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Me and My Brother: 1955
On Hartel Avenue in Philadelphia, 1955. View full size Car ID 1953 Chrysler New Yorker, ... 
 
Posted by Anonymous Tipster - 04/11/2011 - 8:55am -

On Hartel Avenue in Philadelphia, 1955. View full size Car ID1953 Chrysler New Yorker, right? Looks like a hardtop with the windows up. Can't be earlier, since it's a one-piece windshield. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Central HS Basketball Team 1911-12
The Central High School, Philadelphia PA, basketball team for the 1911-12 season. My paternal ... 
 
Posted by dwig - 02/17/2012 - 10:27pm -

The Central High School, Philadelphia PA, basketball team for the 1911-12 season. My paternal grandfather, Robert Gangwisch, is the dapper young man with the stiff collar on the left. This is sort of a companion picture to Dave's post showing the Baldwin Locomotive Works with the CHS in the background. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
H. Clay Trumbull
... purchased a house built by H. Clay Trumbull's son in Philadelphia and my grandfather stored these things for years, not realizing ... 
 
Posted by zoltarpanaflex - 06/28/2009 - 10:31pm -

This is H. Clay Trumbull, who was a well known man in his time, indeed his book on child-rearing is still being published. I own his Civil War diaries and other papers. He wrote many books, including a biography of his dear friend Henry Camp, who was killed in the Civil War ("The Knightly Soldier"). My grandfather purchased a house built by H. Clay Trumbull's son in Philadelphia and my grandfather stored these things for years, not realizing what they were. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Girls of Winter
... the winter of 1933-34. They were living outside of Philadelphia at the time but this seems to have been taken elsewhere. I suspect ... 
 
Posted by dwig - 02/17/2012 - 10:27pm -

This is my mom, Tam, and her younger sister Joan. It is a scan of an old roll film negative so I have no notes or dates. Based on their ages, this would be sometime in the mid-1930s, probably the winter of 1933-34. They were living outside of Philadelphia at the time but this seems to have been taken elsewhere. I suspect it was during a visit to grandparents in Reading, PA, likely over Christmas. View full size. For Want of InsulationAside from the cute kids, this photo perfectly illustrates the consequences of not insulating the attic of a home. Heat radiating upward melts the snow and makes ice dams that overflow the gutters. Compare the upper gutters to the lower ones attached to the porch roof, which has no heat exfiltration. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
TWA Guy with a Connie
... vivid recollections in the Connie was a stall landing at Philadelphia. The co-pilot must have been flying as we quit flying perhaps 20 ... 
 
Posted by Mvsman - 06/05/2015 - 7:37pm -

My grandfather, Warren Erickson, a Trans World Airlines mechanic and inspector. He's in Burbank, California as a quality assurance guy stationed at Lockheed's plant as TWA accepted the Constellation into their fleet. This picture, taken in 1958 or 1959, is from a promotional set showing Warren inspecting part of the wing. My Mother told me that TWA commissioned these shots taken as a way of showing their top guy was on the job. The Constellation was a Clarence "Kelly" Johnson design. It was a cutting edge airplane. Nothing was sleeker than the Connie. The Connie had a lot of growing pains, as did other piston engine airliners of that era. By the time Lockheed and TWA worked out the problems in the late '50s the aircraft was obsolete. I have posted a couple other photos of Warren here and here. Thanks, and enjoy. View full size. Connie, the best of the bunchFrom the summer of 1952 until July of 1956 I flew in just about every commercial aircraft flying. I remember the Constellation and the Super Constellation as the most comfortable and dependable aircraft of the bunch. The Fowler Flaps in the Phoenix summer heat had us flying in a bit past half way down the runway while the DC-6/7 counterparts were using up most of the runway. Two most vivid recollections in the Connie was a stall landing at Philadelphia. The co-pilot must have been flying as we quit flying perhaps 20 or 30 feet up and had a hard landing. No problem, we walked away from that. Another was flying inbound to LA International over Palm Springs with a thermal updraft taking up and up. The pilot chopped power for 5 seconds or so until we stabilized and we continued on. Lockheed was ahead of the pack when it installed turbo-compound versions of the R3350 engine on the Super Connie and made coast to coast possible, no more stops in Kansas City or Chicago to fuel up. Lockheed had developed substantial experience with this engine on the P2V Neptune Navy patrol bomber. This gave them a leg up on getting this engine certified for commercial use. A bit more history, Lockheed bought Connie serial number 1 from TWA and stretched it 18 feet to create the Super Constellation. The super-compound R3350 was tested in the right outboard position to obtain certification. This occurred at two different time periods. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Independence Hall
... Nice photo but it's not THE Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It looks like one of the replicas -- maybe the one at the Henry ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 08/09/2013 - 6:37pm -

Another from my collection. Independence Hall I figure in the 1930's. From another source, this is the south side of the building. View full size. Not Independence Hall...Nice photo but it's not THE Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It looks like one of the replicas -- maybe the one at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan? The real hall doesn't have so many side buildings, and on that side of the building is a full block-sized park that has been there since way before the 1930s. There is also no road that close to the hall on that side. Just lots of trees and a few statues. (I would have attached an old postcard from the 1930s but it wouldn't load to the email.) Anyway, just for what it's worth! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Arthur and Peg: 1923
... and Marguerite (Peg) Possiant on their wedding day in Philadelphia, PA, 1923. My Grandfather and Grandmother. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Seagull27 - 08/02/2010 - 10:23am -

Arthur and Marguerite (Peg) Possiant on their wedding day in Philadelphia, PA, 1923. My Grandfather and Grandmother. View full size. Love the period clothing! They seem not to know each other. Maybe just the etiquette of the times, no touching, no smiles, no dreamy eyed looks. Hope they lived a long and happy life together! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Grand Finale: 1960
... in other large cities such as Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco, but Johnstown was the last of the small city ... 
 
Posted by prrvet - 06/27/2020 - 11:09am -

I submit this photo for the 60th Anniversary of the end of an American institution, the small city streetcar. Shorpy followers will have undoubtedly noticed that a great many of the early 20th Century streetscape photos show the ubiquitous streetcar which in those days was people's primary means of transportation. The occasion here was the ceremonial last run of streetcars in Johnstown, PA at 5 PM, Saturday afternoon, June 11, 1960. There were streetcars remaining in other large cities such as Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco, but Johnstown was the last of the small city systems to be converted to bus operation. 35 mm Kodachrome slide by William D. Volkmer (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
USS Los Angeles Zeppelin, 1926
... in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This photo was taken in the Philadelphia area probably during its visit for the Sesquicentennial Exposition ... 
 
Posted by D_Chadwick - 07/31/2009 - 8:24pm -

Built by the Zeppelin Company in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This photo was taken in the Philadelphia area probably during its visit for the Sesquicentennial Exposition in 1926. Scanned from the original negative. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Aunt Florence in Burholme
... in her parents' back yard in Burholme, an area in northern Philadelphia. Her father (my grandfather, who died before I was born) built ... 
 
Posted by The Inventor - 09/18/2011 - 11:16pm -

This is my Aunt Florence in her parents' back yard in Burholme, an area in northern Philadelphia. Her father (my grandfather, who died before I was born) built duplex houses independently, lived in one side while renting out the other and moving on to build yet another duplex, often on the same street. Believe it or not, Burholme was semi-rural at the time. It's a bustling part of greater Philly now. The picture was probably taken in the early 1930s. Aunt Florence was the second youngest of six siblings. (She's the one on this side of the fence. The other little girl would be a neighbor friend.) She was a mischievous, unpredictable child, troublesome at times, but held her own and as a grownup was the mother of three boys, my cousins. During the War she worked in a bomb factory in the city and once had her picture in the paper, posing with her bombs, because she was a good looking young woman. The newspaper caption read, "Beauty and the Bombs." She was also one of my two "kissing aunts," the other being Aunt Rose, who took this picture. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
6th & Main: 1950
... became acquainted with him while we were both residents of Philadelphia. The photo looks north at the intersection of Main and 6th ... 
 
Posted by prrvet - 01/24/2020 - 12:20pm -

This photo was taken by my close friend and fellow transit historian, Kenneth L. Douglas (1929-2017), who was born and raised in Huntington Park, Los Angeles. Ken gave me this 35mm slide about 1959, at the time I first became acquainted with him while we were both residents of Philadelphia. The photo looks north at the intersection of Main and 6th Street opposite the main terminal of the Pacific Electric Ry. The clock registers 2:30 PM and the slide is dated August 22, 1950. A sharp eye will see LA City Hall in the distance at 1st and Main, and learn a lot about the state of the economy in the day. Two different gauge tracks visible are used by two different trolley companies, Pacific Electric (the red cars) and Los Angeles Transit Lines (the yellow cars) along with overhead power to a trackless trolley (fourth vehicle in line), a diesel bus (fifth in line) and various other modes of transportation of the day. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Molder 1950's
... at his station in a iron foundry. The foundry was in Philadelphia. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Ron - 07/12/2008 - 9:26pm -

My father Carmen in the early 1950's at his station in a iron foundry. The foundry was in Philadelphia. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
World War I Sailor: 1918
... C. Adams of Brandon, Mississippi. It was taken in 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while he was in training. He was later assigned to ... 
 
Posted by Championhilz - 02/18/2010 - 1:38pm -

This photograph is of my grandfather, Lynnly C. Adams of Brandon, Mississippi. It was taken in 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while he was in training. He was later assigned to the USS Seattle, an armored cruiser that did convoy escort duty during the war. While serving on the Seattle he was stricken during the 1918 influenza epidemic and nearly died. According to the story told to me by family members, he was put in a hospital tent in Brest, France, with a number of other influenza victims who were not expected to live. There was one nurse, however, who refused to give up on him and nursed him back to health. My grandfather died in 1957, ten years before I was born, so I never had a chance to know him. I try to honor his memory by collecting photographs and artifacts related to his ship, the USS Seattle. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Crippled Children: 1900
... rows. The photographer was William Rau who was based in Philadelphia. Does anyone recognize the building? View full size. ... 
 
Posted by heckdiver - 05/01/2015 - 7:16pm -

Photograph at a home or hospital for crippled children circa 1900. I purchased this at an estate sale and it wasn't until I got it home that I noticed the braces on the legs of all the the children in the front rows. The photographer was William Rau who was based in Philadelphia. Does anyone recognize the building? View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
My Mom in 1936
... in my grandparents house on Afton Street in Northeast Philadelphia. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Jimbo1955 - 03/16/2012 - 10:04pm -

This is a scan of a photo of my Mom - Gloria Sinn. The colorization is the original. I'm guessing this was taken in 1936. I remember seeing this photo for years in my grandparents house on Afton Street in Northeast Philadelphia. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Ice & Coal: 1936
... Workers from my great-grandfather's hauling company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by Brunswick1928 - 02/23/2018 - 7:41pm -

October 1936. Workers from my great-grandfather's hauling company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Aluminum for Defense: 1943
... I veteran Leo C. Ziv, collecting aluminum for defense in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. His lungs had been burned by ... 
 
Posted by markie1425 - 11/18/2016 - 7:30pm -

My maternal grandfather, World War I veteran Leo C. Ziv, collecting aluminum for defense in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. His lungs had been burned by mustard gas while serving with the American Expeditionary Force. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
After the War: 1947
Philadelphia, 30th St. Station, 1947. My mother and grandparents and elder ... 
 
Posted by jeffcrespi - 05/22/2015 - 7:05pm -

Philadelphia, 30th St. Station, 1947. My mother and grandparents and elder brother as baby. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Evelyn Ziv: 1922
... (1915-2006) at age seven, obligatory pony picture taken in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by markie1425 - 07/01/2016 - 8:55pm -

My mother Evelyn Ziv Blass (1915-2006) at age seven, obligatory pony picture taken in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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