fascinating image. An unexpected surprise was the "Quong Yulin & Co." grocery, a few blocks away from "Sol. Fried" store. Wikipedia currently lists Vicksburg at less than 1 percent Asian. Vicksburg's 165-year old Synagogue now has just 20 members. I wonder how much of the construction along the waterfront is post-war. Vicksburg experienced quite a boom in population growth between 1860 and 1870. Earlier components?I seem to recall parts of this (great) panorama as previous Shorpy photos. Can someone post links to them? [One photo. Our Search box would take you here. Waiting in the wings, there is at least one other version of this scene taken the same day, for a total of three. - Dave] Remarkable detailThis is a remarkable image. I wonder if Detroit Publishing produced any more of these stitched multi-image panoramas. [Click the "Panoramas" link above the photo. The stitching is all done by me, and Photoshop. - Dave] No Horseless CarriagesTypically photos of this vintage display horse & buggies AND early automobiles. Was Vicksburg behind the times or could it be the photo pre-dates 1909? Either way, this a facinating snapshot of a moment in time along the Mississippi River. [The First National Bank building was completed in 1907. - Dave] Seek and you shall findWay on the right, a Coca-Cola sign. [Actually there are three. - Dave] Very DirtyAn amazing photo. The thing I am thinking about is that all the ladies seem to be wearing long white dresses and the streets appear to be all dirt. Their clothing must have gotten filthy in a very short time from simply walking the streets. I am also loving the Steam Boat Exchange Saloon, I wonder what curious sights were beyond those doors ?? Merchants DespatchWell weathered. Above the Falls Cityare buildings in disrepair, could they be civil war casualties? [From 50 years earlier? That's fire damage. - Dave] Coca-Cola and VicksburgVicksburg was home to the Biedenharn Candy Company, the first bottler of Coca-Cola. Although the drink was created in 1886, it was sold mainly at druggists and soda fountains. Biedenharn started bottling the drink in 1894. Did the channel change?I notice from the satellite view that the channel fronting most of the city is now the Yazoo River, not that there is much of a waterfront left. Such a channel change is something that General U.S. Grant unsuccessfully tried to engineer in 1862-1863, but it looks like nature finally did what 19th Century military engineering could not, as nature always does. Many of these buildings remainHaving lived in Vicksburg, I can tell you that while a number of the buildings shown along the Mississippi riverfront have been torn down and replaced, still, many of the buildings pictured in this panorama are still there, being re-purposed with new businesses and tenants through the years. On Washington Street, the street the First National Bank building is on (still there, its main floor used still as a bank with professional offices on the other floors), many of these buildings still remain. You'll notice the many steeples and cupolas on the skyline. Going from left to right, the first steeple is that of Christ Episcopal Church (still there); the two-storied brick building with the cupola right on the river (with train cars pictured in front) is the old L&N Railroad Depot, now a Visitor Center. Atop the hill, the building with columns on all sides and the cupola on top is the old Warren County Courthouse (built in the late 1850s), now the Old Courthouse Historical Museum. Right across the street from the Old Courthuse, you see the "steeple" of the City Jail. Past the First National Bank Building, going east up the hill is the tower of the Carroll Hotel (a picture of which was posted on Shorpy several years ago -- The Carroll was torn down sometime in the late '40s or early '50s). The church that is pictured was St. Paul's Catholic, destroyed in the early 1950s when a tornado did a lot of damage as well as killing a number of people. A new church was built on the site in the 1950s. The squareish tower is the top of the Army Corps of Engineers headquarters, now used as the HQ of the Mississippi River Commission. The tall steeple at the left is Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. At the extreme left, the top two floors of the light-colored brick building (another skyscraper of five stories!) was a popular department store known as The Valley, which did business until sometime in the late 1970s or early '80s. The building has been converted into condos. At this time, the downtown streets of Vicksburg were not dirt but were paved with brick. The streets going east, up the bluffs from the river were (and still are) paved with cobblestones in order that vehicles can get some traction going up and down. When I started driving as a teenager in the 1960s, I was told that if you could learn to drive on the hilly streets of Vicksburg -- in a car with a standard transmission -- you could drive anywhere! Alice Used to be FrankThe sternwheel packet Alice B Miller, seen here to the right, was built in 1904 at Jefferson, Indiana, as the Frank B. Hayne. She became Alice in 1908 and met her demise by fire in Vicksburg in 1915. Source: University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, Murphy Library. Superb, engrossing imageFascinating - rewards hours of scrutiny! Just wanted to say a sincere thank you for putting this one together and sharing it with us. Depot at VicksburgThis view shows the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad (Y&MV) depot, not the L&N. Great panos!Thanks for the link to the panoramas you've stitched. I now have to look forward to hours in the time machine. (Panoramas, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Railroads, Vicksburg)
The Long View: 1902
... "View from the Lodge on Mount Toxaway." Glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Sapphire The ... 
 
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Sapphire, North Carolina, circa 1902. "View from the Lodge on Mount Toxaway." Glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. SapphireThe area around Sapphire and Toxaway is beautiful. My daddy's family were from that area and they would have been somewhere in the area when this picture was taken. WiredI see they had telephone service here. But what about WiFi? Ingmar Bergman visits the SmokiesWhat a striking, surreal photo -- the people look utterly without personality or energy. The woman in the rocker seems unable to even have the strength to flex her arms at the elbow. In 1902, people may have read this photo as a scene of people engaged in spiritual contemplation in the face of staggering natural beauty, but to my eyes, the people seem very isolated and bereft. I wouldn't be keen on spending a weekend at the cottage with that group. John Ford was paying attentionIt's the opening, or the ending, of how many Westerns? Purple mountain majestiesThis, I would have to say, is one of the most magnificent front yards I have seen. What a climbThat poor lady in the chair looks like she just had to climb up all those hills to reach that porch. Some South Carolina cousinsSome South Carolina cousins of mine have a row of mountain houses no too far from Mount Toxaway. The first house has been in the family since the 1880s. When my dad was little, his elderly cousins recalled how in pre-automobile days the family would travel up there in the summer to escape the heat. They basically moved the whole household via horse, wagon and carriage. Drove a cow or two up with them, took the chickens, etc. It took them as much as a week to get up there, and they would visit friends & relations along the way as they went. (The Gallery, DPC, Landscapes, W.H. Jackson)
Pennsylvania Avenue: 1902
... Woodward's trained seals. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. One Automobile ... 
 
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"Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, 1902." Landmarks in this view from the Treasury steps at 15th Street include the Capitol and Old Post Office. On the bill at Chase's Polite Vaudeville: Capt. Woodward's trained seals. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. One AutomobileOnly one automobile - and already they can't park for diddly! Horse Car TrailersBy the mid-1890s Washington ordered conversion of horse cars to electric power. The last horse car ran in April of 1900. This view shows new electric cars pulling smaller horse cars as trailers, a common feature in early days of conversion to electric streetcars. Of interest is the new Washington streetcar system will use overhead trolley lines, as opposed to the earlier conduit system (underground power supply). DC even had a brief fling with cable cars. [The "new" D.C. streetcar system used an underground power supply. -Dave] Amazing!It is a PERPETUAL wonder to me that in these old pictures everyone seems to be in the streets (horses, people, buggies, trams-you name it) and they (seemingly) don't collide with each other. Clearly there were no monitoring police or crosswalks-how the heck did they manage it? Willard's HotelVisible just down the street, on the left. Site of decades of political intrigue. Charles Templeton Strong famously said of Washington, "Beelzebub reigns there, and Willard's Hotel is his temple." TankedWhat's the tank behind the horses on the left? Dodge 'emkvenido mentioned all the street daredevils. A while back Dave posted a video of a film taken in San Francisco right before the 1906 earthquake. It was filmed from the front of a trolley, just one near hit after another. We've seen pictures of the train that used to travel down Tenth Avenue in Manhattan. There were over 400 people killed by that train during the time it ran. Life was cheap, I reckon. A PossibilityMy guess for the tank? Either for road tar, or, probably more likely for that era, cesspool cleaning. [Or water for street cleaning. - Dave] That actually makes me think of another possibility (which I've learned from reading newspapers of that era), when some cities used water to get the dust to lay down during dry spells. However, given that the streets were predominantly paved in the area, washing seems to be the correct answer. A nifty and oft-reproduced viewA survey of historic postcard views from this same location can be found here. Not a Horse CarI suggest that streetcar 35 is not an old horse car, but rather an old cable car being used as a trailer behind the new electric car. The doorway in the dasher was to make it easier to change the grip. Today's San Francisco cable cars have the same feature, but the door is usually closed. A look at nearly the same view, today.The clock-tower is still there, luckily enough. Little else however; progress, I suppose. View Larger Map (The Gallery, D.C., DPC, Streetcars, W.H. Jackson)
Army & Navy: 1903
... N.W., last seen here , was completed in 1891. Photo by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Differences A lot of changes around ... 
 
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Washington, D.C., circa 1903. "Army and Navy Club." The building, at 17th and I Streets N.W., last seen here, was completed in 1891. Photo by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Differences A lot of changes around the area in 18 years' time. New Windows-- already?A scant 11 year old building needing new DH sashes already? I've seen 100 year old sashes that were in decent shape if kept painted and glazed. These would have been old growth Douglas Fir probably. Transitional neighborhoodThis area of Washington was residential, with many homes owned or occupied by military officers as it was walking distance to the War Department. General McClellan lived just a block west of this site, at what is now the NW corner of 17th and I Streets. It was starting to transition to businesses in the 1920s, as many stately homes unfortunately met their demise. (The Gallery, D.C., DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Allegory: 1890
... "Tunnel 3, Tamasopo Canyon." Dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Passages ... 
 
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San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1890s. "Tunnel 3, Tamasopo Canyon." Dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. PassagesChiricoesque! Even Plato... wouldn't go there. Reminds me...I have to schedule that colonoscopy, AllegoryBirth, life, death. Very good. StereotypesLooking at these old photos I can see where that old stereotype of the Mexican wearing sandals, white raw cotton cloth pants and shirt and a sarape over the shoulders came from. Really, in this pre-industrial (for Mexican standards) photographs the most economical (and popular) fabric used in the making of clothing was a coarse type of cotton cloth called "manta". It is still available in the market, though it is now mostly used to make cushions, pillows, and things like that. These pictures predate by several decades the arrival of the ever popular and resilient denim cloth, also made of cotton. By the late '20s and early '30s, when Mexico was entering its most nationalistic era, photos of this type would feature workers wearing denim overalls, white shirts (made of "manta") and perhaps a soft hat. Things had changed; a slightly more industrialized country had available more modern and resistent fabrics for making working clothes, and the old (and stereotypical) image of the white-clad Mexican indian faded into oblivion... and into most of the movies made in Holywood up until recently. From a historical point of view, these photos are very interesting to me, more so because they depict my country. Thanks for sharing them! I love this stuff.I need to find some more pictures of steam trains from this era and this site is a great resource. Keep up the good work Shorpy! (The Gallery, DPC, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
Cobb Cottage: 1900
... Beach in 1896. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Marine salvage In the photo ... 
 
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Circa 1900. "Nathan Cobb house, a summer cottage, Ormond, Fla." A residence built from materials salvaged from the wrecked schooner Nathan F. Cobb, which capsized and ran aground off Ormond Beach in 1896. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Marine salvageIn the photo accompanying this article, you can see the ship's nameplate that used to be on the outside of the house. Shocking!The device on the pole to the right of center looks like an early radio or TV antenna until you realize it's 1900! [Radio got its start in the 1890s, with wireless marine telegraphy being the main application. There are more wires going into the tree, and a similar looking mast on the roof with a wire going to it. - Dave] RailingsThe front porch looks like it is utilizing the Schooner rails quite effectively Great treehouseAnd the perfect spot to ambush passing travelers to relieve them of their goods. Still thereBought recently to keep it from being destroyed; story here. NoiseThat house is so close to the street. Traffic noise at night must have been awful. Actually, probably so quiet your own heartbeat keeps you awake. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Royal Gorge: 1900
... Rio Grande Southern Railway." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Royal Gorge RouteRailroad Today's ... 
 
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Colorado circa 1900. "In the Royal Gorge, Arkansas River, Rio Grande Southern Railway." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Royal Gorge RouteRailroadToday's Royal Gorge Route Railroad operates through this canyon out of Canyon City, CO. The line is no longer dual-gauge. And that's the famous Hanging Bridge that still holds up the line today (scroll down quite a ways). At firstI thought those 2 beams were to prevent the mountain sides from collapsing, but they are one of a kind supports for one side of the steel trestle Telegraph ShackCurious about the little building with wires running to it. My guess would be a telegraph station. Any other thoughts?? D&RGW not Rio Grande SouthernThis was the Denver & Rio Grande Western not the Rio Grande Southern. I would guess that the line is still dual gauge (both standard gauge and 3 foot gauge) - i.e. that the third rail is not a guard rail. Telephone BoxMore likely it's a telephone box, to allow traincrews to talk to the dispatcher. You'd never see that on a prototype!Looks like a standard telegraph booth. Definitely dual guage gauge & not a guard rail. And if you were to build a model of that structure, you'd best have this photo on display too, otherwise nobody would believe it was for real! D&RG, not D&RGW; phone booth.The Denver & Rio Grande didn't become the D&RGW until the 1920's when they officially absorbed the western lines to Salt Lake City (Rio Grande Western.) The Rio Grande used "telegraphones" back in those days ... using the telegraph wires with phone superinmposed atop them. Skip Luke Retired Railroader (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
Termite Terrace: 1901
Miami circa 1901. "Hotel Royal Palm, west front." Henry Flagler's hostelry opened in 1897 and closed in 1930, condemned after a termite infestation. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Amazin ... 
 
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Miami circa 1901. "Hotel Royal Palm, west front." Henry Flagler's hostelry opened in 1897 and closed in 1930, condemned after a termite infestation. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. AmazinThat it didn't burn down before the termites got into it. Current Issue of American Archaeology There is an article in the current American Archaeology Magazine on the the excavation of remnants of a Native American Tequesta village at this location. It probably escaped complete destruction in part due to being buried underneath the garden in front of this hotel. To tterraceWas this the building where Looney Tunes were born? [Well now, I wouldn't say that. -tterrace] Let The Sun Shine InFlorida in the early 1900s, yet no window awnings? Wow, gotta love the heat to endure that. Then again I'm sure the hurricanes made short work of them. [These hotels were winter destinations for their wealthy northern clientele. -tterrace] (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, Miami, W.H. Jackson)
Bull Street: 1901
... Georgia, circa 1901. "Bull Street." Glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. BS is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/19/2012 - 10:21pm -

Savannah, Georgia, circa 1901. "Bull Street." Glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. BS is interestingI believe this is the first segmented street I have seen. Obscured by growthEach of the spires, steeples, and towers visible in this photograph is still standing, as are a number of the other buildings. Fortunately for the city, but unfortunately for Google Street View tourists, so are most of the trees, which have grown so thick that it's hard to see much of the architecture from ground-level. That, coupled with the position of the sun when Google's van made its appointed rounds, makes the Street View tour somewhat disappointing. If you're game to go looking, though, there are a few treasures to be found. The original photograph was apparently taken from about 30 feet off the ground at the south end of Johnson Square; you can start your tour about 30 feet below that by clicking here. (If you find Bing's "bird's eye" view to be more to your liking, start here instead.) Old GrowthYes, the tree growth is startling. I believe this photo was taken from the upper floors of City Hall on Bay St. Looking at GoogleMaps, the first building on the left, the U.S. Customs House, and the first building on the right still appear the same today. SawhorseThe sawhorse sitting on the roof of the building at extreme right seemed out of place until I noticed the objects sitting along the crosspiece which seem to be insulators. If you look carefully you can see wires coming up from the left so it must have been used to pass the them along to a hopefully more solid termination. I wonder if they even bothered to nail it to the roof? The Original Traffic CalmerYou simply cannot cut through the historic district quickly. It' can be a little frustrating if you are in a hurry. Lesson here is: don't be in a hurry. From City HallPhoto is from the top of City Hall (tallest building in the city). Lower left is the Custom's House. Directly behind at the Tobacconist sign is the old Confederate Navy Offices directly across Bull Street from the Telegraph office. You can see the spires of the (I think) the Oglethorpe House Hotel where Robert E. Lee and other Confederate dignitaries stayed while in Savannah. Interesting photo. Many of these parks are still there. Notice the cupola on the building on the left above the Telegraph Office. From that position observers could see ships arriving on the Savannah River and send telegraphs to the owners/receivers. Savannah was laid out on a grid by J. E. Oglethorpe is 1733 and still retains the original design in the Historic District. Lay You 10-1      Lay you 10-1 that in these two groups is a local bookie and a couple of ne'er-do-well sporting men putting a golden eagle on a bob-tailed nag while someone else was putting a few Morgan dollars on the grey. Oh, de doo-da day Still The SameThe amazing thing is, if you go to Bull Street today, in 2012, it will still look very similar to the image in the photo. There will be a whole lot more traffic, but it would all basically look the same. (The Gallery, DPC, Savannah, W.H. Jackson)
Ponce de Leon Hotel: 1897
... Leon Hotel -- Front view and entrance." Railroad magnate Henry Flagler's coquina confection is known today as Flagler College. 5x8 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still lovely What a beauty ... 
 
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St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1897. "Ponce de Leon Hotel -- Front view and entrance." Railroad magnate Henry Flagler's coquina confection is known today as Flagler College. 5x8 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still lovelyWhat a beauty this hotel is and how nice to see that it is still there; it's enough to make me want to head over to St. Augustine ASAP! Murals at the Ponce"The murals at the Ponce were well known at the time. Writing of a visit to St Augustine, Ring Lardner has one of his characters say: "In the evenin' we strolled acrost the street to the Ponce—that's supposed to be even sweller yet than where we were stoppin' at. We walked all over the place without recognizin' nobody from our set. I finally warned the Missus that if we didn't duck back to our room I'd probably have a heart attack from excitement; but she'd read in her Florida guide that the decorations and pitchers was worth goin' miles to see, so we had to stand in front o' them for a couple hours and try to keep awake. Four or five o' them was thrillers, at that. Their names was Adventure, Discovery, Contest, and so on, but what they all should of [sic] been called was Lady Who Had Mislaid Her Clo'es. The hotel's named after the fella that built it. He come from Spain and they say he was huntin' for some water that if he'd drunk it he'd feel young. I don't see myself how you could expect to feel young on water. But, anyway, he'd heard that this here kind o' water could be found in St. Augustine, and when he couldn't find it he went into the hotel business and got even with the United States by chargin' five dollars a day and up for a room"." (Gullible's Travels - 1917) Beautiful St. AugustineMy late midwestern-reared mother raved about this fair city the rest of her life, after having lived there from 1925-27 while my architect grandfather worked in the area creating hotels and civic building during Florida's pre-Depression land boom. His construction crew arrived one morning to find that all their tools had totally vanished at the bottom of a work site sinkhole, not there the previous afternoon, and inquisitive alligators were a recurring problem. Flagler College/Ponce de Leon HotelI had the privilege of living in this beautiful building for four years, from 1976-1980, some of the best years of my life. I can see the windows of my freshman year and junior year rooms - the most unique college dorm you could ever find. I collect lots of memorabilia from the hotel days, and was just back in St. Augustine this past January (2013) to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Ponce de Leon Hotel. During this anniversary year the college has some great displays showing it's history over the years. St. Augustine is a great place to visit, and this building and the campus should be a highlight of any visit. 125th AnniversaryHere is a picture showing the crowd of almost 4,000 people on January 12, 2013 attending the 125th anniversary event. The original opening ceremonies were re-enacted, complete with a trumpet fanfare from the towers, and a band on the loggia. Local dignitaries gave speeches, and a Henry Flagler re-enactor also spoke. The gates were then opened for a day long open house of the restored Hotel Ponce de Leon building. I was there for the 100th anniversary in 1988 and was lucky to also be there for this year's 125th. St AugustineI loved going to St Augustine every weekend while I was working in Jacksonville FL and the hotel is truely a gorgeous place to see, along with all the other wonderful sights in St Augustine. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Tampa Pier: 1890s
... A house on the water. 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. If it didn't ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/20/2012 - 1:40pm -

Florida circa 1890s. "Tampa Pier." A house on the water. 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. If it didn't burn downAs Rute Boye suggested below, then my money is on a hurricane. A PerkLiving over the water is one thing, but doing so in a bustling harbor leads me to think this was probably the home of someone like a harbormaster or customs official, and came with the job. No commuting necessary! I don't know anything about the housebut I predict that sooner or later it burned down. Another angleThis appears to be another angle to an earlier Shorpy image. No lawn care neededI like beaches and water too, but I don't think I'd build such a spacious home on such an "iffy" foundation. Perhaps the man on the front porch was anti-social or just liked to be left the heck alone with his thoughts. O K CarlA house out over the water, now we have a steam locomotive out front, what's next? Don't see any sign of services.None of the crazily strung electricity or telephone poles which are ubiquitous in many Shorpy photographs. As for water, no sign of an incoming pipe. That looks like a water tower for the locomotives by the side of the railway track. Could have been useful for the house too. I suppose we don't have to think to hard about how outgoing water, etc was handled. The locoI'd just about believe the photo date--the combination of diamond stack and enormous headlight (product of the need to collect and concentrate as much of the light from a kerosene lamp as you could) suggest it was built in the 1870s or 1880s, and would easily be still in service in the '90s. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
Peeps and Pup: 1900
... relatives of photographer and Detroit Publishing partner William Henry Jackson -- possibly the family of his son Clarence. And a puppy of ... 
 
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Circa 1900. "C.S. Jackson group on Dudley Walker's porch." In addition to any Walkers present, this would include relatives of photographer and Detroit Publishing partner William Henry Jackson -- possibly the family of his son Clarence. And a puppy of uncertain lineage. 8x10 glass negative. View full size. Goodness!We all look so casual and at ease. In dog yearsthis was 798 years ago. OK, now, look natural*everyone poses like mannequins at Bloomingdales* Dudley WalkerWhile there is no way to say "this was he," there was a Dudley Walker who was advertising manager for the Chicago and Alton Railroad at the turn of the century. His house, designed by architect Walter Burley Griffin, is at 1011 South Crest Street in Wheaton, Illinois. The floor plans (and a modern photo) are here. Its hard to tell from the photo above, but that certainly does look a lot like the house in the plans. Dudley Walker is probably most known (aside from his semi-historic ex-residence) for his involvement with the "Biggest Camera in the World," a monstrosity that took 8x4½ *foot* negatives, built in order to photograph one of the Chicago and Alton's newest trains as one single shot as opposed to a series of stitched images. (The Gallery, Dogs, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
All You Can Eat: 1894
... 1894. "Dining room, Hotel Royal Poinciana." At the time, Henry Flagler's giant hotel was the largest building in Florida. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Very ... 
 
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Palm Beach, 1894. "Dining room, Hotel Royal Poinciana." At the time, Henry Flagler's giant hotel was the largest building in Florida. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Very nice.Imagine going there for a great meal, then smoking a Havana cigar after the repast. What a beautiful sightThose rooms must have been in the evening with those gas chandeliers glowing! 2,000 guests Could be accommodated at this hotel. It was the largest wooden structure in the world before being razed during the Depression. Jewel Encrusted Dining Harper’s Weekly, January 24, 1903. A Show Resort in the South … The Royal Poinciana at night is the centre of the show. Evening dress is de rigueur for dinner. There is immense wealth (if not always refinement) shown in the costumes and jewels of the women at dinner, and when it is borne in mind that over a thousand people easily can be seated in the Poinciana dining-room, the brilliancy of the scene can be imagined. Palm Beach is a show-place in more senses than one. After dinner the display continues in the parlors and on the broad verandas. Some women, whose bank accounts are more flourishing than their family trees, literally seem to stagger under the weight of their jewels. … (The Gallery, DPC, Eateries & Bars, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Cash Stack: 1902
... Cash Register Co." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Stack Jazz This image has the look ... 
 
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Dayton, Ohio, 1902. "Power House, National Cash Register Co." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Stack JazzThis image has the look and feel of a diorama or scale model. And that is one snazzy smoke stack. A power plant beautiful enough for a garden partyPower Plant Details Inaugural Garden Party WowThat is some seriously handsome industrial architecture; not just the stack, but the whole layout. NCR MemoriesI went to college here in the US and did my internship with NCR. Unfortunately they packed up and moved shop to Atlanta I believe. I remember the building but not the stack. Might have been torn down at some point I'm not sure. University of Dayton now owns the site where NCR stood for generations. I might need to do some research but the street looks familiar. Update. The Corliss Engine house above is now in Carillon park Here Functional beautyThat is about the most beautiful smokestack I've ever seen. Awesome Brick Work!It always amazes me to see how even something even as mundane as a somkestack can be so ornately decorated. People used to take such pride in their work. Down She GoesTime lapse of the NCR stack demolition sometime during the 1960's (The Gallery, DPC, Factories, W.H. Jackson)
The Cordova: 1891
... Hotel, St. Augustine." 8x10 dry-plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. America with ... 
 
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Florida circa 1891. "Cordova Hotel, St. Augustine." 8x10 dry-plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. America with a few states lessBeautiful hotel complete with fountains, gardens and a 44 star American flag. Casa MonicaNow the Casa Monica Hotel. Whose website has a nice history page. View Larger Map 1891I've been in the coffee shop at the base of that tower many times. One of my favorite people watching places. I would have guessed a little later then 1891. The safety bicycle and the men's boaters look more like 1901 to me. [That 44-star flag would have been a tad out of date by then. - Dave] Great placeI got engaged at the Casa Monica in 2000. It's hard to imagine living in Florida before AC. (The Gallery, Bicycles, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Bien Venido: 1897
... "The Alcazar and Cordova from the Ponce de Leon." Three of Henry Flagler's landmark Florida hotels, with a welcome spelled out in Edison lights. 8x10 negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still looks lovely. I'll ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/18/2012 - 7:06pm -

St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1890s. "The Alcazar and Cordova from the Ponce de Leon." Three of Henry Flagler's landmark Florida hotels, with a welcome spelled out in Edison lights. 8x10 negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still looks lovely.I'll spare everyone the cliche; Like stepping back in time! Bing Birds-Eye view: http://binged.it/LimZBh Looks like a good place to winter. Assuming 'winter' can be used as a verb. (which I do) The Nation's Oldest City!All three of these buildings remain open and very extensively used today, although only one is still a hotel. In the immediate foreground are the entry gardens of the Ponce, now Flagler College. Though not seen in this photograph, the Ponce's original ornate ballroom is the dining hall for today's students. The Alcazar is on the right behind the full-block sized gardens, which are also still there and kept up very well, thank you. Today the Alcazar serves as both St. Augustine's City Hall and the Lightner Museum where you will find preserved many "Splendors of the Gilded Age" as they put it. On the left is the Cordova, now known as the Casa Monica Hotel, and it is as beautiful as ever. My wife and I stayed there for an anniversary just a few years ago. Don't forget that St. Augustine is home to many historic sites including Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, or "The Old Fort", a 17-century Spanish bastion. And coming up in 2015 is St. Augustine's 450th Anniversary! (Take that, Santa Fe!) Did Not Burn Down!Amazingly, these buildings are all still there. One is still a hotel, one is now city hall and one is used by a college. St. Augustine Lighthouse in distanceIf you at the top of the left-hand tower of the Cordova (now the Casa Monica Hotel) what looks like a small spire of some kind is not on the hotel roof at all. It is the St. Augustine Lighthouse in the distance, across the Matanzas River on Anastasia Island. Built in 1874, The Lighthouse still stands today, too, with its unique black and white spiral paint job and bright red framework for the beacon housing. A museum now fills a reconstructed Keeper's House at the base of the tower and the tower itself is open for tours daily. The Lighthouse remains as proud a landmark for locals as The Old Fort, The Bridge of Lions and Flagler's hotels. By the way, this photograph is looking generally southeast with the ocean way out beyond Anastasia Island where the Lighthouse stands. The waterway in the middle distance is the Matanzas River, also called the Matanzas Bay, with some tidal marshes visible off to the south (to the right in the photo). The Matanzas River is part of the modern Intracoastal Waterway system. Mostly still thereI was just there and was amazed to see how much is still there today. You can take a quick walking tour of Flagler College (which owns the courtyard below), then stroll over to Hotel Alcazar. Be sure to see Cafe Alcazar where the large indoor pool was (you'll find pictures of it here on Shorpy). Here's a 360 of the entryway at the bottom left of this picture. Why They Did Not Burn DownAll three hotels are built of mass concrete (without any steel reinforcing), with a coquina shell aggregate found in the neighborhood. The two St. Augustine churches built by Flagler, Grace United Methodist Church and Memorial Presbyterian Church (both designed by Carrere & Hastings, architects of the Ponce de Leon and Alcazar Hotels), are also built of this material. A large number of the 19th-century hotels that burned were built of wood. Flagler dorms nowMy friend went to college here, and had a dorm room you can just about see in this picture! Amazing. Still beautifulProving once again youth is wasted on the young as an 18 year old college freshman I ate my dinner in the Flagler College dining hall, the old Ponce's ballroom surrounded by the world's largest collection of Tiffany stained glass and gorgeous murals and hardly noticed. http://www.flagler.edu/campus-life/interactive.html (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Jax Landing: 1897
... Beresford on the St. Johns." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Sidewheeler? Looks to me like a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/11/2015 - 3:36pm -

Florida circa 1897. "Sidewheeler City of Jacksonville at Beresford on the St. Johns." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Sidewheeler?Looks to me like a sternwheeler. [Nevertheless, it's a sidewheeler. -tterrace] Rather 'shortsighted' of me to overlook the back half of the boat. Shingles?Are those roofing shingles on the dock? Lake BeresfordIs about 130 miles South of downtown Jacksonville, near Deland. Photo from Lake Beresford Yacht Club dock. Spanish mossI'm pretty sure what you thought was bundles of roof shingles was actually bales of Spanish moss. Between 1900 and the 30s Spanish moss was produced by southern states like Florida, Lousiana, etc. and shipped north to be used as stuffing and packing material and such. Spanish moss afireJust such moss was the source of a fire that destroyed much of the city just 4 years after this picture was taken. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Circle in the Sand: 1901
... Panorama made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. Photo by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Sand or snow Looks almost like Duluth ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/03/2021 - 12:33pm -

1901. "Isle of Palms near Charleston, South Carolina." Panorama made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. Photo by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Sand or snowLooks almost like Duluth in January. The PavilionAt one time the Isle of Palms Ferris wheel was reported to be the biggest in the world. It inspired a poem that was published in the New York Herald Tribune, that ended with: Embark to an Arcadian past again And share the wonder of a miracle; A giant wheel upon a sandy plain. Across the bay St. Michael’s tower gleams. Majestic oaks await no oracle— No intervals of change attack my dreams. White HotThe slightly over-exposed photo makes that sand look and feel mighty hot. Stunning detail from not only one but two 10x8 glass plates - the ultimate image quality. (Panoramas, Charleston, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Poughkeepsie Station: 1890s
... the Hudson River. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Poughkeepsie ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/24/2013 - 12:38pm -

Poughkeepsie, New York, circa 1890s. "Poughkeepsie Station." With a view of the Poughkeepsie Bridge across the Hudson River. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Poughkeepsie Station nowAt the Main Street exit. StoppersNote the Westinghouse air brakes on the passenger cars and the mechanical brakes on the coal cars. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
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