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Made in America: 1909
... second and third from the left, who are smiling like it is Christmas morning. It's a dismal picture, the worn-out, raggedy clothes and ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/25/2017 - 4:04pm -

"Noon, June 10, 1909. Parker Mill in Warren, Rhode Island. I saw these and nearly a dozen youngsters who looked to be under 14 at work there that A.M. when I went through the mill as a visitor." Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size. Hey, Barn!Fascinating. Until today, I never knew that Don Knotts had worked in a Rhode Island mill. Here at the Parker Mill in Warren, we have two basic rules . . . Nip it in the bud!Third on the left: Barney Fife, pre-Mayberry. 426 Metacom AveNow with prime loft space for lease: Amazing resilianceOne wonders how these people can be so happy, even as they work so hard and stay so poor, especially the two smallest boys, second and third from the left, who are smiling like it is Christmas morning. It's a dismal picture, the worn-out, raggedy clothes and tobacco-infused, laboring children, and yet they seem filled with joy, hopeful and even optimistic. I hope their lives got better and eventually more prosperous. (The Gallery, Factories, Kids, Lewis Hine)
Before Television
... c. 1936 - 1939. May dates from around December from the 2 Christmas issues seen. Hitler on the front page The Christmas magazine says 1936 on it. I wonder what this woman is doing with ... 
 
Posted by William - 06/26/2009 - 12:33pm -

Found negative in a dumpster in Portland, Oregon. Unknown photographer. View full size. The world at your fingertipsA nice selection of magazines, mostly European. If someone recognizes a specific cover we may get a year for this photo; I'll guess c. 1936 - 1939. May dates from around December from the 2 Christmas issues seen. Hitler on the front pageThe Christmas magazine says 1936 on it. I wonder what this woman is doing with such a diverse number of magazines? The German magazine 3rd from the top row. Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung or AIZ (in English, The Workers Pictorial Newspaper) was a weekly German illustrated magazine published between 1924 and 1938 in Berlin and later in Prague. Anti-Fascist and pro-Communist in stance, it was published by Willi Münzenberg and is best remembered for the brilliantly propagandistic photomontages of John Heartfield. In 1930 began the magazine's association with John Heartfield, whose photomontages savagely attacking both National Socialism and Weimar capitalism became a regular feature. In the years leading up to 1933 the circulation of AIZ reached over one half million. After the seizure of power by Hitler the AIZ went into exile in Prague, continuing until 1938 under editor-in-chief Franz Carl Weiskopf. BIZ, not AIZThe German magazine is in fact the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung (BIZ, Pictorial Newspaper of Berlin), rather than the AIZ. Founded in 1891, it was Germany's first mass-distribution newspaper and had a circulation of almost 2 million by 1933/4 by the time Hitler and the National Socialists came to power. The popular newspaper was taken away from its Jewish owners by the National Socialists during their time in power and used as a propaganda sheet, which probably explains the relatively sycophantic photograph we see on the cover here. During the NS Party's stewardship of the BIZ, they changed its name from the traditional spelling of "Illustrirte" to the contemporary "Illustrierte", presumably at some point after the edition we can see in the photo. The original owners regained and sold the business once war and National Socialism ended in 1945. Amazing set of magazinespresented here: Algeria, Nynorsk (New Norwegian) Vikeblad, Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung, a Hebrew(?) magazine, La Revue de Madagascar, Cameroun, La Turquie Kemaliste, USSR in construction, Illustraçião, Cadelp, ....lly Times and Witness Christmas Annual, Valis-Eesti No.1 Almanak 1935, The Passing Show 1932 UK, Kaunas (Lithuania), Morze (Polish: The sea) Numer 6 (128) z 1935, The Trinidadian, Tidens Kvinder (Danish: future women), Dublin Opinion, The Outspan (South African), Jadranska straža (Croatian: Adriatic watcher), Sumatra, Tolnai Világ-lapja (Hungarian: World Journal of Tolnai), Minerva (Albanian), Ceylon Causerie illustrated, a Japanes(?) magazine, Vie à la Campagne (Hachette), Revista la Semana (Brazilian), Domus (Italian?), ..pestry Tyden, L'Asie Nouvelle illustrée (Indo-Chinese, Saigon), Theatis (Greek), Boabe de Grâu (Romanian: Wheat berries) (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Deck the Halls: 1954
Christmas 1954. My grandmother Sarah Parish Hall at home in Miami Shores, Florida. She really knew how to do Christmas. (Here's the tree .) View full size. Holy ornaments, ... Was it like this in every room? (Member Gallery, Christmas) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/14/2007 - 5:27pm -

Christmas 1954. My grandmother Sarah Parish Hall at home in Miami Shores, Florida. She really knew how to do Christmas. (Here's the tree.) View full size. Holy ornaments, Batman!Your grandma did have a great flair. She sure had a ton of ornaments. Was it like this in every room? (Member Gallery, Christmas)
Windmill: 1955
... 35mm Kodachrome slide, taken near Blandinsville, Ill., Christmas 1955. View full size. AC Gilbert Hall of Science "You are ... kids that I can recall. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas) ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 09/19/2011 - 2:12pm -

Does anyone remember Erector Sets? I remember this windmill that would turn when the electric motor was plugged in. Although I was only 2, I have pleasant memories of that set. I suspect there was "some assembly required" frustration on the part of Dad or Grandfather, but, oh the memory! 35mm Kodachrome slide, taken near Blandinsville, Ill., Christmas 1955. View full size. AC Gilbert Hall of Science"You are a lucky boy to receive this fine product of the AC Gilbert Hall of Science, the greatest institution of its type in the world". Or so read the introductory blurb on the late-40's instructions, whether for the Erector set, chemistry set (full of stuff no kid can buy today), or several other "Science products". The Hall of Science was housed in a small 5-story corner building in downtown New York, made to look larger with a dramatic angle. The first and second floors housed AC Gilbert train layouts, with offices upstairs. Their factory complete with smokestack was located in New Haven CT. Erector setsOh yeah, Erector sets. I had a simple one, no motor that I can remember, and maybe it didn't even come in a metal chest - or did they all? I think I alternately envied and was intimidated by the big sets with zillions of parts - it was like they obliged you to successfully construct some elaborate, fully-operational contraption, or else! Me, I think I was happy just randomly sticking parts together and tightening the nuts and bolts. That indicates either a free-thinking creativity or mere simple-mindedness on my part, I don't know which. You were obviously happy with yours! Erector setsI remember Erector sets. I even had one, or maybe it was some British equivalent, like a Meccano set (though Meccano is, strictly speaking French; you can still buy Erector sets but they're really relabeled Meccano). Great fun because even if they did come with instruction booklets that told you how to build some things, you could still "freelance" and build whatever you wanted. Lego used to be that way too. Nowadays when I go to buy a Lego set for my seven year-old nephew what I find are kits to build very specific things often with some sort of commercial tie-in like "Star Wars", and I can't seem to find a set that will let him free his imagination and just build whatever he wants to. Gilbert Hall of ScienceThe Gilbert Hall of Science was a wonderful place for a kid to visit back in the 1940s. I believe it was on East 26th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues, facing south onto Madison Square. Gilbert made the American Flyer line of electric trains, which were neat, but I always favored Lionel trains and accessories. I also owned a series of Erector Sets, culminating in one like that in the above photo that came with the motor on which you could shift gear speeds. Along with sets of Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys and "American Bricks", these were the Legos of their day, and they were all manufactured in the USA. Those were the days!!! Another great kid place in New York in those days was the Museum of Science and Industry, just off the lobby of the RCA building on the 6th Avenue side. The mechanized exhibits were housed behind glass cases mounted in the walls, with a button that allowed you to operate the machinery -- the earliest "interactive" exhibit for kids that I can recall. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas)
Keep a Light On: 1940
... I can see George Bailey running past, shouting "Merry Christmas, folks who left the porch light on!" (The Gallery, John Vachon, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/03/2020 - 7:54pm -

November 1940. "Porch light to welcome expected visitors. Pierre, South Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Truck ID1937 Ford (I bet Tom Bodett would love this pic) "Photographer of Light"What Thomas Kinkade could never achieve. Major AwardJust needs a leg lamp in the window. A lump in my throatNearly 60 years ago I spent two sleepless days and nights and almost another hitchhiking from my base in North Carolina to home in northwest Pennsylvania. I saw lots of scenes like this one along the way. Every one of them choked me up. I don't remember praying but the guy who picked me up somewhere near Mars told me I was the first hitchhiker he'd picked up since the last one beat him up and left him for dead in 1949. He took me almost all the way to my home from the middle of nowhere. It's a Wonderful LightI can see George Bailey running past, shouting "Merry Christmas, folks who left the porch light on!" (The Gallery, John Vachon, Small Towns)
Car Merry-Go-Round: 1908
... haunted toy show... (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Christmas, G.G. Bain, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/04/2012 - 1:17pm -

Merry-go-round display at Madison Square Garden toy show, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. Oooooo ...This is like something out of an Edward Gorey cartoon. Jeepers!Go get the gang and we'll solve the mystery of the haunted toy show... (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Christmas, G.G. Bain, Kids)
It Might as Well Be Spring: 1923
... to agree with that conclusion. I see them often around Christmas in bright red and other colors and they have fuller, more abundant ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/15/2013 - 12:59pm -

March 14, 1923. "Mary Wallace." Daughter of Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Political familyMary's older brother Henry A. Wallace followed in their father's footsteps and served as Secretary of Agriculture during FDR's first two terms and as Vice President during the third term. He would have become President upon FDR's death, had Truman not replaced him as VP. ClassificationGenus is homo, species is sapiens, variety is female. Hippeastrum a/k/a amaryllisPretty sure those aren't daylilies but are a species of the nearly 100 in genus Hippeastrum. These are the flowering bulbs, prized for their ability to be forced indoors during winter, that are commonly referred to as "amaryllis." Horticulturist challengeC'mon, flower people; show all the car, train, airplane and call-box identifiers what you're made of. Genus, species and variety, please. Big flowers This is just a wild guess, I am not a horticulturist (or a Presbyterian) but I believe the genus is hemerocallis giant (daylily) with blooms up to 10" across. Am I even close? P.S. After reading the comment titled "Hippeastrum a/k/a Amaryllis", I have to agree with that conclusion. I see them often around Christmas in bright red and other colors and they have fuller, more abundant petals than lilies and if you look them up, you can see that Amaryllis is what they actually are. I'd like to change my vote please. (The Gallery, Natl Photo)
Fountain Square: 1907
... left of the image looks to be hanging lights possibly as a Christmas decoration for the Mabley and Carew Department Store. The store in ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/22/2015 - 10:16am -

Circa 1907. "Fountain Square, Cincinnati." Dry goods, dentists and the Western Tray Factory. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Not much still thereThe fountain is still there, although it's been moved a hundred feet or so (it appears in the opening credits of "WKRP in Cincinnati"). The tall building on the right, with "New York Life" in the upper windows, is still there. Just about everything else in the shot is long gone. Mabley & CarewThe person on the scaffolding on the left of the image looks to be hanging lights possibly as a Christmas decoration for the Mabley and Carew Department Store. The store in the image is on the Northeast Corner of Fifth and Vine streets. (The fountain is in the middle of Fifth street). Here is a previous Shorpy post that depicts a different view of the Mabley and Carew building. https://www.shorpy.com/node/11254. The store relocated to three of the four corners of Fifth and Vine during its lifetime. I worked for Mabley and Carew in the early to mid 60s. At that time the store was on the Northwest corner of Fifth and Vine, its final location. (The Gallery, Cincinnati Photos, DPC, Streetcars)
City Sidewalk: 1940
December 1940. "Christmas shopping crowds. Gadsden, Alabama." Medium format acetate negative by ... Boss: John, do you ever leave the room? (The Gallery, Christmas, John Vachon) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/18/2020 - 3:25pm -

December 1940. "Christmas shopping crowds. Gadsden, Alabama." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Trash.I am amazed how trashy the streets were in these olden days. Seems that people used the sidewalks and streets as their garbage bins. Any photo from before the 1960s seems to have lots of trash on the ground, and the photographers captured it all so much! Natty clothing does not make up for trashing the place! Still we see alot of trash along the highways, and in some cities, but jeez what slobs people can be! Busy SidewalkDressed in holiday style. But I don't see any Silver Bells! 1940 lettersVachon: Here are my latest photos Boss: John, do you ever leave the room? (The Gallery, Christmas, John Vachon)
Hi-Fi 1954
... kit if you had problems. Shortwave radio For one Christmas in the early 60's my folks got me a Heathkit shortwave receiver kit. ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 09/22/2011 - 7:20pm -

My brother's do-it-yourself hi-fi. From Top: tweeter, woofer, Webcor portable phonograph, Heathkit amplifier. One of his high school buddies assembled the Heathkit for him. He took this in the upstairs bedroom we shared until a year or so later. That's my bed on the right. Check out our cool wallpaper. View full size. HeathkitI can't begin to count how many Heathkits and Knight-Kits I built over the years. It's another lost art -- no one builds kits anymore. Electronic parts are so tiny these days you can barely see them, much less handle them. It's all done by machines. Heathkit Memories (Egads)My dad built a Heathkit television, he started in the mid/late 70's. I'm pretty sure he never really finished it. I don't wish to knock Heathkit because it never really worked, but that could be because of Dad's skills. Iit did work for a while, but not for long. At one point Dad decided it needed a remote control, so he built one. Using an incredibly long highway of that rainbow wire strip, attached to a black plastic box with a metal face. It had two buttons, using that labeling tape - ON and the other OFF. When I was 10 I thought it was pretty spiffy, really. HeathkitMy father and I built 4 Heathkit televisions and numerous other kits. With a kit that large it took a bit of determination to troubleshoot a problem but Heathkit provided good tech support and if necessary would repair/build your kit if you had problems. Shortwave radioFor one Christmas in the early 60's my folks got me a Heathkit shortwave receiver kit. This was back when FM was still unheard of I think. Dad and I spent about an hour or two each night for what seemed forever building it. We had built an oscilloscope prior to that. I don't ever recall what we used the scope for though it stayed with the family for decades and finally found a dumpster just after Dad's passing in 2000. The radio was fantastic though. We strung a 50 foot antenna across the back yard and I remember listening to WLS (I think that was it) in Chicago at night. I used that receiver right up till I went in the army in 73. [Wouldn't that be AM, not shortwave? As for FM broadcasting, there were hundreds of FM stations by the early 1950s. - Dave] (ShorpyBlog, Technology, Member Gallery, tterrapix)
The Patio: c. 1957
... onto the dining room, where my family was having their Christmas dinner. View full size. Tilt lens effect The very ... 
 
Posted by Mvsman - 01/13/2011 - 11:01am -

This is our backyard and patio in beautiful West Covina, CA about 1957. Mom and I are getting the BBQ set up for Dad. Those are agave and palm plants in the center of the patio, I think. The screen door leads to the living room. The window to the left of the screen door opens onto the dining room, where my family was having their Christmas dinner. View full size. Tilt lens effectThe very archetype of a Southern California 50's backyard! Interesting how the lens distortions at the top of the frame give this image the now wildly popular "tilt lens" or "shallow depth of field" effect that makes a full sized scene look miniature. The camera manufacturer didn't quite get that lens glued in straight. [Another possibility: warped transparency. - Dave] All those LA palm trees that have not fallen over or been removed have gotten ridiculously high in recent times. MvsmanThis was the house where I spent the best part of my childhood. Thanks for your comments! That's a new patio, too!Looks wonderful. Palms & PatioGreat window into 50s California suburbia. I'm going to say those are iris rather than agave with the little palm in the center; agaves form a circular rosette, and those leaves appear to be in a fan formation. I see a little racing car at the edge of the patio. If you were like me, you'd forgo the patio and build a system of roads in the dirt for it. I became quite adept at conditioning dirt, either by shaving or pulverizing it, to a consistency that emulated asphalt that I'd then use to "pave" my roads. Of course, much of it wound up caked on the knees of my jeans, resulting in my leaving a trail of little hardened mud cookies if I didn't clean up thoroughly before going inside. Lovely BlueWhat a wonderful picture. It's now my new desktop background. Thank youThis home and neighborhood was where my fondest childhood memories took place. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Heeeeey, Batter Batter
... eyeglasses (two pairs!) as your sister and having the same Christmas reindeer (different color) as your brother. We had the exact same ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 09/22/2011 - 6:36pm -

"Santa Baby 1963" now in the early 1970's in Rochester, Indiana. Kodachrome. View full size. Little LeagueI had forgotten about the art of putting two folds on the bill of a baseball cap. My teammates and I knew we were cool once we folded the bills of our caps. Alternate WorldsHello, It's me again, the woman who grew up in Warren, Michigan, wearing the same eyeglasses (two pairs!) as your sister and having the same Christmas reindeer (different color) as your brother. We had the exact same shrubs planted in the front and back of our house. They gave my mom a horrible rash whenever she tried to pull weeds near them. Either everyone in the country was wearing and growing the same things or... Rochester, Indiana and Warren, Michigan are weird alternative worlds. Looking forward to each new slide to see what else our families shared...my grandpa was the slide fan in our family btw. Mailbox RollFashion can be strange, many of my buddies back in the late-'70s and early-'80s went for a sharply-arched roll. Of course the rest of us mercilessly called it a 'mailbox roll' and jokingly implied that this was so they could leave their hat on when they were checking to see if the welfare check had arrived.... I rememberMy brother used wear his baseball caps the same way, he even had the same style glasses. Once again the subject is squinting in the sun. Braces and dimplesThose are some dynamite dimples! It looks like maybe he would have had braces some time in the 70s. I'll bet, after those came off, he was pretty popular with the girls, with that charming grin! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Grandma and Mother: 1955
... Washington and liked it so much, she sent it to me for Christmas that same year. A special present that still means a lot to me. ... 
 
Posted by dlmiller - 01/22/2010 - 10:36am -

This is my Grandma Norma, left, holding my mother Marsha. Next to her is an old friend and her child. This was taken in the living room of the house my grandparents still live in. Newark, Ohio, 1955. View full size. Stairway to the starsWe had that plywood crescent moon, with its staircase for displaying knickknacks, on our living room wall in the '60s. I think we had two plywood stars, too. For the life of me I have no idea what we displayed on them, though. This is a sweet photo, and I'm glad to hear your grandparents have lived in the same house for 55 years. Me tooMy grandparents, who would probably have been about the same age, also had that moon with staircase! By the time I was around (the 80s), it was relegated to the basement. Crescent moonI found two of those crescent moons with staircases at a garage sale a couple of years ago for $1 each. I bought both of them; they are proudly displayed in my eclectic looking living room. I had never seen them before then, and this is the first time I've seen them since. I change the display on them for the seasons. Right now they have small stuffed sheep on them for upcoming Spring. Longer than 55 yearsMy great-grandparents actually bought the house in the 1930's and during WWII rented upstairs rooms to men who worked in the factory up the street that manufactured supplies for the war. They also owned a soda shop up the street on the corner. After my great-grandfather died in 1952, my great-grandmother moved back to Newcomerstown and gave the house to my grandparents. Stairway to the Stars (Moon)I've heard it called both. I still have the one my grandmother gave me in 1950 that she made. I have it wrapped and boxed. It still looks new. I was visiting her one summer in Vancouver, Washington and liked it so much, she sent it to me for Christmas that same year. A special present that still means a lot to me. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
New Year's Eve 1956
... Images Countdown of 2008?! My votes go to the 1925 office Christmas party and the Krazy Kat series. [This year we have the ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 09/29/2011 - 7:12pm -

December 31, 1956 (or January 1, 1957). A party my brother, then 19, went to. Other than recognizing a couple family friends, that's all I know about this Ektachrome slide. View full size. Village People"Photo by Patrick McGoohan." SphereThanks, No. 6; I was trying to come up with some snappy remark about the pink balloon, but I gave up. Conception DayThis is truly wild: my mother always told me that December 31, 1956, was the night I was conceived. Now I know what was going on and what people were doing! Shorpy Countdown!Hey Dave, where's the Shorpy Top 20 Images Countdown of 2008?! My votes go to the 1925 office Christmas party and the Krazy Kat series. [This year we have the "user-customizable countdown." Whichever photo you like the most wins! - Dave] (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, New Year, tterrapix)
Foot Patrol: 1923
... for the prize-wining "leg" lamp in the movie "A Christmas Story". (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/12/2016 - 12:04am -

Washington, D.C. "S.S. Banks, March 20, 1923." We suspect this has something to do with traffic safety. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. Introduction of the Walk / Don't Walk signal!If the shoe is held up, walk! If it's not, don't walk! SafetyI'm guessing it's something he found stuck in the rails of the Trolley behind him. Or, Cinderella left it at the Ball and he has till midnight to find her. Adams MorganThis photo is taken at the corner of 18th Street, Columbia Road, and Adams Mill Road. The perspective is looking east on Columbia Road. The building on the left is currently a BB&T Bank. Shoe storyThe shoe was called a Mary Jane, designed by the Brown Shoe Company (Buster Brown). A leg with this shoe on it became the trademark of NEHI soda (knee-high), which was much later to become inspiration for the prize-wining "leg" lamp in the movie "A Christmas Story". (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
Surprise: 1909
... and water together provided a spectacle for thousands of Christmas shoppers who crowded both sides of the street.       ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/25/2017 - 7:43pm -

December 20, 1909. "Firemen spraying burning building on West 14th Street, New York." 5x7 glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.         Three million gallons of water from the high-pressure mains were pumped into a fire that destroyed a large seven-story factory and loft building at 180-188 West Fourteenth Street yesterday morning, and for five hours the fire, which raged until the afternoon, completely cut off traffic on that street. The pavement and sidewalks and many buildings for almost a block were coated with thick mid-Winter ice. Fire and water together provided a spectacle for thousands of Christmas shoppers who crowded both sides of the street.         Although there were no injuries from the fire, it caused damage of $200,000. Workers at the training school of the Salvation Army headquarters, adjoining the building on the east, were routed from their beds. It is not known what started the fire. -- New York Times, 12/21/1909 +103 With FirePer your request Dave... Trolley Marooned by FIre HosesThis must have been a fast-developing situation, because the trolley car apparently got marooned by fire hoses being stretched across the tracks both in front and behind before the car could escape the proximity of the fire premises. This is one of the few areas in which buses have an advantage over street railways; a fire anywhere along the line instantly makes streetcar service discontinuous! A bus can detour around the block. The street car line has to make-do with two separate segments. +103Below is the same view from April of 2012. [Where's the fire? - Dave] PrattThe large building on the right still stands at 144 West 14th and is home to Pratt Institute as of 1999. GVSHP has some history of the building: http://gvshp.org/blog/2016/11/18/happy-landmark-anniversary-144-west-14t... (The Gallery, Fires, Floods etc., G.G. Bain, NYC)
Deck the Hall: 1943
... December 1943. Washington, D.C. "Decorating the tree at a Christmas Eve party given by Local 203 of the United Federal Workers of ... skin, nails, watch - the whole package. (The Gallery, Christmas, D.C., Joseph Horne) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/06/2017 - 11:36am -

December 1943. Washington, D.C. "Decorating the tree at a Christmas Eve party given by Local 203 of the United Federal Workers of America, Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)." Photo by Joseph A. Horne. View full size. CaptivatingA beautiful face is timeless. Pretty girlOkay, I'll say it: how lovely is she! Hair, skin, nails, watch - the whole package. (The Gallery, Christmas, D.C., Joseph Horne)
Santa's Mailbox: 1922
Washington, D.C., 1922. "Christmas Post Office." Last glimpsed here . National Photo Company ... on my efforts. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Christmas, D.C., Natl Photo) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/18/2017 - 7:25am -

Washington, D.C., 1922. "Christmas Post Office." Last glimpsed here. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Truck IDPackard. WhereaboutsThis one's location is a bit of a puzzler. About the only semi-legible clue is the white sign in the second-story window, which seems to say "[ILLEGIBLE] BEAUTY SHOP." I took a quick run through the 1922 city directory & saw no entries seeming to correspond to the lettering in the first word. Perhaps some other sleuth, aided by the fact that this is a corner building next to a streetcar line, can improve on my efforts. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Christmas, D.C., Natl Photo)
Playing Along: 1958
... Somebody has a Lionel train just out of sight. (Christmas, Kids, Pa. Kodachromes) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/22/2013 - 1:36pm -

Pennsylvania circa 1958. This little boy was evidently on the "nice" list. (Isn't it funny how Santa and Uncle Bert have the same eyeglasses?) Note the abundance of mid-century tchotchkes. 35mm Kodachrome found on eBay. View full size. ArtLooks like a paint by numbers picture over Santa's head. They were very popular back then. The trains are somewhereI see 3 rail track on the floor. Somebody has a Lionel train just out of sight. (Christmas, Kids, Pa. Kodachromes)
Having an Ice Time: 1951
... bench leg. Ho Ho Ho I think it's the day after Christmas and he's proudly showing off his new wristwatch. And that is some ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 12/09/2016 - 1:39pm -

This is Rauleigh, previously seen in the colorful kitchen. He's almost 10 (Edit: I made a mistake, he is about 8 in these 1951 photos) in this Kodachrome taken at the "south porch" door of a cabin in Running Springs, California in 1951. From a set found in a thrift store. View full size. Nice shotAlthough it is great to see these old Kodachromes, it is bit sad that no one cared enough to retain their family photos and they ended up in a thrift shop. Running SpringsRunning Springs CA is located in the mountains about 15 miles (as the crow flies) E.N.E. from San Bernardino at an average elevation of 6,100 feet. It may have been a community of vacation cabins in 1951 it is now a town with a population of 5,000. The weather service reported 4.85 inches of precipitation for January 1951. It also figures about 1 foot of snow for 1 inch of precipitation so the snow level shown in the open door would be about average. I like the Jenga style bench leg. Ho Ho HoI think it's the day after Christmas and he's proudly showing off his new wristwatch. And that is some DEEP snow! Rauleigh of Running SpringsI was able to identify this boy, and posted it, but subsequently, the person who posted the photo asked me to remove the last name for privacy reasons. So I have respectfully complied. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Spaghetti Girls: 1921
... well-known for its summer company picnics and winter Christmas parties to which the whole town was invited." For as sour as the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/03/2012 - 11:54am -

Washington, D.C., 1921 or 1922. "Food show. Foulds Milling." The Foulds slogan: "Appetizingly Clean." View full size. National Photo Company glass negative. Appetizingly cleanIs the woman on the left wearing a hairnet? I guess you could say that adds to the cleanliness. Spaghetti GirlsJust a guess, but these women probably work for the company either as demonstrators (Home Economists?) or office help. In any case, the creepy looking guy is their boss, possibly Mr Foulds himself. Foulds MacaroniI found this about Foulds: "The factory and headquarters of Foulds Macaroni Company moved to Libertyville from Cincinnati in 1906. The structure, originally a ladder factory, was built in 1894 with timbers from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In its early years Foulds was a major employer in Libertyville, well-known for its summer company picnics and winter Christmas parties to which the whole town was invited." For as sour as the older man looks, Mr. Foulds must not have been too bad to invite the whole town to his parties! I found a GREAT picture of the building in digitalpast.org (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
Government Street: 1906
... a big deal for us to go to the "big city" of Mobile for Christmas shopping and a meal at Morrison's cafeteria. But that was a kinder ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/24/2012 - 9:45am -

Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906. "Government Street." Wrought iron and spectral pedestrians. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Standing on the CornerMorrison's flagship cafeteria was built on the near left corner here, and the near right corner here. (In the two Shorpy photographs above, note the change in the Battle House; Wikipedia says the previous Battle House burned down in 1905, was rebuilt, and reopened in 1908.) Mobile MemoriesGovernment Street in time also became U.S. Highway 90, the major east-west highway along the Gulf coast before I-10. As a kid, in the 1940s and 1950s, I watched many a Mardi Gras parade (mule-pulled floats, hand-carried limelight illumination), and went one year to Barton Academy, all along this very stretch of Government St. Many of these residences were still there then. A more gentle time.We lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the '50s through '70s and it was a big deal for us to go to the "big city" of Mobile for Christmas shopping and a meal at Morrison's cafeteria. But that was a kinder and more gentle time for Mobile, and the rest of the area when I reflect back on it. (The Gallery, DPC, Mobile)
Radio City Music Hall: 1932
... and the stage Show (The Rockettes!) every summer and every Christmas. I loved taking the subway ride into Manhatten from Brooklyn. We ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/13/2018 - 10:12pm -

December 9, 1932. "International Music Hall, Radio City, New York. Foyer from balcony." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. When I was youngWhat a wonderful, memory-laden photo. When I was growing up my grandmother would take me to Radio City Music Hall for movies and the stage Show (The Rockettes!) every summer and every Christmas. I loved taking the subway ride into Manhatten from Brooklyn. We always had lunch at a Horn & Hardart Automat. Thanks for bringing back some fun memories. Deco à la DeskeyThe chandeliers are the work of by Donald Deskey, a renowned Art Deco designer. He attended the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Moderne in Paris in 1925, from which the name "Art Deco" was derived. It also birthed the Moderne design movement in America and around the world. Oh, and he also designed the Crest toothpaste tube. Basically unchangedThe great thing is that this picture could be taken today with virtually nothing noticeable changed. +85From this past November. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner, NYC)
Nuclear Family: 1958
... the big front window would be "a perfect place for the Christmas tree". The ginormous antenna was able to bring in all 4 channels! The ... 
 
Posted by Truck5man - 01/22/2012 - 11:32am -

Aaahhh, Home Sweet Home. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. My family's home in San Jose, California September of 1958. My folks bought it in 1952 for $11,650 with monthly payments of $75.00. It's located in a tract referred to as "Bascom Gardens". It was the model home for the tract and mom liked it because the big front window would be "a perfect place for the Christmas tree". The ginormous antenna was able to bring in all 4 channels! The tree in the devils-strip is still there and is nearly 3' in diameter and is over 75' tall. That's my older brother in requisite Giants cap. He bought the home in '92 and currently lives there. He's still wearing Giants caps. View full size. A lovely homeFrom back when a man could support his family and have a good standard of living on his wages. Did your dad use his VA benefits? My dad did, and bought 2 homes (at different times) using his benefits. Do you have any shots of how the house looks today? I hope your memories of living there are good. Thanks for posting. Ahhh, suburbia!This looks like a wonderful place to live! Hitching PostThis is a perfect Shorpy composition. Old car, antenna, bicycle and kid. Even better if he was a paperboy (newsie). With a nice hitching post front and center. Thanks for the look. Suburbia!Hardly in the suburbs any more, but Rose Garden is still a lovely area to live in. That's about the vintage of our home in Campbell. I believe it was built around '52-'54. We bought it in '69 for just under $20k. Of course, that was before multiple remodels and refinances!! Kinda wish we had the original 2&1 still. "Devil's-Strip""Devil's-Strip" I've not heard before, I love it! Internet research says it's pretty much a northeast Ohio usage. (Dave, in southwest Dade, it was a swale.) (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Migrant Moppets: 1937
... full size. I wonder how these folks spent the Christmas of 1936, I assume my parents had a better time than these poor ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/26/2013 - 10:49am -

March 1937. "Migrant children from Oklahoma on California highway." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. I wonder how these folksspent the Christmas of 1936, I assume my parents had a better time than these poor travellers, then again my Mother would never utter a word about the depression. My family three years laterThis reminds me of our family three years later, in late 1940, when my dad brought us from Purgitsville, WV to Gettysburg, PA where he found work in a shoe factory. Then the old car sat in the yard until the war was over and tires were no longer rationed. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Dorothea Lange, Kids, On the Road)
Grampa's Rotating Tree: c. 1950
This is my Grandfather's Christmas tree mounted in his homemade rotating stand. The photo was taken in ... you were privileged! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas) ... 
 
Posted by Radiodale - 12/30/2009 - 7:44pm -

This is my Grandfather's Christmas tree mounted in his homemade rotating stand. The photo was taken in Gary Indiana about 1950. There are slip rings in the base which allow 30 combinations of lighting on the tree as it turns. I inherited the base and still use it every year with a real tree. View full size. So cool!It must have felt like Santa himself was your grandfather (or almost). And, yes, you were privileged! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas)
Main Street: 1907
... No doubt planning to be extra good, just like before Christmas, and hoping the parents notice the poster AND the behavior. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/12/2016 - 10:44pm -

Circa 1907. North Adams, Massachusetts. "Main Street, looking west." Last seen here, looking the other way. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. A tangled messThankfully underground electrical services have come into play in modern cities. Cole Bros Circus coming to townThe Cole Bros Circus poster points to Wednesday, July 31, 1907. And I love the children looking at the poster. No doubt planning to be extra good, just like before Christmas, and hoping the parents notice the poster AND the behavior. SurvivorsA few of the buildings on the right are still there. (The Gallery, DPC, Stores & Markets, Streetcars)
Life Is but a Dream: 1941
... size. Life Is but a Dream I was at my son's pre-K Christmas pageant rehearsal yesterday. The scene and faces weren't that ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/27/2012 - 4:45pm -

February 1941. Singing and music for agricultural workers' children in a new day nursery for the Okeechobee migratory labor camp at Belle Glade, Florida. Medium-format safety negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size. Life Is but a DreamI was at my son's pre-K Christmas pageant rehearsal yesterday. The scene and faces weren't that different. Wonderful photo ... Precious facesThere are so many precious little faces in this! I did a search on the Okeechobee migratory camp and found another picture of what I think are the same children, taken the same day. In that one, the children are having nap time. I believe the little girl looking at the camera is the same one who looks like the most enthusiastic singer in this one. Perhaps she ended up on the stage or screen! [The primary repository for these photos by Marion Wolcott is the Library of Congress. Many more can be seen here at the LOC website. - Dave] (The Gallery, Education, Schools, Kids, M.P. Wolcott)
Whippet Kids: 1940
Christmas day, 1940. These are my four little cousins - Lenore, Isabel, Anne ... cuter than this bunch! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas) ... 
 
Posted by paulg - 09/19/2011 - 1:43pm -

Christmas day, 1940. These are my four little cousins - Lenore, Isabel, Anne and Murray - all older than I, because I didn't appear for another dozen years. They are paying a call on their grandmother and aunts, from the farm next door. Their father's car was a Whippet, but I don't know what year. I still live in this house, and it has much the same view, although the suburbs are encroaching. Photo taken by their, and my, aunt Jean. View full size. How cute!They all look like little pixies! The kind of smiles that make you smile.Doesn't get much cuter than this bunch! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas)
Night Coach: 1941
... 24, 1941. Washington, D.C. "Greyhound bus terminal on Christmas eve. Little girl waiting." Medium format acetate negative by John ... is she waiting for? How did life turn out for her? It's Christmas Eve, 1941. World War II is on, America is in. Where is she going? ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/24/2020 - 11:24am -

December 24, 1941. Washington, D.C. "Greyhound bus terminal on Christmas eve. Little girl waiting." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size. I wish I knewI'm a novelist. I believe that for me, the coolest thing about Shorpy.com is the yearning it gives me to know more about the subjects of the photos. This little girl. Who is she waiting for? How did life turn out for her? It's Christmas Eve, 1941. World War II is on, America is in. Where is she going? Where did she come from? I wish I knew, I really do. (The Gallery, Christmas, D.C., John Vachon, Kids, Travel & Vacation)
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