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The Dawn of Video Games: 1976
... the peg board in the garage. I knocked it down getting my bike out one day and it fell on the hood of my mom's car. Suprisingly, I didn't ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 02/10/2018 - 9:29pm -

My nephew David and Pong, December 25, 1976. Man, lookit them graphics! From my underexposed Kodachrome slide. Low-Tech CoolLook how happy David is. I wonder what today's kids would think of Pong? That picture takes me back. We had a TV stand just like that one. I remember when we stopped using it, it was hung on the peg board in the garage. I knocked it down getting my bike out one day and it fell on the hood of my mom's car. Suprisingly, I didn't get into too much trouble over it. The computer geek across the streethad pong and I babysat for his two girls when he and his wife went square dancing. I remember thinking how appropriate for them to 'square' dance... Anyway, I do remember spending hours messing with the game and finally getting it. It was mesmerizing. I also remember that their house was messy, they had modems everywhere and tons of Chex Mix.... It's all relativeI wonder what today's kids would think of Pong? The same thing our children's children will think of Wii. ~mrs.djs I'm a "today's kid" and I have to say......Pong can be pretty enthralling. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids, tterrapix)
Festival of Gas: 1965
... forgot about them, and by the time I rode home on my bike and discovered them, they were burned beyond recognition. The grill ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/30/2015 - 1:15pm -

May 6, 1965. "World's Fair, Flushing, Long Island. Robert & Frances Vargo from Verplanck, N.Y., with Madame Grace Zia Chu, cooking Chinese Spare Ribs at Festival of Gas." Madame Grace, known as the "First Lady of Chopsticks," was a sort of Asian Julia Child who did her best to explain that authentic Chinese cuisine relied on fresh ingredients that did not come from a can. 4x5 inch Ektachrome transparency from the Shorpy Publicity Department archive. View full size. Electricity not Allowed !I see what appears to be a safety grate of an electric fan sitting on a post in the background. For what purpose? Those are nice-looking ribs, but how do your do rotisserie barbecue without an electric motor attached to your spit? FrustratedShe must have been very frustrated. In the '60s, anything I ate that was remotely Asian came from a can of La Choy. Chinese cookingI haven't heard of "Madam Grace" before now, but am anxious to get her books! A decade after this, I learned about cooking from my friend, Linda Ling Kee Tang (later, Thompson), as well as other Chinese roommates I had in college, in Hawaii. It was all quick and cheap, nothing fancy, since college students were always short on time and money. Almost always, dinner was made from a small piece of meat, stir fried with whatever vegetables happened to be around, including many that most Americans would never consider cooking. It was always delicious! When I got married, my basic Chinese cooking skills were pretty darned good, although I still had a lot to learn about the other stuff! A CharmglowThe grill looks like a cast aluminum Charmglow model. The house where I spent my teenage years (and my mom occupied for another 35 years) had a similar grill, minus the vents in the top. It was natural gas fired and permanently mounted on a post in the ground (installed no doubt by the local gas company, since there was also a gaslight in the same backyard). My mom tried cooking ribs on it once; she completely forgot about them, and by the time I rode home on my bike and discovered them, they were burned beyond recognition. The grill didn't get much use after that. Wok skimmerThe "electric fan cover on a post" is a wok skimmer, sometimes also called a strainer. Similar to Noelani, I had a Chinese roommate in college long ago, who taught me a lot about cooking. And what a wok skimmer is. (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Kitchens etc., News Photo Archive)
Tashmoo at Port: 1906
... post featuring the celebrated sidewheeler. Note the bike rack advertising the "Port Huron Cycle and Electric Co." 8x10 glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2013 - 3:44pm -

Circa 1906. "The Tashmoo at Port Huron, Michigan." Our seventh post featuring the celebrated sidewheeler. Note the bike rack advertising the "Port Huron Cycle and Electric Co." 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. So many tripsSo many hundreds of trips between Detroit & Port Huron on flat, boring I-94 (and on flat, boring Gratiot Ave. before 94 was built) I would love to have made just one on the wonderful Tashmoo. As soon as I arrange all these deck chairsI have to replace those flags. ClassicThere are two particular people in this photo that remind me of a movie set. The fellow with the suitcase, covered in stickers, and the little guy at the very left front, having a pouty moment with his arms crossed and toe at a 45. Timeless. Still an uncommon eventAlthough it’s been commented on more than once in the previous six Tashmoo posts, it’s still remarkable how many people turn to face the photographer in these shots. (The equivalent number nowadays would likely be holding up their handhelds to take photographs of their own.) (The Gallery, Bicycles, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
A Foggy Day: 1941
... tracks are gone, but the roadbed remains as the Canalway bike and hiking path. Several original canal locks and other structures have ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/05/2013 - 11:06pm -

October 1941. "Freight and passenger station. Fort Hunter, New York." Continuing our jaunt Upstate, courtesy of John Collier. View full size. Flanger signThe post with the angled blade is a flanger sign, and evidence that we are upstate in serious snow country. A flanger is a pair of plow blades that are lowered between the rails to clear snow that can build up and cause a derailment. It is either mounted beneath a snowplow or rotary snow blower, or under a separate dedicated car. The flanger must be raised at each switch and grade crossing to prevent severe damage, hence a signpost tall enough to show above a deep snowfall. Flanger signs came in many forms. Sometimes there were several angled blades, apparently to describe the hazard, sometimes a signboard, either triangular or odd pretzel shaped. Transportation HubThe first two versions of the Erie Canal, along with the West Shore railroad, passed directly through Fort Hunter and crossed Schoharie Creek with a succession of slackwater dam, stone aqueduct and steel truss bridge. All the railroad tracks are gone, but the roadbed remains as the Canalway bike and hiking path. Several original canal locks and other structures have been restored or preserved and there's a visitor center and historical markers to explain it all; see this. The third and final version of the Erie Canal adapted the adjacent Mohawk River to its purposes. The modern Lock 12 and its associated river control dam are located at Fort Hunter. Flanger notes.Most railroads used converted cabooses for their flanger cars. However, some companies utilized cars that looked not unlike a flatcar with two (for bi directional running) angled blades under the car. It took quite a man to operate the latter open air types in the dead of winter. Up in these parts, we called them a freight "house"I see the agent is in evidenced by presence of his car. He must get lonely working by himself. Let's pay him a visit! (The Gallery, John Collier, Railroads)
Built for Two: 1921
... D.C. "Herbert Bell and Joe Garso." The one-legged trick bike riders put on a show. National Photo glass negative. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2013 - 4:10pm -

January 29, 1921. Washington, D.C. "Herbert Bell and Joe Garso." The one-legged trick bike riders put on a show. National Photo glass negative. View full size. Transport ModalitiesInteresting shot. Love the expressions of the folks in the back-interested and bemused, but not entirely comfortable with what they are seeing. I also like all the different modes of transportation seen or hinted at in this shot. Is that a homemade Razor Scooter that the kid is holding on the far right? Right by it on the curb looks like a crutch and something looking a lot like a single roller skate. Those non-pneumatic metal truck wheels cast to look like they have wooden spokes are an interesting sign of transition: technology was moving ahead of old ideas about what wheels should look like. Could those people be waiting for a bus? What's that sign behind the paper boy? And it always strikes me to see how relatively little bicycles have changed. Incidentally, any photo historians know if this was this pretty high speed film for 1921? With all the ghosts in the pictures on Shorpy from just a few years before, I guess we're seeing the fruits of sudden advancement in emulsion technology? [This picture was made on glass; National Photo didn't start using film until the 1930s. With fast lenses and emulsions, stop-action photography was freezing baseballs as early as 1910. Bus service in Washington was years away; public transport was by streetcar, although there are no tracks to be seen on this street. The ribs cast into those metal wheels on the electric truck are probably there for strength, not looks. The skate belonged to the stuntmen. The sign says "Park - Theater District." And below that probably a time limit. - Dave] Foolishness!The Railway Express guy is not amused. Walker Electric TruckThe Railway Express truck appears to be a Walker Electric. It looks similar to this stuck truck as well as Carry's Ice Cream Truck. There is no nose to speak of, large boxes (battery cases?) between the wheels and virtually identical wheels and hubs. (The Gallery, Bicycles, D.C., Herb & Joe, Natl Photo, Sports)
Baker Bikers: 1941
... performance, based on the climbing rig on the back of the bike and the folks lined up behind the wire fence. Massive handlebar May ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/21/2020 - 11:39am -

July 1941. "Motorcycle racers, Fourth of July, Vale, Oregon." Members of the Baker Motorcycle Club, last seen here. 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size. DaredevilsLooks like a break during some kind of performance, based on the climbing rig on the back of the bike and the folks lined up behind the wire fence. Massive handlebarMay it be to do stunts? or just for fun? A piercing SchreeckIn the far lower left corner, we see a mudguard banner with the words "Schreeck / er, Oreg." There are very few Schreecks anywhere; this one would seem to be Fred Schreeck Jr. of Baker (1920-2009). From the little I found, he was a farmer in Baker County; his father ran the local ice plant and cold-storage company. (The Gallery, Motorcycles, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Schwinn Sting Ray: May, 1965
... Sting Ray like that. I also had the "slick" rear tire, and bike lock too. No basket,but I did move up to a tall "sissy bar" on mine. Must ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 09/18/2011 - 11:07pm -

This isn't a picture of my Bicycle, my house or my cars, but it might just as well be. I remember my childhood in 65 looking a great deal like this. This 3x4 black and white print is from a lot of photos found at auction. View full size. Valiant RamblerAt left, a rather generic-looking 1960 Plymouth Valiant. To the right, a very nice 1963 or 1964 Rambler Classic station wagon. A Ford Thunderbird is parked to its right, and next door another Ford of some sort. All in all, a nice selection of 2- and 4-wheeled vintage vehicles. The sheer quantity of cars makes me want to think this is California. 1964 FordThe car off to the left in this pic is a 1964 Ford. AhemJust "Valiant." Or "Valiant by Chrysler." Didn't officially become a Plymouth until 1961. Nice Sting RayI remember having a Sting Ray like that. I also had the "slick" rear tire, and bike lock too. No basket,but I did move up to a tall "sissy bar" on mine. Must have repainted it 20 times. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses)
The Sherman: 1899
... in this picture struck me. The paperboy and Western Union bike messengers. What the heck would they be sampling? [Booze. - ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/16/2018 - 5:38pm -

Mount Clemens, Michigan, circa 1899. "Sherman House." And its Sample Room. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. 119 Years LaterNorthwest corner of Cass and Gratiot where the Sherman House used to stand. Now a Macomb County office building housing, among other things, the offices of the Friend of the Court. The Object across the streetWith the Round Globe and appears it would be colorful. Is It a fancy Barber Pole? Streetcar tracks and---dirt roads, I didn't know they coexisted. Stone TabletsThe stone tablets standing on edge in the gutters were to prevent the utility poles from being struck by wagon wheel hubs. Often you will also see many spirally wound wraps of steel wire around pole bases, or steel sheet, to similarly protect poles from damage. It must have been a real problem. Obsolete CommunicationsTwo types of obsolete communication in this picture struck me. The paperboy and Western Union bike messengers. What the heck would they be sampling? [Booze. - Dave] From the Encyclopedia of Chicago: A second type of drinking place evolved from grocers and provisioners who began to sell hard liquor in wholesale quantities. At first, their sample rooms were places where customers could taste-test the stock; long afterward, "sample room" became simply another name for saloon. (The Gallery, Bicycles, DPC, Streetcars)
Noogie Knights: 1941
... was killed in a motorcycle crash when a tire blew and his bike went down an embankment. (The Gallery, July 4, Motorcycles, Russell ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/14/2020 - 7:31am -

July 1941. "Roughhousing at Fourth of July picnic, Vale, Oregon." Mess with the boys of the Baker Motorcycle Club at your peril. 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size. Big goon holding your armsHow well I remember those days -- Indian burn, Pink Belly Noogies, the joys of youth. One thing you learned how to do was to fist fight. After a while enough was enough. Polio Survivor?Young Mr. Petit is wearing a leg brace, perhaps related to polio. I could be wrong and would like to know further thoughts. Forever YoungThe only Petit boy in the Baker High School yearbook is Lawrence Petit, Class of 1938. Five years to the day after this photo was taken -- July 4, 1946 -- he was killed in a motorcycle crash when a tire blew and his bike went down an embankment. (The Gallery, July 4, Motorcycles, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Strange Leaf: 1908
... to West 208th. The stretch from Dyckman to 155th is now a bike trail. - Dave] Strange Leaf Strange Leaf ran in a trotters ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/19/2012 - 3:44pm -

May 1, 1908. "Speedway parade. Louis Frank with trotter 'Strange Leaf,' a prize winner." View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Wacky weed?I wonder what the origin of the name "Strange Leaf" is... although it's no more inscrutible than many modern racehorse names. Which Speedway?Any possibility that the reference to Speedway may be the one in Manhattan that eventually became part of the FDR Drive? [The Harlem River Speedway was a 2½-mile dirt trotting track completed in 1898 along the west bank of the river from West 155th Street to West 208th. The stretch from Dyckman to 155th is now a bike trail. - Dave] Strange LeafStrange Leaf ran in a trotters race at the Speedway on May 10, 1906, against Euchre Prize, Manana, Jabbowok, Teddy K (!), Barbara Smith, and Baron. I wonder who won? (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, Horses, NYC)
Columbian Caravels: 1905
... has a hand-powered trike, and has competed in a few bike races with it. Hers looks more like a recumbent bicycle, though. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/13/2014 - 10:27am -

Circa 1905. "Caravels and La Rabida (Sanitarium for Children), Jackson Park, Chicago. Replicas of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria that participated in the World's Columbian Exposition." Note the hand-propelled trike. Happy Columbus Day from Shorpy! 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Still Going StrongOur son, who is going to medical school volunteers 2 days a week at what is now La Rabida Children's Hospital. It is now a facility for children with lifelong acute conditions requiring extended care. Happy Thanksgiving Dayto my fellow Canadians. Hand-powered trikeMy friend's daughter who's wheelchair-bound has a hand-powered trike, and has competed in a few bike races with it. Hers looks more like a recumbent bicycle, though. Interesting to see they've been around a while. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Boats & Bridges, Chicago, DPC)
Dune Buggy: 1926
... "streetcars." Had to be careful of the groove. Schwinn bike tires could drop in and jam up. I had a Murray Ohio which had fatter ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2017 - 8:57am -

San Francisco, 1926. "Paige sedan -- Great Highway." The perambulating Paige last spied here. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Question!That does not look like normal railroad track. Any idea as to what is going on? [Streetcar tracks, possibly for the N Judah Line, which opened in 1928. It ends at Ocean Beach. -tterrace] Streetcar TracksThe girder rail and close spacing of the two tracks are dead giveaways. Watch the GrooveIndeed, those tracks are for what we always called "streetcars." Had to be careful of the groove. Schwinn bike tires could drop in and jam up. I had a Murray Ohio which had fatter tires. Still, steer clear of the groove. I remember in the 50s that there were men in their large coveralls who lubricated the curved tracks. The only sand dunes left were at the future site of St. Ignatius High School in the outer Sunset District. My parents' house, southeast of this shot, had just been built in 1924. Framed in solid redwood, rough cut. Lath and plaster walls. Lovely homes for working class families. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, Railroads, San Francisco)
Rice Rocket: 1938
... Did they double as a canteen for long rides? My sister's bike has a "tank" of sorts, only the top/front end of it has 2 small lights in ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/03/2008 - 4:53pm -

October 1938. Preparations for the National Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana. View full size. 35mm negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. Tiger in his tank?So was there a purpose for the "gas tank" on bicycles like this, or were they just supposed to make it look more like a motorcycle? Did they double as a canteen for long rides? My sister's bike has a "tank" of sorts, only the top/front end of it has 2 small lights in it. It's hard to tell from the lighting, but I guess the one above might be wider at the front than it is in the back, so it could hold lights. (The Gallery, Kids, Russell Lee)
Youth Council: 1942
... two cities have contiguous borders. Back then, I rode my bike through a mile or two of country land between my house and the Fair. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 11:05am -

Spring 1942. Young people at the Imperial County Fair near El Centro, California. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA. BusbyRussell Lee takes an idea from Busby Berkeley and uses it for still photography. It's still a good idea. That Hat!The trim on that guy's hat--is that supposed to be Spanish? or Australian to keep the bugs away? [It's flamenco hat ... a midway prize. - Dave] Holy Heber!I lived my first 18 years in El Centro, and I used to attend the Mid-Winter Fair. I wonder if this is the same event. The Fairgrounds were in southern Imperial, the town just north of El Centro. These days, the two cities have contiguous borders. Back then, I rode my bike through a mile or two of country land between my house and the Fair. (The Gallery, Russell Lee, Small Towns, Sports)
X-Ray: 1914
... "Wrecking Crew," died at the age of 33 after crashing his bike during a race in Los Angeles. View full size. Board Track Racing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/07/2017 - 11:41am -

"Ray Weishaar, winner of 100-mile race at Norton, Kansas. October 22, 1914. Time 2 hr. 1½ min. World record." Lawrence Ray Weishaar (1890-1924), the "Kansas Cyclone" and rider for the Harley-Davison "Wrecking Crew," died at the age of 33 after crashing his bike during a race in Los Angeles. View full size. Board Track Racing1900 to 1925 were the heyday for this type of racing but it was deadly with dozens of deaths. Following Weishaar's death changes were made, but by 1930 this type of racing was literally and figuratively dead. Excelsior MotorcyclesHe may have been part of the Harley Davidson team, but he is wearing an Excelsior Motorcycle emblem on the shirt and seated on and Excelsior Motorcycle. (The Gallery, Motorcycles, Sports)
General Store: 1943
... of that 3-C road and the former rail line, now a bike path, in Fosters. Maybe some other local history deep divers will find ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/09/2018 - 10:37am -

        Two pumps, no waiting. September 1943. "Gas station on the bus route between Columbus and Cincinnati." Photo by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size. Hamilton, OhioIn 1940 there were two Eugene Disses living next door to each other in Hamilton, Ohio. This could be Eugene Diss Sr., who in 1943 was a 67-year-old German immigrant with no occupation listed, or his son, who in 1940 was listed as a bartender. In 1944 one of the Eugenes is listed as selling his "Blue Danube" restaurant in Foster's Crossing, Ohio. Eugene Sr. died in July 1950, with his residence a;so listed as Foster's Crossing. The Blue Danube still exists, and until 10 years ago or so - in the best Shorpy's tradition - was knows for its television watching, cigarette smoking monkey kept in a cage out front. In earlier years it was called the Train Stop Inn, and now is the Monkey Inn. Going by the census records, I'd venture the general store was very close by somewhere. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20856666/ [So these are the same Eugenes mentioned in the previous comments below. Excellent detective work on the restaurant! - Dave] The Ohio DissesAccording to the 1940 Census, Eugene Diss was born about 1876 in Germany. Home in 1940: Warren, County, Ohio. Daughter: Minnie Diss. A Little Bit of DissThe 1930 Census shows two Eugene Disses, father and son, in unincorporated Fosters, Warren County, as proprietor (Senior) and salesman (Junior) at a family owned store. There appears to be nothing left in Fosters, along the Little Miami River and the formerly very busy "Old 3C Highway," named for the cities Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, resembling this building. But the rail tracks to the right in the old photo might place it at the intersection of that 3-C road and the former rail line, now a bike path, in Fosters. Maybe some other local history deep divers will find more. (The Gallery, Esther Bubley, Gas Stations, Stores & Markets)
Detroit during 1967 Riots
... passenger train. Had just turned 12. Remember riding a bike down a street and being passed by a tank. Interesting times. Saw a lot ... 
 
Posted by brianvnt90 - 08/17/2012 - 8:12pm -

Another of the collection of slides. View full size. Grand River and Livernois AvenuesThis photo was taken at the intersection of Grand River and Livernois Avenues in Detroit, MI. Key to the identification is the Dawson Taylor Chevrolet sign at the far left of the image. Here is their ad that appeared in the 1967 Detroit Yellow Pages: I was there for the riots, too.Got in the morning the riots started. Went with grandmother on a Norfolk and Western passenger train. Had just turned 12. Remember riding a bike down a street and being passed by a tank. Interesting times. Saw a lot of destruction in certain parts of town. Our area stayed safe. "Commando"The vehicle may be a Cadillac Gage V-100 "Commando" Armored Car. Known as an XM-706 in the Army. Usually operated by Military Police. Not related to the Cadillac car company Cadillac Gage is now Textron Marine & Land Systems. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Easy Rider: 1966
... cap riding with my friend Robert. He taught me to ride a bike after getting tired of hauling me around like this. One day he got off the bike and gave me a push and I was solo for the first time! Next-door neighbor ... 
 
Posted by Cerrito68 - 10/05/2012 - 8:45pm -

There I am in the white shirt and Giants cap riding with my friend Robert. He taught me to ride a bike after getting tired of hauling me around like this. One day he got off the bike and gave me a push and I was solo for the first time! Next-door neighbor Ray stands by as we prepare to launch. Dad's 1962 Ford Falcon at left was soon traded for a new '66 MG Midget and the Midget was soon traded for a new '67 Austin Healey 3000. Mom's new '66 Ford Falcon resides in the garage. This was our house on Claremont Avenue in East Richmond Heights in the San Francisco Bay Area. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Parade Biker: 1959
... proudly with our cocker Cindy in front of his decked-out bike for the annual St. Jean Baptiste Parade in Bedford, Quebec. It was ironic that an English kid led the bike parade celebrating French Quebec's "national" day of celebration. View ... 
 
Posted by Islander800 - 02/13/2015 - 7:36pm -

June 24, 1959. My brother posed proudly with our cocker Cindy in front of his decked-out bike for the annual St. Jean Baptiste Parade in Bedford, Quebec. It was ironic that an English kid led the bike parade celebrating French Quebec's "national" day of celebration. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
San Francisco Peace Rally: c. 1970s
... 1000cc in the CHiPs Kawasakis KZs. A respectable off-road bike for a grown adult displaces at least 250cc.) Location The Polo ... 
 
Posted by JimMac - 12/09/2010 - 4:18pm -

Taken at Golden Gate Park some time in the early 1970s. Notice the peace officers. View full size. Pre-CHiPsWow. Honda Trail 90s. No cop today would be caught dead on one of those. (That's 90cc, versus 900cc to 1000cc in the CHiPs Kawasakis KZs. A respectable off-road bike for a grown adult displaces at least 250cc.) Location The Polo Grounds, Golden Gate Park (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Indians... Back to the Future
... American Indian. There are three of them and only one bike so I don't think they are not going to get very far. And there were cars ... 
 
Posted by Phadrus - 07/12/2011 - 7:36pm -

A photo found here on this site and colorized. I "think" the original photographer was trying to make a statement about the young American Indians of their day, looking to the future and using a modern machine to do it. The only problem is, that only one looks like he might be a native American Indian. There are three of them and only one bike so I don't think they are not going to get very far. And there were cars during the time of photography, but the white man is not parting with something like that. At least that is what I took away from the photo. Other than that, it is a very nice photo. I use bright warm colors almost always, so you know the photo has been colorized. Colorization gives a surreal quality to the work. I rarely try and make the colorization process look natural. Sometimes the photo calls for nothing natural to be done at all. I am always looking for interesting photos to colorize. They usually have to be of very strange events, things we have never seen before. We see photographs all day long, so the only photos that catch my attention are of things we "don't" see everyday. I do a lot of "vintage" nudes and erotica. It is interesting to see and we sometimes forget that even if it was 100 years ago, we are all basically the same animals then and now. We repeat ourselves, but we forget we have done so. We are no different today, or 100,000 years ago. Same base desires. Same wishes. Same hopes. Same murderous impulses. Same lustful wishes. But for all of what we think of as being the "bad" parts of ourselves, all of these things have made us the most successful species "EVER" on this planet and as far as we know, in the universe. How can that be bad? View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Star Newsie: 1972
... colored socks and black canvas tennis shoes. Never had a bike till I was a teen though, I delivered my papers on foot! (ShorpyBlog, ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 09/22/2011 - 7:56pm -

Rochester, Indiana, 1972. This might fit in with the other Shorpy photos of newsies. Okay, maybe if not for the clean clothes. And the obviously stable home environment. And how my brother didn't have to work long hours. And I don't think he had trouble with the cops on his route, either. Or even rival news carriers who wanted to beat him severely. View full size. And presumably he steered clear...... of those Red Light districts, too. Fashion SenseThis is me: dressed head to toe in the best of J.C. Penney's boys dept, with the jeans wearing out at the knees, and the colored socks and black canvas tennis shoes. Never had a bike till I was a teen though, I delivered my papers on foot! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Bricks and Mortar: 1901
... the tracks that didn't have the raised crossties that the bike tires had to bump over. I remember hiking over them, and if your stride ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/20/2012 - 10:56am -

Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company -- an adjacent building." The stove empire seems to be expanding. And for you cyclists: Please, no bikes on the railroad right-of-way. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. No BicyclesI'm sure that with the state of roads back in 1901, the railroads provided a nice alternative for cyclists, especially the tracks that didn't have the raised crossties that the bike tires had to bump over. I remember hiking over them, and if your stride didn't match the length between the first and third or fourth crosstie, it almost wasn't worth it. (The Gallery, DPC, Glazier Stove Works, Railroads)
Dueling Big Wheels: 1968
... brothers big wheel to the sissy bar of his Stingray bike. Together they sped around the neighborhood taunting other kids to the ... 
 
Posted by Kilroy - 12/21/2012 - 7:57pm -

Christmas Day 1968, Elkins, WV. Big Wheels for brother Bill and me. A ride 'em horsey for sister Kim. Best Christmas ever! View full size. MemoriesAh,the sweet memories. My older brother tied my younger brothers big wheel to the sissy bar of his Stingray bike. Together they sped around the neighborhood taunting other kids to the challenge. They had a good run until Mom caught a glimpse of them through the kitchen window. Gee wiz Mom hes wearing a crash helmet! Almost For RealThat would be Marvel the Mustang sister Kim is astride, another great toy from Marx. Its unforgettable jingle proclaimed "no winding - no batteries". (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Pavilion: 1910
... I have spent about 3 hours googling every combination of bike, rack, concrete, cast, curb, Wayne Hotel, Detroit, etc, that I can think ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/26/2018 - 11:32am -

Detroit circa 1910. "Wayne Hotel pavilion, Third Street, Detroit River." Belle Isle Park steamers dock every 20 minutes! 8x10 glass negative. View full size. Dave, if you knowwhat the jagged blocks at the curb are, please enlighten me. I think they are bicycle racks. I have spent about 3 hours googling every combination of bike, rack, concrete, cast, curb, Wayne Hotel, Detroit, etc, that I can think of. I give up. [Seems obvious to me! - Dave] (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Old Bicycle with dropped handlebars
Kid on an old bike (and it looks like it was old then) that looks very uncomfortable. But ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 12/20/2010 - 11:48am -

Kid on an old bike (and it looks like it was old then) that looks very uncomfortable. But then who said being cool was comfortable. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Huck and Friends: 1960
... My sister Althea Racca and our brothers Faron Racca (bike) and James Racca (Huckleberry Hound). A Faint Memory in Time ... 
 
Posted by lraccajr - 07/12/2008 - 12:44pm -

Approximately 1960 in Baytown, Texas. My sister Althea Racca and our brothers Faron Racca (bike) and James Racca (Huckleberry Hound). A Faint Memory in TimeThanks, for the faint memory from so long ago in our lives my brother. Boy how it always amazed me that old Huck hung around to play with us for years to come. I remember you as a small boy playing with him in the early 70’s when we lived in Mableton, Georgia. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Biker & The Cowboy: 1966
... got for Christmas 1965. A little research I did shows that bike was $39.88 new (About $289 today). The "engine" in the middle was an ... 
 
Posted by Hey Mark - 03/30/2012 - 9:47pm -

My older brother Jon proudly showing off his Sears Spaceliner bicycle he got for Christmas 1965. A little research I did shows that bike was $39.88 new (About $289 today). The "engine" in the middle was an aftermarket battery operated piece that made cool motorcycle sounds. As for me, I'm not sure what's going on with that hat, it looks as if I have cowboy boots on, but I seem to be "unarmed"! Pros and ConsI had one of those add-on motors, too! At first, it seemed a good thing. Before that, we used to use clothespins to make playing cards fwap-fwap against the spokes for effect. The motor would prevent the spokes from coming loose and making the wheels go out of true. But the batteries didn't last so long, and they were expensive. Eventually, we went back to cards and clothespins. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Great Grandpa and Brother Pete: c. 1930s
That's my great grandpa riding the bike and his little brother Pete on the handlebars. This is probably the early ... 
 
Posted by Tony W. - 09/17/2011 - 8:12pm -

That's my great grandpa riding the bike and his little brother Pete on the handlebars. This is probably the early '30s in Illinois. View full size (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Tonypix)
Jay's Schwinn Shop
My wife grew up helping her father in the bike shop in Spanish Fork, Utah. Early '60's (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Foy - 06/27/2008 - 11:06pm -

My wife grew up helping her father in the bike shop in Spanish Fork, Utah. Early '60's (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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