Shorpy is funded by you. Help by purchasing a print or contributing. Learn more.
- One swole, one not so much
- Like mother, like daughter
- Tendentious? more
- Top Shelf
- RE: 8 Gardiner Way | Maybe they're lost?
- I made this
- Impressive
- That brings back memories
- Canny
- Tick Tock a Beautiful Clock!
- Impressive inventory
- A winning smile
- The Eternal Flame
- Triple Crossing?
- Justifiably proud!
- Those were the days
- Talky products
- Everything old is new again.
- The Bare Necessities
- Not an electric
- Eyes have it
- Now there's something you don't see every day
- Mission accomplished
- There's Gold In Them There Sawdust Now.
- Look out
- Where should I park, dear?
- Beehive Burners
- Wake up, little Susie
- 8 Gardiner Way
- Tough Life?
Photos submitted by Shorpy members.
Colorized photos submitted by members.
Our holdings include hundreds of glass and film negatives/transparencies that we've scanned ourselves; in addition, many other photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs) in the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) They are adjusted, restored and reworked by your webmaster in accordance with his aesthetic sensibilities before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here. All of these images (including "derivative works") are protected by copyright laws of the United States and other jurisdictions and may not be sold, reproduced or otherwise used for commercial purposes without permission.
© 2019 SHORPY INC.
[REV 25-NOV-2014]
Vintage photos of:
Kids These Days: 1904
New York, 1904. "Goat carriages in Central Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Moving
Seems like Ludwig Van moved...here he appears to be close to the Mall benches facing away from the rise of the Casino (where the Bandshell is now). Today he's closer to the Sheep Meadow and faces the Bandshell.
Beethoven in the Park
"Donated by the German-American Choir Society, the bronze bust of the German composer joined the growing collection of statuary on the Mall in 1884."
RSS | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Photo Use | © 2019 Shorpy Inc.
Today's Top 5