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Jupiter Narrows: 1890
... landing in Jupiter Narrows." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Very narrow I grew up in Eau Gallie ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/14/2019 - 3:46pm -

Along Florida's Indian River circa 1890. "Wood landing in Jupiter Narrows." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Very narrowI grew up in Eau Gallie (merged with Melbourne in about 1970), on the Indian River. There it's much wider, nearly two miles. Wish I could have seen it then. Initials in TreeIt's interesting to see the 1888 date carved in the palm tree along with some initials above it. Seems to be C C P maybe? Up a lazy riverThe German/English composer Frederick Delius lived along the Indian River for two years at just about this time, managing an orange grove. Delius had little interest in citrus fruit, but he absorbed much in the way of local lore and musical ideas, especially spirituals, and these are reflected in his later compositions such as "Florida Suite" and "Appalachia." Closer LookAnyone know what kind of knot that is? Near Hobe SoundThe Indian River is a brackish lagooon 120 miles long between the Florida mainland and the outer barrier islands. This picture probably was taken near Jupiter Island. It would be quite difficult to show the actual location today but this view from a bridge in Hobe Sound shows what it might look like. By the way, Frederick Delius was on an orange plantation along the St. Johns River, much farther north than this location. The Jupiter NarrowsFrom the 1897 monograph "Fisheries of the Indian River": KnotsRather hard to tell but I'm assuming a clove hitch as it is commonly used by boaters. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Hasell Street: 1902
... from this earlier view . 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. +108 Below is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/21/2012 - 6:59pm -

Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1902. "Residences on Hasell Street." WHJ's Street View cam, a few yards upstream from this earlier view. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. +108Below is the same view from July of 2010. Root 66It's just strange really to see trees in the street. Charleston "Single Houses"These are pretty unique buildings, native to Charleston. They are called "Single Houses" because they are only one room wide. One goes from room to room via the balcony. http://www.buildinghomegarden.com/charleston-house.html We enjoyed seeing these during our tour of Charleston this past Autumn. (The Gallery, Charleston, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
The French Quarter: 1890s
... glass negative, taken sometime between 1880 and 1898 by William Henry Jackson. View full size. L. INTERGUGLIELMI, PHOTOGRAPHER 227 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/14/2019 - 7:05pm -

"Street in the French Quarter, New Orleans." At left, the portrait studio of photographer Louis Interguglielmi, 227 Royal Street. 5x7 glass negative, taken sometime between 1880 and 1898 by William Henry Jackson. View full size. L. INTERGUGLIELMI, PHOTOGRAPHER227 Royal Street, according to the 1893 New Orleans City Directory. Below, the sign over the door, unsquashed by Photoshop. Nice name!Having studied Italian and married into an Italian family I take a strange pleasure in being able to pronounce that auspicious surname with ease! Hold your noseA fascinating scene to look at, but I'm glad I don't have to smell it. Son of Eugenio?In Sicily (Italy) there was a photographer Eugenio Interguglielmi (1850-1911), I could not find if the two were related. At some moment in time the L. Interguglielmi Photography Studio has been located at New 933 Royal St., between Dumaine and St. Philip. Ruts! Decades of steel rimmed wheels have left some serious ruts in the stone. At least, I assume that's what they are. [Those are for streetcar tracks. - Dave] (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, 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)
A Tisket, a Tasket: 1906
... probably delicious food. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Peanuts I would guess parched ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/06/2011 - 3:21pm -

Richmond, Virginia, circa 1906. "Home of John Marshall," 19th-century Chief Justice, federalist and noted authority on what's in that basket probably delicious food. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. PeanutsI would guess parched peanuts. When I was growing up in Pensacola years ago kids used to sell little bags of peanuts from baskets just like that one. No basket of goodies nowBut the house looks much better. (The Gallery, DPC, Kids, Richmond, W.H. Jackson)
Bonaventure Cemetery: 1901
... Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Woah! ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/18/2015 - 3:46pm -

        Midafternoon in the Garden of Good and Evil. Circa 1901. "Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Woah!I've never been to a Southern cemetery but the Spanish moss really fires my horror-movie-fan imagination! Spanish mossSpanish moss is not really scary or depressing. Actually, when seen in a color photo it is pleasing and peaceful-looking. I cannot imagine a live oak tree without a festoon of Spanish moss, particularly down here in coastal Alabama. Before Bird GirlThis was before the two most popular tourist attractions in that cemetery, the Bird Girl, which was featured on the cover of "The Garden of Good and Evil," and the grave of song lyricist par excellence Johnny Mercer, whose grave has no headstone but a marble bench instead. Bird Girl had to be moved to the Telfair Museum in Savannah, however, after the book and movie became such a big hit. Mercer's bench, while interesting and a destination for music lovers, didn't have the kind of draw that required relocation. Still LifeA similar view from 2008. (The Gallery, DPC, Savannah, W.H. Jackson)
Fifth Avenue Hotel: 1901
... of Madison Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Roof Masts On the hotel roof and the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/10/2018 - 2:44pm -

New York circa 1901. "Fifth Avenue Hotel, southwest corner of Madison Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Roof MastsOn the hotel roof and the three buildings to the right of it looks like at least 30-foot masts. Too early for radio. [Wireless telegraphy got its start in the 1890s, so it's not "too early for radio." But those are flagpoles. - Dave] Interesting TrackworkStreetcar lines on both streets are powered by underground conduits, but only horsecars or trailers could use the curved connection tracks. SewardStatue of William H. Seward, Secretary of State who negotiated the Alaska purchase in 1867 for $7.2 million, by sculptor Randolph Rogers. Early MorningJudging by shadows, low sun in the southwestern sky, and the relative lack of people, this photo looks like it was taken pretty early in the morning. [The shadows show the sun to be overhead, not low on the horizon. - Dave] (The Gallery, Bicycles, DPC, NYC, Streetcars, W.H. Jackson)
Long Train Running: 1900
... & North Western Railway." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. The Kate Shelley High Bridge Finally ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/20/2016 - 5:23pm -

Circa 1900. "Steel viaduct over Des Moines River, Iowa -- Chicago & North Western Railway." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. The Kate Shelley High BridgeFinally a post just outside of my hometown! This is an amazing structure considering it's been around since 1901 and is still here today. I would assume this picture was taken shortly after construction. The original bridge isn't used as much today since they built a new bridge right next to it that can handle more weight. What's cool is unlike a lot of these wonderful buildings that we see on Shorpy that have been torn down to make way for new ones is that they decided that the original was worth keeping. This bridge is located just to the west of Boone, Iowa which has it's own place in history since it is the birthplace of Mamie Eisenhower. More information about this massive piece of engineering here. Every day I enjoy your pictures but this one is special thanks for all that you do, Shorpy! Double CabooseWas it typical during the period to run with two cabooses? Magnificent bridge! Double CabooseThe use of two cabooses was not the norm. Likely one was being ferried to another location for any of a variety of reasons. Woodenware?Looks like a Menosha Woodenware boxcar in front of the cabooses (cabeese). They were a WIsconsin manufacturer of wood barrels, boxes and other wood products. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
Annisquam Light: 1910
... The lighthouse photo didn't use film, either. Taken by William Henry Jackson, it was the basis for this photochrom postcard dated 1904. - ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/20/2012 - 1:34pm -

Circa 1910. "Annisquam Light. Gloucester, Massachusetts." Detroit Publishing Company glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. Panchromatic filmThe dramatic skies are unusual for photos of this age. Most, if not all, of the emulsions used by photographers was orthochromatic (sensitive to blue and green light). It is true that panchromatic dyes were invented in 1904 (sensitive to all colors including red). And apparently this photographer had the red or orange filter necessary to make such dramatic skies. Alternatively, the picture has the wrong date. The other question is the relatively high ISO that allowed for a fast shutter speed and great depth of field. Aside from those puzzles it is a wonderful image. [This photograph was made on glass, not film. - Dave] Re: Panchromatic filmI've been following a the comments here for about a year now, and it always tickles me when the supposedly knowlegeable people expounding on this or that aspect of photography back in the Civil War era or early 1900s keep referring to "film." Still looking good It's still there.The lighthouse is still there (Wigwam Point, MA) but the photo is a reversed mirror image. The pier is gone and some other changes have been made through the years, but not much has changed at Wigwam Point. [Your are correct. Maybe someone put the negative in the scanning frame backward when it was digitally imaged. In any case I've flopped it back again to conform with reality. - Dave] Annisquam LightI drink it all day. Film or plate?I probably didn't make the point carefully enough, but I don't think there were panchromatic "plates" - there was only panchromatic film to my knowledge. Maybe someone else knows more about that. I note in a later post that the "negative" was inadvertently reversed. I'm not sure of the process here where a "negative" is used for the scan or a plate. [Like it says in the caption under the photo, this image was made from a glass-plate negative. - Dave] Gone FishinI see lots of boats but no people in them. What's going on? [There's a man rowing in the boat next to the rocks. As for the rest, little boats are like bicycles. They spend most of their time not being used. - Dave] Sui generisThere is not another example on Shorpy of an image showing such detail in the skies in 1910.There has to be an explanation for this rather than just citing the LOC. [There are more than a few, actually. The clouds that do show up tend to be low in the sky, as they are here. (Below, Nashville in 1864; click to enlarge.) Because the old emulsions were more sensitive to short (ultraviolet and blue) wavelengths than modern panchromatic b&w emulsions, high clouds tended to register only faintly, and 19th-century skies as depicted in photographs tend to be rather featureless and overexposed-looking. That's only a general rule, though. There are plenty of exceptions. - Dave] A five minute exposureI appreciate the opportunity to understand these pictures. The image from Nashville is a long exposure, perhaps 5 minutes, perhaps more. What you have in the Annisquam Light is an almost instantaneous exposure that also has deep depth of field. And, in addition, there is the fleecy and round character of the clouds. There is no way to get there without a film emulsion that records all of the spectrum of light, which is what panchromatic emulsions did. I categorically state that you will not find another image that has all of these characteristics. And therefore, the description is wrong. [Exposure times for outdoor glass plate photography in the 1860s were measured in seconds, not minutes. Below, an 1864 glass negative by Samuel Cooley, which, judged by the passage of the boat, couldn't have been exposed more than a few seconds. "Film emulsion" wouldn't enter into the discussion -- no film was used the the making of this picture; film didn't even exist during the Civil War. The lighthouse photo didn't use film, either. Taken by William Henry Jackson, it was the basis for this photochrom postcard dated 1904. - Dave] (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Vacation Spots: 1890s
... Florida, circa 1890s. "The Ponce de Leon, rear view." Henry Flagler's grand hotel, with the street traffic none too artfully stippled out. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/26/2013 - 1:50pm -

St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1890s. "The Ponce de Leon, rear view." Henry Flagler's grand hotel, with the street traffic none too artfully stippled out. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Fun in the Sun: 1901
... "The Royal Poinciana, from northwest." A mere fraction of Henry Flagler's immense hotel , at one time the largest wood-frame structure in the world. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Amazingly This hotel survived ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/25/2014 - 11:47am -

Palm Beach circa 1901. "The Royal Poinciana, from northwest." A mere fraction of Henry Flagler's immense hotel, at one time the largest wood-frame structure in the world. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. AmazinglyThis hotel survived unscathed by fire until its owners razed it as unprofitable, unlike its companion hostelry, The Breakers, which suffered not one but two major fires, being rehabilitated after each. Huge wood frame complexes like this must have given fire marshals pre-traumatic stress syndrome in spades! Delonix regiaThe hotel's namesake is a vividly spectacular flowering tree, endangered in its native Madagascar but cultivated widely throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. One might assume that the grounds of the hotel were planted with at least a few of the eponymous tree. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
U.S. Treasury: 1897
... Washington, D.C." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. Swept Away ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/19/2018 - 4:11pm -

Circa 1897. "U.S. Treasury building, Washington, D.C." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. Swept AwayWhere's the guy who was pushing the dust cart? Lunch break? $10.00Would make a great photo for the back of a ten dollar bank note. Every time I see a dust cart in a Shorpy photoI think of the sweeping-up-after-Fractured Fairytales janitor guy from the Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon Show. +122Below is the same view from August of 2019. (The Gallery, D.C., DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Newer Orleans: 1890s
... the way to an electrified future. Glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Creating a Smooth Ride This picture ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/16/2019 - 11:20am -

1890s. "The French Quarter, New Orleans." Its carbon arc lamps lighting the way to an electrified future. Glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Creating a Smooth RideThis picture may have been taken a little after the previous New Orleans picture, "The French Quarter - 1890s". In this photo, the streetcar rails are installed. In the previous shot, the ruts for the track have been created, but appears the rails have not yet been put in place. Pitcher of pulchritudeI've studied this picture top to bottom, side to side, several times; I love New Orleans architecture and I never tire of gazing at that wrought iron lace. What keeps me coming back to look at the photo again, though, is not the buildings. It's the two little boys walking, with the older one toting a pitcher. I wish we could know why they were doing that, so long ago, on what was obviously a lovely day. It's a beautiful image. Dauphine at Orleans AvenueThis corner has some very nice wrought iron. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, W.H. Jackson)
Laurel in the Pines: 1901
... in 1967. Composite of two 8x10 inch glass negatives by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Replaced by Ugly Stunning! ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/03/2018 - 1:44pm -

Lakewood, New Jersey, circa 1901. "Laurel in the Pines." This winter resort hotel on Lake Carasaljo, which opened in 1891, was leveled by fire in 1967. Composite of two 8x10 inch glass negatives by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Replaced by Ugly Stunning!What an amazing piece of architecture. I can only imagine how fantastic a nice long stay would be. Two things1. Here's a photo of the fire, and some more background on the resort. 2. And a menu for dinner at the hotel from 1892. "I Smell Burning"I was a kid, sleeping in a tot cot outside my parents' room, our first night at this grand and imposing hotel. I awoke in the night, and called out sleepily: "Mommy, I smell burning". Trusting my sense of smell (that was the best part!), they collected my sister and me and scrammed the heck out of there; our safe little family had a long drive home in the dark. (Panoramas, DPC, Horses, W.H. Jackson)
Mississippi Gin: 1890
... the break room? 8x10 inch dry plate glass transparency by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Is It Christmas? Now I know where all ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/25/2016 - 5:26pm -

October 1890. "Mississippi cotton gin at Dahomey." Which way to the break room? 8x10 inch dry plate glass transparency by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Is It Christmas?Now I know where all those Santa Beards come from. ScaryIn my youth, I was working a construction job at a commercial laundry. We had to install some new steam piping to an existing very large clothes dryer. I had my torch running to cut the existing pipe when it moved slightly and came in contact with some of the lint covering the inside of the dryer. I can't even begin to describe how quickly and intensely it roared into eight foot plus flames. Although the fire was over nearly as rapidly as it began when the lint was fully burned, I fully appreciated the seriousness of what just happened. I look at this scene, with everything covered in fine lint and with the building constructed of wood, and can visualize how quickly it would become a raging inferno with just a small spark/flame. Scary! (The Gallery, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Bostrom's: 1890
... Bostrom brothers. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. The Bosarve, on Riverside Drive. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/12/2018 - 2:24pm -

Volusia County, Florida, circa 1890. "Bostrom's on the Halifax near Ormond." A tourist boarding house built by the town's first settlers, the Bostrom brothers. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. The Bosarve, on Riverside Drive. From ormondhistory.org: John Andrew Bostrom is considered Ormond’s first settler, having homesteaded land with his brother Charles on the east side of the Halifax River in the late 1860s. By 1869, Bostrom observed a steady stream of visitors. To remedy the lack of tourist accommodations in the area, the Bostrom brothers and their two sisters expanded their home to make it into a boarding house. By the1880s, their hospitality had become well-known. Their venture into tourism had become a success. Jedi?The man in front of the tree appears to be levitating some object. [It's a swing. It's a bird feeder. It's a swing AND a bird feeder! Suspended by strings from a rope. - Dave] That's a different way --Usually, I sse either a forked stick or a pair of bent rods! True FloridianAll the folks here at the home said that its a plant pot holder (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Colorado Springs: 1910
... Tejon Street." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. "What the---?" It looks ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/05/2017 - 12:21pm -

Colorado Springs circa 1910. "Exchange National Bank Building, Tejon Street." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. "What the---?"It looks like the fellows in the auto are aware of the distant cameraman Walk this wayThis is about the earliest photo in which I've seen designated & marked crosswalks. And most, but not all, of the pedestrians are actually using them! [I think that's due to their being the only part of the street that's not dirt or mud. -tterrace] It's still standing!Hasn't burnt down yet! If you look down the cross street to the right, you will see the majestic Pike's Peak. In the background, on the far left of the photo, you can just make out Cheyenne Mountain, home of NORAD, or whatever they call it now. (The Gallery, Streetcars, W.H. Jackson)
The Ohio Building: 1906
... alternative, despite the cost. Yet I look at the photo of William Henry Jackson in his private railroad car (post-dated by a decade at least, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/04/2022 - 10:59pm -

Toledo circa 1906. "Ohio Building, Madison Avenue and Superior Street." Nexus of ghost pedestrians! 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. O-HI-oSpelling out the name of your building is too literal to an architect that can turn it into a decorative detail. This is on the main entrance on Madison Avenue. HorsepowerIt seems from most of these Shorpy city pix from the early 20th century that 1905 or so is when automobile numbers exploded. Here, Toledo in 1906, the numbers of horse-drawn vehicles and automobiles is already about equal. The economics of postcard publishingI was just cogitating on this, having seen so many DPC photos on Shorpy in the last decade or more. Postcards were (are, they still exist, I think?) a small-format medium. Why an 8x10 negative? It seems, to me, more important in our time, for posterity, than for the market demands of over a century ago. But what an enterprise that demand supported. It's hard to imagine today, the resources that DPC brought to a market that is today trivial. Special trains? In an era when the entire nation traveled by rail, it's hard to imagine a practical alternative, despite the cost. Yet I look at the photo of William Henry Jackson in his private railroad car (post-dated by a decade at least, since he's clearly not a day over 40 here), and imagine he'd toss aside that luxury for the freedom of Dorothea Lange's 1934 Ford. Don't go changingThe Ohio Building looks largely unchanged. Even the cornice seems to have escaped the Great Cornice Purge of the 1950s. Coal, coal, coalOhio, home to thousands of abandoned coal mines. In this building we can find Geo. M. Jones Coal, Jackson Coal and W. Agostini & Co. Coal. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Cars, Trucks, Buses, DPC, Toledo)
Home Improvement: 1894
... oldest city. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Clever Improvements Since Still looks ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/09/2019 - 5:39pm -

St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1894. "St. George Street." Trading in paint, window glass and wallpaper for the old houses in the nation's oldest city. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Clever Improvements SinceStill looks pretty close to this except now it's paved and they sell a lot of craft beers (good ones, too). Also"Birds for Sale" - Pets or groceries? Cherry on the SundaeMy sister lived over the top of an ice cream shop on St. George Street for many years. She would walk to her job each day and shortly before early-onset dementia took her, she would refer to those years as some of the happiest of her life. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, Stores & Markets, W.H. Jackson)
Crossing Canal: 1890
... Hotel from Canal Street." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Look Closely Those streetcars have ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/17/2019 - 9:47am -

New Orleans circa 1890. "St. Charles Hotel from Canal Street." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Look CloselyThose streetcars have some real horsepower! Horsecar HistoryHorse powered omnibuses (called horsecars) were very common in the 19th century. The problem with horsecars was the horses. Specifically horse manure and urine. Horses could also panic, dragging the horsecar after them. Most cities (including New Orleans) tried replacing horsecars with different solutions: ammonia engines, steam "dummies" (effectively a small steam engine inside a converted horsecar), battery powered cars, cable cars. Eventually electric overhead powered streetcars using trolleys became the norm. In New Orleans, horsecars were replaced by overhead powered electric streetcars starting in 1893. A few cities still have streetcars (San Francisco), but buses pretty much replaced them by the 1960s. Individual traffic on railsThere are some cities (in know Lisbon and Linz) that used special gauges in order to avoid carriage traffic on their tracks. This photo shows the reason quite well as the gig is just rerailed. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Streetcars, W.H. Jackson)
Trip Advisor: 1902
... by Ward Foster in the 1880s. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Ocklawaha? Where the heck is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/15/2011 - 11:12am -

1902. "Mr. Foster's office in Palm Beach." An outpost of the Ask Mr. Foster chain of travel agencies and souvenir shops started in Florida by Ward Foster in the 1880s. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Ocklawaha?Where the heck is Ocklawaha? I might buy a ticket just to find out. [It is both a town and a river. - Dave] Philip Morris ain't hereAt first glance, I thought the boy was dressed in a red bellhop uniform like those who used to page people with phone messages at hotels i.e. "Call for Philip Morris!" but on closer inspection he seems to be a messenger or junior assistant of some sort. Also, just think, 109 years ago, somebody cut some lily of the valley out of their garden in the morning and put them in a water glass on their desk and still today they convey the beauty and fragrance of nature, my mom's favorite flower. The posters, postcards, travel photos, etc. pictured would today get you on TV in the Antiques Roadshow and be worth a hefty sum too. Carry on. A room loaded with Shorpy fruitLook at those walls full of photos and those stacks of big brochures (or whatever travel agencies used then). One of the eye catchers for sure is the Ocklawaha Steamer Tickets sign (part of one was used for a window sign of some kind). A photo like this is why Google was invented, sort of, where I found some marvelous prose: St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers (Highways and Byways of Florida, 1918) Palatka is the starting-point of the Ocklawaha steamers. They go south twenty-five miles, then turn west and enter the old forests of the "dark crooked water," which is what the name of the stream means in English. The journey ends at Silver Springs, one hundred and ten miles farther on. Enthusiasts call the Ocklawaha "the sweetest water-lane in the world," and the voyage through this liquid silent forest aisle is full of weird interest. Certainly no trip to Florida is complete which does not include an outing on this romantic stream with its ever-changing scenes and its tonic air laden with the balsamic odors of the forest. The latter part of the Ocklawaha journey is made at night, and it is then that the river is seen most impressively after a fire of pine knots has been kindled in a big iron box on the top of the pilot-house. This blazes finely, and the light from the resinous yellow flames advances up the dark sinuosities of the stream in a manner that is enchantingly mysterious. The foliage which it touches is magically green, the festooning mosses are transformed to silvered garlands, the tree trunks turn to corrugated gold, and the black slimy stumps become jeweled pillars. When the fire dies down a little the distant scenery becomes indistinct and shadowy, and the great trees are pallid and ghostly. Then fresh knots are thrown in, the fire blazes up, and again the winding forest walls are brightly lighted amid the impenetrable surrounding mirk, while everything is reflected in the smooth water. Ocklawaha and Silver RiversAs a photographer I wish I could go back in time and visit this place. I live near the Ocklawaha and Silver Rivers. They haven't changed much since the old days. Here is the Ocklawaha River today. Here's the Silver River which starts at Silver Spring and flows into the Ocklawaha. I fell in love with these rivers about 12 years ago and started photographing the flora and fauna. There is a high concentration of wildlife on these two rivers including rhesus monkeys which in itself is an interesting story as to how they got there. Even with the small boat sometimes it's hard to get through. After a big storm there's always trees blocking the rivers and in the old days they must have had a crew working full time to keep the waterway clear. [One would be hard pressed to tell them apart. - Dave] Hand Painted Art for sale Ah, hand coloring a black and white photograph. That is a lost art these days. Very few, if any photographers have the time or patience to sit down with a picture and a large box of watercolor type paints with which to hand color a photograph. I used to do hand spotting of photos and that was hard enough matching the gray-tones to the photo. Now it is all computerized as displayed on Shorpy.com. We have some artists who excel at digitally colorizing photographs, such as Don W. Timeshift"Hedonism? Well! Certainly not, Sir!" (The Gallery, Florida, The Office, W.H. Jackson)
Palm Walk: 1897
... Worth, Palm Beach." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Coconuts Why Floridians of the past ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/28/2018 - 1:25pm -

Florida circa 1897. "Palm walk on Lake Worth, Palm Beach." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. CoconutsWhy Floridians of the past wore hats? OK, that and the "sun" thing. Just what every neighborhood needsA cannon to fend off those pesky door-to-door salespeople. At least the ones arriving by boat. Don't Sit Under the Apple TreeAnd don't sit under the coconut tree either unless you want a fractured skull when one of those things falls off and connects with your brain box. The cannonThey just found one of those old cannons buried along the waterway. (The Gallery, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Cracker Shack: 1897
... -- Seville, Fla." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Flip-flops, shorts and a tank top ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/11/2019 - 12:14pm -

The Sunshine State circa 1897. "A Florida home -- Seville, Fla." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Flip-flops, shorts and a tank topEach time I see Florida photos here on Shorpy with people dressed in TOC garb, I marvel at their ability to tolerate those hot, humid summers so heavily dressed. Shack?I'll take it any day, with a central air upgrade of course. I've lived through more Florida summers than I care to count. Brutal when you don't have the sea breeze. And while I'm whining the humidity is no picnic either. Chicken WireI'm guessing the chicken wire connecting the upstairs porch to the ground is for pet cat access. That's just a guess. [It's a trellis for that giant vine. - Dave] (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Colorado Choo-Choo: 1900
... Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. How they did it. Taken a few years ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/03/2012 - 4:07pm -

Pikes Peak, Colorado, circa 1900. "Summit, cog wheel train, Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. How they did it.Taken a few years ago: Dinosaurs in the mountainsThe sister to this locomotive, M&PP #4, is still nominally operable and is as far as anyone knows the only operable Vauclain compound. The two cylinders you see are both power cylinders; the valves are hidden on the inside. Vauclain compounds, named after the head of Baldwin, were briefly popular around 1900 but fell out of favor along with most other compound locos with the introduction of the superheater; in this case part of the problem was unequal forces from the two pistons which produced wear problems at the crosshead. On this little bitty engine it apparently wasn't too bad a problem. Nice Trip!Today a ticket on the Railway costs $34. You can hike up and take the train down, but if you miss the last train and have to be evacuated, the fee per hiker is $500! I'd stick with the train. Looks lovely. http://cograilway.com/Pikes%20Peak%20train%20videos-A.htm Oh My. Call a Tow Truck, er Train"But officer, just look -- that passenger car was heading the wrong way on my side of the tracks. Now how am I ever gonna get the front end of my engine out from under it??" Cog and Pinion Appliances Crofutt's Overland Guide, 1892. The Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway, a recent organization, commences at a point just above the Iron Springs and runs to the summit of Pike's Peak. The road is about 8¾ miles in length. The average grade is 18 per cent.,the maximum being 25 per cent. and the minimum 8 per cent., with 16 degrees curvature. The rails are the standard T rail, with a double cog-rail in the center, weighing 110 tons to the mile. Each engine has three cog and pinion appliances, which can be worked together or independently; in each cog appliance is a double set of pinion brakes that work in the cog, either of which when used can stop the engine in 12 inches going either way, on any grade and at a maximum speed of eight miles an hour. Fare for "round trip," $5.00. The Street Railway Journal, April, 1893. Manitou & Pike's Peak Railroad, which is known as the "Cog Wheel Railroad," and which runs to the top of Pike's Peak, a distance of about about 8,000 ft. higher than Manitou. The road was opened for traffic in October, 1890. The fare for the round trip is $5, and the round trip is made in about three hours. The rack, which is placed midway between the rails, consists of two steel bars, notched to a depth of about two and a half inches, with teeth staggered, and which are firmly fastened to the ties by means of bolts and shouldered chairs. The engines are of peculiar shape, and the power is transmitted to two pinions located under the boiler, which mesh with the gear of the rack, so that sufficient power is obtained to force the engine and car up the steepest grades. Only one car trains are run, and the cars are pushed ahead of the engines in ascending, and return in the same relation. The engine and car are not coupled, but there are bumpers consisting of perpendicular and horizontal steel cylinders about five inches in diameter and eighteen inches long, which provide for the varying grades and angles. The car, as well as the engine, is equipped with pinions which mesh into the rack and which are controlled by powerful band brakes, so that the car can be controlled independent of the engine, every known safety appliance being employed to prevent the possibility of an accident. Formerly, high pressure engines were employed, but during the last season one compound engine was run, and the other three engines have recently been sent to the Baldwin Locomotive Works where they are being made over into compounds. The line is operated only during the summer months, as the accumulation of snow upon the mountains during the winter prevents the running of the cars. Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies, 1894. Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway. The Engines During construction and the first year's operation, the Pike's Peak Railway had three engines built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. These weighed about 26 tons each, loaded with fuel and water. The cabs and boilers of these engines were much like those of ordinary locomotives, but here the resemblance ceased, for the bearing-frame of the engine was inclined, so that the boiler was level on a 16 per cent. grade, the average grade of the road. The engine had no tender, water being carried in two tanks at the side of the boiler, and coal in a box at the rear of the cab, holding one ton. The engine rested on three axles, the forward two being rigidly fastened to the frame, while the rear one was furnished with a radius bar, the rigid wheel-base being 6 feet 8 inches, and the total wheel-base 11 feet 2 inches. To the two forward axles was fastened an inside frame carrying three sets of two pinions each, making six pinions in all. The specifications for these pinions called for hammered crucible steel, with ultimate tensile strength of 100,000 pounds per square inch, stretch 16 per cent, in 8 inches, the teeth to be cutout of the solid disk. SynchronicityWhat a coincidence! We just rode the Pikes Peak Cog Railway three days ago with children and grandchildren. It still takes about three hours, and it is an amazing ride. Temps were about 90 degrees in Manitou Springs and below 50 degrees at the summit. We even had a little skiff of snow up top. We passed by the original water cranes that supplied the early steam engines. The trip is spectacular, but I kind of wish I could have taken it in the steam days. (Of course, I would be dead by now, right?) It was great to get back to internet civilization and find this picture on Shorpy! (The Gallery, DPC, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
Hospital Street: 1897
... "Hospital Street." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. The Man ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/16/2012 - 2:11pm -

St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1897. "Hospital Street." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. The ManWould seem to be WHJ's assistant, the handcart loaded with photographic equipment. Aviles StreetToday, that street is named Aviles Street. Below is the view (via Google Street View) from today which includes the still-standing Seguí-Kirby Smith House. View Larger Map (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
The Monticello: 1902
... Street and City Hall Avenue." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Family tie Mr great-great-grandfather, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/26/2017 - 11:45am -

Norfolk, Virginia, 1902. "Monticello Hotel, Granby Street and City Hall Avenue." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Family tieMr great-great-grandfather, David Lowenberg, was the principal builder and owner of the Monticello. Not bad for a German immigrant in 1856 who began as an itinerant peddler. Yes, at the start of 1918The Monticello Hotel burned on New Year's Day 1918. Attempts by firemen to extinguish the fire were futile since unusually cold temperatures for the area caused water in the hoses to freeze. The hotel was rebuilt and resumed operating the following year. It continued until 1976 when it was closed and the building demolished. Hurricane of 1933And only 15 years later it was flooded by a hurricane. Fire, ice, and water all damaged this hotel. But urban renewal killed it. (The Gallery, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Poinciana Palms: 1902
... "Royal Poinciana Hotel, entrance." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. It ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/25/2014 - 11:45am -

Palm Beach in 1902. "Royal Poinciana Hotel, entrance." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. It didn't burn down!Surprisingly. It was torn down in 1935 when failing fortunes and the Depression killed it. And what is there at the site todayCondos So PristineThe is a perfect example of how some photos from eras gone by look so pristine that you wonder how it could have been possible for them to be so well kept up using the technology of the time. Then again, there are other photos that show so much dirt and garbage in the streets that it is striking. Were some places really that well maintained and others that filthy? It makes me wonder which end of the spectrum was the norm or if that fell somewhere in between squalor and verdant elegance. [The Royal Poinciana's clientele were the wealthy; they were used to having things neat and tidy, to say the least. -tterrace] (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Canoemobile: 1902
... of hybrid transportation. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Tree on the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2012 - 6:48pm -

The Adirondack Mountains, New York, circa 1902. "An Adirondack hand cart carry." Yet another example of hybrid transportation. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Tree on the Left of FrameWhat's with the tree on the left it appears to have its bark peeled away in several bands. One at its base somewhat large, then two smaller above that one both about the same size, then one much larger above those. [Horizontal peeling is typical of the white and paper birch. -tterrace] Very hybridWhat's being hauled is an Adirondack guide boat, itself a hybrid - not a canoe, not a rowboat, but the best of both. It's been around since the early 19th century. In the photo, it's probably moving between lakes or ponds over a "carry," many of which connect the Fulton Chain of Lakes in the eastern side of the Adirondacks. I did this For two or three summers, I did portage, or haulage as you will, humpin' anything the camper couldn't or wouldn't. Skiffs, dorys, canoes and home built, though they were some heavy clunkers, I wanted to lecture them on the virtues of birch and cedar over oak and hemlock. But at the end of most trips, I must say they all tried to shoulder out their craft. I miss them, because now I camp alone on Benson Lake. TreesWhite birch = paper birch. Both are common names for Betula papyrifera (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Ninth & Grace: 1900
... Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still there! With a few exceptions ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/28/2019 - 2:43pm -

Richmond, Va., circa 1900. "St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Ninth & Grace Streets." The so-called "Cathedral of the Confederacy," attended by Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still there!With a few exceptions it's now mostly surrounded by hideous modern buildings but the church itself looks the same. [Except for that steeple. - Dave] 1 outta 2 eeplesSeems to have lost its steeple, but not its people. Daring ClimbersRemoved the steeple five years later. (The Gallery, DPC, Richmond, W.H. Jackson)
Lake Worth: 1897
... the Royal Poinciana Hotel." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Interesting Juxtaposition I don't ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/30/2019 - 3:49pm -

Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1897. "Lake Worth, south from the Royal Poinciana Hotel." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Interesting JuxtapositionI don't mean to be pedantic, but this picture is very confusing. The map shows this would be West Palm Beach according to the lake's location in the picture. There is a causeway across the lake called Royal Poinciana Way and there is a similarly named shopping area on the right side of the lake. However, that would mean the hotel was either in West Palm Beach or the picture is reversed. Perhaps another reader will clear this up. [Turn your map upside down. In the photo the mainland is to the right. - Dave] That would be true if the lake ended not far past the hotel. In the picture it appears to go on much farther. [Lake Worth, which is not really a lake, has no beginning or end -- it's a lagoon on the Intracoastal Waterway. The hotel was around where Royal Poinciana Plaza is on the map below, on the inland side of the giant sand bar that is Palm Beach. - Dave] Built with no power tools.I'm always impressed with that. Not to take away anything from today's tradesmen, but they needed some extra skills back then. Whenever I hear people complaining about automation killing jobs, I ask them how they would like to do things the way they had to 100 years ago. No thanks! Roof ladderImagine having to climb out there to raise the flag every day. An Old MapHere's an old real estate map from 1907 showing the Lake and an inlet at the north end of Palm Beach. Until the mid 1800s the Lake was a fresh water lagoon. Click to enlarge. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
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