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Merilda: 1911
... 1911. Merilda carrying cranberries at Eldridge Bog near Rochester, Mass. Witness Richard K. Conant. View full size. Photo by Lewis ... amazing picture. This may be family. I am from Rochester Mass. Both parents raised there and my mother recently died at the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/10/2007 - 2:40pm -

September 1911. Merilda carrying cranberries at Eldridge Bog near Rochester, Mass. Witness Richard K. Conant. View full size. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. Amazing, amazing picture.Amazing, amazing picture. This may be family.I am from Rochester Mass. Both parents raised there and my mother recently died at the age of 99. She and her siblings worked picking the cranberry bogs from age 3 on up. I have the twin of the tin cranberry measure Merilda is carrying. I am going to show this picture at the next family reunion!!! What a find. (The Gallery, Kids, Lewis Hine)
The Gospel Wagon: 1900
... offices in the building: Erie; Pennsylvania; Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh; Chicago and Northwestern, and Nickel Plate. There may ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/16/2017 - 9:43am -

Buffalo, N.Y., circa 1900. "Ellicott Square Building." At the time of its completion 1896, the largest office building in the world. Our title for this post comes from lower down (and higher up). 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. I like the Gospel Wagon idea..At least there not out knocking on your door during the Pittsburgh Steeler games. Progressive?What does one sell in a "progressive" store? ["Progressive" as in the sense of "modern," as in this article, which seems unintentionally prescient. -tterrace] Phoenix Reflected The Phoenix Brewery, (a very popular name used through out the country), operated in Buffalo from 1887 to 1920, closed for prohibition from 1920 to 1934, operated again from 1934 to final closing in 1957. The title refers to the "BEER" reflection in one of the store windows across the street to the left. Signs of the TimesThere are at least five separate railroad ticket offices in the building: Erie; Pennsylvania; Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh; Chicago and Northwestern, and Nickel Plate. There may be more, but they're too fuzzy to read. Also like the interesting phonograph store selling Columbia and Edison cylinders and players (no they were not compatible). Ministering On Main StreetThe Ellicott Square Building (283-309 Main Street) was completed in mid-1896 and still stands today. Six workmen died during the building's construction. Across the street was 304 Main, home to Palmer's Florist and the Albany Dental Parlor. “Sam. Welsh's Progressive Store” was the cigar store of brothers Samuel and Charles E. Welsh. They opened their 311 Main Street store in November of 1899, having previously operated the Progressive Cigar Store at 331 Main Street. Perhaps the Gospel Wagon Association thought that those buying cigars and phonographs needed to be exposed to something a little more “redeeming.” Sidewalk Sign DesignI am interested if anyone knows the purpose of the signs placed along the sidewalks, which seem to be advertising above, and vertical bars of some sort below. Perhaps stops for public transportation, but why so many? And what are the bars for? A classic Shorpy mystery for me. [A rare sight in early Shorpy street scenes: a bicycle rack, like the one in use here. -tterrace] Future office of Wild Bill DonovanWhen this was taken, a local Buffalo teen named William Joseph Donovan was in St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, with big dreams. He would enroll in Niagara University for two years before transferring to Columbia, where he received a B.A. and law degree. Returning to his hometown, "Wild Bill" went into private practice with Love & Keating in 464 Ellicott Square. He would remain there until he scratched the itch to form his own law firm in 1912. O'Brian, Hamlin, Donovan & Goodyear moved into the brand-new Iroquois Gas Building. Donovan's office grew dusty as he devoted more and more time to reawakening New York's militia and turning it, by 1917, into the "Fighting 69th" New York Infantry. As its colonel, Donovan became nationally famous, leading to a series of positions that would culminate as his appointment during World War II to begin the Office of Strategic Services - the forerunner of the CIA. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Buffalo NY, DPC, Stores & Markets)
The Powers: 1905
Rochester, New York, circa 1905. "Powers Hotel." 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... When originally built, it was the tallest building in Rochester. However, for several years, when someone would build a taller ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 11:53am -

Rochester, New York, circa 1905. "Powers Hotel." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Early Adopters?Does this mark the first, or earliest, Shorpy appearance of a bicycle rack, there to the left of the hotel entrance? We've become accustomed to seeing unoccupied bicycles balanced just-so curbside in previous photos. Can You Top ThisOn Main St. Between State and Fitzhugh Streets, you had the Powers Hotel and the Powers Building. The Powers Building, which is to the right of the hotel, has an interesting history. When originally built, it was the tallest building in Rochester. However, for several years, when someone would build a taller building. Mr. Powers, not to be outdone, would add a Mansard roof, to keep the tallest building title. That is why you see those three additional stories atop the main building. Another thing, that is the Baker Theater behind the hotel on Fitzhugh St. The film advertised is "Under Two Flags." The earliest version of this film listed at IMDB is 1912. Two other versions were released in 1915 & 1916. That information dates this photo to that time span. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Re-THINK: 1956
... 1956. "IBM Manufacturing and Administrative Center, Rochester, Minn. Eero Saarinen, architect." Another perspective on the desk ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/14/2013 - 11:12pm -

1956. "IBM Manufacturing and Administrative Center, Rochester, Minn. Eero Saarinen, architect." Another perspective on the desk seen here, now with a view of the parking lot. Kodachrome by Balthazar Korab. View full size. Cigarettes help you thinkYou can see this wasn't taken while the programmers were there. You can see across the room. Back in these days all the programmers smoked like chimneys. You could spot their work area by the cloud of smoke over it. American Iron outside...Yesterday I saw an all black, perfect condition 57 Chevy with continental kit and RED interior driving South on Highway 101. Could've pulled right out of this lot, given the one year time slip. I love the lighting, it's like late in the day and most have gone home. Or is it early, and the view the first person in the department gets when they walk in? It still blows my mind that they needed an architect to build this rectangular room devoid of any personality at all! Is there a defined style called Cookie-Cutter architecture? Where's my Taurus?Very disconcerting to my mind to see "antiques" out the windows and "modern" furniture inside the windows. This furniture, and cubicles in the previous pic, are almost identical to much of the furniture at US Steel Gary Works where I toiled in an office much like this one through 1999. When I look out the window at IBM, I can't help but expect to see 1990's autos! Very cool picture for that reason. The DeskI don't think it's the exact same desk. The room is completely different. My guess is it's just one of many identical desks and placards that IBM probably bought for that facility. [Same desk, unless IBM had strict accouterment placement standards. -tterrace] And not onedrab silver/grey car among those Easter egg colors! FHS '89Change the cars and remove the ashtrays and that looks like a room in my high school in the '80s! Deja vuBut for a brief moment just looking at this photo took my mind back in time and there I was sitting on one of those chairs similar to the ones used in our high school cafeteria. And I was gazing through the window, much like the one pictured, at the student parking lot across the street from the cafeteria. Students back in the 60's generally drove cars that were at least 10 years old and it was those cars shown in the photo that took up occupancy in that student parking lot so many years ago. THINK, the musicalFrom "Songs of the I.B.M." (1937 edition), the words to "Our President's Motto - 'THINK'" (sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle"): (verse 1) T-H-I-N-K spells THINK- Our President's great motto. Saves mistakes, lost time and ink. You'll then do what you ought to. (verse 2) T-H-I-N-K spells THINK- 'Tis good for brain and body, Dark blue visions change to pink. And you'll please everybody. (Chorus) T-H-I-N-K spells THINK- Thoughts are pure and golden; Bigger thoughts and good ones too, Then I.B.M. will broaden. (Balthazar Korab, Cars, Trucks, Buses, The Office)
Hubert & Sally: 1952
... While there they also visited YYY at St Mary's Hospital in Rochester." The daily papers in Minnesota used to print pages of this kind ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/18/2014 - 7:43am -

"Hubert at Claude's farm -- April 27, 1952." Hubert Tuttle and his Dalmatian, Sally, star in this latest episode of Minnesota Kodachromes -- which, though it has no soundtrack, does have a very loud shirt. 35mm color slide by Hubert's wife, Grace, brought to you by Shorpy and DeSoto. View full size. Oh my,forget the shirt, forget the dog, forget the car, my oh my look at that biplane in the background. [That's no biplane. It's the 1948 Stinson 108-3 Voyager monoplane seen here. There's also a second aircraft in each photo. - Dave] Change of seasonLate April. Minnesota. Must be 55 degrees at least. Time to break out the tropical shirt, but keep the wool pants on. Low-Fat KibbleSally needs to go on a diet. That is one fat Dalmatian. Social NotesIn a week or so there will be a notice in the local weekly paper that "Hubert and Grace Tuttle of XXX motored to visit friends for five days near Blue Earth, Minnesota on April 25, 1952. While there they also visited YYY at St Mary's Hospital in Rochester." The daily papers in Minnesota used to print pages of this kind of thing every week, sort of an early version of Facebook. They had correspondents in every town they served that would collect this information and forward it to the editor. Crew Chief Stand Looks like the airplane people at the farm do their own maintenance. That red device in the corner of the aircraft hangar (just past the nose of the Desoto)is a "crew chief" maintenance stand. It has a handle on the side towards the camera. The mechanic tilts it up by the handle and rolls it on its two wheels up to the airplane. Looks like it even had "OSHA approved" guard rails way back in 1952. I survivedI drove a similar DeSoto as a work car. Shortly after this image was made I was hit head on by an early morning drunk. Car was totaled. Other than being knocked unconscious when my head hit the steering wheel (no seat belts in those days) I was uninjured. To this day I credit the front mass of the vehicle for absorbing the impact. SurvivedI drove a similar work car that was totaled in a head on with an Olds driven by an early morning drunk shortly after this photo was made. Other than being knocked unconcious when my head hit the steering wheel (no seat belts in those days), I was unhurt. I credit the DeSoto's front mass with adsorbing the impact. That DeSotoInstitutional light green over institutional dark green. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Dogs, Minnesota Kodachromes)
That '70s Slideshow
... Holy Communion in 1971 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rochester, Indiana, from a 35mm slide. View full size. Separated at ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 09/22/2011 - 6:37pm -

First Holy Communion in 1971 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rochester, Indiana, from a 35mm slide. View full size. Separated at Birth?Ok, now you're just freaking me out! That could be St. Cletus in Warren, Michigan, and while I don't have brothers and am the big sister...I did have that exact pair of brown octagonal glasses and hairstyle. (I'm also the one who had the same reindeer and pink cat-eye glasses seen in the Christmas pic.) I think I found my doppelganger...or am I hers? That 70's DressI looooooove that b & w dress!! Ultra coolThose 70's dresses made a huge comeback in the late 1990's. The one on the left with its thin belt and clasp buckle, exposed zip and oversize collar is similar to the ones Prada was doing in black nylon. Ah, the 70'sAs James Lileks describes it, it was a time when even the rats parted their hair in the middle. I could totally be the girl on the right, glasses and knobby knees under the polyester doubleknit dress and all. Ah, the 70'sYour first line cracked me up for a full five minutes. One can see these siblings are Catholic (as am I), there are five kids just about two years apart. The best thing about triple-knit polyester was Mom did not have to iron anything. The fabric of the 70's was so resilient that it never wrinkled and water beaded up and could be brushed off. My son had a Goretex-type jacket that was labeled "blizzard proof" but he always called it "buzzard proof" (which it possibly was). To tell you the truth, I preferred not ironing versus the fabrics of today that need dry cleaning and/or extensive ironing. Thanks for the laughs. Double KnitThe trouble with double-knit polyester was that it lasted, and lasted, and..... Now you don't think the fashion industry would go along with that, do you? They told everybody it was ugly and old-fashioned and a whole lot of other things but, as a working mother, I adored the stuff. Sigh P.S. I still would if I could get it. Thanks!Have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of Delworthio's photos -- thank you so much for sharing them. Yours are just as important as all the others, for they still show us what "life" looked like during a particular era. I was born in 1973, so it's fun for me to see what the world looked like just a few years before I came along. I would also like to say that I am a little jealous of the sister in the dark dress, with that lovely, slender figure and those long legs! She could have been a runway model! p.s. I also cast my vote for keeping a mix of color and B/W photos. History is still history, even in color. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Cuatro de Mayo: 1949
1949. Rochester, Minnesota. "Mayo Clinic group of Drs. C.H. Slocumb, E.C. Kendall, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/05/2020 - 9:24pm -

1949. Rochester, Minnesota. "Mayo Clinic group of Drs. C.H. Slocumb, E.C. Kendall, P.S. Hench and H.F. Polley, who carried out the research and medical application of Cortisone, a hormone from the cortex of the adrenal gland, which appears to exert a notable effect on patients with rheumatoid arthritis and perhaps certain other related diseases." View full size. Side EffectsMy mother used to tell me the story of how my grandfather was one of the first people to take cortisone for arthritis in the early 1950s. While it helped the arthritis, she said there were some bad side effects including judgment and psychological issues. Oh - Oh - Oh My Toe!When I was a kid in the '50s, I had a favorite pair of really cool black slip-on shoes with slightly pointed toes and white lightning bolts on the sides. I liked them so much I wore them way too long and ended up with toes similar to (but not as bad as) this patient's tangled tootsies. A Sign of Our TimesLove that sign hanging on the wall on the right... seems pretty timely for today! 71 Years Later"Sneezes Causes Diseases" Is still relevant in today's pandemic world. Suits.Photos from this era make me glad that doctors began to wear white coats more often. On SteroidsThe photo may show the men who were awarded a Nobel Prize for discovering the corticosteroid known today as prednisone. My rheumatologist told me about the discovery and the Nobel Prize award, but I can't recall the names of those involved. I do recall a mention of two names. Following a diagnosis of something quite bizarre known as *Polymyalgia Rheumatica at the end of January 2014, I wasn't in any condition to remember names, but I remember the event of being told about the discovery of the life-saving medications and the Nobel Prize. I plan to show the photo to my Rheumatologist. * AKA PMR, the disease involves inflammation of red blood cells. Extremely painful, and the Corticosteroid known as Prednisone is the only medication that will terminate the pain. Sneezes Spread DiseasesOf course the Mayo Clinic would post a timely and timeless medical message. How aproposPerhaps we should reprint these. (The Gallery, Medicine, News Photo Archive)
Monty's Diner: 1942
... can be entertaining. I spent a few years in Rochester, NY, as a kid, and there the term "hamburg" also obtains, though I ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/24/2013 - 4:22pm -

May 1942. "Southington, Connecticut. Monty's Diner." Next door to the Wigwam and Redmen's Club. Photo by Fenno Jacobs for the OWI. View full size. The Greatest GenerationLooks like the Redmen's Club had 20 members in the Armed Forces. If you enter the Lord & Taylor Department Store on 5th Avenue today, at the entrance, there are plaques honoring their employees that served in WW2. Dead giveawayEven if there were no caption I would have figured out that Monty's was located in Connecticut. The central part of the state, to be specific. The clue is the listing on the sign for "Grilled or steamed hamburg." Steamers, as they're usually called, are as about as regional a food as you can get. They're a longtime delicacy in the central part of Connecticut, basically a circle of about 15 miles in diameter, centered on the city of Meriden and encompassing Southington, Middletown and Berlin,* and nowhere else. While the idea of eating steamed ground beef may sound gross, I have had steamers and can say without hesitation that they're very good indeed and not in any way off-putting. Restaurants have to use special devices to make steamers, resembling metal cabinets with small drawers, and as far as I know each one is custom-made. Monty's was located on North Main Street in Southington, probably within a block or two of the town center. I doubt the building's still standing. It stayed open 24 hours a day during the war to accommodate shift workers in the town's defense plants. Business declined in the postwar years and Monty's shut down in 1964. The Diamond Beverages noted on the sign were from Diamond Ginger Ale Company in my hometown of Waterbury, about ten miles west of Southington (far enough away for it to be out of steamer territory). It started out shortly after 1900 and remained in business until the late 1960's. The front of its bottling plant in the South End of Waterbury had the bottoms of soda bottles embedded in stucco, creating a unique effect somewhat akin to glass bricks. While the building's still around, the outside was renovated about 20 years ago and now there's nothing unusual about its appearance. The Redmen's Club, formally known as the Improved Order of Red Men, still has a chapter ("tribe") in Southington, though as far as I can tell it no longer has its own clubhouse. * = Berlin is pronounced to rhyme with Merlin. It used to be pronounced in the conventional manner until the outbreak of World War I made that name a bit awkward. As a full name change would have been too much trouble, city officials decreed that henceforth the pronunciation would change. Or so the story goes. Maid RitesIn central Iowa around Ames & Boone Maid Rites are a similar loose ground beef sandwich. That menu looks so good --I'll take one of everything. Here's my $1.25. Regionalisms can be entertaining.I spent a few years in Rochester, NY, as a kid, and there the term "hamburg" also obtains, though I never heard of their being steamed ... miffed, maybe. The local "Frankfurt" was called a "hot," and came in red or white. And trips to Ohio traversed a small section of Pennsylvania in which one got coffee and a piece of pie at a "dinor." There's probably a decent dissertation topic there for some budding philologist. Gold StarsI don't have the ability to focus in on individual aspects of the photos, like some of you do, and my eyes aren't that great, either, but it looks to me like there are at least three gold stars on that Service Flag. It looks like there is something written on them, too. I wonder if that was the man's name, along with birth date and death date, or maybe something about where they were killed. A sobering thought. I sure wish we'd had service flags during the Vietnam conflict. It was only 20 years later, but many Americans treated our servicemen like losers or even criminals. Re: Service FlagAfter today's posting, the Redmen Lodge Service Flag shows all blue stars I think, especially since it is early 1942, not that long after Pearl Harbor. By WWII the custom of gold stars had changed slightly from WWI so that slightly smaller gold stars were sewn over the original, thereby making it gold with a narrow blue edging. Although some flags were made with Service Men's names embroidered or painted on this was very rare. I think what you see in this photo is a reflection on the glass in front of the banner. The Service Banner or Flag was adopted officially by the US Government in 1966, and there was use in regional locations of the flag. If you go to vexman.net, ask and you can get more info. (The Gallery, Eateries & Bars, Fenno Jacobs)
Kodak Moment: 1926
... of a long glassed hallway at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. It kind of a long glassed sunroom that connects portions ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/04/2012 - 12:59pm -

1926. "Jimmie Jr., Jane, Joan, Jean Davis (Lee Hart job)." Dad James Davis was Secretary of Labor in the Harding, Coolidge and Hoover administrations before being elected to the Senate. National Photo glass negative. View full size. Great pictureImagine if the picture that Jimmie Jr. took could be matched up with this one. The expressions on all four children are priceless. The doll less so. BTW this was the year my mom was born .. about same age as Jewell and still going strong! [Jimmie Jr. is holding a movie camera. - Dave] What every house with kids needsA sun porch a mile long! Location = Eastman House?Ya know.... I'm still trying to find a picture, but that "sun porch" actually reminds me a LOT of a long glassed hallway at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. It kind of a long glassed sunroom that connects portions of the mansion and looks out onto the gardens. Maybe it REALLY was a Kodak moment! Does anyone know where this was really taken or have better familiarity with the Eastman House? I found some pix of the interior, but none of the room I have in mind. [This was taken at the family's home in Washington. - Dave] Jimmie, Jane, Joan et alJimmie, Jane, Joan & Jean. I hope the children grew up duly resentful. [There was also baby sister Jewell, not pictured. - Dave] The J's have it!My parents did the same thing to us and it continues through the generations: JoAnn, Judi, Jackie -- then Jennifer and Justin -- then Joey, Jonathan, Julian (the newest). And one sister, Carol, born just after Christmas. (Why not Joy??) What a DollLittle girl on the right is holding a Kathe Kruse doll. (The Gallery, Kids, Natl Photo)
Farmville: 1940
... South Carolina. Its route runs through the Twin Cities, Rochester, Dubuque, Dixon Illinois (birthplace of Ronald Reagan) and ... has four-lane almost freeway status all the way through Rochester, until it crosses I-90 in southern Minnesota, where it reverts to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/30/2019 - 8:25pm -

November 1940. "Velva, North Dakota." Birthplace of CBS newsman Eric Sevareid. Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Velva on Route 52Velva is located on U.S. 52, which, unlike most even-numbered U.S. highways, runs not primarily east-west but diagonally for just over 2000 miles from Portal, North Dakota, to Charleston, South Carolina. Its route runs through the Twin Cities, Rochester, Dubuque, Dixon Illinois (birthplace of Ronald Reagan) and Indianapolis. Its lowly status is reflected in the fact that at several junctions with state highways and even county roads, the "lesser" roads have the right of way. Not in Minnesota, however, where it runs concurrently with I-94 to the Twin Cities, and then has four-lane almost freeway status all the way through Rochester, until it crosses I-90 in southern Minnesota, where it reverts to being a two lane road. The journey on 52 from southern Minnesota to Dubuque is very scenic. (The Gallery, Agriculture, John Vachon, Railroads, Rural America, Small Towns)
Belle With a Ball: 1942
... I did a couple of Summer sessions at the Eastman School in Rochester. A number of my fellows expressed great longing to attend the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/21/2013 - 5:30pm -

August 1942. "Interlochen, Mich. National music camp where 300 or more young people study symphonic music for eight weeks each summer. Girl putting check on board to indicate she is in swimming." Photo by Arthur Siegel. View full size. Many lost summers agoAs a kid, I did a couple of Summer sessions at the Eastman School in Rochester. A number of my fellows expressed great longing to attend the Interlochen program someday. I now know why. A great safety techniqueA safety system still in use at Camp Robert Drake. BSA Great placeThe parents took us camping up there in the late 50's, remember(?) the music camp would do concerts on some evenings. But, it was the not far away Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes that really tickled my imagination. Things were still pretty primitive back then, as the photo would suggest - not so much now I'll bet. Almost the Buddy SystemBy 1942 the Boy Scouts had taken the swim tag system (check in / check out) to the next level and required that at least two swimmers check in as a pair (or triple) with each person having the responsibility of knowing where his buddy was. On a regular basis, one of the waterfront staff would call for a buddy check to verify that the right number of swimmers were in the water. The disks in this picture would be called buddy tags each indicating the swimmer's name and swimming ability. The pair of tags would be hung on a single hook to indicate who was swimming with whom. As you left the water, you were responsible for making sure that you got your tag back to keep the count correct. The checkboardMiners used to use the same system when they went underground. Without wanting to be morbid, if you turn up missing your peers know where you last went. At first glance,it looked like a giant computer keyboard. (The Gallery, Arthur Siegel, Swimming)
Santa Baby: 1963
Christmas 1963 in Rochester, Indiana. From a slide. View full size. A Christmas Story ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 07/01/2008 - 12:42am -

Christmas 1963 in Rochester, Indiana. From a slide. View full size. A Christmas StoryI had a similar reindeer, but orange. You could wind it up and it played a Christmas song while the head moved back and forth. I also had sparkly cat-eye glasses, in pink. I'm growing quite fond of these kids ... any photos of them as adults? The girl with glasses and the littlest boy are such cuties. 9 Years LaterHere they are plus me in 1972: https://www.shorpy.com/node/3823 Now stop that!You're making me think of adjectives like "heartwarming" and "adorable," and not in an ironic way. Come on. You keep this up, and I'll lose all my hipster cred. Ohhh~!That is such a bevy of really cute children! Everyone is soooo excited for Christmas! Really, really cute! Thanks for sharing! And the matching dressesare the whipped cream and cherry on top of a sweet picture! Different plaid but same dresses, I am guessing homemade? The little girl in the glasses....is the spitting image of my little sister!! When I came across this photo the first time, I gasped! I just sent a link to it to my siblings to see what they think. Brings back a whole lot of memories (of Christmases and Easters and other holidays) when Mom would dress us all the same! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas)
Easter 1946
... away as my brother and sister get ready for Easter 1946 in Rochester, New York. View full size. What a lovely picture! I love ... a shame no one really wears them anymore. What part of Rochester was the house in? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by fixj - 08/21/2015 - 7:53pm -

I was still a year away as my brother and sister get ready for Easter 1946 in Rochester, New York. View full size. What a lovely picture!I love the Easter hat. It's a shame no one really wears them anymore. What part of Rochester was the house in? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Thoroughly Modern Maxwell: 1919
... show, of course, regularly featured his Maxwell with Rochester at the wheel dealing with dislodged doors, poking seat springs and a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/26/2014 - 10:30am -

San Francisco circa 1919. "Maxwell touring car" is the latest entrant in the Shorpy Festival of Forgotten Phaetons. 5x7 inch glass negative. View full size. "Mad" MaxwellHis cameo in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" featured him driving his Maxwell. Jack Benny's FavoriteJack Benny's radio show, of course, regularly featured his Maxwell with Rochester at the wheel dealing with dislodged doors, poking seat springs and a steaming radiator, often animated by Mel Blanc's sound effects. A search of the internet will show many photographs, video clips, etc. Golden Gate Park once againThe park was very popular for staging auto portraits. Now we're on Music Concourse Drive, right outside today's sprawling Academy of Sciences. The balustrade behind the Phaeton is still there, marking a pedestrian underpass beneath the drive. The attached photo is about as close as Google's Street View allows us to get. Hand washMy son washes a car like that. Maxwell's Silver HonkerDo my eyes deceive me, or is this car's driver sporting a fake nose? Of course, 1919-era Maxwells weren't equipped with air bags, so an earlier collision could explain it. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Trick or Treat: 1948
... OH in the 1920s and with its major manufacturing site in Rochester, NY, it was in the process of being broken up and sold off piecemeal ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/14/2015 - 9:08pm -

Oct. 31, 1948. "Bond's, New York City. Night exterior, Fifth Avenue." Headless on Halloween! Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. And the address is...007 Fifth Avenue? Another Fallen TitanOnce the largest men's wear chain in the US. Founded in Cleveland, OH in the 1920s and with its major manufacturing site in Rochester, NY, it was in the process of being broken up and sold off piecemeal by 1975. Bond's popular prices made them the outfitters for working and middle class men whose business attire included a jacket and tie ... in those days, almost everyone but manual laborers and uniformed workers. Though Bond's styles were usually quite middle-of-the-road, I still recall with a shudder a Bond suit my parents bought for me in the '50s ... rust tan with a gold metallic pinstripe! I could not grow out of that wretched garment fast enough! At a glance... I thought this was a wider angle version of Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" with the angle of that center window. Mighty Fine-Looking LinesNice post-war design, somewhere between art deco and googie...very sleek and clean looking! Just one thing bothers me, though; the light is out above the "O." I want to hop in my time machine and fix it! (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner, NYC, Stores & Markets)
Glass House: 1941
... January 1941. "One of the houses in the Negro quarter of Rochester, Pennsylvania. Abandoned glass works in background." Medium format ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/26/2018 - 12:16pm -

January 1941. "One of the houses in the Negro quarter of Rochester, Pennsylvania. Abandoned glass works in background." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A survivor?Probably not the exact house, but a contemporary - it is in the right area, and seems like a period specimen; the former glass works property is in the distance behind, to the left. HC Fry GlassThe abandoned glass works was originally the HC Fry Company, sold to Libby in 1933; they operated it for three more years before shutting down. HC Fry was known for making cut glass and oven ware - pieces show up on auction sites regularly. More info here. (The Gallery, Factories, Jack Delano)
Scavenger Truck: 1933
... (which connected SF with Oakland and points east) had ROchester, EXbrook and WEather. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/02/2014 - 8:37pm -

October 1933. "Kleiber motor truck -- Bay Shore Scavenger Co." An ominous-looking conveyance made all the more foreboding by that toxic telephone exchange. 8x10 acetate negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Well equippedSix state-of-the-art cadaver hooks at the back of this conveyance. Ready for anything, but rarely did they need all six unless the Barbary Coast got particularly rambunctious. One man's trash ...When I attended college in San Francisco, I learned that scavenger companies were called garbage collectors or waste management elsewhere. HemlockI am very impressed by the sharpness of this photo. Does anybody know the origin of the choice of Hemlock as an exchange name? If it was a locality why was it so named? I wonder why the windscreen on this truck (that looks new) appears to be grilled. I would have thought overhead protection of the cab might have been desirable rather than grilles here. [I suspect they are grab bars, for holding onto while riding standing up. -Dave] Early stair stepperIt appears that the trash collector would climb up he running board and go up two more steps to load the truck. Note the cutout behind the fender and the hand holds on the windshield. HEmlock et. al.In San Francisco there were several different Central Exchanges that each had their own set of local exchange prefixes. Many of these survive in phone numbers today if the users have had them for a long time. My own is KLondike-2 (552), which I've had since the 1970s. Originally there were seven central exchanges but by 1958 there were these four: In SF the downtown exchange on McCoppin Street had HEmlock, KLondike, MArket and UNderhill. The Mission exchange on 25th Street had ATwater, MIssion and VAlencia. The Onondaga Street exchange near Balboa Park had DElaware, JUniper and RAndolph. And the one at 21 Folsom Street near the Embarcadero (which connected SF with Oakland and points east) had ROchester, EXbrook and WEather. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Freedom Factory: 1941
... tanks mentioned above are just north of the Monaca - East Rochester bridge. Looking south from the same bridge onto abandoned roads and ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2021 - 11:34pm -

January 1941. "Freedom oil refinery. Freedom, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Four oil tanksare all that remain. Thanks to Google Maps you can see that Freedom is nowadays dominated by a very large Norfolk Southern railroad yard and the four tanks mentioned above are just north of the Monaca - East Rochester bridge. Looking south from the same bridge onto abandoned roads and overgrown property, where Railroad Street becomes Freedom Road, is where I guess this refinery was located. (The Gallery, Factories, John Vachon)
Steichen Autochromes
... decades, to the collection of the George Eastman House in Rochester, one of the world’s leading photography museums, where they will be ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/07/2007 - 3:03am
Jim Morrison: 1968
... seats at the Eastman Theater for The Doors one concert in Rochester -- at the height of their fame. I loved "When the Music's Over." I ... 
 
Posted by BillHosley - 01/25/2011 - 2:35pm -

I was in 7th grade. I bagged 7th row seats at the Eastman Theater for The Doors one concert in Rochester -- at the height of their fame. I loved "When the Music's Over." I had my dad's camera. Took this just as he sang, "we want the world and we want it . . . ." and before "now." It's a little out of focus, but pretty memorable. View full size. Blank Subject lineIt's rare this day and age to come across someone like you who has seen folks like Hendrix and The Doors live back in the day. I was 4 years old when this photo was taken. Seen many many bands since the early '70s myself, but Jim Morrison and The Doors were a fringe before my time. Very cool photo for you to always cherish! Small venueGreat picture! I would have thought that the Doors would be playing a larger venue such as the War Memorial in 1968. With seventh row seats, it must have been memorable! Another blank Subject lineFabulous! Love the motion! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Shovel-Ready: 1941
January 1941. "Newly-dug grave. Rochester, Pennsylvania." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/02/2017 - 9:11pm -

January 1941. "Newly-dug grave. Rochester, Pennsylvania." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Service for one??Dug by hand yet? And in frozen ground. That would put a person under for sure. Memories from my father My father once told me that when he was a teenager , he and his brothers dug graves at the Cascade Michigan cemetery. In the winter, they used a pickax to break the top layer of frozen soil, then dug the rest. That was in the early 1930s. He’s buried there now. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Landscapes)
Ten Manpower: 1899
... battleship got the name "New York", and then became the "Rochester" when the name "Saratoga" was given to a new battlecruiser. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/23/2016 - 11:57am -

        "Pull, oarsmen, pull!" 1899. "A boat crew -- U.S.S. New York." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edward H. Hart, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Several names.......for this "armored cruiser" of a pre-Dreadnought configuration. She was laid down as the New York, was rechristened the Saratoga when a full battleship got the name "New York", and then became the "Rochester" when the name "Saratoga" was given to a new battlecruiser. Judging by the arms, it looks like those men are no strangers to working oars! (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Star Newsie: 1972
Rochester, Indiana, 1972. This might fit in with the other Shorpy photos of ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 09/22/2011 - 7:56pm -

Rochester, Indiana, 1972. This might fit in with the other Shorpy photos of newsies. Okay, maybe if not for the clean clothes. And the obviously stable home environment. And how my brother didn't have to work long hours. And I don't think he had trouble with the cops on his route, either. Or even rival news carriers who wanted to beat him severely. View full size. And presumably he steered clear...... of those Red Light districts, too. Fashion SenseThis is me: dressed head to toe in the best of J.C. Penney's boys dept, with the jeans wearing out at the knees, and the colored socks and black canvas tennis shoes. Never had a bike till I was a teen though, I delivered my papers on foot! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Musical Chair
Two of my friends go for gold in the basement in Rochester, Indiana around 1974 for my birthday party. Mom made the ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 07/12/2008 - 12:47pm -

Two of my friends go for gold in the basement in Rochester, Indiana around 1974 for my birthday party. Mom made the wall-to-wall carpeting out of rug samples. That RugYikes, my parents did the same patchwork quilt rug job in my childhood bedroom! The Rug Again...We had the same carpet-sample floor in our entire basement in Ohio. And in our tiny 13' travel trailer. I thought my mother invented it. Maybe not... (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Frosted Depot: 1941
January 1941. "Rochester, Pennsylvania. Ohio River town." Continuing the vista last seen ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/19/2020 - 3:20pm -

January 1941. "Rochester, Pennsylvania. Ohio River town." Continuing the vista last seen here. Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Quite a change (The Gallery, John Vachon, Railroads)
How Do We Look for Social Worker Visits?
... 1 Moe, 1 Curly, and 4 or 5 Larrys. 1969 birthday party in Rochester, Indiana. From a slide. Their faces really did stick like that if you ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 09/22/2011 - 6:37pm -

I see 1 Moe, 1 Curly, and 4 or 5 Larrys. 1969 birthday party in Rochester, Indiana. From a slide. Their faces really did stick like that if you think about it. We're looking at them now. View full size. Kids These DaysThe first kid on the left is killing me with laughter....man oh man kids have no shame ha ha ! Great 39 year old pic indeed ! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Young Pilot: 1954
Young pilot and his family. Walnut St. Rochester, Michigan, 1954. My grandfather is resting his bad leg, which was ... 
 
Posted by UpNorthBob - 04/21/2012 - 7:14am -

Young pilot and his family. Walnut St. Rochester, Michigan, 1954. My grandfather is resting his bad leg, which was injured in a copper mining accident in the Upper Peninsula. Others include my grandmother, mother, aunt, cousin, and father's shadow. Dressed up for SundayBeautiful family and in '54, all of my family also dressed in their best every Sunday. My grandfather was a retired coal miner with accident-injured legs also, but he made Sunday his "day of rest" and always wore a white shirt and dress clothes. We would usually go for a ride and an ice cream cone Sunday afternoon. Great days. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Colorized: Donald and Priscilla Jenne
... here . My Grandfather, Donald Dickinson Jenne was born in Rochester, NY in 1891. His family lived in Elgin Illinois at the time, so I can ... 
 
Posted by Deborah - 01/21/2013 - 8:12pm -

Colorized from black & white here. My Grandfather, Donald Dickinson Jenne was born in Rochester, NY in 1891. His family lived in Elgin Illinois at the time, so I can only suppose that they were visiting relatives or traveling back to see family. In 1919 Donald and Gladys Jenness were married in Minneapolis, MN. In August of 1922, their first child, daughter Priscilla Marguerite was born. In July 1923 they posed here at the lake house in northern Wisconsin on Lac Courtes 'Oreilles. His obvious joy in her is so wonderful. Her expression is one she carried with her all her life. A beautiful and direct smile. Priscilla is my mother. View full size. Timeless photoThis is such a wonderful picture because you can really sense the happiness they share as if you're seeing it in person. It's a visual reminder of what really matters in life. Thanks for sharing this! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Democratic HQ 1961
Fulton County Democratic Party headquarters in Rochester, Indiana. From a Kodachrome. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 09/22/2011 - 6:38pm -

Fulton County Democratic Party headquarters in Rochester, Indiana. From a Kodachrome. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Politics)
Man With Owl
... one night on Indiana State Road 25 from Logansport to Rochester. I believe he gave it to a taxidermy hobbyist. 1964, Kodachrome ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 06/29/2008 - 1:57pm -

This wise old dead creature hit Dad's windshield one night on Indiana State Road 25 from Logansport to Rochester. I believe he gave it to a taxidermy hobbyist. 1964, Kodachrome slide. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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