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Tell Me Where It Hurts: 1920
... size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Punch... ...button lights. LOVE those! (The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/03/2012 - 11:53am -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Mike Martin and 'Bob' Grody." Martin was a baseball coach who had his own brand of liniment. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Punch......button lights. LOVE those! (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
Hallway of Academe: 1949
Feb. 19, 1949. "Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Long view, main ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/22/2015 - 11:28pm -

Feb. 19, 1949. "Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Long view, main corridor, third level." Gottscho-Schleisner photo. View full size. Receptacle waitingI like to think that the lone electrical outlet on that pillar in the center of the photo powered a huge Xerox 914 copy machine in the sixties. Nuts In May     On the far right behind some glass doors I spy my old friend the Card Catalog. My friend Bob & I plus I imagine a few other young boys would at times scour the drawers for interesting and titillating sounding titles and of course go look at them since we had already seen all the National Geographics. Another game we played was Blind Draw. Each would randomly open a drawer and and write down the Dewey Decimal Number. If the book was in the stacks you got two points and then the more interesting book would be worth three points. Loser would have to buy the Sno Balls at the corner candy store on the walk home. One day I hit the jackpot with Nuts In May. A very witty book with one of the premises being the author was interviewed by Dr. Kinsey. Now for a pair of 12 year olds in 1952 that was pure gold. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner)
The Experiment: 1942
... and the floors below, including the Dept Chair's expensive library. OOPS! (We never heard from that guy again.) (Technology, The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/03/2017 - 11:06am -

October 1942. "Colorado School of Mines at Golden. Chemical prospecting for oil becomes more important as the war goes on and the demand for oil increases. Petroleum engineers call chemical prospecting the first scientific approach to the detection of oil in the earth. The big glass condensers, with which these engineering students are working with a professor of geophysics, are used in a soil analysis test. The percentage of wax left as residue at the end of the experiment indicates the nearness of petroleum to the site from which the soil sample was taken." Photo by Andreas Feininger, Office of War Information. View full size. When I was in college...We would've made one heckuva bong out of that apparatus! From an old chemist1. The glassware used in the experiment/analysis is very modern for the year: it's 'Standard Taper" so that the students didn't have to fit corks or stoppers into the joints. Mines was an advanced campus then as now. 2. Safety glasses were not offered nor required. Now the students would have face shields as well as other protective gear! 3. As grad students in the 60's, we learned the hard way to wire or clamp the rubber tubing onto the reflux columns and other places where water was used as a coolant. The way we learned is that a poor grad student failed to wire his tubing, and went home for the weekend, leaving his pot boiling. The tubing came off and flooded the lab and the floors below, including the Dept Chair's expensive library. OOPS! (We never heard from that guy again.) (Technology, The Gallery, Andreas Feininger)
Admiral John Lorimer Worden (Colorized): 1865-1880
... Worden. The original is from the Brady-Handy Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. When ... 
 
Posted by KoutetsuKaigun - 01/20/2011 - 9:56am -

A colorized version of a picture of Admiral John Lorimer Worden. The original is from the Brady-Handy Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. When Admiral Worden was a lieutenant he was the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Monitor during the fight against the C.S.S. Virginia at Hampton Roads. View full size (Colorized Photos)
Eight Feet Up: 1924
... track." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/23/2012 - 6:43pm -

Washington, D.C. May 31, 1924. "High school track." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
Mary Texanna Loomis (Colorized): 1921
... software. The original black and white photo is in the Library of Congress collection and can be seen at ... 
 
Posted by jschneid - 11/10/2010 - 10:44am -

This colorized image shows Mary Texanna Loomis, the first woman in the U.S. to run a radio school, operating her radio station in 1921. Her school, the Loomis Radio College, operated in Washington, D.C., in the 1920's and 1930's. She is seated at an early receiver that uses a panel mounted crystal detector. The knife switches to the right are probably antenna selectors. Next to that is an antenna tuner called a "loose coupler", which is connected to a tube receiver out of view on the right. I optimized the image in Photoshop and colorized it using AKVIS Coloriage software. The original black and white photo is in the Library of Congress collection and can be seen at http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97504677/. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Captain Thomas Longworth Dames (Colorized): 1855
... of the Fenton Crimean War Photographs collection at the Library of Congress. View full size. (Colorized Photos) ... 
 
Posted by KoutetsuKaigun - 03/02/2011 - 12:40pm -

Captain Thomas Longworth Dames in 1855 during the Crimean War. Notes on the original image say that he was with the Royal Artillery but his uniform appears to be that of the Royal Horse Artillery. The original is courtesy of the Fenton Crimean War Photographs collection at the Library of Congress. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Elk Alley: 1906
... the average man included a full size gym, swimming pool, library, 6 lane bowling alley, restaurant, coffee shop, lounge, ladies writing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/06/2017 - 8:51pm -

Circa 1906. "Elks Club, Memphis." Antlers in the attic; wallpaper in the basement. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. The common man's private club.The Elks demolished this building in 1926 and replaced it with a mammoth new club, 12 stories high and costing 1.3 million dollars, (18 million in today's dollars). The new club for the average man included a full size gym, swimming pool, library, 6 lane bowling alley, restaurant, coffee shop, lounge, ladies writing room and an entire 150 room hotel. (The Gallery, DPC, Memphis)
Tom Hook: 1924
... size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Love these pictures These shots are great.. This ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 6:24pm -

Washington, D.C. "Tom Hook, Eastern High, 1924." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Love these picturesThese shots are great.. This catcher has superb DOF. Thank you for uncovering these gems and presenting them to us photography fans... (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
Trinity College: 1948
... D.C., circa 1948. "Trinity College. Small alcove in library on campus." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Theodor Horydczak. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/29/2019 - 10:08am -

Washington, D.C., circa 1948. "Trinity College. Small alcove in library on campus." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size. Ugh! So Prehistoric!This young lady is scratching out research notes with a fountain pen whose bladder could rupture or nib break at any minute, ruining her sweater, research and book. Not only that, she has her socks rolled down and almost exposing her trim ankle. Plus she has no coin in her penny loafers to let people know about her love life. Penny = Looking Nickel = Going Steady Dime = Engaged (The Gallery, D.C., Education, Schools, Theodor Horydczak)
Detroit Boat Club (Colorized)
... Isle, Detroit, Mich. Circa 1905. Colorized photo from Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 12/14/2011 - 2:00pm -

View from the Water - Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. Circa 1905. Colorized photo from Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
The Great Escapist: 1900
... portrait, standing, in chains." McManus-Young Collection, Library of Congress. View full size. (The Gallery, Bizarre, Magic & ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/21/2019 - 3:10pm -

Circa 1900. "Harry Houdini (1874-1926), full-length portrait, standing, in chains." McManus-Young Collection, Library of Congress. View full size. (The Gallery, Bizarre, Magic & Spiritualism)
Clean, Well-Lighted: 1953
... April 24, 1953. "Goucher College, Towson, Maryland. Library interior. Moore & Hutchins, client." Large-format negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/22/2016 - 8:55pm -

April 24, 1953. "Goucher College, Towson, Maryland. Library interior. Moore & Hutchins, client." Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. (The Gallery, Baltimore, Education, Schools, Gottscho-Schleisner)
Babe Ruth (Colorized)
Babe Ruth - Dressed For The Occasion. Library of Congress Photos 1919 - 1924. View full size. (Colorized ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 02/25/2012 - 12:03am -

Babe Ruth - Dressed For The Occasion. Library of Congress Photos 1919 - 1924. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Detroit Boat Club (Colorized): c. 1905
... Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle, Michigan, circa 1905. Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Photo, colorized. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 10/11/2011 - 8:05am -

Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle, Michigan, circa 1905. Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Photo, colorized. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Wye Plantation (Colorized)
Wye Plantation, Maryland 1936 Colorized from Library of Congress photo by Frances Johnston. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 06/30/2012 - 12:01am -

Wye Plantation, Maryland 1936 Colorized from Library of Congress photo by Frances Johnston. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (Colorized)
... colorized version of "Samuel Finley Breese Morse" from the Library of Congress. (Colorized Photos) ... 
 
Posted by KoutetsuKaigun - 01/13/2011 - 10:18am -

A colorized version of "Samuel Finley Breese Morse" from the Library of Congress. (Colorized Photos)
Thomas Alva Edison and Mario Carrau
... waiting, his assistant, Mr. Meadowcroft showed me into the library where he introduced me to Mr. Edison. We spoke about helicopters and ... 
 
Posted by gonarin - 06/19/2008 - 9:52pm -

Photo taken on December 12th, 1924 at Edison's laboratories in Llewellyn Park, West Orange, NJ. Edison honors Mario Carrau, a young inventor from Uruguay, by receiving him on his laboratory. "After some waiting, his assistant, Mr. Meadowcroft showed me into the library where he introduced me to Mr. Edison. We spoke about helicopters and about the architecture of Latin America and, since the great inventor was totally deaf, his assistant conveyed my words to him. Before I departed, Mr. Edison presented me with an autographed portrait. I asked for permission to see him again on the following day, on which occasion I brought with me my Kodak. I set it up on its tripod, focusing it on Mr. Edison and his assistant, and the latter then exchanged places with me and snapped the pictures setting himself the time of exposition: 4 seconds." (excerpt from Carrau's autobiography) (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Capitol Hill From Above
... before the U.S. Supreme Court was built, just above the Library of Congress. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by edition_of_one - 09/22/2011 - 12:13am -

This circa 1930 government photo was made before the U.S. Supreme Court was built, just above the Library of Congress. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
War Department Polo (Colorized): 1925
... image is from the National Photo Company Collection in the Library of Congress. View full size. (Colorized Photos) ... 
 
Posted by KoutetsuKaigun - 02/02/2011 - 10:07am -

A colorized version of a picture from a polo match put on by the War Department on June 2, 1925. The original image is from the National Photo Company Collection in the Library of Congress. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
That Dapper Dort: 1921
1921. "Dort touring car at San Francisco Public Library." Waiting for Marian to clock out. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/24/2016 - 4:03pm -

1921. "Dort touring car at San Francisco Public Library." Waiting for Marian to clock out. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Driveway Stroll: 1963
... You selected your lot, then selected a blueprint from the library of blueprints that the builder had. The blueprint was just a starting ... 
 
Posted by aenthal - 04/06/2018 - 7:09pm -

My mother thought it was funny how my baby brother fell asleep in his stroller, so she posed me with it and took this picture. The date is early 1963, around six months after we moved into our new Princeton, New Jersey house. Like in Levittown, my family were the original owners, though unlike Levittown, these were custom-built homes. You selected your lot, then selected a blueprint from the library of blueprints that the builder had. The blueprint was just a starting point. You then edited those basic plans. In our case we added footage to the garage to fit our 1960 Edsel, because the garage, as drawn in the plans, was shorter than the car. Closet configurations were another thing my mother totally customized. The just-completed, though not yet occupied house across the street stands starkly in the background with its not-yet-grown landscape and bare lawn area. As for me, I seem to be stoically putting up with my mother’s photography.”Say cheese” was not a phrase in my family’s vocabulary. Sleepy brother / sleepy PrincetonBack when it was still pretty rural around those parts...but growing. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Manhattan Parade 4
... ticker tape parade in New York City. I found this on the Library of Congress website. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 09/10/2016 - 9:56am -

Parade in New York City in the 1920s. Shot 4 of 5 of the parade from an envelope of negatives I bought recently. View full size. Lindbergh returnsThis is the 1927 Lindbergh ticker tape parade in New York City. I found this on the Library of Congress website. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
CNJ #903
Another from the large-format steam library. Central Railroad of New Jersey 903 (ALCO 1923), photographed near the ... 
 
Posted by Lost World - 10/30/2015 - 7:01pm -

Another from the large-format steam library. Central Railroad of New Jersey 903 (ALCO 1923), photographed near the roundhouse at Bethlehem PA in 1948. This Mikado type sports dual air reservoir tanks on the pilot and an oversized Wooten firebox needed for burning anthracite coal. The large tender is not original equipment and only a few CNJ Mikados carried them; I have no idea where it came from. Other railroads were known for ordering switch engines and the like with huge tenders that they would swap out with road power upon delivery. CNJ ordered few if any locomotives after this one was purchased, so I think they might have ordered new tenders from a builder in later years or purchased larger ones from another railroad. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
33rd Division WWI
... was also was a long-term employee at the Peoria Public Library. He was a World War I veteran, serving with the 33rd Division of the ... 
 
Posted by Christoph Traugott - 03/03/2017 - 8:07pm -

33rd Division of the American Expeditionary Force, 1st Cavalry Troop G from Peoria, World War I. Glass plates taken by Dallas R. Sweney, who lived at 807 Spring Street, Peoria, Illinois. In the early 1920s Dallas was briefly a commercial photographer; the studio was located at 229 N. Adams, present day site of the Mark Twain Hotel. Dallas was also was a long-term employee at the Peoria Public Library. He was a World War I veteran, serving with the 33rd Division of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. More information about the collection here, here and here. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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