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Fast Learners: 1927
... Circa 1927. "Chrysler roadster at San Francisco Public Library with racing drivers." And festive balloons! 5x7 glass negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/11/2015 - 8:23pm -

Circa 1927. "Chrysler roadster at San Francisco Public Library with racing drivers." And festive balloons! 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Hot to TrotVery similar, if not identical, to the Chryslers entered in the 24-hour Grand Prix d'Endurance at Le Mans in 1928. Two of four finished, placing third and fourth behind a 4.5 liter Bentley (1) and a Stutz (2). If this is one of them, then it is in street clothes, for the race cars had abbreviated front fenders and were painted a primrose yellow. Not a bad showing for a marque barely four years old, and an American one at that! BeepBeepThe horn is the biggest part of the engine. Le Mans 1928 - and beyond.I wonder who are the two drivers? Chryslers placed 3rd and 4th in 1928, behind the winning Bentley and the runner-up Stutz DV32. Here's an excerpt from a story about the 1928 race, by Pete Hagenbuch in Allpar, the Chrysler historical website: "The Chrysler racing team consisted of four 1928 Series 72 roadsters, powered by L-head inline six cylinder engines with cast iron blocks and cylinder heads. Bore and stroke was 3.5” x 5” and each displaced 248.9 cubic inches (4.1 liters). Compression ratio was 6.1:1. The roadsters weighed in at 3005 pounds with a wheelbase of 118.75.” The Chryslers were all painted in a light cream color with black fenders and trim. Drivers were European, with circuit experience being a primary consideration; Car 7 had the brothers Ghica and Cantacuzino, Car 8 had Stoffel and Rossignol, and the other cars had Lepori, Chiron, and Benoist. The latter two were well-known Formula 1 drivers." In 1929 a Chrysler 75 driven by Stoffel and R.Benoist finished 6th, just ahead of the Chrysler 77 of De Vere and Mongin who placed 7th. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Brunonian Bricks & Books: 1906
Providence, Rhode Island, 1906. "Library, Brown University." The building currently known as Robinson Hall. 8x10 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/29/2019 - 8:35pm -

Providence, Rhode Island, 1906. "Library, Brown University." The building currently known as Robinson Hall. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Ivy Leagueliving up to its name. Dirt road?Wasn`t expecting to see a dirt road in the nations 20th largest city at that time. [The street is paved. - Dave] Nose PowderingSeen here, the Old Girl standing proud and true at the corner of Waterman and Prospect Sts. on the first day of November 2019. Though less ivied, and currently getting a much needed cosmetic touchup (as any gal born in 1878 might), she's long resided on College (Brown and RISD) Hill on the East Side of Providence, and is the current home of the Brown University Economics Department. (The Gallery, DPC, Education, Schools)
Louis Pelissier: 1916
... shot. The picture is in the collection of the NY Public Library, which is not too far from where I live, and I think I'll walk over and ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/18/2007 - 10:27pm -

June 19, 1916. Fall River, Mass. Louis Pelissier, 29 Eighth Street, 16 years old (May 16, 1916). Applicant 2nd grade - deficient mentality. Doesn't know name of place where he is going to work. Made it out for Small's mill, they weren't sure. Had been a sweeper but work was too hard for him. Didn't know how much he was to get. (Miss Smith to see what kind of card he got.) Worked at Union Mill, $3.27, as a sweeper. View full size. Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. Louis date of birthI think we have a typo, DOB probably May 16, 1900. I assume he was paid $3.27 per week. How did Hine find these people? [Oops. Fixed. Actually I think he is saying Louis turned 16 on May 16, 1916; I should not have added the word "born." But yes, 1900 is when he would have been born. From what I gather reading Hine's caption notes, he traveled from town to town to various factories looking for working kids. Many places had signs outside saying BOYS WANTED. He spent 16 years doing this (1908-1924), taking thousands of photographs with a gigantic view camera that must have weighed around a hundred pounds. - Dave] Lewis HineAbout a year ago I read a book titled "Empire Rising" by Thomas Kelly. It is a novel taking place around 1930 about the construction of the Empire State Building. Hine was the "official" photographer for the building, I suppose, hired by the corporation that built it. He is referred to often in the book. The copy I have (a full size paperback) has a picture on the cover of the building under construction in 1931, an amazing shot of a worker standing high up on the superstructure apparently sending a signal by pointing at someone below. The description of the photo on the back cover of the book describes it as "ATOP EMPIRE STATE - in construction: CHRYSLER BUILDING & (DAILY) NEWS IN MIDDLE FOREGROUND." I can plainly see the Chrysler Building, but they must have cropped the News building out of the shot. The picture is in the collection of the NY Public Library, which is not too far from where I live, and I think I'll walk over and see if I can see the original. I don't know if you have access to it, but it it's a natural for Shorpy. Mel Tillman (Mr Mel). (The Gallery, Kids, Lewis Hine)
Chase Manhattan: 1960
... across Mr. Ravenna's work before. Poking around the Library of Congress yielded some choice bits. Thanks for the revelation, Dave. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/19/2018 - 11:07am -

April 15, 1960. "New York City skyline, aerial view of Financial District. Chase Manhattan headquarters under construction." Photo by Al Ravenna for the New York World-Telegram & Sun. View full size. Water StreetIn the next couple years the city widened Water Street, running diagonally across the bottom of the pic. Looks like they've already started demolishing buildings to make room. Al RavennaAbsolutely beautiful photo. Though aware of the NYW-T&S, I don't recall running across Mr. Ravenna's work before. Poking around the Library of Congress yielded some choice bits. Thanks for the revelation, Dave. (The Gallery, NYC)
Wye Plantation Landscape (Colorized)
... Wye Plantation Landscape, Maryland. 1936. Colorized from Library of Congress photo by Frances Johnston. View full size. Stunning ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 06/30/2012 - 12:00am -

Wye Plantation Landscape, Maryland. 1936. Colorized from Library of Congress photo by Frances Johnston. View full size. Stunning colourisationAbsolutely brilliant work, Dennis. Re: Stunning Colourisation.I agree with UKGEORGE's comment wholeheartedly. I personally think that Dennis Klassen's submissions continue to set the standard for those of us that practice the "verisimilitude" style of colorizing. I would add that for both those that enjoy viewing colorized photos and those that colorize photos that have not looked at all of his work submitted in the past then I would suggest clicking on his "Name" and then "Track" and enjoy. It was his "Set A Spell" that I first viewed as a new member that got me inspired/hooked on what has become a very enjoyable pastime. Spectacular!This is simply gorgeous. So well done! (Colorized Photos)
Groundhog Day: 1939
... two-dimensional self now resides in the archives of the Library of Congress. View full size. An abORIGINAL viewpoint.... ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/02/2018 - 7:11am -

        Classified as a marmot, the groundhog is a member of the squirrel family, Sciuridae, within the order Rodentia. Also called a woodchuck, it is considered basically a giant North American ground squirrel. -- Encyclopaedia Britannica This little fellow, snapped circa 1939 by Jack Allison for the Farm Security Admin­istration, didn't rate a caption, so we can't say for sure where he is other than his front porch. Whereas he used to live in a hole in the ground, his two-dimensional self now resides in the archives of the Library of Congress. View full size. An abORIGINAL viewpoint....Back in the 1930's and 40's my family were hunting and fishing guides in the Lake Superior region, continuing an aspect of our Ojibwe culture that gave me familiarity with most if not all wildlife of the area. We see a prairie dog, mishawashkojiish, and a groundhog, akakojiish, differently. An adult groundhog normally weighs about ten pounds and has dark fur and lives in a single family unit, whereas an adult prairie dog is half the weigh, about five pounds with light colour fir and tail markings while living in large communal colonies. We would not see a squirrel and a chipmunk as the same, therefore by similar reasoning, tis my opinion that the animal in the photo, by its obvious light coloring, small size, and particular markings on its tail is that of a prairie dog. Wayaaseshkang PlagueWhen I was in the Badlands of South Dakota almost 10 years ago, I recall numerous signs warning us humans of the danger of contracting sylvatic plague from groundhogs. Turns out that there was indeed an infected colony. In general, groundhogs have fleas like most other mammals, but the chances of catching the plague from them is very low. I was intrigued, though, by the case five years ago of the 15-year-old boy from Kyrgyzstan who died after eating barbequed groundhog infected with bubonic plague. Downright medieval. Correction: After reading Manidoogiizhig's informative piece (above): infected colony of prairie dogs, not groundhogs. Depression DogI live in Pennsylvania, and that little fellow looks decidedly unlike any woodchuck I've ever seen. More like some wannabe Western version. He looks like his great-grandfather was a prairie dog and married a woodchuck from back East. Either that, or the Depression hit woodchucks harder than I thought. (The Gallery, Jack Allison)
Convergence: 1920
... rear." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. C Tower - Washington Terminal ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 4:27pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Union Station, tracks in rear." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. C Tower - Washington TerminalThis was 'C' Tower in Washington Terminal. New York Avenue Bridge is behind the tower. TrackageNote the lack of tieplates, only 4 spikes per tie, and only 4 bolts per joint bar. On the other hand, how about that razor edge ballast line, and the trackworkers out working on the plant every day. The hopper cars are probably coal for either the locos or power plant. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Railroads)
Redoubt Zabriskie: 1864
... Zabriskie on Appomattox River." Wet plate negative, Library of Congress Civil War Collection. View full size. The man ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/14/2014 - 9:12am -

1864. "Point of Rocks, Va. (vicinity). Redoubt Zabriskie on Appomattox River." Wet plate negative, Library of Congress Civil War Collection. View full size. The man behind the nameNamed for Col. Abraham Zabriskie, a 23-year-old colonel from the 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. He died of wounds received in action at the Battle of Drury's Bluff, Virginia, in May 1864. (The Gallery, Civil War)
New Orleans Police Band
... Police Department Band in front of the Carnegie branch library building Uptown at Napoleon Avenue & Magazine Street, late 1920s. ... 
 
Posted by Infrogmation - 09/20/2011 - 9:20pm -

New Orleans Police Department Band in front of the Carnegie branch library building Uptown at Napoleon Avenue & Magazine Street, late 1920s. Photo courtesy of Mr. Eugene Nunez. His father, officer Alcide Nunez, is in the front row, third from left. Alcide Nunez recorded extensively during his time up in New York City with the band The Louisiana Five back in 1919. View full size. Edward J. WerlingThe sax player left below the sousaphone is my grandfather Edward J. Werling. Thanks for posting this photo. I found it just doing a search of "New Orleans Police Band." (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Music)
The Work Of Winter's Wand (Colorized)
Work of Winter's Wand, circa 1907, from the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Collection. What better time to post ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 08/22/2011 - 1:19pm -

Work of Winter's Wand, circa 1907, from the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Collection. What better time to post this than the middle of a very hot August! View full size. Winter Wonderland!What a stunning winter view! As a bit of a colorist myself, I know how hard it it is to get all the small details correct, but you did it! Great work. (Colorized Photos)
Downtown Atlanta (Colorized): 1864
... colorizing George N. Barnard’s photograph found on the Library of Congress’s Web site - Digital file from original negative of ... 
 
Posted by Rob - 08/24/2011 - 8:44am -

This is my attempt at colorizing George N. Barnard’s photograph found on the Library of Congress’s Web site - Digital file from original negative of right half. The title is “Atlanta, Ga. Wagon Train on Marietta Street”; however, this is in error. In fact, it was probably taken from the upper floor of a building at the NW corner of the intersection of Whitehall (now Peachtree) and Alabama Streets looking SE down Alabama. (See details in “Mapping Barnard's Alabama Street” at Bing map) The lamppost in the foreground is almost certainly the one from which a cannon ball ricocheted killing Solomon Luckie on 8/9/1864. Luckie was a free African American barber, and the Lamppost is still standing with reinforcements placed over the shell damage in Underground Atlanta. There are still some refinements that I would like to make to this image, but the file is so large my computer – or my old version of Photoshop – won’t take any more changes. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
King of the Road: 1941
... There is an awesome series of photos in the Library of Congress archives taken by Marion Post Wolcott, as I recall, during ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/06/2018 - 12:12pm -

March 1941. "Construction worker from Fort Bragg. He lives in this homemade bunkhouse in Manchester, North Carolina." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Old StreetcarAs evidenced by the destination sign area and light areas on either side. I would not be surprised if this went back to the horse drawn era. [This is a metal van or bus body that originally would have been mounted on a truck chassis, similar to the vehicles seen here and here. - Dave] Camp ConstructionThere is an awesome series of photos in the Library of Congress archives taken by Marion Post Wolcott, as I recall, during the early part of 1941, covering the area around Alexandria, Louisiana, at the time several large Army camps were being built in the vicinity. Many of the photos were of construction workers living in similar accommodations as the one shown here. Despite the Spartan lodgings, I imagine the workers were more than happy to have a steady job after 10-plus years of the Depression. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Jack Delano)
Streetscape: 1923
... N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. Victor Building Built in 1909, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/03/2012 - 3:33pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1923. "Victor Building, Ninth Street N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. Victor BuildingBuilt in 1909, with an addition around 1912 that more than doubled the size. You can see distinctions in the facade: the left half is the older bit. The shell of this building still stands, it recently underwent extensive renovations resulting in a modified outward appearance. Access Hatches?Anybody know about those things that appear every 10' or so along the tracks? I'd guess they're metal access doors with an anti-skid type surface. What was under them? Why so many? Why the pairing of a big one and a little one? I assume that's a cable car track, and if that's true, then maybe those are where the cables guides were located and needed to be cleaned and greased? Can I ask any more questions in one post? [These are electric streetcar tracks with the power supply in the slot between the rails. - Dave] (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
A Tent Situation: 1865
... boxing." Wet plate glass negative. Civil War Collection, Library of Congress. View full size. Bare Knuckles "Put em up! Put ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/04/2017 - 10:39pm -

April 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. "Federal Army camp. Soldiers boxing." Wet plate glass negative. Civil War Collection, Library of Congress. View full size. Bare Knuckles"Put em up! Put em up!" (The Gallery, Civil War, Sports)
Ford (Colorized): 1923
1923 Ford. Library of Congress. View full size. (Cars, Trucks, Buses, Colorized ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 02/06/2011 - 7:04pm -

1923 Ford. Library of Congress. View full size. (Cars, Trucks, Buses, Colorized Photos)
Dear Shorpy
... I recognize many pictures from the wonderful collection of Library of Congress. I was sick at home this weekend and I spent all my time losing myself in the library Print and Photography website. The collection is huge and your website ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/18/2007 - 11:01pm
City Market: 1917
... size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Great contrasts Between the ladies in their lovely ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 12:37pm -

"Market in Washington, D.C. World War I period." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Great contrastsBetween the ladies in their lovely summer dresses, and the street urchins observing the transactions, maybe hoping to help carry the purchases for a few pennies? (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Stores & Markets)
Potatoes, Corn, Apples: 1917
... in 1917. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Library of Congress. View full size. The Farmers' Market ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/18/2012 - 5:47pm -

Our second look at this Washington, D.C., produce market in 1917. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Library of Congress. View full size. The Farmers' MarketStarted up in mid-July in our neighborhood. Carrots, cucumbers, peas in the pod, potatoes and all the regular vegetables were available. We could even buy honey in the comb! At the end of summer, the McIntosh apples came in. We could buy a whole bushel basket for a buck! They were ungraded as to size, but they were FRESH! Not like the mushy ones in the supermarket of today; these were ripe and hard as a rock! (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo, Stores & Markets)
Pilgrim Day: 1920
... size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Pilgrims John Boy Alden looks like he's thinking, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 12:29pm -

Washington, D.C. "Force School Pilgrim Day group, 1920." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. PilgrimsJohn Boy Alden looks like he's thinking, "I wanted to be an Indian with feathers and warpaint but nooo, I have to wear this stupid paper collar and cardboard hat!" (The Gallery, D.C., Kids, Natl Photo, Thanksgiving)
Roof Watchers: 1938
... by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. Library of Congress. Watching People No one on the roof with a camera ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 10:46am -

October 1938. "Group of people on roof watching parade at the National Rice Festival. Crowley, Louisiana." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. Library of Congress. Watching PeopleNo one on the roof with a camera (or a cell phone). (The Gallery, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
The Bell Jar: 1924
... National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. Wonderful I work in a Standards ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 8:56pm -

Washington, August 18, 1924. "Miss V.P. Porter, Bureau of Standards." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. WonderfulI work in a Standards lab. What a great photo! ElectrifyingThose look like whopping Leyden jars in the back left. If that's true, they'd hold a pretty massive charge. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
Grandfather at the Sphinx
... net about what was being attempted so perhaps an actual library trip is in order. etaoin shrdlu cmfwyp vbgkqj xz Permission ... 
 
Posted by andykeck - 07/22/2008 - 10:21pm -

Here's my grandfather at the Sphinx in May 1945, plus or minus a month or so. I've recently run across a stash of his photos and am slowly working my way through scanning them. Sadly, he wasn't much for labeling his photos unless these have fallen out of an album I haven't uncovered yet, so beyond some of the more obvious landmarks, it's difficult to impossible place the photo in time and space. This one's easy though. As a C-47 pilot (https://www.shorpy.com/node/4003) based in Naples at this point, he made several trips to various North African destinations, apparently with enough time to take in the sights now and again. His photographer is never identified, but seems to put a little more thought into the composition than your average snapshot-taker. I showed this photo to my wife. "Where _is_ he?" she exclaimed. I want to believe that she was really wanting to know more about _why_ he was there than his actual location. I told her it was the Luxor in Vegas. ScaffoldingGreat picture. The scaffolding is interesting, must have been during a restoration period. Edit: There is a contemporary photo saying the Sphinx is "'buttressed against war damage in the 1940’s." War damageThanks for that link. I've wondered what exactly was wrong with that photo and it didn't click until your response. Doesn't seem to be much info out on the net about what was being attempted so perhaps an actual library trip is in order. etaoin shrdlu cmfwyp vbgkqj xz Permission RequestHi Andy, Great photo! My name is Jeff Burzacott. I publish a Facebook page called 'Hieroglyphica' (40,000+ fans). I would love to post the photo of your grandfather in front of the Sphinx on the Hieroglyphica page and am writing to request your permission. If it’s not too much trouble, I am also hoping you’ll be able to help me and shoot me a larger-format version so the image is as crisp as it can be. Naturally you will be given due credit. My email address is burzacott@bigpond.com If you'd like to check out ‘Hieroglyphica’ first, here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/Hieroglyphica.Ancient.Egypt.Revealed Let me know if you're OK with this - or otherwise - and any conditions you would like to see. Once again, fantastic photo. Kind regards, Jeff Burzacott Adelaide, Australia (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Stars und Stripes: 1939
... on East 86th Street." New York World-Telegram photo (Library of Congress). View full size.         ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2017 - 2:54pm -

October 30, 1939. "German-American Bund parade on East 86th Street." New York World-Telegram photo (Library of Congress). View full size.         Gerhard Kunze, leader of the German-American Bund, fled to Mexico in November 1941, with plans to evacuate to Germany by submarine. Instead he was captured by federal agents and sentenced to 15 years in prison for espionage; his predecessor, the Munich-born Fritz Kuhn, was arrested, stripped of his citizenship, imprisoned and, after the war was over, deported to Germany, where he died in 1951. EnclaveWhen I first lived in NY in the early 80s, East 86th Street was the place to find good German food and candy shops (my go-to for marzipan). As far as I know, the only survivor is the Elk Candy Company, which has relocated to Second Avenue. (NYC, WW2)
Race Mixing: 1959
... U.S. News & World Report Photograph Collection, Library of Congress. View full size. (The Gallery, Little Rock) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/10/2013 - 9:38pm -

August 20, 1959. There was no Twitter in 1959, but you could carry a sign around. "Little Rock, Arkansas. Rally at State Capitol. Group protesting admission of the 'Little Rock Nine' to Central High School." Photo by John T. Bledsoe. U.S. News & World Report Photograph Collection, Library of Congress. View full size. (The Gallery, Little Rock)
Washington: 1943
... which he was the only survivor of. He discovers all the library books scattered everywhere, and he loves it because now he has the time ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 11:00am -

December 1943. Visitors at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. View full size. 3x3 safety negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. The Twilight ZoneThis picture totally reminded me of "The Twilight Zone." The episode with the man that loves to read, and there was some attack, which he was the only survivor of. He discovers all the library books scattered everywhere, and he loves it because now he has the time to read, and all these wonderful books. But then, his glasses break on steps that look like these. I thought it was horrible. (The Gallery, D.C., Esther Bubley)
A Riot of Grays: 1923
... size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Title "Riot of Grays." I snortled. Aloud. (The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 10:33am -

March 13, 1923. "Amaryllis Show, Department of Agriculture." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Title"Riot of Grays." I snortled. Aloud. (The Gallery, Agriculture, D.C., Natl Photo)
Truckin': 1927
... National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/04/2012 - 2:44pm -

1927. "Dodge Motor Co. (Semmes Motor) Treasury cars." A trio of trucks belonging to the Treasury Department in Washington. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
Polite Vaudeville: 1900
... screen left of Paul Pelz, fresh off his design of the Library of Congress and many other buildings, some still extant. Luckily his ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/13/2017 - 7:39am -

November 1900. Washington, D.C. "Pennsylvania Avenue from Treasury building." Landmarks on view include the U.S. Capitol as well as the Post Office building now bearing the name of Trump International Hotel. At right, Chase's "Polite Vaudeville" Theater in the former Grand Opera House. View full size. +98Below is the same view from 1998 (when I was using black and white film). A pretty good view of the sceneCan be had from the prolific DC architect office seen second floor screen left of Paul Pelz, fresh off his design of the Library of Congress and many other buildings, some still extant. Luckily his plan for a White House replacement got shelved. (The Gallery, D.C., DPC, Streetcars)
Blinds, Frames: 1940
... 35mm work being recently made available online by the Library of Congress. View full size. A good smoke I'm old enough to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/01/2010 - 8:17pm -

April 1940. "Dubuque, Iowa. Sash and door mill." 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. It's a Vachon-a-rama here at Shorpy, thanks to high-resolution versions of this photographer's 35mm work being recently made available online by the Library of Congress. View full size. A good smokeI'm old enough to recall the billowing smokestack being a symbol of prosperity. Farley & LoetscherThis is the Farley & Loetscher Manufacturing Company at 750 White Street. The building is still standing, but the original parapet has been covered over, along with the tops of the upper row of windows, and the painted wording on the upper edifice has been sandblasted off leaving a row or lighter colored bricks encircling the structure. A recent photo of the building is below. Farley & Loetscher was originally founded by Christian Loetscher in 1875. By 1879 Jesse Farley had joined the firm, and he had invested $85,000 for the firm's new building. The company grew to such an extent that it eventually had it's own electrical plant and telephone system. The wood, shavings, and sawdust leftover from the manufacturing processes was gathered up, shredded, and then fed into a furnace to heat the various plants. Their buildings, except for a few warehouses, were all interconnected by a series of bridges over the city roads. Employment eventually peaked at 1,250, but increasing wages and lower demand for millwork eventually caused the firm to be purchased in 1960 by Clear Fir Sales Company. The firm ended production in April 1962. An advertisement form the 1939 Dubuque city directory below shows the wide array of products available from the firm. The Encyclopedia Dubuque states that the firm made the millwork for the Navy torpedo boat Ericsson and Revenue Cutter Windom, the interior of the Willard Hotel in Washington, and the outer doors of the main chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, in addition to many other structures. (The Gallery, John Vachon)
Memorial Day 1948
... State Street, where the University Book Store and Memorial Library now stand. All those buildings in the picture are gone. ... 
 
Posted by Atomic Rocket - 03/22/2013 - 7:22pm -

Memorial Day 1948 Madison, Wisconsin. WW 2 Vets on float only 3 years after the war. View full size. The carsA 1940 Nash Ambassador Eight Sedan in front, followed by a 1947 Cadillac. Close, but wrong holidayThis was actually Statehood Day, marking Wisconsin's centennial. There was no Memorial Day parade that year because it was only a few days away from Statehood Day. For Madison people seeing this, the location is the last block of State Street, where the University Book Store and Memorial Library now stand. All those buildings in the picture are gone. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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