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Dream Sink: 1955
May 3, 1955. "Model kitchen in Chicago showroom. Advertisement for Crane fixtures." Presenting, if not the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/02/2014 - 12:15pm -

May 3, 1955. "Model kitchen in Chicago showroom. Advertisement for Crane fixtures." Presenting, if not the Kitchen of Tomorrow, at least the Breakfast Nook of Next Wednesday. Photo by Bill Hedrich, Hedrich-Blessing Studio. New York World-Telegram and Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. View full size. Modern kitchens aren't as modern as I thoughtThere's very little in this kitchen that gives away its age, mainly the seating and the flooring, and of course the black and whiteness of the photo. Even big free standing fridges are still popular in these days of integrated appliances (in the UK at least). The inset cupboards below the sinks (there's another at the left) look a little strange, but are practical for getting you close to the sink. Is that a washing machine to the left of the sink? [It's a dishwasher. - Dave] Accurate enoughOther than the style of the fixtures, this looks a lot like a modern kitchen. Oh, and I guess a modern kitchen would have an island. [Esthetically speaking, this was near the end of the line for the antiseptic, laboratory-like kitchens popular in the 1930s and '40s. The enameled steel cabinets seen here were also on the way out. - Dave] Clever!Love the enameled radiator grate to cover the pesky gap behind the old frigidaire. That WindowShows a feature I like to use: the 'sill' is down to the top of the back splash. Or, I make the sill at the same level as the counter top. Either way, you get a wonderful view while working at the sink. DurableAn apartment I rented in college had these exact cabinets - down to the winged circle emblem on the dishwasher to the left of the sink. They were in surprisingly good shape in the 80's, and I wouldn't be surprised if they're still there today. I need this nookIn fact, I like this whole kitchen, in particular, the arrangement of the shelf over the double-drainboard sink. I wish they noted the colors. WowI find it hard to believe this kitchen was state of the art in 1955, but I was only five then so what do I know. However it's still very classic in its design and my current kitchen cabinets look very similar to these, right down to the draw pulls. I love it!Except for the metal cabinets. Yuck. You can see there is already a dent on the end of the ones on the right. Other than that I would love to have this exact set-up right now. I'm going to end up needing to use a wheelchair due to a birth defect and this would be fantastic for someone in one. I can see me rolling right up to the nook with my family. I'd even take the old style fridge. (The Gallery, Kitchens etc.)
Standard Automotive: 1926
... of the million dollar automotive industries show in Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis O'Hara Stewart. A service ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/07/2012 - 9:39pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Standard Automotive Supply Co., 14th & S streets N.W." We've seen the interior here. National Photo Co. View full size. Call boxesOk, Sorry if this has been explained to death, but I need clarification. The box on the right looks like a policeman's phone box, and if that's true, what's the other box for? A fire alarm? Also The hanging weight for the fire escape in between the two boxes just brought back a bunch of memories. We had one old escape like that, and we used to swing on them as a kid. That's probably why you don't see them set up like that anymore. [The box on the left is marked "Police Telegraph." Similar boxes made by Gamewell are shown below. The box with the light looks like a fire call box. Washington also had similar police call boxes. According to a 1925 article in the Washington Post, the first fire alarm telegraphs in the District were installed in 1864, then replaced in 1875 by a Gamewell system that was updated in 1909. By 1925 the number of Gamewell boxes was 825. "Every fire-alarm box located on the street is equipped with a red light that burns continuously, making it conspicuous in emergencies for the man on the street." The article goes on to note that the police call boxes in Precincts 12 and 1 through 8 were maintained by the telephone company, while call boxes in other precincts "are the old Gamewell type." Details on operation of the police telegraph boxes can be found here. - Dave] 1800 14th Street NWThe building is still there, amazingly preserved. Although its neighbors on 14th are gone. It's right across the street from Crosstown Auto Supply, whose building is also still with us. View Larger Map Boston telegraph alarmsI was amazed to find that Boston (among others) still maintains a fire alarm telegraph call box system. Frank G. Stewart Stewart, Auto Supply Head, Dies Frank Gregory Stewart, who was in the automotive industry here for more than a half century, died of a heart attack yesterday at his home, 1701 Holly st. nw. He was president of Standard Automotive Supply Co. and Stewart Manufacturing Co. and a member of numerous professional groups. Mr. Stewart was born 65 years ago in Ohiopyle, Pa. He studied engineering at Maryland University and Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N.J. He came to Washington before World War I and was granted the Reo automobile agency for the district. Mr. Stewart organized the Standard Automotive Supply Co., 1835 14th st. nw., shortly after World War I. The firm was incorporated in the late 1920s and Mr. Stewart served as president until his death. The Stewart Manufacturing Co., an affiliate of Standard Automotive, was founded shortly after World War II. Products manufactured by the company include several of Mr. Stewart's inventions, including a screw and nut locator and an automotive stethoscope for testing engines. Mr. Stewart was the founder and first president of the local chapter of the Automobile Oldtimers, a national organization. He recently was made an honorary member of the Antique Automobile Club of America. He also belonged to the Automotive Engineers, Society of American Military Engineers, Washington Board of Trade, Washington Automotive Trade Association, Navy League, and George Washington Post of the American Legion. In 1954 Mr. Stewart was chairman of the million dollar automotive industries show in Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis O'Hara Stewart. A service well be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hines funeral home, 2901 14th st. nw. A Navy veteran of World War I, Stewart will be buried in Arlington Cemetery. Washington Post, Sep 11, 1957 P.A.. LomaxThe reflection in the window indicates that P.A. Lomax was the undertaker across the street. Cast iron architecturalQuite a lot of cast iron skirting and grates have been used in the display window support in these buildings. I wonder if they are original to the building or were added later? Cast iron ornament and even entire building facades came into popularity before the Civil War and were manufactured into the 20th century; it was cheaper and more durable than the stonework it sometimes imitated, and of course, it allowed for intricate scroll and openwork that would have been nearly impossible in masonry or wood. A great deal survives into the 21st century where the buildings have not been razed. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo, Stores & Markets)
America's First Car: 1920
... automobiles (along with several prototypes), won a race in Chicago in 1895, and also the inaugural London to Brighton Run in 1896. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/26/2011 - 1:23pm -

"Wayne Smith Auto Co., front." Mr. Smith went to Washington, and built this dealership at the corner of M and 22nd. A street view of the building shortly after its completion in 1920. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. HaynesNot only America's finest, but also its first. First with the FinestDoesn't it say "America's First Car," not "Finest"? [Oops. Fixed! - Dave] Wayne's Haynes!Sorry, I couldn't resist the rhyme! Haynes was no cheapieThe 1920 Haynes 12-cylinder, 4-door roadster was listed at $3250. That's more than 37,000 2011 dollars. Wayne Smith would have had to look for another line in a few years, though, since Haynes went out of business in 1924. Just another day at work.There is a man bent over in the front office (window on the left). Auto-BiographThis building later became the Biograph theater, showing old movies and art films. Went out of business with the advent of the VCR. Not The BiographWhile similar in appearance this is not the building that became the Biograph Theater which is actually about 6 blocks west on M street from where this building once stood. America's First Car? Not!I have never before seen Haynes as being credited with being America's first car. This honor goes to Duryea who by the close of 1896 had produced 13 automobiles (along with several prototypes), won a race in Chicago in 1895, and also the inaugural London to Brighton Run in 1896. According to wikipedia, Haynes only produced five cars in 1898 (the first year of production shown). The first Duryea is from 1892/1893 while the first Haynes is from 1894. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
Iron Dragon: 1943
... 1943. "On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe between Chicago and Chillicothe, Illinois." Another of the many photos by Jack Delano documenting his trip on a freight train from Chicago to California. View full size. For those of us in the North ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/24/2013 - 8:35am -

March 1943. "On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe between Chicago and Chillicothe, Illinois." Another of the many photos by Jack Delano documenting his trip on a freight train from Chicago to California. View full size. For those of us in the North CountryIt's a beautiful picture, but I'm going to be looking at landscapes like this for the next five months. Wonderful, Jack!I just can not get enough of these terrific train pictures. Which reminds me -- anything ever from Lucius Beebe? [The occasional order for caviar and Champagne. - Dave] Ahhh, that's Lucius alright..... from ''The Pump Room''? #3259was 2-8-2 stationed at Chillicothe that met its fate in 1952. You may have driven around in a car with parts made from this beauty. Old Tea kettlesSP&S #700 is getting eready to make some runs the next few weekends as the HOLIDAY EXPRESS, here in Portland, Oregon. Along with SP #4449, SP&S #770 is one of two historic steam engines tha operate out of Portland, with a third one currently being restored to running condition. There is nothing like the sound of a Steam train and whistle. Is she "carrying green?"I'm referring to the flags that can be seen on either side atop the smoke box. Very difficult to tell in an old black&white photo. They may be very dirty white ones, however. Green signified "extra section(s) to follow," meaning the train was long enough that it was divided into more than one train. White flags meant it was "running extra" as an unscheduled train not listed on the timetable. Considering the date, March 1943, at the height of WWII, either designation was possible. The railroads were doing yoeman service hauling troops and freight for the war effort! (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Railroads)
Throwing the Switch: 1929
... the transmitter sites, perhaps across country to New York, Chicago and the West Coast. There is one knob that seems to be labelled ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/07/2012 - 10:27am -

February 27, 1929. Washington, D.C. "Testing installation for radio broadcast of the Inauguration." On the eve of the Great Depression, a sound check for the presidency of Herbert Hoover. National Photo Co. View full size. Capitol Ceremony Radio System 1920s transmittersThis was before the era of plate modulation. In those days the modulation was applied to a low level stage -- typically soon after the oscillator then followed by linear amplifiers. The fact that there are two tubes doesn't necessarily indicate push-pull since it was common in those days to operate tubes in parallel. The dawn of electronicsThe equipment is well built and of professional caliber. Yet it's strangely primitive. There are only two vacuum tubes installed at the time the photo was taken. They were probably packed separately to avoid breakage. There are rheostats for each filament, labeled "FILAMENT n". That's not a feature that survived the thirties. The huge pile of batteries on the lower shelf was needed to provide power before rectifiers became commonplace. That row of knife switches on the left end of the table was probably used to switch the batteries on. They're not wired up yet. It looks like hours of site work was needed to prepare this equipment for use! All in all, a marvelous portrait of the state of the art. 1920's radio gearThis looks like a dual portable transmitter setup. Those are microphones being attached with springs to the stand. Note the array of batteries under the table; in the pre-transistor world, vacuum tube amplifiers required very high voltages (200-400V) for the plate voltage supply. These batteries were strung together in series to get the large voltages needed. The upper half of each case appears to be either the RF output stage or modulator stage; in an AM transmitter both are usually large push-pull stages as indicated by the twin tubes in front of the guy's glasses. He's probably adjusting an attenuator or tuning circuit to maximize transmitter output. Audio GearI do not see anything there but audio gear. Each module has quarter-inch jacks which were used for patching telephone connections (think of the old time operator switchboards). They probably would end up mounting a microphone for each of the (apparent) 4 amplifiers (with room for 2 more). The narrow cabinets do not hint at all of the bulky RF transmitter gear that would be in use in that era. RF equipment would not be in shiny metal enclosures, for sure. This is the patchboard end of telephone lines running some distance to the transmitter sites, perhaps across country to New York, Chicago and the West Coast. There is one knob that seems to be labelled "transmitter" but that term is used for telephone lines as well as radio. The AP photo Dave added reinforces this idea as it identifies telephone company personnel. EquipmentTop row are probably microphone amplifiers (it's a pretty common Western Electric amp of the period and output from a carbon microphone is at a pretty high level), appears to be a mixer at lower left and another partially obscured by the chap in eyeglasses. Not sure about the gadget to the right of that. We're used to teeny-weeny terminal equipment but at the time, that was about as small as the high-end "pro" stuff got, especially when set up for redundancy as they did (and still do) for an important event like an Inauguration. This lash-up would have sent the audio signal to various transmitters via (dedicated) telephone lines, likely indirectly via the very new radio network(s) to individual stations. NBC wasn't quite three years old at the time and CBS was barely two, depending on when you count from. Some more commentsA few comments on the identifiable components: The amplifiers in the upper portion of each of the four cabinets are Western Electric 8A amplifiers. These are three stage amplifiers that were developed for public address work and later were used in broadcasting for transmission over lines or to drive a radio transmitter (later revised and improved with the 8B and 8C variants). The 8A used two type 102D tubes and a single 205D tube. The input impedance is 200 ohms (two 100 ohm carbon buttons on a double button microphone) and the output impedence is 500 ohms. The amplifiers include three rheostats to control the filament current for the tubes and the button current for a carbon microphone. As stated in one of the previous comments, this rheostat is marked "transmitter current". Western electric referred to these microphones as transmitters. The central knob that the seated man has his hand on is the input attenuator. On the upper left of each amplifier there are a series of jacks for checking transmitter button current, filament currents and plate currents for the tubes.In the right hand portable case, there is a 514A meter panel that was used to monitor currents. It consists of a panel with three weston type 267 meters mounted on it. 100 milliamperes, 10 milliamperes and 4 amperes. Below the meter panel in that case, there is mounted a Western Electric 518 "VU" meter panel. It is the unit with two square rheostats side by side in the center with a meter to the left. I can not identify the panel below the VU meter. Nor can I identify the panels in the lower parts of the other three cases. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Politics)
Open-Air School: 1917
... training class at the Franklin summer open-air school in Chicago." The open-air movement, which started in 1908 and ran through the ... powers of fresh air. Photograph by Burke & Atwell, Chicago. Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund. View full size. So are the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/19/2020 - 7:04pm -

1917. "Manual training class at the Franklin summer open-air school in Chicago." The open-air movement, which started in 1908 and ran through the 1930s, provided for the education of children with tuberculosis while at the same time crusading against "ventilating systems which do not ventilate." The movement (one subcategory of which was the "open window school") reflected a prevailing belief in the therapeutic powers of fresh air. Photograph by Burke & Atwell, Chicago. Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund. View full size. So are the children……consumed in their work? No, but seriously, that looks like it would be fun to build things like that at school. open window schoolMy mom used to attend an open window school in the 1930's. It was called Clippert Open Window School. Her mother died of T.B. in 1930 when she was 30 yars old. The schools windows remained open all year even ehrn it snowed.They did get plenty to eat and plenty of rest in the school something they did not get at home. Itzykitty (Education, Schools, Kids, Medicine)
After Every Meal: 1928
... brother orphaned. Cusack was raised by relatives in Chicago, where he received his education and learned how to paint, a skill that ... own sign painting business, the Thomas Cusack Company, in Chicago, Illinois, making him one of the pioneers in the field of outdoor ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/28/2018 - 5:59am -

Fredericksburg, Virginia, circa 1928. "John Paul Jones House, Main Street." Home not only of the Revolutionary War naval commander but also of the Sanitary Grocery. 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. I walk past this house almost every weekI live in Fredericksburg, this is a well known landmark. But it actually belonged to J.P. Jones' brother. J.P. would visit his brother and stay there from time to time. It’s a bit more plain looking today, but still there. A survivor These short naps are greatfor both old men and barefooted babies. One wonders what the rest of the story is that would have created this scene. Chases Dirt And a place to lay your head.Hitchin' his wagon to the post. Looks like a long haul home with Mom. [That's a scale. -tterrace] Good eye tterrace. On closer examination it is a scale. Still a good place to rest your head. [There was one on my grandpa's ranch when I was a wee ’un. I'd watch my father weighing me on it and I couldn't figure out how it worked except by magic. -tterrace] The P K stands for Philip Knight Wrigley, I had to find out. Historic Highs and LowsThe historic plaque remains, but has been lowered from its lofty height, to a level readable by mere mortals. I wonder what the plaque says. Thar's Gold In Them Thar SignsThomas Cusack (October 5, 1858 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland – November 19, 1926 in Oak Park, Illinois) was a pioneer and entrepreneur in the outdoor advertising industry and a politician, serving as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois' 4th District from 1899 to 1901. Cusack emigrated with his family from Ireland to New York City in 1861 when he was a young boy. Shortly after the move, his parents died, leaving him and his younger brother orphaned. Cusack was raised by relatives in Chicago, where he received his education and learned how to paint, a skill that ultimately made him a very wealthy man. At the age of 17, Cusack established his own sign painting business, the Thomas Cusack Company, in Chicago, Illinois, making him one of the pioneers in the field of outdoor advertising. The business soon grew to be very profitable, leasing over 100,000 billboards and advertising spaces and turning Cusack into a prosperous and influential Chicagoan. More Bio More Billboards (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, Stores & Markets)
Tucked In: 1905
... Below is a photo I took of the E. M. Ford at South Chicago in 1962. I was just a kid. Backseat Driver Out of curiosity, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 7:11pm -

Circa 1905. "Freighters in winter quarters." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Cool!Dave, I'm liking the winter shots. I've heard you've had some hot weather in the States recently, are you trying to cool down? Presque Isle of FairportThe vessel to the right of the Delaware is still with us. In the photo she is the Presque Isle, launched May 25, 1898, at Cleveland by the Cleveland Ship Building Company for the Presque Isle Transportation Company of Mentor, Ohio. In 1956 she was converted to a self-unloading cement carrier at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and renamed E. M. Ford in honor of the chairman of her new owners, the Huron Portland Cement Company. She remained in service until 1996 when she was retired from service and used to store cement at Saginaw, Michigan. Sold for scrap in 2008, the E. M. Ford nevertheless remains intact today, laid up at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She was a very handsome vessel in her later years, with a majestic pilothouse. Below is a photo I took of the E. M. Ford at South Chicago in 1962. I was just a kid. Backseat DriverOut of curiosity, why the ship's wheels on the rear decks of a couple of these ships? Backup steering? I believe the bridge was well forward in lake steamers by 1900. Where's the E. M. Ford pic?I'd like to see Mr. Lafferty's 1962 pic. Backseat DrivingThe after steering station was likely an emergency redundant steering mechanism in case the normal steering wheel was disabled. It could potentially be used to add more manpower to turning the main system. Most ships do have an emergency wheel somewhere apart from the main wheel. Not overly familiar with the layouts and practices on the lakers, I would make an educated guess that in certain circumstances, such as maneuvering into locks or along side loading or unloading docks, a second pilot or complete ship control crew located aft where they could better see what was happening might be very useful. E.M. Ford on the riverThe Ford can be seen here in this old Bing map. I used to pass it on the water every weekend. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Railroads, Streetcars)
Dinner Dance: 1950
Harmony Club of Chicago, 28th Annual Dinner Dance, March 11,1950 at the Stevens Hotel, Chicago. Photo by Burke & Dean Photo, Chicago. I did a little research and discovered that the Harmony Club of ... 
 
Posted by jonnyfixit - 08/31/2012 - 8:47pm -

Harmony Club of Chicago, 28th Annual Dinner Dance, March 11,1950 at the Stevens Hotel, Chicago. Photo by Burke & Dean Photo, Chicago. I did a little research and discovered that the Harmony Club of Chicago still exists and their mission is "to promote cooperation in the electrical trade." In particular, they are associated with IBEW Local 134. This is a panoramic photo. I have been at similar events, and the way it works is: A photographer with a special camera comes in and offers to take a panoramic shot of the whole crowd, and he takes orders for copies afterwards. He pans the camera across the crowd slowly and everyone tries to move as little as possible. It takes several seconds to pan across the crowd. This is a scan of a 12x20 photo I bought in an antique store recently. View full size. No wayThere's no way in the world so many people would (or could, looking at some of the wine carafes in the room) hold absolutely still while a camera panned across the room. This shot had to have been taken as one wide photo by a camera with a panoramic lens. Panning a still camera creates a "wiped" or blurred image. [These types of photographs were popular enough that the cameras used were commonly called "banquet cameras," large-format view cameras that had a motor-driven rotating lens, hence the need for the crowd to remain still for the duration of the exposure. They used sheet film that ranged in size up to 12x20 inches, exactly the size of the photo that jonnyfixit scanned; so this is a contact print made from such a negative. - tterrace] Well, once again my place has had me put in it. However, I repeat my belief there was no way that big crowd and those musicians stayed perfectly motionless for such a photo. Impossible. ThanksTterrace, thanks for the details on how the camera worked. Both times when I was in a convention where they took our picture with a banquet camera, the photographer gave a brief explanation beforehand but I don't remember him going into detail about the rotating lens or that kind of detail, so I never knew how it moved or what moved. I don't think I was close enough to get a good look at the camera, other than it was Big! It was in the early 1990s that those pictures took place. I bought copies of both of them. I wish I knew where they went. Ours were in color. Hope I find them one of these days. -Jonnyfixit Banquet Camerawas used, and not a moving lens Panoram or Circuit camera. A careful look at the distortion seen in the faces near the edges and corners shows that this was shot with a rather conventional 12x20 Banquet Camera, as was common in the day. These cameras used a somewhat wide angle lens and a wide aspect ratio film/plate format. The Panoram (moving lens with fixed position curved film) and Cirkut (whole camera rotated during exposure) do not produce this type of distortion. They do produce a different alteration in the image. The Kodak Panoram swung the lens and moved a traveling slit across the pre-curved fixed position film. The Cirkut cameras rotated as a unit with the film moving past a slit. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Pilot Project: 1938
... is made—by air. A Government official is in Chicago. Urgent matters of state call him to Washington. He is there in less ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/15/2013 - 11:14pm -

May 16, 1938. "National Airmail Week essay winners at Washington Airport." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. WonderWhere the 'Airmail Week' winners are being airmailed to. An interesting assortment of folks; how many might be about to take their first airplane ride, if that be the prize involved. hold on to your hats!These essays are going to blow you away. The plane that changed the world These wonderful birds have been in the air in one form or another for almost 80 years. An excellent history of the plane (Donald Douglas himself considered it the best on the subject), “The Plane that Changed the World: A Biography of the DC3,” (Douglas Ingells, 1966) is available online, and should be a must read for anyone with the slightest interest in aviation history. These planes just keep flying and flying with no end in sight. Most likely many Shorpy readers are unfamiliar with airmail service of days gone by. Most mail moved by train or truck then, but for a premium (six cents as opposed to three) a letter could be sent by air. Tail NC16094I googled the tail number and found out that the DC3 was sold by Eastern to Pan Am in 1939. In 1941 the government grabbed it and sent it to the UK. The Dakota (Brit for DC3) was sent to the North African campaign. I found that Corgi prduced a model of this DC3 and there were several offered in action. There were also three rather low rez pictures of it in war trim. It as well as both Eastern and Pan Am are no more. My First FlightMy first commercial flight was on a Frontier Airlines DC3 from Lincoln, NE to Kansas City, in about 1960. Before takeoff, the stewerdess handed out sticks of Doublemint to chew because the planes were not pressurized. I sat behind the emergency exit door and there was a slight breeze coming through it during trip. The plane flew low enough that you could see farmers out working in their fields. We had to spend about an hour on the ground in St. Joseph Missouri during a scheduled stop because it was discovered that one of the fuel caps was missing and it took them a while to round up another one. I remember more details about that short flight than the many I have taken since. Wings Over AmericaPictured are the state winners of the national essay constest. This photo at the LOC shows Postmaster Burke awarding the prizes to the top three national winners. A technical comparison of the photos (I looked at the shoes) suggests that Perry Morrison is second from the left (he has the swagger of a winner) while Ellen Peak is on the right-hand arm of the pilot. I can't find Homer Still, jr. Washington Post, April 21, 1938. Essay Contest Will Mark Air Mail Birthday Washington Public, Private School Pupils to Seek 1,500-Mile trip. Vincent Burke, District postmaster, yesterday announced plans for an essay contest for students in public and private high school of Washington in connection with the twentieth anniversary of the Government air mail service, to be celebrated from May 15 to 21. Burke said the essays would treat the subject “Wings Over America,” including the purposes of air transportation and its effects on modern communication. Similar contests are being conducted in each State. Winners of the State contests will receive an air trip to Washington to take part in the Airmail Week celebration, while the winning Washington student will be given a 1,500-mile round trip to whatever point he wishes. The runner-up in the District will be given a plane ride to Norfolk, Va., and back. The national winner will be given a trip and five-day stop-over to Hollywood, Calif., or Miami Fla. … Washington Post, May 16, 1938. … Perry Morrison, Arcadia (Calif.) High School student, last night was awarded a trip to Miami as winner of the National Air Mail Week essay contest at a dinner held at the Mayflower Hotel. Runners-up were Ellen Peak, of Manhattan, Kans., who received a bronze and silver trophy, and Homer Still, jr., of Jacksonville, Fla., who was presented with a silver plaque. … DC-3!My dad loved DC-3s, and in the late '60s finally found a C-47 cargo variant, which he loved. He flew it out of the Naples and Ft. Myers airports. He raved about it being perhaps the best airplane ever built, and I asked him what made it so special. He started a long explanation about wing loading and other technical stuff, and then stopped and said, "Sometimes an airplane just looks so right that you know it's right, and the DC-3 is one of those. It's just perfectly proportioned." Maybe that's part of their appeal. I used to see the Naples Airlines/Provincetown-Boston's DC-3 at the Naples airport in the winters and it was a beauty! The Winning EssayI tracked down Perry Morrison's winning essay, published in the May 16, 1938 issue of the Lodi News-Sentinel. Their are a few metadata discrepancies with the previously posted Washington Post article: the correct theme of the competition was “Wings Across America&#8221, not “Wings Over America&#8221 and the California paper reports Perry's high school as Monrovia, not Arcadia. I enjoyed reading Perry's essay for the combination of astonishment and thrill in the new age of air commerce and communication. Wings Across America by Perry Morrison A nation is no stronger than the ties which bind it together, Air transportation and communication constitute such a tie—an agent in binding our country into one unit. Moreover, it helps to maintain within that unit a social, cultural and economic as well as political democracy. For instance: The Federal Reserve Bank's resources in New York are being taxed. Money lies idle in San Francisco. An adjustment is made—by air. A Government official is in Chicago. Urgent matters of state call him to Washington. He is there in less than twenty-four hours—by air. Serum from Boston is needed for an epidemic in Florida. It gets there in a few hours and saves many lives—by air. Junior cuts his first tooth. Full particulars are sent—by air. Even such trivial matters as information bout Junior's tooth help to bind us together as a nation. Wings Across America help to keep us united yet democratic; efficient yet free—an ideal much of the world has given up. Wings Across America also makes for more gracious living for the individual. One has breakfast in Los Angeles; dinner in New York. A letter mailed on one coast is delivered on the other in an astonishingly short time. Loved ones or business connections, days away by land, become a matter of hours by air. Scenic wonders take an even greater glory when viewed from above. Speed and dispatch undreamed of a few years ago are now at every man's disposal for the purchase of an air mail stamp. To what end? Unity for the nation; more abundant life for the individual. (The Gallery, Aviation, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
School Zone: 1941
April 1941. "Scene in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Chicago, Russell Lee) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/21/2018 - 7:30pm -

April 1941. "Scene in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Chicago, Russell Lee)
Top 20 Images of 2007
... reads) No. 10: Carina Nebula (20,935 reads) No. 11: Chicago & North Western Locomotive Shops, 1942 (20,750 reads) No. 12: ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/01/2008 - 8:09pm -

Welcome to the first annual Shorpy Top 20 New Year's Eve Image Countdown, where we recap the year's most popular posts based on number of reads. You can keep track as the evening progresses on the grid below. (We'll get to the Top 10 starting around 11 p.m. Eastern Time.) And the No. 1 post of 2007, with 104,800 reads: A screen grab of  . . .  The Beaver Letter! Whew. Well that was fun but exhausting. Thanks to everyone for making this a super first year for Shorpy! The ranking grid and read numbers reflect picture standings as of 4 p.m. Eastern time on December 31, 2007. View counts rounded to the nearest whatever. No. 1: The Beaver Letter, 1958 (104,800 reads) No. 2: Pie Town Dugout, 1940 (89,800 reads) No. 3: Weeki Wachee Mermaid, 1947 (85,500 reads) No. 4: Brooklyn Pin Boys, 1910 (84,700 reads) No. 5: Inter-City Beauties, 1927 (73,200 reads) No. 6: Pageant of Pulchritude II, 1928 (37,300 reads) No. 7: Beach Policeman, 1922 (37,100 reads) No. 8: Mr. 535-07-5248 and Wife, 1939 (36,800 reads) No. 9: Custer Car, 1924 (24,700 reads) No. 10: Carina Nebula (20,935 reads) No. 11: Chicago & North Western Locomotive Shops, 1942 (20,750 reads) No. 12: 1951 Oldsmobile Final Assembly (18,290 reads) No. 13: Flying Fortress, 1942 (18,270 reads) No. 14: Pageant of Pulchritude, 1928 (18,200 reads) No. 15: The Virtual Buick, 1953 (17,300 reads) No. 16: Carnival Ride From Hell, 1911 (16,600 reads) No. 17: Hi-Fi Boombox, 1954 (15,000 reads) No. 18: Bathing Girl Parade, 1920 (14,900 reads) No. 19: Migrant Mother, 1936 (14,800 reads) No. 20: Manhattan skyline in 1901 (14,500 reads) The Countdown...What a great idea! This is a good way to give the most popular images another viewing, and the grid format with the numbers makes a nice display. As I write this, we're only at number 19 but the number for views is amazing -- nearly 15,000! It will be interesting to see all twenty, and see if we can generalize about what kind of photographs tend to get the most views here. Happy New Year, one and all! [Thanks! I'm so excited my party hat keeps falling into the champagne fountain! - Dave] PIE TOWN! PIE TOWN! PIE TOWN!I myself wonder why some of these were so popular. Give me a good old Pie Town picture any day. I hope there is a picture from Pie Town in the top 20. Is there Dave? Huh? Is there? [Mayyybe. Maybe not. Only one way to find out! - Dave] Top 20Great Idea, I wonder if a "Beaver" shows up or an out of this world photo? [The envelopes are sealed. No holding them up to the light! - Dave] Lovin' the countdownNow I'm kinda sorry I'm going out tonight! I'll check back to see how it all turns out as soon as I come home. Happy New Year, Dave, and thanks for all the great Shorpiness! [Thanks Mattie! Too bad we can't be Tivo'd. - Dave] Pie Town at No. 2Not bad, not bad at all. There's just something about a place called Pie Town. [Yep, I was very happy to see that. Although it's a little sad that Shorpy himself couldn't be No. 1 (or even have a spot in the Top 20 ... although if you count his three photos as one, he got close to 20,000 views). - Dave] The Beaver Letter!Okay, now I can go out for the evening! This was a blast - hope you'll do it again next year! [Yes, well. Thanks. Hope we're here next year! Which is actually this year. Happy 2008, everyone. - Dave] Wonderful...Such a fine collection for Shorpy's first annual Top Twenty photos. Thank you Dave, for all that you do. Happy New Year everyone, may we all be be blessed with health, happiness, and prosperity in 2008. (ShorpyBlog, New Year)
Marcella and Viola: 1943
... Iowa. "Marcella Hart and Viola Sievers, wipers for the Chicago & North Western Railroad, cleaning one of the giant H-class ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/04/2012 - 11:05pm -

April 1943. Clinton, Iowa. "Marcella Hart and Viola Sievers, wipers for the Chicago & North Western Railroad, cleaning one of the giant H-class locomotives." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano. View full size. Engine wipersI wonder if they fell in love with steam, as so many of us are. I helped wipe down N&W 611 a while back when it came to Danville IL and stopped overnight, it was a thrill for me to work on her and my way of thanking that beautiful loco for all the rides I had behind her. (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Jack Delano, Railroads, WW2)
Ray Schalk: 1924
"Schalk, Chicago, 1924." View full size. National Photo Company Collection. ... and fan of the "deadball" era of baseball and the Chicago White Sox during the early years of the past century. Cooper's ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/07/2008 - 5:16pm -

"Schalk, Chicago, 1924." View full size. National Photo Company Collection. BaseballI just can't wait for the season to begin. Thanks for posting these classic pics of the great game. RayThere's a soon-to-be published biography on Ray Schalk coming from Brian Cooper, a journalist and fan of the "deadball" era of baseball and the Chicago White Sox during the early years of the past century. Cooper's biography of White Sox pitcher (and spitball artist) Red Faber is a wonderful evocation of that era. Schalk caught a majority of Faber's 254 career winning games. [It'll be interesting to see what they use for cover art. - Dave] On the Topic of BaseballTonight will be opening night for the Washington Nationals in their brand new ballpark ... took the virtual tour at their official website ... incredible place. Also... using photos from the National Photo Company Archives at the LOC ... have a "baseball project up at youtube.com, in time for the opening of the 2008 season ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_idXc_3rus even includes a bit of Harry Carey, and Abbott and Costello Dale BaseballDale, it's excellent - thank you Opening DayAnother great one, Dale. Thank you (The Gallery, Natl Photo, Sports)
Air Travel: 1902
Iowa circa 1902. "Chicago & North Western Railway -- steel viaduct over Des Moines River." ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/17/2012 - 10:38pm -

Iowa circa 1902. "Chicago & North Western Railway -- steel viaduct over Des Moines River." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Thank Goodnessit's not made from Rearden Steel. BTW: that is some raging river they have bridged! Kate Shelley High BridgeIn Yell, Iowa. Still standing today: Bing bird's-eye view: http://binged.it/HFBtXS Named for a heroic 19th century woman who saved a lot of lives after a bridge collapse. Old and newThe bridge looks modern. The locomotive less so, with that oil lamp headlight. You'd think that by 1902 they'd have an electric generator on the engine. Still thereThe Kate Shelley High Bridge. Its still there and is a sight to see. Union Pacific railroad just recently finished a new parallel bridge but left the original in place. If I recall correctly, The Boone Scenic Valley Railroad uses the bridge with their steam engine train rides. Ive taken one of those rides and its amazing. Different bridge If I recall correctly, The Boone Scenic Valley Railroad uses the bridge with their steam engine train rides. No, the high bridge on the B&SVRR is another one, on what was formerly the line of the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern RR. The two bridges aren't very far from each other, though. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Railroads, W.H. Jackson)
Adrian C. Anson: 1887
... A baseball card for Adrian C. Anson, first baseman for the Chicago White Stockings. Issued by Allen & Ginter Company, 1887. View ... 
 
Posted by Ken - 12/04/2007 - 12:20am -

A baseball card for Adrian C. Anson, first baseman for the Chicago White Stockings. Issued by Allen & Ginter Company, 1887. View full size Another look at "Cap" Anson."Cap" Anson was the was the 1st member of the 3000 hit club. Origin of cardsI don't know how commonly known this is, but this photo illustrates the fact that baseball cards were originally introduced in cigarette packs in order to keep the cigarettes from bending over. When they later started getting popular with kids they were packaged with bubble gum. On a totally different note, this illustration makes the guy look like he's in "Night of the Batting Dead." "How do I get to the Susquehanna Hat Company?" Blowing Up A Baseball Card To The Size Of A PosterBy my estimation, the "Full Image" version of this is approximately 30 times the size of what it's supposed to be, which would partially account for the somewhat pixilated effect. [And maybe even pixelated. - Dave] BatIt's interesting to view the evolution of baseball equipment over the decades, particularly (as this card shows) bats. Today's lumber has much more "meat" at the hittin' end, with a tapered handle that probably allows for higher swing speeds. Could this be due to better wood selection, lathing and curing techniques by the folks down there in Louisville? The lumber swung by the hitters of today's game make Cap's bat look like a fat stick. Ginter = Richmond industrialistLewis Ginter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Cemetery http://www.lewisginterrecreationassoc.org/history.html Major Lewis Ginter (1824 - October 1, 1897) was a prominent businessman, army officer, and philanthropist in Richmond, Virginia Of Dutch ancestry, he was born Lewis Guenther in New York City, New York, he moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1842. Ginter had a number of careers, arguably making and losing a fortune three times. Ginter amassed a great fortune in the tobacco industry via new technology for rolling cigarettes. He used this massive fortune to act as a philanthropist and for the development of civic and business interests in Richmond. He developed the neighborhood Ginter Park and brought the Union Theological Seminary there. His niece Grace Arents continued his philanthropy, spurring the development of St. Andrew's School, the Instructional Visiting Nurse Association and the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden at her home Bloemendaal. He served with the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, rising to rank of Major. His residence Ginter House sits on the Monroe Park campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. Hired on to the John Allen & Co, he became a partner of the Allen and Ginter tobacco company that ushered in a number of innovations including cigarette cards and the use of local Virginia tobacco. In 1890 Ginter's company joined forces with James B. Duke to form the American Tobacco Co.. Ginter also commissioned the design and construction of the luxurious Jefferson Hotel Richmond, which opened in 1895. Anson helped erect the pro baseball color barrierhttp://www.capanson.com/chapter4.html Cap Anson was (common for the era, even in his native Iowa) a bigot. His racial attitudes were stronger than most, however, and he led efforts to exclude blacks from professional baseball. Note that Jackie Robinson was NOT the first black to play in the major leagues -- both Fleet and Welday Walker played in 1884 before the color barrier limited baseball to the (ahem) melanin-impaired. (Sports)
Union Traction: 1907
... so fast. About the last old interurban still under wire is Chicago, South Shore and South Bend RR. Is that a mail delivery trolley? ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/01/2012 - 1:41pm -

Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1907. "Union Traction Co. -- Union Terminal Building." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Union Terminal interurbansThis was the largest interurban terminal in the world. Indianapolis was the epicenter of the traction industry, with routes leaving the city in virtually every direction, with all the lines terminating here. An interurban was not a streetcar, but a long distance, heavy duty electric railway running between distant cities. They ran limited express, milk run locals, some sleepers and diners and even carload freight trains. Union Traction merged with a number of other properties to form Indiana Railroad. The tax-supported highways killed the IR off in the 1930's. Many cities had at least one or two interurban lines, and with few exceptions were all gone by Pearl Harbor. Few American industries rose so high and fell so far so fast. About the last old interurban still under wire is Chicago, South Shore and South Bend RR. Is that a mail delivery trolley?Or an early UPS truck in the barn? Pretty cool, whatever it is. Express carThey sure do seem to be loading express parcels, likely from the Terminal's basement. Note the elevator is up. But I don't think this car was going any great distance. Those four wheels would preclude making any time on a high speed run. Probably making local deliveries around town. Interurbans ran parcel express cars, Railway Post Office cars, and as I said earlier, hauled their own or steam railroad freight cars on some lines. In Baltimore was an express company running their own cars on the city car lines for a time; Indianapolis may have had a similar outfit. Someone with more knowledge of I'polis might tell us. Market & IllinoisWest Market and North Illinois Street. The building in the background is the Indiana Statehouse. View Larger Map "The standard of perfection"Long before Cadillac adopted that motto! [I think Cadillac's was "Standard of the World." - Dave] Changing modes of transportSomewhat later, this was the Greyhound Terminal. See Terminal Lunch:1943 and Indianapolis: 1943. (The Gallery, DPC, Indianapolis, Railroads, Streetcars)
Cherry Street Bridge: 1909
... at Detroit by J. H. Jones for the Prindiville interests of Chicago and named for a Chicago investor allied with Prindiville. It served the lumber trade until ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/18/2016 - 4:13pm -

Circa 1909. "Water front -- Toledo, O." The Cherry Street Bridge over the Maumee River. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. The vessel on the left is the Warrington, built 1868 at Detroit by J. H. Jones for the Prindiville interests of Chicago and named for a Chicago investor allied with Prindiville. It served the lumber trade until sold to the United States Lighthouse Service in 1870 and renamed simply Warrington. Its duty then was to carry building materials and other supplies to lighthouse installations on the lakes. It is undoubtedly shown loading such goods at Peoples Building Supplies. Sold to Chicago's Hines Lumber Company in early 1911 it would not last long. It sprung a leak in heavy weather August 21, 1911, and stranded a total loss near Charlevoix, Michigan, with no loss of life. The vessel ahead of it is the O. E. Parks, built 1891 at Saugatuck, Michigan, by James Elliott for Captain R. C. Brittain and others and named for Captain Oscar Parks who would be its first master as well as one of its owners. It also ran in the Lake Michigan lumber trade. Its steeple compound steam engine and boiler removed in 1928, its life as a powered vessel was resurrected the next year when Samuel Shields of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, dropped a 4-cylinder Kahlenberg Diesel into it and the vessel resumed the freight trade, but not for long. While off Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron, on May 3, 1929, on its first trip as a motor ship the Parks encountered a storm that, reportedly, shifted the new engine's bed, opening the vessel's seams. It sank rapidly, its crew rescued by the local Coast Guard. The new Kahlenberg engine was salvaged and placed into the tug Betty D. in 1930. Holy ToledoWow, so much to see here: the stacked-up lumber across the river at the Western Mfg Co.; the moodiness of the outlines of trees and buildings disappearing into the smoke/haze; the grand church; the numerous trades and products exhibited on the signs (saddler, hardware, foundry, seeds, blacksmithing, doors, stone, tiles, piano, lumber, marine gas engines); the lengths of pipe in different sizes piled up at both ends of the bridge; the gentle traffic on the bridge itself; the group of men with the horse cart attending to something going on with that shallow boat by the shore at the bottom of the photograph; and so much more to be revealed upon further scrutiny. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Toledo)
Home Team: 1924
... pitcher might have been brief, but he won 62 games for the Chicago White Sox from 1904-06. In '06, he pitched twice in the Sox' World ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/10/2013 - 10:18am -

1924. "Washington baseball." The Nationals, a.k.a. the Senators, at Griffith Stadium. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. The Big TrainWalter Johnson, front row center He must've been goodEverybody's got Walter's initial on their caps and uniforms. World SeriesThis is the year the team went to the World Series and won, beating the New York Giants. Second RowFar right, he looks like he would be glad to get in trouble and take you along. Can anyone come up with more names? First row, last on our rightGoose Goslin Two more IDsTo Walter Johnson's left: Bucky Harris, player manager of this World Championship team. All the way on the right of the second row: Nick Altrock - he was a "coach" and was a between-innings clown at home games. A couple more IDsTop row, third on the left: Roger Peckinpaugh Top row, fourth on the left: Sam Rice - Hall of Famer Middle row, second on the left: Joe Judge Middle row, third on the left: Muddy Ruel Bottom row, all the way to the right: Goose Goslin - Hall of Famer BTW: Bucky Harris and Walter Johnson are also Hall of Famers. His name is NickSecond row, far right: Thank you Wikapedia: Nicholas "Nick" Altrock (September 15, 1876 – January 20, 1965) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Though his days as a full-time player ended quickly due to injury, Altrock made periodic appearances as a pinch hitter for many years. He appeared in a game at the age of 57. He was a coach for Washington for many years. AberrationThe Washington entry in major league baseball was often noted to be "First in war, first in peace, and last in the American League." 1924 was one the of the few years when that didn't apply. Walter Johnson, whose best years were behind him, still managed to go 23-7 at the age of 37. Greatest Pitcher Ever. More on Nick AltrockNick Altrock is remembered in baseball for his rubber-faced comic antics and his heyday as a lefty pitcher might have been brief, but he won 62 games for the Chicago White Sox from 1904-06. In '06, he pitched twice in the Sox' World Series win over the crosstown Cubs. He beat Cubs' legend Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown in the first game 2-1 and lost the rematch, 1-0. Had an earned-run average of 1.00 for the series. (The Wikipedia entry to which HistoryLover refers has a picture of police escorting Altrock through a mob of fans after an '06 World Series game at the Cubs' West Side Grounds. Finding Nick in the shot is like trying to find Waldo in one of those kids' books.) Altrock wasn't especially big (5'10") and was not a power pitcher, according to historians, who describe him as being a superb fielder of his position and having a devastating pickoff move. If he relied on breaking pitches, my guess is that's what did in his arm. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Sports)
Gloomy Gippers: 1950
... of locker room depression since... Last night with the Chicago Cubs. Really? I'd be depressed too if I had to sit on the floor, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/26/2016 - 2:41pm -

November 25, 1950. "Locker room gloom. Dejected high school football team in locker room at the Freeport Municipal Stadium after the first half." New York World Telegram & Sun photo by Walter Albertin. View full size. I know it's a different gamebut there obviously is "no joy in Mudville" at this halftime. Does anyone know the final score at the end? Hard to believe that these young players would be about 84 today. Where's the coach?Shouldn't the coach be in there inspiring confidence and telling them to "win one for the Gipper?" The Future is BleakBeing blown-out after playing uninspired football for the first half, Coach just announced one mile of bear crawl drills on Monday. Haven't seen that kind of locker room depression since...Last night with the Chicago Cubs. Really?I'd be depressed too if I had to sit on the floor, they couldn't even afford benches in the locker room? Freeport StadiumI grew up in Freeport, NY although was born in 1953. Went to a few high school games in 1968-1969 at Freeport Stadium and also used to enjoy going there for stock car races and demolition derby events around that same time. The place was a real relic with benches as seats and believe after they razed the place years ago a Pep Boys or something similar was erected where it once stood. 2nd Half Not So Good EitherPossibly the Baldwin (NY) High School Bruins losing to the undefeated Freeport (NY) High School Red Devils, 47-13, in the 1950 season finale. Newspaper cover page here: http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1950-11-23/ed-1/seq-1/ The stadium had a football field surrounded by a car-racing track. Photo and comments here: http://www.racerhub.com/forum/showthread.php?9774-Freeport-Aerial-Pictur... http://www.racerhub.com/forum/attachment.php?s=1ec6df8670244414a0c2236c3... (The newspaper is dated 11/23/50, but the Shorpy photo caption is dated 11/25/50. However, the newspaper was a community weekly, and the cover page story is about the season ending with Freeport undefeated, after "overwhelmingly defeating Baldwin", which would explain the dejection in the Shorpy photo. Much like modern-day weekly and monthly publications, the printed dates (and car model years) often don't match the real calendar dates. That is quite possible here, too.) A future award winning sports writer covered that game.None other than future award winning sports writer 16-year-old Dick Schaap covered that game for the Freeport, New York 'Leader', for whom he wrote a weekly sports column entitled 'Scanning the Sports Scene'. Schaap's story appears in the November 23, 1950 edition of 'The Leader'. According to Schaap, the game featured Freeport High School closing out their undefeated season against rival Baldwin High School 47-13 at Freeport Municipal Stadium. The uniforms of the dejected players are consistent with those of the Baldwin team shown in their high school yearbook of 1950, thus lending credence to the photo originating at the game Schaap covered for 'The Leader'. The only inconsistency here is that Schaap covered the game on November 18, 1950, and not on November 25, as the photo caption indicates. He clearly states that it was the last game of the season, so perhaps the photographer's caption was a week off. Freeport Municipal Stadium was demolished in 1989, having served as a football venue since the early 1930's. (The Gallery, News Photo Archive, Sports)
Chenoa Depot: 1905
... limits ahead. Two railroads went through town, the Chicago and Alton (C&A), and the Toledo Peoria and Western (TP&W). The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/21/2012 - 12:39pm -

Circa 1905. "Station & buildings at Chenoa, Illinois." Plus: circus posters! 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Changes in a few yearsHere's a post card found online, dated c. 1911, that shows the station from another side. It looks to be the wrong size at first glance, but refer back to the Shorpy photo and note how oversize the doors and windows are compared to the man checking out the postings by the door. A row of trees have been planted. The express company building appears to be moved or removed by about 1911. Diamonds/crossings and new track are in place right by the station -- things are getting busy in Chenoa! So here are the two railroads mentioned earlier, resulting in the station being called a union depot in the post card inscription. In the 1911 picture, I wonder how long that (electric?) line lasted hanging over the tracks? It had to have been blasted by stack exhaust from engines that passed under it. Circus stars leave townI see the trunk escape artists are waiting on the platform. WaitingFor the 5:25 from Joliet. OS ChenoaTo bad Bobby Troup didn’t roll Chenoa into his famous tune, “Route 66.“ Looks like a train departing after dropping off freight for the United States Express Company to handle. Train order board is at stop, most likely for the occupied block the departing train is in. My guess is that the smaller semaphore is a distant signal for the interlocking limits ahead. Two railroads went through town, the Chicago and Alton (C&A), and the Toledo Peoria and Western (TP&W). The TPW is still at it, owned by Rail America. I get a glimpse of their trains in Kentland, Indiana now and again while rambling on highway 41. The old C&A is now part of the Union Pacific. Can only wonder which main is pictured. Graffiti or signage?Look to the right at that smaller structure. I think I see a prancing horse painted on a panel. [That's a seal on one of the circus posters mentioned in the caption. - Dave] When railroads interesctYou end up with beautiful little Midwest towns like this. Even today it's hard to find towns this small except in the middle of nowhere whose form and function derived from being on a rail line. It's still a small beautiful town. Passing ByThis past March, my wife and I drove past Chenoa on I-55. We were returning to the Bull City from a Shorpy-inspired visit to Dwight. I guess next time we'll stop in Chenoa. (The Gallery, DPC, Railroads)
Piano Prodigy: 1922
... mysteriously in 1959 According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, she was found dead under water in a bathtub at the Drake Hotel ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/08/2013 - 5:30am -

November 1922. New York. "Evelione Taglione, 16-year-old pianist." As pictured, maybe a little closer to playing the violin. Bain News Service. View full size. Uh Oh, Chuckie's ComingForget the cat lady in her midi dress and check out the expression of the doll on the far right, who seems to have her own toy cat (or maybe toy monkey) in her lap. Navy ThemeI've seen any number of photos from this era, both here and elsewhere. What was the fashion facination girls/young women of the day had with naval chevrons on a navy themed jumper or dress? Anyone know? I recognize herIt's a young (VERY YOUNG) Rosie O'Donnell! Sailor SuitsThis article explains the Sailor Suit theme. Thank You Thanks for the link, eTraxx. Very informative. Notice how both here and in the link, the chevrons are those of a Chief Petty Officer? No Seaman's rank for these ladies. I gotta believe Old Salts of the time cringed when they saw little girls, and Donald Duck for that matter, walking around in their warrior suits! RatingShe is wearing a Chief Quartermasters rating badge (QMC), on that highly modified uniform. I wonder if she choose that particular one because she knew somebody that had something to do with that rating, or if because of the nautical vibe that the Quartermasters rating badge conveys so very well with that ships wheel on it. Cool to see for me either way. Nov 1922She played Town Hall in NY in Nov of 1922 according to the NY Times. She sailed for Europe in April of 1926, on the Reliance - a ship from the American Lines, bound for Cherbourg, Southhampton and Hamburg. Later became an Italian baroness and died mysteriously in 1959According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, she was found dead under water in a bathtub at the Drake Hotel on July 23, 1959. She was known as The Baroness Evelione Taglione Kelly. She was 56 and married to 39 year old portrait painter Daniel Kelly. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1959/07/24/page/1/article/body-of-bar... (The Gallery, Cats, G.G. Bain)
Man of Letter: 1904
... Trinidad Naval Air base and the Republic Steel plant in Chicago. It also worked on the West Side Express Highway in New York. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/23/2020 - 9:31am -

1904. Washington, D.C. "H.D. Watts, 6th Street." Proud alumnus of Maryland Agricultural College. 5x7 inch glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio. View full size. He gave his alma mater the Byrd tooIn addition to Ritchie Coliseum, H.D. Watts Construction Co. also built the University of Maryland's first football stadium. It opened in 1923 and was named for Harry "Curley" Byrd, the segregationist football coach who commissioned it. That stadium became known as Old Byrd Stadium after the current stadium (now known as Maryland Stadium) was completed in 1950. And the man in the photo is ...Harry Dorsey Watts (b. 28 Apr 1885 in Baltimore; d. 27 Jul 1952, East Hampton, N.Y.) This is his Class of 1904 photo in uniform. ~ Stephen P. Hall An Old LinerThis was what became the University of Maryland. They were known as the Old Liners (Maryland being the Old Line State). However appropriate that name might seem in football, they became Terrapins in the 1930s because people wanted an actual mascot. And future architect?Ritchie Coliseum, home arena for the U-MD basketball and boxing teams, was built in 1931 by the H.D. Watts Construction Company, which was owned by Harry Watts, an alumnus who played as a fullback on the football team from 1901 to 1903. https://www.revolvy.com/page/Ritchie-Coliseum Mansard or GambrelOh, the paths Shorpy takes one down. Looking up Maryland Agricultural College took me to the wiki for University of Maryland. There I learned that the oldest building on campus (the only unscathed survivor of The Great Fire of 1912) is Morrill Hall, built in 1898 in Second Empire architectural style. Clicking further, I learned that Second Empire was popularized in France during the reign of Napoleon III and characterized by a mansard roof similar to the gambrel roof style commonly seen in barns. "What's the difference between mansard and gambrel?" I wondered. A gambrel roof has vertical gable ends and overhangs the facade, whereas a mansard roof is hipped and usually does not overhang the facade. Thank you H.D. Watts and Shorpy! One more thingInspired by Zcarstvnz's research, I thought that Yawkey isn't a very common name, and wondered if Elsie might be related to Tom Yawkey, for many years the owner of the Boston Red Sox. And I found the following: From the Reno Evening Gazette, Nov 14, 1944, p. 6 Red Sox Owner Divorced Here Elsie Sparrow Yawkey Monday divorced Thomas A. Yawkey, millionaire owner of the Boston Red Sox. All this inspired by one Shorpy photo. Thanks, Shorpy. Decorated ConstructionistThe New York Times July 28, 1952 Harry Watts Dies; A Building Leader Ex-President and Chairman of James Stewart & Co. Won the Navy's Service Emblem.         Southampton, L. I., July 27 -- Harry Dorsey Watts of 1 East End Avenue, New York, and East Hampton, former president and chairman of the board of James Stewart & Co., contractors of New York, died today in Southampton Hospital after a brief illness. His age was 67.         Born in Baltimore, the son of John H. C. and Mary Dorsey Mitchell Watts, he was a descendant of Col. Harry Dorsey, first Secretary of the State of Maryland.         After being graduated in 1904 from the University of Maryland, he began his career as a time-keeper and engineer with Wells Brothers Company, later becoming vice president. From 1915 to 1923 he headed the H. D. Watts Company.         Mr. Watts joined the Stewart construction concern in 1924, beginning as manager of the southern territory and assistant to the president. He became vice president in 1926, executive vice president in 1937 and president in 1940. He served as president and chairman of the board from 1942 until his retirement in 1946.         The Stewart concern participated in the construction of many notable buildings, including the United States Chamber of Commerce, Department of Labor and Home Owners Loan buildings in Washington, D. C.; the United States Court House, New York Postoffice, Federal Building, New York Central Building and 60 Wall Tower, all in New York; Union Station in Cincinnati, the Trinidad Naval Air base and the Republic Steel plant in Chicago. It also worked on the West Side Express Highway in New York.         Mr. Watts received the Navy's Meritorious Civilian Service Emblem. He had been president and director of One East End Avenue Corporation.         He had been a member of the United States Chamber of Commerce, the West Side Chamber of Commerce in New York and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. His clubs had included the Deepdale, Metropolitan, Bankers, Cloud, Atlantic Beach, Devon Yacht, Seawane Country and Pilgrims, the Maryland of Baltimore, the Elkridge of Maryland, the Piedmont Driving of Atlanta and the Metropolitan of Washington.         Surviving are his widow, the former Mrs. Elsie Sparrow Yawkey; a son, Harry D., Jr.; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Crabbe, Mrs. Harold McTigue and Mrs. Haley Fiske 2d; a brother and three sisters. Harry's first wife, Idoline Lochrane Austell Watts, whom he had married in 1907, died in 1943. They are both buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York. Time for an upgrade?Surely, Mr. Watts deserves elevation to the Handsome Rakes category here on Shorpy. He's 116 years overdue, by my estimation. (The Gallery, Bell Studio, D.C., Handsome Rakes, Portraits, Sports)
Deplaning at Oshkosh: 1952
... One trip in the States, 1956, we went from New York to Chicago on Eastern Airlines. Puddle jumper. Lots of takeoffs and landings. ... 
 
Posted by K. McCool - 08/02/2018 - 7:52pm -

May 1952. Kodachrome by my great-uncle Herbert F. Krahn of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I have no idea who any of the people are in this image, but I assume that someone on the plane flew into Oshkosh to visit Herbert and my great-aunt. Note that the pilot appears to be waving from the cockpit. View full size. Back in the dayI vividly remember being on a jet plane taxiing and passing a DC-3 with the pilot leaning out the window wearing a "thousand hour crush" cap. Some Assembly RequiredAccording to Google Maps, the former N14931 and later XA-XTB is still on the tarmac in Laredo, although it likely won't be taking passengers anywhere soon: Herman the Duck!!Herman (just forward of the passenger door) was seen on all iterations of Wisconsin Central, North Central and Republic Airlines aircraft. N14931N14931 is a DC-3 built in 1939 and still going strong until deregistered in 1989. They were hard to kill. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N14931.html Scroll to bottom of page for more recent images of this beautiful plane. Still intact in TexasN14931 was built in 1939 and went into service with TWA. From there it was in service with Wisconsin Central, Shorter, Shamrock, Bahamas Air, Argosy, Hawk, ProAir and Coastal Airways. It then moved to Mexico and was re-registered as XA-XTB. From there it was eventually relocated to Laredo, Texas, where it supposedly still sits today. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000336820.html Those were the daysAs a passenger I flew in many a DC-3 overseas. One trip in the States, 1956, we went from New York to Chicago on Eastern Airlines. Puddle jumper. Lots of takeoffs and landings. Kids were welcome in the cockpit; there were plenty of games for them, supplied by the airline. Also wings were given to the kids. Lots of neat stuff. Sadly, don't have those anymore. But I do remember those days. ConfusedThe aircraft in KAP's post is XA-KTP, not XA-XTP. Not sure if that matters. If the plane in KAP's post is the same as N14931, then it was converted to a cargo plane configuration at some point, as the windows are gone. I suspect they are different aircraft. The most recent picture in the link provided by Mercury appears to be from 1996. Hard to fathom that anyone would convert a 60 year old aircraft's airframe. Just thinking out loud... Magical Mystery HopIn 1970, maybe, I hitched a ride (lift?) on a DC-3 flying for long-gone St. Thomas Tax-Air, from Beef Island to Charlotte Amalie. Since I was the only passenger (hence the free ride) I was invited to sit in the co-pilot's seat. Cigarettes were flicked out the sliding window. But when the pilot began enjoying an odd looking cigarette, well, it certainly made the trip even more memorable, if that could be possible. All ended well, and he even got me comped on a BWIA flight to San Juan. BeautifulGreat stories on this well-traveled DC-3. I still think that simple, rugged airplane is beautiful and I would love to ride in one someday. I remember as a kid seeing them fly over with that gleaming shiny metal skin they all had at that time. I think they are all painted now, but these masterpieces of aviation will probably fly forever. Beautiful. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Clovis Man: 1943
... AT&SF merged with Burlington Northern (formed when the Chicago Burlington and Quincy merged with the Great Northern) to form the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/17/2009 - 8:36pm -

March 1943. "Clovis, New Mexico. D.L. Clark, engineer, ready to start his locomotive out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard." Medium-format negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size. Smokin'That's a clovis cigarette, I assume. Poetical, ain't itI just like saying "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe." BNSFAT&SF merged with Burlington Northern (formed when the Chicago Burlington and Quincy merged with the Great Northern) to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe a few years ago. The famous round logo of the AT&SF morphed into a green logo (the green coming from the BN logo). It's a somewhat sad but fascinating thing to trace the evolution of railroad names as they merged themselves out of existence over the last several decades. Engineer DadI wish that I had a picture of my father at work -- he was an engineer on the Pennsylvania RR from the 1940s until he died in 1951, when I was less than a year old. I have family pictures of him but none of him in his railroad environment. Fighter pilots of their day.My dad grew up during the Great Depression. They did not have much except people to look up to and admire. The train engineer was one. He expressed how they were awed by how one or two men could operate such a modern marvel. Then, I remember being awed by my dad when he told me these stories of how he and his friends would spend hours at the railyard just watching and enjoying the sights and sounds of these magnificent bygone machines of fire and steam. I can relate to your sentiments DoctorKMy grandfather was a 'hogger' on the Canadian Pacific. He had the only job I ever really dreamed of having. He died when I was about 7; I wished he had lived long enough to show me the roundhouse and yards out of which he operated. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Railroads)
The Gospel Wagon: 1900
... Erie; Pennsylvania; Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh; Chicago and Northwestern, and Nickel Plate. There may be more, but they're too ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/16/2017 - 9:43am -

Buffalo, N.Y., circa 1900. "Ellicott Square Building." At the time of its completion 1896, the largest office building in the world. Our title for this post comes from lower down (and higher up). 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. I like the Gospel Wagon idea..At least there not out knocking on your door during the Pittsburgh Steeler games. Progressive?What does one sell in a "progressive" store? ["Progressive" as in the sense of "modern," as in this article, which seems unintentionally prescient. -tterrace] Phoenix Reflected The Phoenix Brewery, (a very popular name used through out the country), operated in Buffalo from 1887 to 1920, closed for prohibition from 1920 to 1934, operated again from 1934 to final closing in 1957. The title refers to the "BEER" reflection in one of the store windows across the street to the left. Signs of the TimesThere are at least five separate railroad ticket offices in the building: Erie; Pennsylvania; Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh; Chicago and Northwestern, and Nickel Plate. There may be more, but they're too fuzzy to read. Also like the interesting phonograph store selling Columbia and Edison cylinders and players (no they were not compatible). Ministering On Main StreetThe Ellicott Square Building (283-309 Main Street) was completed in mid-1896 and still stands today. Six workmen died during the building's construction. Across the street was 304 Main, home to Palmer's Florist and the Albany Dental Parlor. “Sam. Welsh's Progressive Store” was the cigar store of brothers Samuel and Charles E. Welsh. They opened their 311 Main Street store in November of 1899, having previously operated the Progressive Cigar Store at 331 Main Street. Perhaps the Gospel Wagon Association thought that those buying cigars and phonographs needed to be exposed to something a little more “redeeming.” Sidewalk Sign DesignI am interested if anyone knows the purpose of the signs placed along the sidewalks, which seem to be advertising above, and vertical bars of some sort below. Perhaps stops for public transportation, but why so many? And what are the bars for? A classic Shorpy mystery for me. [A rare sight in early Shorpy street scenes: a bicycle rack, like the one in use here. -tterrace] Future office of Wild Bill DonovanWhen this was taken, a local Buffalo teen named William Joseph Donovan was in St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, with big dreams. He would enroll in Niagara University for two years before transferring to Columbia, where he received a B.A. and law degree. Returning to his hometown, "Wild Bill" went into private practice with Love & Keating in 464 Ellicott Square. He would remain there until he scratched the itch to form his own law firm in 1912. O'Brian, Hamlin, Donovan & Goodyear moved into the brand-new Iroquois Gas Building. Donovan's office grew dusty as he devoted more and more time to reawakening New York's militia and turning it, by 1917, into the "Fighting 69th" New York Infantry. As its colonel, Donovan became nationally famous, leading to a series of positions that would culminate as his appointment during World War II to begin the Office of Strategic Services - the forerunner of the CIA. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Buffalo NY, DPC, Stores & Markets)
Rent-a-Book: 1940
... 1940: In an effort to generate more foot traffic in his Chicago camera store, my grandfather Edwin Shutan dedicated a section to a book ... Country Growth-August Derelth. This store was in downtown Chicago so most of their customers probably rode the L and read on their trips ... 
 
Posted by Shutan.com - 03/02/2018 - 9:51pm -

Circa 1940: In an effort to generate more foot traffic in his Chicago camera store, my grandfather Edwin Shutan dedicated a section to a book rental library and hired a staff librarian, Miss Michaels (shown). Edwin charged just 10 cents for three days with no deposit or membership required. His library was immaculate and well-stocked with all the latest titles from authors such as Thornton Wilder, Alexander Woollcott and Lloyd C. Douglas, to name a few. View full size. Pre-TV Video Rental ShopI like that. And the best thing, no extra equipment needed, except maybe a flashlight and a bedspread for minors. However, three days to go through such a tome? With the kind of working hours they had back then? And out of curiosity, what was the retail price of one of those books? Compared to those 10 cents? Shoot with the best, your cost is lessShutan still exists, but they don't have retail stores anymore. I remember their TV commercial jingle from the '70s. You Can't Go Home AgainPublished in 1940, two years after Thomas Wolfe died at the age of 37. Just finished "Mrs. Miniver"(it's on the table to the right) and it's much better than the movie. Saw several other titles I own, and enjoy. I agree, StefanJ, you would have to be reading nearly full time to finish some of these books in only 3 days. Colorizing ChallengeWouldn't this be great with colorization? Anyone want to try? Mostly forgotten authorsAverage cost of a hardcover was between $2 to $4, $2.50 was most common in 1940. Yesterday's popular fiction is today's forgotten novel. The cases feature Death of a Lucky Lady-Virginia Bath, Love in White-Gay Rutherford, The Game of Hearts-Emily Noble, Dust in the Afternoon-Holmes Alexander, This is On Me-Katharine Brush, Murder Comes Back-H. Ashbrrok, Girl at the Cross Roads-Jackson Gregory, Oh, Promised Land-James Street (that one gets rave reviews at goodreads and Amazon), Pass Through Manhattan-Richard Wormster, Moon Tide-Willard Robinson, Hill Billy Doctor-Elizabeth Seifert and Country Growth-August Derelth. This store was in downtown Chicago so most of their customers probably rode the L and read on their trips to and from work. The 40 hour work week was made standard by the government in 1940 and went into effect on October 24th. Must read!Front and center on the table: How to Read a Book. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
How to Be Cool: 1912
Matty McIntyre of the Chicago White Sox against a backdrop of sales pitches in 1912. View full ... (remember, this was the "dead ball" era). He played for Chicago in 1911 and 1912 which dates the picture. He died in 1920 at the age ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 1:30pm -

Matty McIntyre of the Chicago White Sox against a backdrop of sales pitches in 1912. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. Mac's StatsAccording to BaseballReference.com, Matty McIntyre played between 1901 and 1912. He had a lifetime batting average of .269 and hit 4 home runs (remember, this was the "dead ball" era). He played for Chicago in 1911 and 1912 which dates the picture. He died in 1920 at the age of 40. Re: wonderThe phrases "10 for 10 cents" and "Why pay more?" were used in ads for London Life Turkish Cigarettes, circa World War I. http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!176429!0#focus wonderwhat was 10 for 10cents.... MittGet a load of that "mitt!" (It's certainly not a "glove" by today's standards!) And check out that leather belt holding up his pants. But I wonder: what's the device around his right ankle? A brace of some sort? A pouch for his 'baccy? Yep: definitely "cool." Denny Gill Chugiak, Alaska B.V.D'sLove those sales pitches! "Be COOL...wear loose fitting underwear" !! WOW 1912 was sure upfront and personal! Tires, alcohol, and Cigs! (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, Sports)
Welcome D.U. Bathrick: 1946
... I made of a Michigan State Univ. library archive scan of a Chicago Sunday Tribune article from their November 5, 1939 edition. Press. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/19/2015 - 7:45pm -

April 24, 1946. "Pontiac zone managers' banquet at St. Francis Hotel." 8x10 acetate negative, originally from the Wyland Stanley collection. View full size. Biggest surprise in this photo?They're drinking milk at the "PRESS" table. SpottedOne lady, and one guy brazenly without a necktie! SmokersWithout trying too hard I count at least 11 people puffing away. Times have sure changed. Roast Beefand green beans--the standard fare for banquets from time immemorial. Bright LightOne hungover guy, top left, wearing sunglasses. Donald Upton Bathrick 1893-1972From a Wikipedia article on the 1916 Michigan Wolverine football team: Donald Upton Bathrick, born March 4, 1893, Battle Creek, Michigan. He lived in Battle Creek with his parents, Charles and Grace Bathrick, at the time of the 1900 and 1910 Censuses. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I. At the time of the 1920 Census, he was living in Houston, Texas, and working as a sales manager for an auto distributor. In 1930, he was living in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, and working in the wholesale automobile business. He worked for Ford and later for General Motors. He became general sales manager of the Pontiac division of General Motors. He also served as the head of General Motors' office in Washington, D.C., during World War II. He died September 24, 1972, Broward County, Florida. A Picture of D.U.Here's a snip I made of a Michigan State Univ. library archive scan of a Chicago Sunday Tribune article from their November 5, 1939 edition. Press. Press. PULL!Nine members of the press covering a Pontiac banquet? The budget-conscious media giants today wouldn't send one INTERN to cover an event of this "magnitude". (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Eateries & Bars, San Francisco, W. Stanley)
Detroit tourism, 1930s
... to a small aircraft carrier during W.W.II and based in Chicago for pilot training. It was renamed the U.S.S. Sable. Late to the ... US Navy in 1942 as the U.S.S. SABLE, which operated off Chicago alongside the U.S.S. Wolverine (formerly the Sea&Bee) as aircraft ... 
 
Posted by bhappel - 09/28/2009 - 11:09am -

Two passenger boats sit on the Detroit River near downtown Detroit, MI. They likely traveled across Lake Erie between Detroit and Buffalo, NY. The Guardian building is seen flying the American flag on its roof. View full size. Re: Greater BuffaloThanks Jimmy. I did some more searching and found some pictures of the Greater Buffalo from its heyday and as a training carrier. http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2005/greater_buffalo/greater_buf... "In 1924, the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company launched the 2 largest Great Lakes side-wheeled excursion steamers ever, the Greater Buffalo and the Greater Detroit. Designed by renowned marine architect Frank E. Kirby, they were built to provide "night boat" overnight service, transporting up to 1,500 passengers between Buffalo and Detroit." Greater BuffaloThe boat on the right appears to the S.S. Greater Buffalo, a sidewheel excursion boat that was converted to a small aircraft carrier during W.W.II and based in Chicago for pilot training. It was renamed the U.S.S. Sable. Late to the PartyNew to Shorpy's site, but saw you were talking about these ships. My grandfather, George J. Kolowich was the last Chairman of D&C Navigation, and my father worked for the company in the late 40's. I possess the bronze dedication plaque for the GREATER BUFFALO, which also is inscribed to reflect its requisitioning by the US Navy in 1942 as the U.S.S. SABLE, which operated off Chicago alongside the U.S.S. Wolverine (formerly the Sea&Bee) as aircraft pilot training carriers during WW2. Collecting all I can find about the GREATER BUFFALO and her sister ship, the GREATER DETROIT. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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