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Missionary Ridge: 1902
... Ridge from Cameron Hill." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Knowlt Hoheimer Obligatory Edgar ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/20/2017 - 10:28am -

Tennessee circa 1902. "Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge from Cameron Hill." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Knowlt HoheimerObligatory Edgar Lee Masters reference. A Different View TodayThis is looking east from probably near the crest of Cameron Hill, which itself today has been "chopped off" from its original height and contains the Blue Cross headquarters. Despite being famous for a lot of activity during the Civil War, very little from that time period, or even 1902, remains in Chattanooga today. Just right off-hand, I know that the two churches on the far right are still here - that's the Episcopal church and the Second Presbyterian. Almost smack in the middle is the "Dome Building", known for it's golden dome, at the corner of Georgia Avenue and 8th Street. The Catholic Church is just to its right. The rest of the business district seen here has mostly been rebuilt in some form or fashion. Progress, they say. Always fun to see my current home on Shorpy! (The Gallery, Civil War, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Wild Palms: 1897
... the Ormond hammock." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2019 - 11:40am -

Volusia County, Florida, circa 1897. "In the Ormond hammock." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Prime-ordial Real EstateI've read about the preservation of hardwood hammocks in Florida, and wonder if, given the density of development in coastal areas, whether Ormond Hammock still exists in some form. Floridians, please chime in. Another meaningIf you were to ask me to define "hammock" it would not be: "a fertile area in the southern US (esp. Florida) characterized by hardwood vegetation and fertile soil" -- per Webster's Dictionary (1965) But isn't that what Shorpy's brings to our table -- history and English! (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, Frontier Life, W.H. Jackson)
Old Florida: 1898
... rail line circa 1898, captured on an 8x10 glass plate by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Self-Serve Room Service According to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/08/2016 - 4:01pm -

"Tampa Pier, Fla." The Port Tampa Inn, wharf and rail line circa 1898, captured on an 8x10 glass plate by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Self-Serve Room ServiceAccording to a 2011 article in the Tampa Bay Times, guests of the Port Tampa Inn could fish from their rooms and have the hotel staff prepare their catch. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
Family Tree: 1904
... gent seen earlier perched on the railing, possibly William Henry Jackson with his grandchildren. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/23/2019 - 12:18pm -

1904. "Under the great oak, Manhanset Manor, Shelter Island, N.Y." The same gent seen earlier perched on the railing, possibly William Henry Jackson with his grandchildren. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Hey, you with the ladderI wonder if they realized that the guy with the stepladder was going about his maintenance duties -- or whatever he was doing -- at the time the shutter clicked on this otherwise perfectly posed picture? Or is he the wayward grandson?!? Where's Mom?Is she giving birth again ? Poses with GrandpaI like this picture; especially the children, wearing the clothing that was in style at that time. I think the children were dressed for posing and not for playing! I can't imagine someone putting in all the work it would take to get those white dresses and stockings clean, starched, and pressed, only to send the child out to roll around in the grass in them! A grandpa who was sitting on the ground with his grandchildren would have them climbing on him, too, and not arranged in various spots under that tree! I'd almost be willing to bet that, as soon as the photographer was finished, the mother(s) of the children said "OK, children, Grandpa, everyone inside and into your play clothes!" I would take that betIn proper decorum of the time and being that they were at a nice resort, I'd bet they were out there playing in those clothes! White clothing for children would generally have been made of cotton back then and could thus have been boiled clean, certainly easier to get stains out of than say silk or a printed white or colored fabric. It was also quite common back then for upper middle class folk to change their clothes several times a day. White was very popular for afternoon outings. Notice too that Grandpa, being a smart sensible gent, isn't seated all the way on the ground; instead, he's holding himself up, likely so as to not get any grass stains on those white pants. I love this picture especially for the look on his face -- it's not too often you get to see a genuine smile (or any smile at all) in these old old photos, and he clearly can't contain his! Out on a limbHow did that kid get on the tree branch. There's nothing that I can see for him to hold on in order to climb up! A Magnificent Tree That Calls Out To Me. That tree is the dream of my inner eight year old kid. I was a serial tree and billboard climber in my youth and this tree would have been an answer to a climbing fool youth. I would have gone far left on Left Limb #1 and jumped up while pulling my legs up to hug the branch. With a little squirming I would have gotten upright and headed where Left Limb #2 swings down to intersect Left Limb #1. A short jaunt up and over would get me to the trunk. From here a little tree hugging and a perfectly timed leap would get me on Right Limb #2 for a swift 45 degree climb to intersecting Right Limb #3 which would lead back to the trunk. The foliage obscures my view from here but I'm sure I could get up to either a #5 or #6 limb which would impress all the young ladies and make me the envy of all the young men. I would have been sent to bed early with no supper but the glory of that climb would have filled me as much as ten ice cream sundaes. (The Gallery, DPC, Kids, W.H. Jackson)
St. George Street: 1894
... George Street, St. Augustine." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Re: The Cage Grand mystery solved! ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/09/2019 - 5:35pm -

Florida circa 1894. "St. George Street, St. Augustine." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Re: The CageGrand mystery solved! Once again Dave's one liners start my day off with a laugh! The CageThere is a caged shelf jutting out right above the little boy in the front of the picture. It is not unlike the guards installed around urban window air conditioners on a street level window. They are used to safeguard the air conditioner and protect the room behind it from a break in. Was it used for winter storage of perishables? Anybody know what they were used for? [One clue might be the bird inside. - Dave] St. St. St.I'm amused by all the abbreviations in the caption... Two Saints and a Street! I'm also loving this batch of FL pix. I'm a native Floridian (from the Panhandle) and I love seeing how the state used to look. But I have a hard time imagining how anyone survived in those days, pre-A/C. Barber plankInstead of a pole outside the barber shop on the left. I also noticed some lightning rods on top of some of the taller buildings. With Florida being the number one state in lightning strikes, must have been an easy thing to sell. I wishI could use Google street view on this picture so I could continue down the road and look at all the stores. It is probably good that I can't, as there are so many excellent pictures here that I wish I could enter and explore. I would never get anything done! Strange clothing shapesTwo people, one child-sized, are barely visible in the enlargement, standing in a shop doorway way down the block on the right next to the buggies. It looks as if the taller figure is a male wearing pants, a tunic over long sleeves, and a skullcap, and the shorter is wearing pants and a tunic, a bell-shaped jacket and a similar cap. I've looked at so many old Chinese-subject photos (Arnold Genthe, Felix Beato, John Thompson) that these barely visible costumes immediately look Chinese to me. Not impossible, since there were Chinese immigrants living all over the United States by 1894. But I don't know much about old Florida and its regional costumes. Could these two be Seminoles instead of Chinese? Or the neighborhood butcher in his apron, and a kid in an unlikely raincoat with a shoulder cape? [I see Indians, Chinamen and a midget Eskimo. Click to enlarge. - Dave] Department of Thinking Too MuchAha! Was my face red! Thanks Dave, for providing a more legible close detail. That's not a Chinaman, that's a shop boy in a dirty apron, holding an Infernal Device. As for the supposed second figure, there's no one there at all. I'd like to be able to claim that I read the Chinese figures into the image because of my annoyingly foggy laptop screen and an overindulgence in dried frog pills, but I managed to imagine the figures while stone sober. And it's Felice Beato and John Thomson, as long as I'm correcting myself. Regarding the clutter in my mind's eye, here's an Arnold Genthe photo from 1908, not all that different from what I thought I was seeing in the distance. My wife wants to go shopping thereThere's a Singer sewing machine office, a shooting gallery, a music shop, Mackenzie's Florida Curios, and has the telegraph pole worn away from having horses tethered to it? Also, Joseph F. Canova's printers, of whom we learn more here and of the family here -- printing ink was in the blood, it would seem. Long wire into roofIt appears that the long wire on the right just enters the house roof right through the shingles. Could this be a line marked on the picture and not an electrical or telegraph wire? [The wire, which passes in front of the roof, ends at the pole, wrapped around it. Thanks to willc for pointing this out. - Dave] (The Gallery, DPC, Florida)
On the Tomoka: 1894
... Landing on the Tomoka." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson of Detroit Photographic. View full size. Most people ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/15/2019 - 5:42pm -

Florida circa 1894. "Misenor's Landing on the Tomoka." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson of Detroit Photographic. View full size. Most people forgetor never even knew that most of peninsular Florida was a wild frontier until the early 20th century. 1903: Misenor's Landing revisitedin color, or at least "colorized." (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Cast of Characters: 1897
... Indian River." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Poses Late 19th century Florida, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/24/2018 - 5:14am -

Brevard County, Florida, circa 1897. "Hotel Eau Gallie, Indian River." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. PosesLate 19th century Florida, where five out of six males covered their assets. No landscape companies hereThat white sand in the picture takes me back to 3rd Grade in Edgewater School in Fort Lauderdale. How something that is white can make a kid so dirty, I will never know. Nowadays, everything is covered with landscaped grass and the only sand you see is at the beach. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
A Vast Resort: 1895
... Old Point Comfort." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. "Shotgun" What appears to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/05/2016 - 10:01pm -

Hampton Roads, Virginia, circa 1895. "Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. "Shotgun"What appears to be a shotgun in the closer of the two launches is probably a line-throwing gun. They were used in rescue situations or to pass a line to another vessel. Didn't burn downBut seven years after this photo: "Rarely has anyone changed the landscape in Hampton Roads as dramatically as Secretary of the Army Elihu Root when he signed a Sept. 1, 1902 order authorizing the razing of the Hygeia Hotel." -- Newport News Daily Press. Naphtha LaunchesAppears to be a pair of them at the dock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtha_launch I think we saw some others down in Florida Pirate Ship?I look forward to an explanation of what appears to be a shotgun on the front seat-sea creatures? Naphtha LaunchesThis pair of beautiful launches are propelled by naphtha boilers. They are not "steam launches" - the working fluid is a hydrocarbon rather than water. The rationale of using naphtha rather than water as the working fluid is that a passenger-carrying steamboat must, by law, have a licensed engineer. Note the beautiful flowing lines of their hulls. These were among the most lovely pleasure boats ever built. At least some of this still existsBelieve it or not, at least one thing visible in the photo still exists, though from the closest street view you would not see it; this picture was taken from a now no longer existing jetty, and would be some thirty feet out in water. The Street View car, therefore, was some 6o feet off from the right angle and location to recapture the view. I believe the street on the left is Ingalls Road, and the intersection just barely discernible on the left would be with Fenwick Road; none of the buildings VISIBLE are still there, but there are building hidden by the Hygeia Hotel that are. However, barely discernible in the distance on the right is the Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, along with a water tower [Gotta correct myself: the object on the far right that appears to be a watertower... isn't. It's an observation tower, now replaced with a more substantial tower, that rests on one corner of the fortress walls. I looked again and realized my error for calling it a water tower, since it's the exact same location as the more recent WWII era tower. And the outer gun line appears to have been built for WWII, not WWI.]; the Lighthouse is still there, along with other building which MAY be in the right side of the hotel, but the resolution there is too fuzzy for me to ascertain for sure (there are residences that date back that far on the stretch that should be visible, but some of the buildings visible on the extreme left may have been razed to make way for the outer gun line of Fortress Monroe, which is external to the historical Fort with it's moat and was build during WW1). The site of the hotel itself is now Continental Park, with a small pavilion; immediately to the left (and it would have been in the picture if it had existed) is the location of the current Chamberlain hotel. On the other hand, the beaches have now moved significantly to the right and somewhat around the curve of the island; there are concrete breakwaters in this are of the island today. Interestingly, if you use Google Earth to zoom in, you can still see some echoes of the Hygeia in the natural patterning of the grass growth in the park, as it grows slightly differently where the ground was disturbed for the buildings foundations, some 115 years after the hotels removal. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Fountain of Frogs: 1897
... amphibians. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still there! Now part of the Flagler ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/05/2018 - 2:18pm -

St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1897. "Fountain at Ponce de Leon Hotel." A phantasmagoria of Edison bulbs and expectorating amphibians. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still there!Now part of the Flagler College campus: Frogs Powered DownLooks like the frogs are no longer hitting as high up on the fountain as in the old days. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Forsooth, Duluth: 1902
... Duluth, Minnesota." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/25/2018 - 1:31pm -

1902. "Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. That's one complex electrical pole.I can't keep track of the wiring on my model railroad. Hard to imagine that every wire on these poles went to its intended phone. Oh the PainJust one painless dentist sign, and it could have been Fortooth, Duluth. Telephone cablesI was wondering the same thing, so I Googled and found this: https://www.copper.org/applications/telecomm/consumer/evolution.html It appears that the first multiwire telephone cables began to be used around 1887 and by 1891, an improved, paper insulated standard cable was being used. So those wires weren't long for this world. Re: Telephone Cables"From the earliest days, telephone companies put short stretches of wire inside cables to safely cross bodies of water, such as the Hudson River. Wires in cables had much higher attenuation than open wires, because while in open wires resistance was the only cause of attenuation, in cables, there were two additional causes, capacitance and induction. Cables thus were at first only used where open wires couldn’t be strung." https://ethw.org/Telephone_Transmission Long distance open wire had one tenth the attenuation of cable circuits and remained in service through the mid 1960's in Florida. I began work with AT&T in Jacksonville, Florida in 1961. Our open wire line to the West which carried our TD2 microwave radio alarm circuits, was lost to a railroad derailment around 1964. Our last remaining J carrier (12 voice circuits superimposed on open wire) went down in 1966 when someone cut 4 spans of copper wire just outside of Ft Pierce, Florida. The circuits remained out of action until space was found on either cable (L3) or microwave radio (TD2). Good times. (The Gallery, DPC, Duluth, W.H. Jackson)
Arch Oak: 1894
... moss, Ormond, Florida." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Not Unique That area of Florida ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/07/2017 - 11:38am -

1894. "Royal arch oak with Spanish moss, Ormond, Florida." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Not Unique That area of Florida is loaded with such awesome trees. Love 'em. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, Landscapes, W.H. Jackson)
Coconut Alley: 1894
... Royal Poinciana, Lake Worth." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. Must have been ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/23/2015 - 9:44am -

Palm Beach, Fla., circa 1894. "Hotel Royal Poinciana, Lake Worth." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. Must have been heaven!Florida must have been heaven in 1894. Some photos are like a tranquilizer. Thank you, Shorpy! (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Le Marché Français: 1890s
... Home to the German Grocery. 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Chapeau for Dave I know that most ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/13/2019 - 10:54pm -

New Orleans circa 1890s. "The old French Market." Home to the German Grocery. 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Chapeau for DaveI know that most Americans hate those "silly diacretics diacritics", but, as we could expect, Dave distinguishes himself from those illiterate people. NB διακριτικός (diakritikós) = distinguishing [Thank you. And it's diacritics, not "diacretics." - Dave] Thnx for the correction! (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Stores & Markets, W.H. Jackson)
Our Eden: 1897
... 1897. "A garden near Daytona." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Except for the clothes... ...it could ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/16/2017 - 3:11am -

Volusia County, Florida, circa 1897. "A garden near Daytona." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Except for the clothes......it could be a detail from a painting by Hieronymus Bosch... (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Going Native: 1890
... Dawson (1877-1907). 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Things Have Changed -- Property Values ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/15/2019 - 11:50am -

Indian River County, Florida, circa 1890. "Dawson's, Gem Island, Indian River." The homestead of Lewis Bebee Dawson (1836-1904) and two young men, one of them possibly his son Lewis Mills Dawson (1877-1907). 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Things Have Changed -- Property Values Have RisenToday, you can live on Gem Island, but you sure won't be roughing it: https://www.johnsislandrealestate.com/property-types/gem-island (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Stairway to Heaven: 1897
... near Amecameca de Juárez." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still there, with a fresh coat of paint ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/29/2018 - 9:04pm -

Mexico circa 1897. "Stairway and shrines of Sacromonte, near Amecameca de Juárez." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Still there, with a fresh coat of paint Before climbing the stairs: let's have a partyAmecameca's annual Carnival/Festival del Señor del Sacromonte, which extends over the week containing Ash Wednesday, is considered to be one of the most important festivals in Mexico State. (The Gallery, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Toxaway Lodge: 1902
... 1902. "The Lodge on Mount Toxaway." Glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Rooms with a View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 9:13pm -

Sapphire, North Carolina, circa 1902. "The Lodge on Mount Toxaway." Glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Rooms with a ViewFrom this 1901 Brochure: The Lodge. On the summit of Mt. Toxaway, is the Lodge. The house is easily accessible from either of the lake houses by a nicely constructed and well graded road, winding back and forth along the sides of the mountain for a distance of about three and one-half miles. The accommodations provided here for guests are of the most satisfactory character. There are good stables in connection, making the place especially attractive for mountain parties. The view from this Lodge, which is on the extreme summit of the mountain, is the most extensive (it being an isolated peak) of any mountain point of vantage in North Carolina, probably in the Alleghany chain. The magnificent character of this view baffles description. Its grandeur and sublimity can only be fully appreciated by those who have seen it in person and felt the soothing magic of its silent but irresistible influence. Other places have their charms for some, but few, indeed, are those who visit The Sapphire Country and do not find some rare attractiveness that induces them to linger longer than they first intended, and returning pay a more extended visit to this delightful section of Western North Carolina. (The Gallery, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Flagler Memorial: 1897
... Church, St. Augustine." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Color enhancement The view is blocked ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/30/2019 - 3:47pm -

Florida circa 1897. "Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Color enhancementThe view is blocked by the trees now, but the color highlights the details. The name is Memorial Presbyterian Church; Flagler built it in memory of his daughter, who died from complications from childbirth. Flagler and his family are buried there. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Royal Victoria: 1900
... Hotel, Nassau, West Indies." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. You Know ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/22/2017 - 11:54am -

Circa 1900. "Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau, West Indies." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. You Know What HappenedBeautiful place in its day, but I'm sure you already guessed it, it was closed 1971, sat abandoned for years and it burned down in the mid 1990s. I'm surprised it made it that long. (The Gallery, DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Plaza de la Constitucion: 1897
... St. Augustine." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. (The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/30/2018 - 8:06pm -

Florida circa 1897. "The Plaza, St. Augustine." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Palm Beach: 1897
... at Palm Beach." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Just sit ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/07/2018 - 2:06pm -

Florida circa 1897. "The landing at Palm Beach." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale ...At least the nearest boat looks in a lot better condition than the SS Minnow. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Rockledge Greenway: 1897
... 1897. "Road near Rockledge." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. Note the giant plate carrier held by his assistant. View full ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/30/2014 - 1:15pm -

Florida circa 1897. "Road near Rockledge." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. Note the giant plate carrier held by his assistant. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Brinkman: 1906
... Maryland, circa 1906. "North from Brinkwood." With Mr. William Henry Jackson himself at the camera in this Blue Ridge mountain resort. 8x10 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/03/2018 - 8:19am -

Pen-Mar Park, Maryland, circa 1906. "North from Brinkwood." With Mr. William Henry Jackson himself at the camera in this Blue Ridge mountain resort. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Hazy ViewI imagine that the resultant photographs may be a bit foggy looking with that haze around. (The Gallery, DPC, Landscapes, W.H. Jackson)
Lake Louise: 1897
... Before they moved it to Alberta. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, Landscapes, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/10/2017 - 11:26am -

Volusia County, Florida, circa 1897. "Lake Louise, near Seville." Before they moved it to Alberta. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, Landscapes, W.H. Jackson)
Cotton on the Levee: 1890
... on the levee at New Orleans." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/17/2019 - 10:08am -

Along the Mississippi River circa 1890. "Cotton on the levee at New Orleans." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans, W.H. Jackson)
Working Girls: 1902
... workings of National Cash Register. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing. View full size. Fire Protection ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/19/2012 - 12:55pm -

Dayton, Ohio, circa 1902. "Indicator department, National Cash Register Co." Our second glimpse this month at the inner workings of National Cash Register. 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing. View full size. Fire ProtectionNot only is there a soda/acid fire extinguisher provided here, but there appears to be a sprinkler system at the ceiling as well. I wonder if there is a small leak in one of the pipes, because there is a pail hanging from a pipe to the left. It is also worth noting that the original gas lighting system is still intact, and in the earlier days of electricity many people retained gas lighting in case of a power failure. "We sell National Cash Registers in Siam"I'm not saying things were idyllic, but potted plants and flowers sure brightened the place up! Strings on chairsThey appear to be twisted wire clamps, used to tighten the bentwood back down to the seat. The first chair probably hasn't seen as many years of use, loosening the glue joints. Strings on chairs?Can anybody guess what the strings on the back and underneath 2 chairs are for? Notice that the chair on the left doesn't have any strings that I can see. Thanks. Re: Strings on chairsThose may be electrical conductors connected to the device just visible under the left end of the table closest to the camera. They could possibly deliver a shock to the workers not meeting their quota. Just a SWAG. The Indicator Department ladies would have said "Oh, dear!" If they knew how those machines were sold. Founded by John Henry Patterson, National Cash Register became very successful by employing “predatory” sales practices. Here’s what one sales rep said: “My first day as a salesman I had to read a booklet telling all Patterson Salesmen what they must not do, because if they did any of this the boss would go to jail. One of the things I couldn’t do as a salesman was blackjack the salesmen of competitors. Another was bribe freight agents to hold up shipments, or drop sand in competitors’ machines to put them out of order, open offices next door to competitors and cut the prices to knock them out of business—these were all things that his knockout squad had been doing which I was prohibited from doing.” Read all about it: http://www.thecorememory.com/The_NCR.pdf (The Gallery, DPC, Factories)
St. George Street: 1894
... second look today at this bustling thoroughfare. Photo by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/09/2019 - 5:39pm -

St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1894. "St. George Street." Our second look today at this bustling thoroughfare. Photo by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Ebbitt House: 1900
... Old Ebbitt Grill a block away. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, D.C., DPC, W.H. Jackson) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/28/2019 - 5:44am -

Circa 1900. "Ebbitt House, Washington, D.C." The hotel, at 14th and F Streets NW before being torn down in 1925, lives on in the name of the Old Ebbitt Grill a block away. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, D.C., DPC, W.H. Jackson)
Catch of the Day: 1894
... Now where's that frying pan? 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. EGAD There are no railings! AND NO ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/06/2015 - 11:17am -

1894. "Sport fishing, Palm Beach, Florida. Day's catch." Now where's that frying pan? 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. EGADThere are no railings! AND NO LIFE JACKETS! The days when men were men! The old men and the seaThis was five years before Hemingway was even born but brings his story to mind. Better put those fish on ice if they are going to be eaten. That Florida sun does not enhance the flavor of fresh fish. Holy Mackerel!It appears our crew has hauled in a nice catch of Spanish mackerel, a couple sheepshead drum, and at least one amberjack. Moustache to chin ratio = 3:2 (now that I look closer the largest mackerel are probably king mackerel) Sloop or Schooner?The vessel they are fishing from has an exceptionally large gaff mainsail -- you can see both gaff and boom, as well as what are probably reef points. The boom is all but certainly being held out to starboard by a boom tackle or preventer, otherwise it would be unwise to leave the bottle standing up where even a slight movement of the boom inboard would knock it over, if not break it. The way the men at the side are standing, as well as the hatch in the left background of the picture, suggest an extra wide and high cabin trunk with rather narrow side decks. Likewise, the odd control line going into the cabin top just left of center in the photo makes me wonder what it's for. A vessel with such a large cabin trunk would be a shoal draft vessel (not rare in Florida waters) and possibly the line is the pendant for a centerboard. Then the hauling end of the line is behind the photographer, rather than below decks. We sometimes see control lines going through-deck on modern racing boats but it usually means they are meant to be handled from below. Now we get to ask if it's a sloop or a schooner. If it's a schooner it must be very big indeed, but I've seen both rigs in Shorpy photos of this period from Florida waters. If the mystery line is really a centerboard pendant, it seems too far aft for a schooner, so I suspect the vessel is a sloop. But, I'm sure others will disagree and have good reasons to say it's a schooner. Lucky TiesI never thought about wearing a neck-tie when I go fishing. If I want good luck, I may need to change my attire next time I go to the lake. TiesAlthough the mustaches are quite epic, I am more impressed that two of the men are fishing wearing a tie!! (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Florida)
Echo Cliffs
... in 1914 from a glass negative taken many years earlier by William Henry Jackson, whose Western views, developed in his railcar-darkroom, formed ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/04/2014 - 1:26pm -

"Echo Cliffs, Grand River Canyon, Colorado." Photochrom print published in 1914 from a glass negative taken many years earlier by William Henry Jackson, whose Western views, developed in his railcar-darkroom, formed the basis of Detroit Photographic's holdings in the company's early years. View full size. Great photo!I would love to see more photochromes on shorpy, autochromes too. IntriguingI know there were color photographs years before Kodachrome, but I never knew they were available at the turn of the century. Or was this print hand-colored? It looks fantastic! [The original photograph was black-and-white; colors were added during the printing process. -tterrace] Glenwood CanyonThis is Glenwood Canyon, western Colorado (about 15 miles from my home). Grand River is now called the Colorado River. The railroad tracks are still there and heavily used by Union Pacific freight trains (mostly coal) as well as Amtrak passenger trains. Interstate 70 follows the canyon on the opposite side of the river. This is one of the most picturesque stretches of interstate highway anywhere in the U.S., and truly a marvel of engineering. How it workedA tablet of lithographic limestone called a "litho stone" was coated with a light-sensitive surface composed of a thin layer of purified bitumen dissolved in benzene. A worker then pressed a reversed halftone negative against the coating and exposed it to daylight for 10 to 30 minutes in summer, or up to several hours in winter. The image on the negative caused varying amounts of light to fall on different areas of the coating, causing the bitumen to harden in proportion to the amount of light. The worker then used a solvent such as turpentine to remove the unhardened bitumen, and retouched the tonal scale of the chosen color to strengthen or soften tones as required. This resulted in an image being imprinted on the stone in bitumen. Each tint was applied using a separate stone that bore the appropriate retouched image. The finished print was produced using at least six, but more commonly 10 to 15, tint stones, requiring the same number of ink colors. So: the original photographic negative was used to "expose" specially prepared lithographic stones, which were then etched and engraved by hand to modify them as required for each different ink color. Then the stones were used in succession to print the 6, 10, or 15 ink colors that appear in the final product. Just two wordsThere are just two words for this Echo Cliffs colorized photo -- Incredible, Incredible. (The Gallery, DPC, Landscapes, Photochrom, Railroads)
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