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Dome Noir: 1940
Washington, D.C., circa 1940. "U.S. Capitol exteriors. Dome of Capitol through ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/06/2016 - 9:36am -

Washington, D.C., circa 1940. "U.S. Capitol exteriors. Dome of Capitol through trees at night." 8x10 acetate negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size. Beautifully composedThe capitol dome is a photographic cliche, but this photo does it justice. It's always nice to see a Theodor Horydczak photo I haven't seen before. (The Gallery, D.C., Theodor Horydczak)
The Greatest Generation: 1922
Washington, D.C., 1922. "Children playing in sand." We'd love to stay and chat, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/02/2016 - 10:19am -

Washington, D.C., 1922. "Children playing in sand." We'd love to stay and chat, but our trike is double-parked. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size. Hey Nanny, pay attention!Something has captured the attention of the governess who is completely turned around and looking the other way, not at the children. I see only two toys here in addition to the plentiful sand and that would be the train engine and the metal shovel (which could be made into a lethal weapon if swung around one's head). Imagine seven youngsters all being happy and occupied with just a massive pile of sand to play with. Times really were a lot simpler then. I clearly remember also that even in recent years, people still used insect netting on baby buggies to protect their infants and every child had to be taken outdoors for fresh air on a daily basis. The picture's title is thought-provoking too as just 18 to 20 yrs. later, these toddlers may have been fighting WW2. Cherish your babies parents. Kids grow up too fast and life is short. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Kids)
Industrial Crossing: 1937
... as Artwell's Home Furnishings and Bargain Center, 1 Washington Street. Faint lettering above "Phillips" over the warehouse door is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/30/2017 - 6:49pm -

        "40 cents no less." June 1937. "Packing company strike. Cambridge, Maryland." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. View full size. A ration of PhillipsSince Delmarva farms grew tremendous amount of varied vegetables, Phillips Packing was a huge supplier of WWII rations for the troops. Now, it's almost all soybeans and corn, which we turn into chickens via Perdue and others. The packing house complex sprawled over a wide area of Cambridge. There are current plans to revitalize the remaining building. From Packing House to Bargain CenterThe Phillips Packing warehouse survives as Artwell's Home Furnishings and Bargain Center, 1 Washington Street. Faint lettering above "Phillips" over the warehouse door is still visible in Google Street View. Railroad track is visible but no longer used and a water tower similar to the one shown here is also visible. Across the street is the footprint of a vary large demolished industrial complex. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Industry & Public Works)
Capital Athletic: 1926
May 1, 1926. Washington, D.C. Eight-oar shell crew of the Capital Athletic Club on the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/10/2012 - 12:28am -

May 1, 1926. Washington, D.C. Eight-oar shell crew of the Capital Athletic Club on the Potomac between the Francis Scott Key and Aqueduct bridges. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. PBCWe believe they are launching from the Potomac Boat Club. Note that it is a starboard stroke! (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
City Market: 1917
"Market in Washington, D.C. World War I period." View full size. National Photo ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 12:37pm -

"Market in Washington, D.C. World War I period." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Great contrastsBetween the ladies in their lovely summer dresses, and the street urchins observing the transactions, maybe hoping to help carry the purchases for a few pennies? (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Stores & Markets)
Trouble & Typing: 1924
Washington, D.C. November 24, 1924. "Bonus Bureau -- Personnel Records ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/24/2017 - 11:25pm -

Washington, D.C. November 24, 1924. "Bonus Bureau -- Personnel Records Division." Something to do with calculating benefits for World War I veterans. 8x10 inch glass negative. Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. A gaggle(if that's you call them) of cloche hats on the hat tree! I'll tell you where the trouble isIt's in that electrical panel on the left. Yikes. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, The Office)
BRB LOL: 1940
June 1940. Washington, D.C. "Direct postal telegraph wire at a truck service station on ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/23/2012 - 11:40pm -

June 1940. Washington, D.C. "Direct postal telegraph wire at a truck service station on U.S. 1 (New York Avenue)." So the place was something of an Internet cafe, without the lattes or wifi. 35mm negative by Jack Delano. View full size. Before cell phones and textingMy one cousin is mostly deaf and had something similar hooked up to their phone while he was growing up from the phone company I believe. I'm sure the operator had a fair amount of amusement from his conversations being the go-between. teletype?Both of my parents were deaf. Growing up in the (pre texting and Skype) 70's my parents and most deaf folks used government surplus teletype machines communicate with friends and family on the phone. I didn't know of anyone in my parents circle who didn't have one. Every one knew of someone who squirreled away parts for these loud, rumbly and gigantic beasts who repaired them in the basement . Are these things the same machines? They look much smaller than i remember. (Technology, The Gallery, D.C., Jack Delano)
Blown In: 1942
Washington, D.C., circa 1942. "Conservation of fuel oil -- rock-wool attic ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2017 - 8:09am -

Washington, D.C., circa 1942. "Conservation of fuel oil -- rock-wool attic insulation." Office of War Information photo. View full size. The good ol' days of full dimension lumber. Does it really take a war for conservation?Well, 1942 would be good role model for 2017 when it comes to energy conservation. But I guess as long as there is no need, there is no must. Interesting that the worker is actually using a mask. And a ventilated one at that. With something as "harmless" as ordinary rockwool. If only they had kept that up when asbestos became all the rage. (The Gallery, D.C., WW2)
Casing the Joint: 1925
Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "International Exchange Bank, Fifth and H Streets ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/04/2017 - 9:29pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "International Exchange Bank, Fifth and H Streets N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Car IDsL-R: Ford T, Willys-Knight +94Below is the same view from August of 2019. (The Gallery, Bicycles, D.C., Kids, Natl Photo)
Printcraft: 1928
Washington, D.C., circa 1928. "Wardman Construction Co. -- Printcraft Building, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/05/2019 - 8:47pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1928. "Wardman Construction Co. -- Printcraft Building, 930 H Street N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. C&PIn 1978, this building was owned by the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company. I went to this building to apply and even took my physical (including blood test) here. I was hired and worked at other C&P buildings in the city, then in 1983 I had a job here on the 6th floor for three years supervising the folks who kept the plant records and assigned the cable pairs. While I was in this job, we changed from paper records and order processing to the first computerized records and processing. Smoking became prohibited in the main room because it would harm the CRTs. Heady times. The brick building to the right was still there. We enjoyed having the convention center (now completely replaced) across the street. Shadows of days pastI always like seeing the remnants of past buildings reflected on the walls of remaining buildings. You can see the echoes of the roof line, the wall treatments, and the stairway rise all still adhering to the wall of the building to the right. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, The Office)
Ice Shack Alley: 1923
... 1923." The latest stop on our back-alley tour of Washington, D.C., in a neighborhood convenient to ice. Harris & Ewing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/20/2013 - 9:05pm -

"City rowhouses, 1923." The latest stop on our back-alley tour of Washington, D.C., in a neighborhood convenient to ice. Harris & Ewing negative. View full size. Plot ElementsA lady with a stick, a man at middle distance, and that ice sign -- what might Berthold Brecht do with those? Uh Oh! She sees meOh, I see a plot all right; it looks like the gent in the photo (holding a liquor bottle, perhaps), has been spotted by his angry spouse (hence the stick), and is trying to decide whether to tough it out or cut and run. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
End of Beach: 1900
Circa 1900. "Evening on the Potomac, Washington, D.C." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/07/2019 - 12:31pm -

Circa 1900. "Evening on the Potomac, Washington, D.C." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Waterfront PropertiesAny ideas about where in DC this might be? Is that a retaining wall on the far shore? Lovely picture, and a lovely old boat. [The Tidal Basin bathing beach. - Dave] My compliments That clever Shorpy watermark is a nice reflection on you. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, D.C., DPC, Landscapes, Swimming)
Medium on M Street: 1937
December 1937. At 703 M Street in Washington we have Madame LaBey, reader of palms and dispenser of advice "on ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 1:45pm -

December 1937. At 703 M Street in Washington we have Madame LaBey, reader of palms and dispenser of advice "on all affairs of life." She's clairvoyant, but ring the doorbell anyway. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon. The fonts of La BeyLove the fonts on those signs! Does anyone know anything about Mme Labey? Or La Bey? She must have been a well established palmist. (The Gallery, D.C., John Vachon)
Semper Soap: 1919
Washington, D.C., 1919. "Junior Marines." Our second look in as many days at ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/29/2012 - 2:13pm -

Washington, D.C., 1919. "Junior Marines." Our second look in as many days at these clean-living lads. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. On young MarinesMy dad wasn't much older than these guys when he joined the regular Marines, in 1945. He was 16 and didn't even shave yet! Except for the four years he was in college, he was on active duty for the next 39 years. (The Gallery, Harris + Ewing, Kids)
Backstreet Boys: 1935
1935. "Row houses in Washington, D.C." Running the vertical gamut from natty to gritty. Harris & ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/29/2014 - 11:07am -

1935. "Row houses in Washington, D.C." Running the vertical gamut from natty to gritty. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Little boysI think these cute little boys deserve at least one comment! I wonder if the family had a small scale salvage yard. There are several groups of like items there that could have been sold for something. I just hope they did it sometime in the next five years. After that, the government would have wanted it and not paid a whole lot for it! (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Kids)
In the Stream: 1904
... as the flagship of the 2nd Division, 1st Squadron. The Washington Naval Treaty, signed in 1922, cut short the ship's career, as it ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/24/2018 - 12:32pm -

October 11, 1904. Bath, Maine. "In the stream -- launch of the U.S.S. Georgia at Bath Iron Works." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. Getting Ahead of Ourselves?Looks like the steam is already up on the U.S.S. Georgia, if that white cloud coming from the whistle on her forward funnel is any indication. Never heard of a ship being launched with a head of steam already going! [If only you had been there to guide them! -Dave] She led a short lifeThe battleship (BB-15) Georgia spent the majority of her career in the Atlantic Fleet. In 1907, she took part in the Jamestown Exposition and suffered an explosion in her aft 8-inch gun turret that killed or wounded 21 men. At the end of the year, she joined the Great White Fleet on its circumnavigation of the globe, which ended in early 1909. Peacetime training followed for the next five years, and in 1914 she cruised in Mexican waters to protect American interests during the Mexican Revolution. In early 1916, the ship was temporarily decommissioned. When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, the ship was tasked with training naval recruits for the expanding wartime fleet. Starting in September 1918, she was used as a convoy escort. Her only casualties during the war were due to disease, the result of poor conditions and severe overcrowding aboard the ship. Georgia was used to transport American soldiers back from France in 1918-19, and the following year she was transferred to the Pacific Fleet, where she served as the flagship of the 2nd Division, 1st Squadron. The Washington Naval Treaty, signed in 1922, cut short the ship's career, as it mandated severe draw-downs in naval strength. Georgia was accordingly sold for scrap in November 1923. Unsafe ActsBetween the climbers on the scaffolding, the roof watchers, and the folks standing on the rickety piles of lumber, surely this event ended with at least one ankle sprain, bruised kneecap, or broken leg. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
The Southern: 1919
Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "Southern Apartments, 123 G Street S.W. Formerly ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/16/2016 - 12:58pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "Southern Apartments, 123 G Street S.W. Formerly a Civil War barracks, stood near jail." 8x10 glass negative. View full size. Now a quite nice looking double apartment buildingThe Capital Park Plaza Apartment Complex. Interestingly, though, the visitor driveway uses a brick lined driveway, reminiscent of the road surface in 1919. I wonder if it was intentionally mimicking the older surface? (The Gallery, Civil War, D.C., Natl Photo)
The Three Basketeers: 1924
... Bowling Green, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria, Va., and Washington. They plan to complete the trip August 20, when they expect to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/04/2014 - 6:59pm -

August 8, 1924. "Stewart Shortt, John Ayers, Eliott Smith at White House." Who seem to be bicycling to Atlantic City in August. Might want to loosen those bowties, boys. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. Petersburg Promoters Baltimore Sun, August 11, 1924. Boys on Tour To Advertise Petersburg, Va., Reach City Three Youths Will Visit Mayor Today —Expect To Go To Atlantic City. Three boys who are advertising their city—Petersburg, Va.—arrived in Baltimore yesterday. They are making their tour on bicycles and have visited Bowling Green, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria, Va., and Washington. They plan to complete the trip August 20, when they expect to arrive at Atlantic City. Today the boys—Stuart A. Shortt, Elliott A. Smith and John W. Ayers—will visit Mayor Jackson and A.S. Goldsborough, executive secretary of the Baltimore Association of Commerce. They are carrying pamphlets explanatory of Petersburg's growth as an industrial city. Their visit to Baltimore will be lengthened in order that Shortt may receive treatment from Dr. William S. Baer for an injured leg. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Boy Scouts, D.C., Natl Photo)
Printer's Helper: 1917
... He worked as a printer for some period of time at the Washington Times Herald. He married Sara Antilla in September of 1935. Whatever ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/04/2017 - 10:55am -

February 1917. "Horace Lindfors, 14-year-old printer's helper, sizing up leads for Riverside Press, First Avenue, New York City." 5x7 inch glass negative by Lewis Wickes Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. View full size. The Life and Times of Horace LindforsHe seems to have been born 8 - April - 1902 and lived to Oct 1982. He worked as a printer for some period of time at the Washington Times Herald. He married Sara Antilla in September of 1935. Whatever else he got from his time as a printers helper he did end up with a lifelong career. (The Gallery, Lewis Hine, NYC)
Dr. Harry W. Acheson
... member/officers of the Veterinary Society created in Washington, DC. He was born in Franklin, Ohio but spent most of his life in Georgetown. He was a grandson of General Thomas Acheson of Washington PA, who created and supported a militia troop for the was of 1812. I ... 
 
Posted by lcorrene - 04/19/2013 - 7:27pm -

My grandfather Dr. Harry Webster Acheson was one of the original member/officers of the Veterinary Society created in Washington, DC. He was born in Franklin, Ohio but spent most of his life in Georgetown. He was a grandson of General Thomas Acheson of Washington PA, who created and supported a militia troop for the was of 1812. I thought this was a picture of his wedding in 1909, but I've been told it actually is from the time the Veterinary Society was created and is his official officer's picture, somewhere between 1905 and 1909. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Baby Peggy: 1918-2020
... with Frances and Gene Quirk of New York, saw the sights of Washington and made an informal call upon President Coolidge." View full ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/25/2020 - 12:47pm -

Feb. 2, 1925. "FILM STAR VISITS THE PRESIDENT. Baby Peggy, one of the youngest movie stars, at the White House today with Frances and Gene Quirk of New York, saw the sights of Washington and made an informal call upon President Coolidge." View full size. Diana Cary, Child Star ‘Baby Peggy’ of Silent Films, Dies at 101         Diana Serra Cary, probably the last surviving child superstar of the silent film era nearly a century ago, who spent decades coming to terms with a bizarre childhood of triumphs, heartbreaks and parents who squandered her fortune, died on Monday in Gustine, Calif. She was 101. — New York Times Poor kidHer childhood was stolen, and then her future. She sounds like an amazing woman, to have fought her way back and made a life for herself. It's like that old song: "When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose." (The Gallery, D.C., Kids, Movies, Natl Photo)
Group: 1893
... picnic and concert destination for day-trippers from Washington. Pictured l to r: G. Gordon Pictured l to r: G. Gordon Liddy, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/07/2011 - 8:31pm -

Visitors at Marshall Hall, 1893. View full size. Photo by William Cruikshank. Marshall Hall, an estate and ferry stop across the Potomac from Mount Vernon, was a popular picnic and concert destination for day-trippers from Washington. Pictured l to r: G. GordonPictured l to r: G. Gordon Liddy, John Lydon, Tommy Lee Jones, Moe Howard, and Vincent Price. (The Gallery, Sports)
Paige & Octavia: 1929
... "Graham-Paige sedan at Spreckels Mansion, Octavia and Washington Streets." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/17/2018 - 11:52pm -

San Francisco, 1929. "Graham-Paige sedan at Spreckels Mansion, Octavia and Washington Streets." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Hasty RepairsLooks like tools got tossed under the rear of the car for the shoot. The Christopher Helin photosHave been a joy to me for the past few years. The detail is amazing, and to see these cars when they were brand new is a real treat. I have seen a lot of restored cars, and restored a few myself, but there is nothing like the original to give a true idea of how magnificent they were back in the day. Thanks, and keep up the good work. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Lutheran Confirmation Class: 1924
... 15 when this was taken, in her hometown of Walla Walla, Washington. She is the only one in the picture who is really smiling. Her ... 
 
Posted by noelani - 10/04/2010 - 11:27pm -

My grandmother, Lydia Heinbigner Rimpler, was 15 when this was taken, in her hometown of Walla Walla, Washington. She is the only one in the picture who is really smiling. Her dress, which she kept all her life, was a lovely lavender color. The look on the face of the only girl in curls makes me think that a dialog between her and her mother went something like this: "But Mother, why can't I have my hair bobbed? All the other girls do!" "If all the other girls jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?" "But I look like a freak! It's so unfair!" View full size. Come next SundayThe Reverend knows she is smiling and will address that type of unseemly levity in his next sermon. Self-inflicted haircuts?A couple of the girls look like they cut their own hair, with a large pair of sewing shears! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
G-Man: 1920
Washington, D.C., 1920. "Bill Dudack, Georgetown University basketball." ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/04/2012 - 3:30am -

Washington, D.C., 1920. "Bill Dudack, Georgetown University basketball." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
Urban Cabin: 1910
Washington, D.C., circa 1910. "Ambassador White at Poet Miller Cabin, Meridian ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/04/2018 - 7:01pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1910. "Ambassador White at Poet Miller Cabin, Meridian Hill." The former home of Joaquin Miller, "Poet of the Sierras," relocated to Rock Creek Park in 1911 to make room for Henry White's mansion. View full size. Box attached near the windowWhat does anyone make of the attached box. It looks to be protecting something from the weather. Is this a phone? The wire/conduit that climbs the wall doesn't seem to reach the box proper, but appears to enter the house just below. The gauge seems to be oversized for phone service. Were electric wires run underground at that time? [That looks more like a gaspipe. - Dave] Precarious PerchBeautiful little cabin but I don't think I would like to try sitting in that chair to enjoy the view. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Patriotic)
Bus Stop: 1943
... has been stopped at a filling station to get water between Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh." Medium format nitrate negative by Esther ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/08/2018 - 4:17pm -

September 1943. "A Greyhound bus that has been stopped at a filling station to get water between Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh." Medium format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size. A Raymond Loewy beautyThe bus in question is "Yellow Coach" model 743 or 719 (not enough of the photo to tell which). This bus was a real ground-breaker in terms of design. The Yellow 719 "Super Coach" was the first truly modern interstate bus. Designed by Ray Loewy, this bus was a totally new concept in that it was the first to have a raised passenger deck with a large luggage space underneath between the axles. All modern interstate buses still have that same design. The 719 (gasoline-powered) was made from 1936 and the similar 743 (diesel powered, with air conditioning) came along in 1937. Yellow made both models until around 1939. A restored Yellow 743 coach may be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/busdudedotcom/15800920762/ A smoking gunCouldn't help notice he's pouring gas into a bus while smoking a cigarette. Hmmmmm. A disaster just waiting to happen. [Hmmm. Did you READ THE CAPTION? That's water, not gas. (And what bus company or filling station would ever use a garden watering can for fueling?) - Dave] AS I SAID earlier, yes, I missed the word 'water'. Reading it again, I thought it was gas. My mistake. (The Gallery, Esther Bubley, Gas Stations)
Potatoes, Corn, Apples: 1917
Our second look at this Washington, D.C., produce market in 1917. National Photo Company Collection ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/18/2012 - 5:47pm -

Our second look at this Washington, D.C., produce market in 1917. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Library of Congress. View full size. The Farmers' MarketStarted up in mid-July in our neighborhood. Carrots, cucumbers, peas in the pod, potatoes and all the regular vegetables were available. We could even buy honey in the comb! At the end of summer, the McIntosh apples came in. We could buy a whole bushel basket for a buck! They were ungraded as to size, but they were FRESH! Not like the mushy ones in the supermarket of today; these were ripe and hard as a rock! (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo, Stores & Markets)
Water Lilies: 1940
... room to catch water from leaky ceiling in a house in Mount Washington district. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania." Photo by Jack Delano. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/25/2019 - 1:48pm -

January 1940. "Buckets placed in room to catch water from leaky ceiling in a house in Mount Washington district. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania." Photo by Jack Delano. View full size. That one bucketWould catch more water with the top off. Lessons learned too lateFlat roofs are a silly idea in places where you get a lot of rain and snow. And I think that bucket with a top on is for ashes--notice the table really isn't wet. (The Gallery, Jack Delano)
My Little Pony: 1924
October 11, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Toy department at Woodward & Lothrop." View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 7:05pm -

October 11, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Toy department at Woodward & Lothrop." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. How exciting.My goodness, what an...enthusiastic bunch they are. Hope the photographer wasn't keeping them awake or anything. I am however, making myself chuckle imagining this as a Lewis Hine photo: Child at left says thirteen years old, but is doubtful. Gets two dollars per week wages plus saddle sore ointment. "Been ridin' ol' Sam here eighteen months," he says. "Oughta get promoted to Bessie real soon." (The Gallery, D.C., Horses, Kids, Natl Photo, Stores & Markets)
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