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Me Photographing You
... The year is 1956 and the location is on Wellington in Chicago Illinois. View full size. Cameraman Looks like a Kodak ... 
 
Posted by polishprinsezz - 08/11/2011 - 8:54am -

Kodachrome slide of my 8-year-old father with a camera. The year is 1956 and the location is on Wellington in Chicago Illinois. View full size. CameramanLooks like a Kodak Brownie StarFlash, but the online sources I've found all say it wasn't introduced until March 1957. Great gift for a kid back then. Now they get cell phones that do everything including tracking of incoming comet impacts. BrownieIt could have been 1957. I know I am Pretty close with guessing the year this was. Thank you for the feed back tterrace. I admire your images you post. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Traffic-Stopper: 1941
... of this Shorpy original with the caption "Michigan Avenue, Chicago, July 1941." (Colorized Photos) ... 
 
Posted by SirCarl - 09/20/2016 - 8:33am -

My colorized version of this Shorpy original with the caption "Michigan Avenue, Chicago, July 1941." (Colorized Photos)
Nikon in the Loop: 1959
... was brought to Shutan Camera on West Washington Street in Chicago by Joeseph Ehrenreich. Joe's company Ehrenreich Photo-Optical ... 
 
Posted by Shutan.com - 03/03/2018 - 6:00pm -

1959: Sons Harold and Melvin Shutan being shown the finer points of a new Nikon F by father Edwin, along with Robert “Mac” McElroy on the right. The Nikon F was introduced in 1959, became Nikon's best seller, and made Nikon the professionals choice. This particular Nikon F was brought to Shutan Camera on West Washington Street in Chicago by Joeseph Ehrenreich. Joe's company Ehrenreich Photo-Optical Industries (EPOI) of Garden City, NJ was the sole distributor for Nikon in the USA. In 1981, Nippon Kogaku, the Tokyo-based maker of Nikon cameras acquired EPOI. Soon after, Nikon USA was formed. View full size. Nikon FMy dad indulged in a rare splurge and got himself a Nikon F in the early sixties. His camera looked very much like the one in Edwin Shutan’s hands, including an identical lens hood. He also had an 8mm film projector, but not exactly like either of those on the shelf. Strange that both sons in this photo wear glasses while the father does not. The hood!There was something magical in old Nikon gear. Those metal lens hoods were so cool, in either position. I really miss that stuff. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Launch of the Ravenscraig: 1900
... Eastland would become infamous when she capsized in the Chicago river with the loss of 844 lives. The Ravenscraig sailed the Great ... 
 
Posted by Rick - 01/04/2009 - 8:58am -

The 251 foot Great Lakes steamer Ravenscraig was launched at the Black River yard of the Jenks Ship Building Company in Port Huron, Michigan, sometime in 1900. From this same yard Jenks launched their only passenger ship, the Eastland, in May 1903. In 1915 the Eastland would become infamous when she capsized in the Chicago river with the loss of 844 lives. The Ravenscraig sailed the Great Lakes until 1907 when she was sold for off-lakes use. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Four Generations of Cogley Women: 1903
... dentist, who graduated from Northwestern Dental School in Chicago. This must have been rare, considering the life expectancy when ... 
 
Posted by kbreenbo - 03/20/2011 - 2:06pm -

Emmett, Michigan 1903. My decendants, clockwise from top: Cecilia Cogley Donahue, aged 33 (b. 12/15/1870, d. 9/30/1963); Cecilia's grandmother, Bridget Fogarty, aged 82 (b. 1821, d. 3/27/11); My paternal grandmother, Mary Alma Donahue Breen, aged 5 (b. 11/28/98, d. 11/10/82); and Cecilia's mother, Katherine Brennan, aged 56 (b. 1847, d. 1938). Cecilia married Michael Donahue, a dentist, who graduated from Northwestern Dental School in Chicago. This must have been rare, considering the life expectancy when this photo was taken. My grandmother looks to be about five years old in the photo. View full size. Old ancestryWow, did others of your ancestors live that long? That is pretty impressive, especially for the women having been born in the 19th century! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Santa Comes for a Visit: 1958
... Kodachrome slide taken in December of 1958. Location is in Chicago. I know that Santa is actually my father's uncle Laddie. View full ... 
 
Posted by polishprinsezz - 09/16/2011 - 1:42pm -

Kodachrome slide taken in December of 1958. Location is in Chicago. I know that Santa is actually my father's uncle Laddie. View full size. Santa is the stork?It looks like Santa brought a new brother or sister! What this young lady actually wanted was a pony--maybe Santa will exchange Baby for Dobbin? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas)
Early Drug Store and Soda Fountain
F.A. Cooke Drugs in Chicago, early 1900s. The image has a rare wooden candy vendor mounted to the ... 
 
Posted by sledworks - 12/02/2011 - 3:32pm -

F.A. Cooke Drugs in Chicago, early 1900s. The image has a rare wooden candy vendor mounted to the exterior wall. One of my coin-op reference books shows a similar machine called a "Combination Vendor" from Ryede Specialty Works, c. 1910. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Happy Birthday Aunt Candy
... smile is 37 years old. Image taken June of 1959 in Chicago Illinois. View full size. Shakers We had those soft ... 
 
Posted by polishprinsezz - 08/11/2011 - 8:55am -

Kodachrome slide of my aunt turning one. Her cousin Sharon to the left and her Uncle Laddie to the right. My Grandma and her beautiful smile is 37 years old. Image taken June of 1959 in Chicago Illinois. View full size. ShakersWe had those soft polyethylene salt-and-pepper shakers; used them for outdoor BBQs and camping. Thanks for bringing back a memory! Wise-guy brother is also a plus. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Sanitation Workers: 1940s
Chicago sewer department workers in the late 1940s. The man kneeling in the ... 
 
Posted by MustangNick - 01/03/2009 - 4:16pm -

Chicago sewer department workers in the late 1940s. The man kneeling in the middle is my grandfather. That is all I know about this picture. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Medicine Show: 1935
... my father, Jessie C. Hayes, b. 1909. He left the farm for Chicago as soon as he could, then came back to this area about the time of this ... 
 
Posted by rich - 09/19/2011 - 9:58pm -

I think the dapper fellow on the far right is/was my father, Jessie C. Hayes, b. 1909. He left the farm for Chicago as soon as he could, then came back to this area about the time of this photo before meeting and marrying our mother. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Grandpa Came to Visit: 1954
... 35mm Kodachrome slide of my grandparent's visit to NW Chicago in 1954. That is me in his arms. Now I have 3 grandchildren and I know ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 05/27/2010 - 9:44am -

Another 35mm Kodachrome slide of my grandparent's visit to NW Chicago in 1954. That is me in his arms. Now I have 3 grandchildren and I know the strong feelings that reside behind that smile. View full size. The GrandsThere's no question, the reward for all the trials and tribulations of parenthood is grandchildren. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
My Namesake
... came to America from Scotland in 1882. Worked and lived in Chicago putting on slate roofs in the Highland Park area. He was a proud member ... 
 
Posted by Bombay Scottie - 03/06/2008 - 9:37am -

My great-great-grandfather Hutcheson, my namesake, in the early 1950s with my great-aunt. He came to America from Scotland in 1882. Worked and lived in Chicago putting on slate roofs in the Highland Park area. He was a proud member of the Freemasons. Note how dignified he was. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Airstream Community
... a small part of his life. He was a doctor based in Chicago. He was employed briefly by Airstream Trailer and document several ... 
 
Posted by kevinarrow - 10/05/2011 - 5:01pm -

I found in a Miami thrift store approximately 12 metal boxes containing a well organized collection of personal slides documenting a Dr. Eugene Birchwood's lifelong involvement with the Airstream trailer community. Only a single slide had his name written on it and from this I was able to research a small part of his life. He was a doctor based in Chicago. He was employed briefly by Airstream Trailer and document several international tours or roundups in the mid 1950s. Many slides were taken in Mexico and Europe. View full size. Someone liked their StudebakersIn the rest of the Birchwood photos the car pulling the Airstream is a 1962 Studebaker Lark wagon. This car is a 1957 Studebaker wagon; however it's unclear which model. For '57 Studebaker offered wagons based on the Champion (called the Pelham as a 2-door or Deluxe as a 4-door), Commander (Parkview 2-door or Provincial 4-door) and President (Broadmoor 4-door). There was also a 2-door wagon based on the price leader Scotsman line, but it was virtually devoid of chrome. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Happy Easter from Germany
... German, of course. Sent from Else Wagner to Ella Widulle, Chicago,Il. Postmarked 1909, with 10 pfennig stamp. Very creative photographer ... 
 
Posted by RefugeRoad - 01/04/2008 - 1:37pm -

Actual photo postcard from Germany. All writing on back done with fountain pen, and in German, of course. Sent from Else Wagner to Ella Widulle, Chicago,Il. Postmarked 1909, with 10 pfennig stamp. Very creative photographer to have a stuffed chicken in his prop inventory. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Penny Arcade: 1941
... display from 1941. Probably in a ball room in some old Chicago Hotel. Front and center, Exhibit Supply was a well known amusement ... 
 
Posted by sledworks - 11/28/2011 - 8:29am -

If you are a fan of old arcade machines, this photo is for you. It is a wonderful trade show display from 1941. Probably in a ball room in some old Chicago Hotel. Front and center, Exhibit Supply was a well known amusement device manufacturer for many decades. Pinball, postcard vendors and personality testers were just some of the machines they made. If you look carefully there are some other manufacturers along the sides of the room including Metropolitan Amusement Co. and Holly Mfg Co. A music system manufacturer is visible but the name is partially obscured by some of the other machines. This original 8x10 print was purchased from Dick Bueschel, an author who wrote many books in the coin-op field. I was fortunate enough to buy several great images from Dick before he died in 1998. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Coldwater, Michigan: c. 1865-75
... of all their beauty. The address is approximately #19 West Chicago St. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Stores & ... 
 
Posted by stuwil - 09/16/2011 - 2:02pm -

After nearly one year of trying to track down the location of this photo I finally Googled the partial sign all the way to the far right, "Tibbit Cigar Manu..." I found Tibbit was a very important citizen in Coldwater, Michigan, who built Tibbit's Opera House in 1882, which is still open today after an extensive restoration. Using Google Maps street view I was able to then identify the two buildings to the right which are still standing. Unfortunately they have over the years been stripped of all their beauty. The address is approximately #19 West Chicago St. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Stores & Markets)
Got Milk?
... of William Widule, the owner of the Sherman Park Dairy of Chicago around the turn of the century. The wagon appears freshly painted, ... 
 
Posted by RefugeRoad - 01/05/2008 - 2:08pm -

The milk wagon of William Widule, the owner of the Sherman Park Dairy of Chicago around the turn of the century. The wagon appears freshly painted, William is neatly dressed, and it is obvious that his partner is very well cared for. I like the way the horse's ears are pricked forward and he (or she) is gazing directly at the camera. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Pregnant Grandma: 1958
... with her third child. The house was on Wellington in Chicago and the date is May 1958. Kodachrome slide. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by polishprinsezz - 08/08/2011 - 10:31am -

My grandma Bette at 8 months pregnant with her third child. The house was on Wellington in Chicago and the date is May 1958. Kodachrome slide. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Martinez Bass Club used by Coast Guard During WWII
... the San Francisco Bay and areas surrounding Port Chicago and Benecia Arsenal. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by olegimpy - 09/04/2007 - 9:48pm -

The Bass club in Martinez California, donated to the Coast Guard for use in patrolling the San Francisco Bay and areas surrounding Port Chicago and Benecia Arsenal. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Panama Limited
... train operated by the Illinois Central Railroad between Chicago and New Orleans. From my collection. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by russ - 06/22/2008 - 8:51pm -

Circa 1910 postcard showing the dining car galley on the famous Panama Limited, an all-Pullman passenger train operated by the Illinois Central Railroad between Chicago and New Orleans. From my collection. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Wilson Meat Packing
... a purchaser for Wilson Meat Packing in Oklahoma City and Chicago. He worked there from 1930s through 1950s. I am not sure when and ... 
 
Posted by hager2007 - 02/17/2012 - 10:29pm -

This is my grandfather, William A. Farrell, who worked as a purchaser for Wilson Meat Packing in Oklahoma City and Chicago. He worked there from 1930s through 1950s. I am not sure when and where this pic was taken, and I don't have a clue as to the identity of the women co-workers. If this was taken in Topeka, then he must have been there on business trip, as he never lived there. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Say It with Shutan's: 193x
... of Shutan Camera Co. on West Washington Street in downtown Chicago. My grandfather Edwin Shutan offered a large selection of quality ... 
 
Posted by Shutan.com - 03/09/2018 - 7:32pm -

c1930s. A storefront window display of Shutan Camera Co. on West Washington Street in downtown Chicago. My grandfather Edwin Shutan offered a large selection of quality Christmas cards and fine writing instruments - and always arranged the displays meticulously. View full size. They Say MoreI love the logic: not only should you say it with Shutan's Christmas cards, but you should do it because they say more. Than what? Other cards? Or not using cards at all? (Maybe I'm over-thinking it, but I still love that message.) As for the pen-and-pencil sets and pen stands, I'm sure they'd come in handy for those Christmas cards, but I always thought of them as the classic Bar Mitzvah gift. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Dr. and Mrs. Lurie: 1953
... start a better life. He became a dentist and practiced in Chicago in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. Later the family moved to Albany ... 
 
Posted by here in van nuys - 01/22/2016 - 7:24pm -

Dr. Benjamin Lurie (1894-1954) and his wife Bertha (1898-1984) were born in Russia and escaped to America to start a better life. He became a dentist and practiced in Chicago in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. Later the family moved to Albany Park and lived at 4837 N. Albany Ave with their two daughters Mildred (b. 1924) and Louise (1933-2014). This photograph of Dr. Lurie and his wife with their first grandson Steven (b. 1952) was taken about 1953. Tragically, Dr. Lurie died on June 20, 1954. These fine people were my maternal grandparents. View full size. My momhad that same sweater in 1951. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
TWA Guy with a Connie
... coast to coast possible, no more stops in Kansas City or Chicago to fuel up. Lockheed had developed substantial experience with this ... 
 
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)
Heads Up
... the teacher training program at the Art Institute of Chicago for many years. Upon retirement in 1933, she moved to California and ... 
 
Posted by Christoph Traugott - 06/02/2017 - 7:01pm -

Glimpses of Peoria (1912-1915) as seen by Mary Camp Scovel, art educator, painter and potter. While Mary was in Peoria she was the instructor of the Normal Art Course at Bradley Polytechnic Institute. Mary Camp Scovel was born in Bloomington, Illinois on Feb. 19, 1869. She headed the teacher training program at the Art Institute of Chicago for many years. Upon retirement in 1933, she moved to California and settled in Carmel; she died there on Oct. 18, 1941. View full size. At first glanceI thought it was the trophy room of Henry the Eighth or Marie Antoinette. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Billy Sullivan (Colorized): 1911
Chicago White Sox catcher Billy Sullivan. May 13, 1911. Gelatin silver print by ... 
 
Posted by IKRA - 10/05/2011 - 5:03pm -

Chicago White Sox catcher Billy Sullivan. May 13, 1911. Gelatin silver print by Paul Thompson. Colorized. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Baby Laurence Ziv
My distant cousin Laurence Ziv; Chicago, 1896. Gorgeous Baby Thanks for sharing this cherub he is ... 
 
Posted by markie1425 - 11/18/2016 - 7:29pm -

My distant cousin Laurence Ziv; Chicago, 1896. Gorgeous BabyThanks for sharing this cherub he is darling (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Society of St.Michael the Archangel: 1926
The Society of St.Michael the Archangel, Chicago, Illinois 1926. The Church of St. Michael the Archangel was located in ... 
 
Posted by daddyb - 01/20/2012 - 9:41pm -

The Society of St.Michael the Archangel, Chicago, Illinois 1926. The Church of St. Michael the Archangel was located in Albidona, Italy. According to our family genealogist, the men in the photo are all immigrants from Albidona. Such grave faces! But all full of unique character. My Great-Grandfather, Leonardo Adduci, is the man with gavel in the center of the bottom row. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Junior Military Academy: 1967
... the home of President Obama on Greenwood Ave. in Hyde Park Chicago. I am at the top left in the back row. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by rkoch - 08/30/2015 - 8:24am -

This school I attended. Junior military Academy photo taken in 1967 one door down from what is now the home of President Obama on Greenwood Ave. in Hyde Park Chicago. I am at the top left in the back row. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Souvenir: 1933
A tiny memento (only 1½ inches tall) of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. I hope he had a good time. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Mattie - 09/20/2011 - 10:44pm -

A tiny memento (only 1½ inches tall) of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. I hope he had a good time. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Travel & Vacation)
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