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Cities
Black-and-white historical streetscape and skyline photographs of major American cities from the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and more.
Albany
Street scenes and cityscapes in the state capital of Albany, New York.
5 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Mon, 09/10/2012 - 1:21pm
Ambridge
The factory town of Ambridge, Pennsylvania.
6 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sat, 05/11/2013 - 6:54am
Asbury Park
The seaside resort of Asbury Park, New Jersey.
12 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:19am
Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, street scenes and cityscapes.
19 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Thu, 02/21/2013 - 11:46am
Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the Jersey Shore.
96 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 05/10/2013 - 12:50pm
Baltimore Photos
The Charm City from the turn of the century to the 1940s, with landmarks including Johns Hopkins University, Lexington Market and Light Street. Photos from the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
42 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 03/05/2013 - 1:47pm
Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, street scenes and cityscapes.
20 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Thu, 08/16/2012 - 2:42am
Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, street scenes and cityscapes.
73 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 8:52am
Brockton
Brockton, Massachusetts, street scenes and cityscapes.
6 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Mon, 09/12/2011 - 6:51pm
Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, street scenes, waterways and cityscapes.
31 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 12/12/2012 - 3:03pm
Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina, street scenes and cityscapes.
34 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 02/15/2013 - 4:02pm
Chicago Photos
Windy City landmarks including Michigan Avenue, Marshall Field's department store, the Chicago River, Grant Park, State Street, Van Buren Station and the Proviso Yard.
172 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:59pm
Cincinnati Photos
Cincinnati photos and historic images from the turn of the century. Landmarks include Eden Park, the Price Hill Incline, Central Union Station, Mount Adams and the Ohio River. Cincinnati photos can be purchase as fine-art prints.
54 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Thu, 08/09/2012 - 8:18pm
Cleveland Photos
Cleveland photos and historic images from the turn of the century. Landmarks include Public Square, League Park, the Colonial Arcade, Gordon Park and Lake Erie. Cleveland photos can be purchase as fine-art prints.
47 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Thu, 03/07/2013 - 3:47pm
Coney Island
Historic Luna Park photos and Coney Island photos. This gallery includes photos of many famous Coney Island and Luna Park attractions. Coney Island photos can be purchased as fine-art prints.
62 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Mon, 02/25/2013 - 9:27pm
D.C.
Hundreds of Washington, D.C., photos showing the Capitol, White House, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington Monument, Smithsonian Institution, Union Station, Patent Office, National Mall, Bolling Field, Lincoln Memorial, Old Post Office and other landmarks in the nation's capital, from the Civil War to World War 2.
2164 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 8:39pm
Detroit Photos
Landmarks including the Wayne County Building, Detroit City Hall, Hotel Pontchartrain, Ford Building, Dime Bank, Detroit Post Office, Woodward Avenue, the Campus Martius and Cadillac Square. Telling the story of the city from the turn of the century to the 1940s, these Detroit photos can be purchased as fine-art prints.
216 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 05/01/2013 - 2:22pm
Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota, street scenes and cityscapes.
15 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:19pm
Grosse Ile
Grosse Ile, Michigan. Summer playground of the Detroit aristocracy.
7 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 09/14/2011 - 7:31pm
Hot Springs
Hot Springs, Arkansas
7 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 05/01/2012 - 1:27pm
Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, street scenes and cityscapes.
24 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sat, 11/17/2012 - 3:52pm
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, street scenes and cityscapes.
18 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:53pm
Kansas City MO
Kansas City, Missouri, street scenes and cityscapes.
10 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 08/15/2012 - 6:15pm
Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee, street scenes and cityscapes.
6 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 08/21/2012 - 8:31pm
Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas, street scenes and cityscapes. Little Rock City Hall and the Pulaski County Courthouse.
12 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 05/10/2013 - 11:38pm
Los Angeles
Los Angeles photos and historic images from the turn of the century. Los Angeles photos can be purchase as fine-art prints.
22 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:07pm
Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, street scenes and cityscapes.
18 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 12/19/2012 - 1:42pm
Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, street scenes and cityscapes.
23 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sun, 05/12/2013 - 12:51pm
Miami Photos
Landmarks including Biscayne Bay, the Miami River and Henry Flagler's resort hotels.
17 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 03/15/2013 - 12:22pm
Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, street scenes and cityscapes.
10 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Mon, 08/20/2012 - 5:20pm
Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St. Paul street scenes and cityscapes.
24 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sat, 03/23/2013 - 1:06pm
Mobile
Mobile, Alabama, street scenes and cityscapes.
15 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sat, 09/08/2012 - 1:57pm
Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama, street scenes and cityscapes.
5 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 08/21/2012 - 3:20pm
Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, street scenes and cityscapes.
11 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Mon, 08/13/2012 - 8:55pm
New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, street scenes and cityscapes.
82 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sun, 04/28/2013 - 2:41pm
New York Photos
Landmarks in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens and New York Harbor including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Singer Building, Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, RCA Building ("30 Rock"), Rockefeller Center, Seagram Building, Woolworth Building, Metropolitan Life tower, Flatiron Building, Central Park, Union Square, Brooklyn Bridge, 59th Street Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge and Manhattan Bridge. Telling the story of the city from before the turn of the century through the 1940s, these New York photos can be purchased as fine-art prints.
776 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 7:05pm
Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia, street scenes and cityscapes.
9 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 08/21/2012 - 7:19pm
Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida, street scenes and cityscapes.
8 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 07/18/2012 - 9:02pm
Petoskey
Petoskey, Michigan, bustling metropolis of the Lower Peninsula.
7 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 08/10/2012 - 2:04am
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, street scenes and cityscapes.
66 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 11/16/2012 - 2:00pm
Pittsburgh Photos
Landmarks include steel mills, the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, Mount Washington, Smithfield Street, Pan Handle Bridge, Point Bridge, Duquesne Incline and Wabash Station.
51 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 04/24/2013 - 12:28pm
Providence
Providence, Rhode Island, street scenes and cityscapes.
16 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Mon, 12/17/2012 - 7:10pm
Richmond
Richmond, Virginia, street scenes and cityscapes.
22 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 11/28/2012 - 4:22pm
Rochester
Rochester, New York, street scenes and cityscapes.
23 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 03/01/2013 - 3:13pm
Salem
Salem, Massachusetts. Photos of historic structures including the Salem Witch House and House of Seven Gables.
12 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 10/31/2012 - 6:34pm
San Francisco
San Francisco, California, street scenes and cityscapes. Aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
24 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Thu, 05/09/2013 - 4:20pm
Saratoga Springs
The resort town of Saratoga Springs, New York, nexus of horse racing and mineral water.
7 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Wed, 07/18/2012 - 9:05pm
Savannah
Savannah, Georgia, street scenes and cityscapes.
28 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sun, 01/13/2013 - 2:21pm
Scranton
The rail hub of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
6 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sun, 07/29/2012 - 8:16pm
St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri, street scenes and cityscapes.
32 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Thu, 02/28/2013 - 3:24pm
Syracuse
Syracuse, New York, street scenes and cityscapes.
19 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Mon, 11/05/2012 - 11:40am
Toledo
Toledo, Ohio, street scenes and cityscapes. Industrial facilities along the Maumee River.
19 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Fri, 11/30/2012 - 10:58am
Utica
Utica, New York, street scenes and cityscapes.
9 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Sun, 09/30/2012 - 8:08am
Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi, street scenes and cityscapes.
11 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 11/15/2011 - 8:06pm
Walkerville
Walkerville, Ontario, street scenes and cityscapes. Grounds and facilities of Hiram Walker & Sons, Distillers.
6 photos in this gallery
Last updated: Tue, 11/29/2011 - 10:38pm
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