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Earl Smith: 192x
... facade as shown here. Retrosheet shows the Giants at Cincinnati on 5/13/20, and Crosley Field (called Redland Field in 1912-1933) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 11:36am -

Earl Smith, New York National League (Giants). Date written on this glass-plate negative is June 9, 1923. Although another from this 5181 series of pictures taken at the Polo Grounds has "5/13/20" scratched into the emulsion. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. 1920? 1923?According to Retrosheet, on June 9, 1923 the Giants played at Pittsburgh. Images of Forbes Field do not match the upper deck facade as shown here. Retrosheet shows the Giants at Cincinnati on 5/13/20, and Crosley Field (called Redland Field in 1912-1933) appears similar (see http://www.viewimages.com/Search.aspx?mid=71652668 for an example from 1938), but not identical. However, the Polo Grounds does match (http://www.dugout-memories.com/goffpol7.html). So it appears the game was in New York, but on neither date given. I'm stumped without knowing who the opponent is. [It's definitely the Polo Grounds. Another shot from this series shows Pete Kilduff of Brooklyn there on what would seem to be the same sparsely attended day. - Dave] So it's 1920According to Baseball-Reference.com Pete Kilduff retired after the 1921 season, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins in 20 and 21. Let's check 1920. Retrosheet shows the Giants hosting Brooklyn on May 5-7 1920, just days before the May 13 date given. May would also fit with the low attendence, since school would still be in session. Oh, the Giants took 2 of 3 against Brookyn that week but finished 7 games behind the Robins, with Brooklyn losing the World Series 5-2 to Tris Speaker's Cleveland Indians. Thanks for the lead on Kilduff, Dave. Could this...possibly be a photo of pre-game batting practice? The catcher appears to be wearing the same style/color uniform as Earl, the "crowd" is a bit sparse and that filthy home plate would bring shame to any whiskbroom-toting umpire. (Note: in 1923, Smith only appeared in 24 games for the Giants, spending the remainder of the year [72 game appearances] with the Boston Braves although I've not been able to find the date he was traded). Denny Gill Chugiak, Alaska Earl SmithSmith was traded to Boston along with Jesse Barnes on June 7, 1923. The Giants received, in return, Hank Gowdy and Mule Watson. (Baseball Encyclopedia) Baseball UniformsAccording to the "Dressed to the Nines" baseball uniform database, the uniforms of both players match New York (batter) and Brooklyn (catcher) for 1920 and 1921. New York's home and Brooklyn's road uni's are virtually identical those years, including the socks. Brooklyn had a B on the right sleeve. It would be hard to detect the gray of the catcher's uniform. Even their caps were the same, except for logos. (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, NYC, Sports)
Through to Morgantown: 1905
... in 1908. The boat facing us is the Queen City, built at Cincinnati in 1897. A very posh boat with top finishes and fittings, it catered ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/15/2017 - 3:33pm -

Circa 1905. "Pittsburgh, Penna. -- the Monongahela wharves." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. At the wharfboat.In the lower left is the Rose Hite (second boat with that name) built in 1895 at the Howard yard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. A bit of a mystery, according to Way's Packet Directory -- the pilot house was moved forward of the Texas deck after the boat was renamed Gracie Childers in 1908. The boat facing us is the Queen City, built at Cincinnati in 1897. A very posh boat with top finishes and fittings, it catered to Pittsburgh's finer citizens. Her hinged stacks are laid down to run low bridges. The Rose HiteThe Rose Hite may have been a bit of a hard-luck boat. She was recorded as being involved in a collision on the Evansville district of the Ohio River in 1896 (no information on damage to either boat). She collided with the towboat John F. Kuen (or Joe P. Klein; newspaper accounts differ) in 1905 on the Monongahela near Brownsville, PA, and sank with the loss of either four or five crew reported drowned. She was raised and continued to operate on the Monongahela river system until 1907, then was sold in 1908, renamed the Gracey Childers, and moved to the Cumberland River. She burned in September 1909 at Paducah, Kentucky. Floating wharf buildings?Curious if those large structures were "floating" so as to rise and fall with river levels (spring flooding, ice flows, heavy rains)? I can't see them hard piered to the river bottoms as they are pretty close to the water line. A bridge too farThere seems to be bridge abutments on either side of the river. Could it be there was a bridge planned but never constructed? Yes they float.Typically called wharfboats, the offices of steamer lines would be built on barges or older steamboat hulls. They would rise and fall with the river on poles driven into the riverbed. Anchor lines to the levee would provide additional security. Bridge abutmentsThey are probably the beginnings of the Wabash (Railroad) Bridge built between 1902 & 1904, possibly fitting the "Circa 1905" caption. There's a lot of long lens compression in this photo, but everything seems to fit with a vantage point somewhere near the current Smithfield Street Bridge, looking northwest toward the second Point Bridge (1877-1927 trussed eyebar/"suspension"), with the Duquesne Incline visible just beyond the left end. The current Fort Pitt Bridge wouldn't obstruct this view until ~1959. If so, the more robust final versions of the Wabash Bridge piers still survive its 1948 demolition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Bridge_%28Pittsburgh%29#/media/File... (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Pittsburgh, Railroads)
Louisville Wharfboat: 1905
... "Big Four" bridge which was built to carry the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railroad (Big Four) across the Ohio River. If ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/07/2014 - 12:47pm -

Circa 1905. "Ohio River levee at Louisville, Kentucky." Note the "U.S. Life Saving Station." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Connected finallyThe Big 4 bridge in the background is now a pedestrian bridge connecting the 2 sides (finally). It's a great addition to downtown. Busy!There sure is a lot going on in this photo! Still afloat!The Life Saving Station(#10) is still there and is now used as the wharfboat for the historic sternwheeler Belle of Louisville. [The present Life Saving Station #10 dates from 1929. -tterrace] Ol' Reliable That Old Reliable Laundry cart in the middle looked pretty new - so I looked and found a Google Book's result that said it was Organized Aug, 4, 1904, for $3,000 and paid $3 in tax. So, the cart (or the paint job on the cart) was probably a year old or so old when the picture was taken. Railroad BridgeThe bridge in the background appears to be the "Big Four" bridge which was built to carry the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railroad (Big Four) across the Ohio River. If it is the Big Four bridge it is the first one; the bridge became inadequate for the traffic and was replaced in the late twenties. The Big Four eventually was merged into the New York Central and railroad traffic on the bridge was ceased. In recent years the bridge has been restored to allow pedestrian and bicycle traffic to cross the river. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Louisville)
Washington Terrace: 1935
... to put in Interstate 71 coming out of the downtown Cincinnati area. View Larger Map Washington Terrace Neighborhood I looked at the Insurance Maps of Cincinnati, Ohio, Vol. 4, commonly known as a Sanborn Map, but the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/12/2013 - 11:05am -

December 1935. "Washington Terrace, Model House Co. Hamilton County, Ohio." Photo by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. Light up your lifeStonington Borough in Connecticut still has streetlights like the one here, but they're starting to be replaced by the modern ones, which is a shame. These kinds would be seen all over the small towns here, but the Borough is the last place of which I'm aware that still use the clear bulbs. Monument, What Monument?Wonder what became of the monument at the far end of the photo. Wonder who was monumentalized. Washington? Half still thereIt looks like one side of the street was sacrificed to put in Interstate 71 coming out of the downtown Cincinnati area. View Larger Map Washington Terrace NeighborhoodI looked at the Insurance Maps of Cincinnati, Ohio, Vol. 4, commonly known as a Sanborn Map, but the monument/sculpture or park does not appear there. The Washington Terrace area does appear on Page 373 and is shown below. (The Gallery, Carl Mydans)
Wilson Dam: 1942
June 1942. Excursion steamer Gordon C. Green of Cincinnati approaching the TVA's Wilson Dam in Alabama. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/03/2012 - 11:35am -

June 1942. Excursion steamer Gordon C. Green of Cincinnati approaching the TVA's Wilson Dam in Alabama. View full size. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein. “Gordon C. Green”Among other names, Gordon C. Green was later renamed River Queen and was a floating restaurant in St. Louis. It burned and sank at dockside in December 1967. You can see the other names and routes, etc., on this page. (Look for the third Cape Girardeau, the boat’s original name.) (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Boats & Bridges)
General Store: 1943
... 1943. "Gas station on the bus route between Columbus and Cincinnati." Photo by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View ... 3C Highway," named for the cities Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, resembling this building. But the rail tracks to the right in the ... 
 
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)
Withers Elementary: 1972
... today, grade 6A. Sadly, only one year here, then off to Cincinnati where we remained thru the end of grade school/middle school/high ... 
 
Posted by brinke - 08/21/2015 - 12:35pm -

And so after OJ Stivers Elementary, it was off to Withers Elementary in Dallas. How 'BOUT 'dem Cowboys! I'm dead center in the second row, with Lori Roberts and Kim McCastle front row from left. BFFs James Gehling and Todd Pickle in the row above me from left, in the navy blue and green shirts. Mrs. Cochran is your teacher today, grade 6A. Sadly, only one year here, then off to Cincinnati where we remained thru the end of grade school/middle school/high school/college. Scanned from a print. View full size. Oh Ouch!We didn't even consider it at the time but looking back through photos, the '70s were the worst fashion decade ever. ShortsThis was the year I graduated from high school. I don't know if most people are aware, but it had only recently become acceptable for girls to wear anything but dresses to school. There were many schools that allowed girls to wear long pants to school, during the coldest part of the year, but dresses or skirts, the rest of the time. During the second half of the 60s, the rebellion of the youth in our country resulted in a refusal to respect that dress code, among other things. It swept the country in a very short period of time. Filled With WonderI never look at these old pictures but what one individual doesn't make me want to know more about that person and the life they've led. Perhaps it is the perceived innocence of their age and knowing what they may be facing just as I did so many years ago. In this picture it is the little blonde girl, front row left, that attracted me. She is just so naturally pretty and has that Mona Lisa smile. Time FliesWait a minute brinke. You are in fifth grade in the 1969-70 school year, and the next (6th grade? Not sure what a 6a is) in 1972, which is presumably 1971-2 since the sign board says spring 1972. So, what were you doing in the 1970-71 year? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Spaghetti Girls: 1921
... of Foulds Macaroni Company moved to Libertyville from Cincinnati in 1906. The structure, originally a ladder factory, was built in ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/03/2012 - 11:54am -

Washington, D.C., 1921 or 1922. "Food show. Foulds Milling." The Foulds slogan: "Appetizingly Clean." View full size. National Photo Company glass negative. Appetizingly cleanIs the woman on the left wearing a hairnet? I guess you could say that adds to the cleanliness. Spaghetti GirlsJust a guess, but these women probably work for the company either as demonstrators (Home Economists?) or office help. In any case, the creepy looking guy is their boss, possibly Mr Foulds himself. Foulds MacaroniI found this about Foulds: "The factory and headquarters of Foulds Macaroni Company moved to Libertyville from Cincinnati in 1906. The structure, originally a ladder factory, was built in 1894 with timbers from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In its early years Foulds was a major employer in Libertyville, well-known for its summer company picnics and winter Christmas parties to which the whole town was invited." For as sour as the older man looks, Mr. Foulds must not have been too bad to invite the whole town to his parties! I found a GREAT picture of the building in digitalpast.org (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
Mal Temps: 1920
... not so revered by residents of his former hometown of Cincinnati) for the evergreen quote: “Times are not good here (in New ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/02/2013 - 10:37am -

Circa 1920. "Two-story houses, New Orleans." One of the Crescent City's grittier, grainier corners. 4x5 nitrate negative by Arnold Genthe. View full size. Hearn HouseThis looks like the Lafcadio Hearn House on Cleveland Street. Lafcadio Hearn Houseit is! Video Tour Of The Lafcadio Hearn HouseLafcadio Hearn’s great-grandson Bon Koizumi said that he was “moved” by his visit to the Cleveland Avenue apartment his ancestor called home from 1882 to 1887. Hearn was the 19th-century crime journalist turned tongue-in-cheek cultural observer who will remain forever beloved to Crescent City-ites (though perhaps not so revered by residents of his former hometown of Cincinnati) for the evergreen quote: “Times are not good here (in New Orleans). The city is crumbling into ashes. It has been buried under a lava flood of taxes and frauds and maladministrations so that it has become only a study for archaeologists. Its condition is so bad that when I write about it, as I intend to do soon, nobody will believe I am telling the truth. But it is better to live here in sackcloth and ashes than to own the whole state of Ohio.” Link to the video (Note short ad before the tour) Link to the rest of the story (The Gallery, Arnold Genthe, New Orleans)
River Coal: 1910
... held the record time for round-trip between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati (4 days, 20 hours, 15 minutes), for which she earned the nickname, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/31/2014 - 9:35am -

Circa 1910. "Coal barges at confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. Steamer Tom DodsworthPreviously seen at Duquesne Incline: 1900, the paddle steamer Tom Dodsworth was the fastest workboat on the upper Ohio River. She held the record time for round-trip between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati (4 days, 20 hours, 15 minutes), for which she earned the nickname, Hoppin' Tom, and the gilded antlers on her pilot house. She also proudly displays an unidentified marker between her stacks. Is it a nautical sign? Maybe a Masonic emblem? AspiratorsIt must have been a full time job to keep all of these tired wooden barges afloat, requiring frequent or constant pumping. It appears that this pumping was done by aspirators, operating on the Bernoulli principle, powered from the single-stacked house barge in the center of the raft, complete with three whistles. Each barge has a rectangular well built into the side of the hold, with a pipe going down to the bilge. A clear example is at the lower left corner, on barge 2277. The configuration of the top of the pipe, with a smaller pipe from the pump barge coming in the back of the elbow, may be the aspirator, or alternatively, the venturi may have been at the bottom of the pipe, like a modern "jet" water well pump. The multi-jointed pipes would have carried compressed air, or possibly steam in the winter, to operate the aspirators. Note the deflector boards to prevent water from the aspirators from emptying into the adjacent barge. It's common even now to see deckhands using portable pumps to pump out the bilges of steel barges on a regular basis. It's going to take a couple hours to see everything in this scene. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Pittsburgh)
Peerless Dental Parlors: 1905
Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905. "Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad office, Woodward & Jefferson ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2014 - 3:37pm -

Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905. "Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad office, Woodward & Jefferson Aves." Last seen here, without the barefoot newsie. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. What do you supposeis the blurry, rectangular thing just above the manhole cover, behind the gent waiting for the streetcar? Is it rising, or falling? [Abrasion on the negative. -tterrace] How does that work?The Peerless Dentist upstairs advertises "teeth without plates" which was impossible in 1905 since dental implants hadn't been invented yet. Also, does anybody know what "vitalized air" was? [Below from the Ohio State Journal of Dental Science, 1883. -tterrace] Thank you tterrace for the enlightenment. For Cash read CassiusCassius M. Havens was born in Allegany, New York in March 1845; in 1869 he married Adelaide Illick. They had 4 children: Beluach, Ninabelle, Grace and Hubert. Cassius was a sergeant in the Civil War in the 19th Regiment NY Volunteer Cavalry (later the 1st Reg NY Dragoons). Cassius died in 1907. I can't find a death date for Adelaide. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Dinner to Go: 1921
... 35-Pound Bird Decorated With Bunting and Flags. Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 17. -- President Harding's Thanksgiving day turkey, a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 9:28pm -

November 17, 1921. "Harding turkey." A present for President Warren Harding arrives at the White House. G.G. Bain Collection glass negative. View full size. It's His Shoes!Forget the rest of the picture, I'm mesmerized by those shiny, sharp, stylish shoes he's wearing. What beautiful, well-turned out feet! Too bad they're busy laughing at his wrinkled, cuffed trousers. Didn't workingmen have "work shoes" in 1921? The other guy's, while completely congruous with his pants, come up short, dull and drab by comparison. Also, from the look on his face, I can just hear that guy saying "Hurry up and take the goddamn picture, will 'ya?" Mississippi Turkey Turkey On Way to Harding Crate for 35-Pound Bird Decorated With Bunting and Flags. Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 17. -- President Harding's Thanksgiving day turkey, a 35-pound bird, passed in state through here today destined for the White House table. The bird was grown by M.H. Daily, prohibition commissioner of Mississippi, whose home is at Crystal Springs, and the crate in which the bird was confined was decorated with bunting and flags furnished by the American Legion post of that city. Washington Post, Nov 18, 1921 Wonder what that bottle is for... Poultry CoffinIt doesn't seem to me that a turkey delivered in a box that looks like a casket would be that appetizing. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Thanksgiving)
Chesapeake & Ohio 300 and 1612
... class L-2 Hudson (4-6-4), just in off a passenger run from Cincinnati or Detroit; and #1612, a 2-6-6-6 Allegheny class H-8, used primarily ... 
 
Posted by Lost World - 09/23/2011 - 12:18am -

On the inbound tracks at the Hinton, W.Va., engine terminal circa late 1940s are #300, class L-2 Hudson (4-6-4), just in off a passenger run from Cincinnati or Detroit; and #1612, a 2-6-6-6 Allegheny class H-8, used primarily in push/pull coal drag service over the Appalachians to Clifton Forge, Va. The engine crew at the left brought in one of the engines; not sure which one. C&O Railway photo. View full size. Great shot Really great shot of steam at work, you can hear the steam hissing (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Railroads)
8th Grade Class, 1920's
... large box of photographs that I purchased from a dealer in Cincinnati. On the back it is marked "8th Grade Class Avondale School." Avondale is a neighborhood just north of downtown Cincinnati. The neighborhood was largely Jewish until the late 60's/early 70's ... 
 
Posted by Miss Golightly - 08/03/2012 - 9:07pm -

This photo was found in a large box of photographs that I purchased from a dealer in Cincinnati. On the back it is marked "8th Grade Class Avondale School." Avondale is a neighborhood just north of downtown Cincinnati. The neighborhood was largely Jewish until the late 60's/early 70's when the Jewish population migrated to suburbs even further north. Judging from the bobbed hair and clothes I'm identifying it as being from the 1920's. View full size. AvondaleJust in case anyone wants to know I'm African American. I lived in the Avondale neighborhood while growing up in Cincinnati in from 1956 to 1971.The Jewish flight from Avondale began after WWII. The southern part of Avondale, where we lived, was a predominantly black area with a few senior Jewish folks still residing. In fact there were still Jewish synagogues in the area. Now the northern part of Avondale was still mostly Jewish at the time I described. A Google search will set anyone straight on this matter. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
All Aboard: 1919
... of Washington had to use 2 wires and poles, just like in Cincinnati, Ohio, Annapolis, Maryland, Havana Cuba; and parts of Greenwich, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/17/2014 - 10:25am -

Circa 1919. "Streetcar in Washington, D.C." With what seems to be a pedestrian-scooper in the "up" position. National Photo glass negative. View full size. Rear endThe streetcar is headed away from the camera, that's why the people scooper can be up on the end near us, so it won't hold as many free riding kids. The car is getting its electricity from the underground conduit beneath the slot between the rails, so there was no need to use the trolley poles, or even turn them to fit in the rear hooks. I said poles - back then trolleys in some parts of the District of Columbia outside of the City of Washington had to use 2 wires and poles, just like in Cincinnati, Ohio, Annapolis, Maryland, Havana Cuba; and parts of Greenwich, England. The extra pole and wire weren't needed in the Maryland suburbs. The hooks are of different heights to help tell the poles apart. On the next track is a Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway interurban car, which is really going to have to play musical poles if it's going to Annapolis, instead of Baltimore, Maryland. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Streetcars)
Loaded for Bear but Hunting Hay ca:1950
... cousins at our farm in St. Martin, Ohio (just outside Cincinnati). This was the big summer getaway place for the family after my ... 
 
Posted by eggsoup - 09/20/2011 - 12:31am -

My Dad's cousins at our farm in St. Martin, Ohio (just outside Cincinnati). This was the big summer getaway place for the family after my grandfather bought it in the late '30s. Every boy should learn his way around a shotgun . . . and a tractor! View full size. Ford N-seriesNifty tractor! Looks like an N-series. We have an old 8N that my grandfather bought in '48 and it still runs! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Greendale Girls: 1939
... Maryland (near Washington, DC), Greenhills, Ohio (north of Cincinnati), and this one, in Wisconsin. Greenbelt is a wonderful town, and ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/14/2019 - 10:11am -

September 1939. "Children who live at Greendale, Wisconsin, a model community planned by the Suburban Division of the U.S. Resettlement Administration." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. Three green townsGreendale was one of three Greenbelt communities; complete, ready-made towns constructed in Greenbelt, Maryland (near Washington, DC), Greenhills, Ohio (north of Cincinnati), and this one, in Wisconsin. Greenbelt is a wonderful town, and still has a special character all its own. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Kids)
Splicers
... size. Somewhere in Ohio Helmet Rye was made in Cincinnati and Probst Furniture was in Pomeroy. (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by robertinaz - 12/03/2010 - 10:46am -

Telephone splicers. Date and location unknown. View full size. Somewhere in OhioHelmet Rye was made in Cincinnati and Probst Furniture was in Pomeroy. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Catching a Whopper: 1917
... with a cane pole in 1917 on the Little Miami River near Cincinnati, Ohio. She was 17 years old at the time and lived until 1969. The ... 
 
Posted by Jim McAllister - 05/10/2010 - 1:20am -

This is my wife's grandmother holding up her catch (looks like a big carp!) after a day of fishing with a cane pole in 1917 on the Little Miami River near Cincinnati, Ohio. She was 17 years old at the time and lived until 1969. The cars look like a couple of Model T Fords. Those old "flivvers" would go anywhere! View full size. 1917You know, the car to the right is a late "T", a 1926 or 1927, which had different design features than all those that came before it. Most notably, the gas tank was moved to the cowl, and there is a flap or door in front of the windshield on these to add gas. They also have a headlight bar, which the pre 26's did not. The rear car gives away the fact the photo cannot be 1917. Add to that the observation that the paint is no longer shiny, and the fender is banged up, and I'll bet this photo is of a car at least 3 or 4 years old. So the photo must be the 1930's! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
C&O 310
... C&O 310, class L2a 4-6-4 Hudson type on ready track at Cincinnati Union Terminal service area, September 1950. Built by Baldwin in ... on C&O's flatter western main lines, working between Cincinnati/Detroit and Hinton, WV. E-8 diesels bumped the Hudsons from ... 
 
Posted by Lost World - 07/29/2016 - 8:35pm -

C&O 310, class L2a 4-6-4 Hudson type on ready track at Cincinnati Union Terminal service area, September 1950. Built by Baldwin in 1948, the L2a's were the world's largest Hudson types, dwarfing those of the New York Central and weighing in slightly heavier than those of AT&SF. They featured Franklin type B rotary cam poppet valves and 78" drivers. All were assigned to mainline passenger work on C&O's flatter western main lines, working between Cincinnati/Detroit and Hinton, WV. E-8 diesels bumped the Hudsons from passenger service in 1952 and all were out of service the following year. All were scrapped by 1955. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Service Station Display: 1949
... board at my grandfather's service station in Delhi (Cincinnati, OH), 1949. View full size. Illustrating the low price of ... 
 
Posted by jmanelis01 - 11/12/2010 - 1:41pm -

The display board at my grandfather's service station in Delhi (Cincinnati, OH), 1949. View full size. Illustrating the low price of gasolineWhat an elaborate, interesting display! It really took some thought and planning to get all the percentages and examples of products. I love the dollhouse, too. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
AKA Convention: 1931
... 1920s. This is their 1931 convention at the University of Cincinnati. She's in there somewhere. View full size. So much fur! ... 
 
Posted by sjack - 01/26/2018 - 7:28pm -

I was scanning my late mother's old photos and I came across this one. My mother's stepmother belonged to the organization - the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority - from her college days at Ohio State in the 1920s. This is their 1931 convention at the University of Cincinnati. She's in there somewhere. View full size. So much fur!I'm seeing only a few coats that aren't full-length furs or that don't have fur trim at the collar or whole pelts around the neck. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
War God: c. 1922
My grandfather at the opening of Cincinnati's Blue Ash airport in 1922. While he had little to do with ... 
 
Posted by eggsoup - 09/20/2011 - 1:15am -

My grandfather at the opening of Cincinnati's Blue Ash airport in 1922. While he had little to do with airplanes, he was always present at any notable event in those days. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Living Barbie: 1959
... sure. Another theory is that she made it for the trip to Cincinnati that RCA sent my father on. That week-or-two trip included wives. In ... 
 
Posted by aenthal - 11/24/2017 - 7:17pm -

My mother was a fashionista before they had the word fashionista. She was also a dedicated sew and sew. As a consequence more than half of the photos in our family album are documentation of the clothes she designed and sewed. I think this may be the dress she made for my father’s mother’s funeral in 1959 because it is black, but I am not sure. Another theory is that she made it for the trip to Cincinnati that RCA sent my father on. That week-or-two trip included wives. In any event, it looks a heck of a lot like Barbie’s “Solo in the Spotlight” even down to the fake flower by her left knee. In this photo (taken by my father) she is leaning on the top of the Paul McCobb "captain's chair" (previously seen here) in front of three drawings she did. The far left is a portrait of three-year-old me. The center picture is a tree. And behind her shoulder is a portrait of my father. The bricks in the foreground are part of the free standing fireplace that was a central feature of this mid-century modern Levittown home. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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