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Elsie, Irwin and Grace Adams
Another of the photos I bought in a junk shop in Manhattan in the early 1990s. This was one of the few actually labelled. I was ... 
 
Posted by Mudhooks - 04/11/2011 - 8:40am -

Another of the photos I bought in a junk shop in Manhattan in the early 1990s. This was one of the few actually labelled. I was able to find them on a genealogy site. Elsie (Elsey), Irwin (Erwin) and Grace never appear to have married and they lived with their parents, George H. Adams and Kate H. Risley in Pleasantville, NJ at least until the 1930s. Elsie became a librarian, Irwin was an automobile mechanic, and Grace was a bookkeeper at a laundry. View full size. The other photos can be seen here. Grace AdamsHere is a another photo of Grace Adams, taken a few years later. It was found in the same box. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Five O'Clock Sailors: 1960
... Central Railroad car ferry across the Hudson River into Manhattan. Soon after departing the Jersey City terminal I snapped this photo ... 
 
Posted by prrvet - 09/24/2019 - 11:44am -

On the afternoon of March 29, 1960 I had occasion to ride the Jersey Central Railroad car ferry across the Hudson River into Manhattan. Soon after departing the Jersey City terminal I snapped this photo of the Ferry Wilkes-Barre with its patrons anxiously awaiting the boat to dock. Not long after I took the photo, a similar shot appeared as the centerfold in the Saturday Evening Post magazine. The post captioned their photo as the "Five O'Clock Sailors," which I thought was totally appropriate. This ferry operation is, of course, long gone from the scene. The slow ASA 10 speed of the Kodachrome film of the day seems to have taken its toll on the camera's ability to stop moving objects. 35mm Kodachrome Retina IIIc folding camera. William D. Volkmer (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Roxy's Funeral
... of the Vanella Funeral Chapel on Madison Street in Manhattan and reportedly nicknamed the "Mayor of Madison Street." View full ... 
 
Posted by ckny54 - 02/03/2012 - 11:19pm -

This picture shows the funeral of my great-grandfather, Robert Vanella, in May of 1929. He was the proprietor of the Vanella Funeral Chapel on Madison Street in Manhattan and reportedly nicknamed the "Mayor of Madison Street." View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Felismina Ayan: 1920
... Felismina Ayan, taken on a rooftop. It was probably in Manhattan, 1920. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by pattiayan - 08/30/2010 - 7:17am -

This is a photo of my grandmother, Felismina Ayan, taken on a rooftop. It was probably in Manhattan, 1920. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Pride on the Kodachrome Platform
... Control Analyst for Berkey Photo at 77 E. 13th St. in Manhattan. Here are two processor operators spooling Super 8 Kodachrome ... 
 
Posted by Toyofield - 09/19/2011 - 9:40pm -

Since we recently saw the final end for Kodachrome, I thought I'd mark the occasion by sharing this photo with the Shorpy community. My first job out of college in 1973 was as a Kodachrome Process Control Analyst for Berkey Photo at 77 E. 13th St. in Manhattan. Here are two processor operators spooling Super 8 Kodachrome film off K-12 #6, a Houston Fearless machine. The left hand operator's hand is resting on the take off end of the processor, ready to apply the reel brake when the reel was full. The large panel to the right contained temperature controls, filters and circulation pumps. I was there for the transition from K-12 to K-14, and I can still rattle off the processing steps at the drop of a hat. If someone would care to drop a hat, I'll demonstrate. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Technology, Member Gallery)
Alicia and the Obelisk: 1979
... one of my neighbors from when I lived on E. 83rd Street in Manhattan, appears to give me the stink-eye. She had her head turned to her ... 
 
Posted by steve rosenbach - 01/16/2015 - 7:44pm -

1979, Central Park, New York City Alicia, one of my neighbors from when I lived on E. 83rd Street in Manhattan, appears to give me the stink-eye. She had her head turned to her right, in profile to the camera, and that's what I intended to photograph, but at the moment my shutter clicked, she turned back towards me and squinted in the afternoon sun. It was a pleasant Spring weekend afternoon, and Alicia and I decided to walk the few blocks west to Central Park for some photography. Here we stopped at "Cleopatra's Needle," the 3450-year-old Egyptian obelisk near the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In those pre-Giuliani/Bloomberg days, graffitist felt free to deface anything, even an ancient relic like this one, and once attacked, it would remain that way - or worse - from then on. Most of the landmarks in the Park suffered a similar fate and were in various states of decrepitude. Thanks to the non-profit Central Park Conservancy and better law enforcement, the Park looks amazing, and we haven't seen this kind of vandalism in more than two decades. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Sailor Boy: 1936
My father, Manny Ayan. Taken on a rooftop in Manhattan, on 102nd Street in 1936. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by pattiayan - 08/26/2010 - 4:41pm -

My father, Manny Ayan. Taken on a rooftop in Manhattan, on 102nd Street in 1936. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Unknown Lady: c. 1910
I found this photo in a junk shop in Manhattan. I was only able to buy a handful of the photos in the box. I am ... 
 
Posted by Mudhooks - 04/11/2011 - 8:36am -

I found this photo in a junk shop in Manhattan. I was only able to buy a handful of the photos in the box. I am dating it from a similar photo of another woman I found online which was dated. It's possible that she is someone in another photo found in the bunch I bought. View full size. The other photos are here. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Happy Family, Huntchinson, Kansas
... in the group of photos that I found in the junk shop in Manhattan. This is probably my favourite of the lot. One doesn't see many ... 
 
Posted by Mudhooks - 04/11/2011 - 8:47am -

Another in the group of photos that I found in the junk shop in Manhattan. This is probably my favourite of the lot. One doesn't see many studio photos of the period where the sitters seem to be enjoying themselves so much. There is obviously a great deal of affection. What happened to them? Did the little girl grow up and marry? What were their names? I probably will never know. View full size. More images from the collection are here. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Samuel Hugh Wilson
... for the U. E. Hungerford Brass and Copper Company in Manhattan for many years, and his first father-in-law was John S. Folk, the ... 
 
Posted by wilso127 - 08/13/2010 - 12:16pm -

My paternal grandfather, Samuel Hugh Wilson (1855-1903), who passed away when my Dad was only 18 months old. He married my paternal grandmother in June 1898 in Newburgh NY, within a year after he and his first wife were divorced in Brooklyn. He worked for the U. E. Hungerford Brass and Copper Company in Manhattan for many years, and his first father-in-law was John S. Folk, the Police Superintendent of Brooklyn who died in 1885. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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