Shorpy | Old Photos - Vintage Photography

Ferry Terminal: 1906

Dave — Sun, 10 May 2026 20:20:34 +0000

New York circa 1900-1906. "Terminal building, Hudson River -- Erie Railway, Chambers Street Ferry Terminal." 5x7 nitrate negative, Historic American Buildings Survey. View full size.

Laguna Layover: 1943

Dave — Thu, 07 May 2026 00:33:21 +0000

March 1943. "Santa Fe R.R. train stopping for coal and water. Laguna, New Mexico." Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Chacon: 1943

Dave — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:59:22 +0000

Spring 1943. "Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico." 4x5 inch Kodachrome transparency by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Hot Daily: 1943

Dave — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:25:09 +0000

April 1943. "Dallas, Texas. Proofreading desk of the Dallas Morning News." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Paper Work: 1943

Dave — Sun, 03 May 2026 05:04:03 +0000

April 1943. Lufkin, Texas. "Newsprint (paper) production and use, from pine tree to Dallas Morning News. Southland Paper Mills worker with equipment used to produce 18-foot rolls of newsprint." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Newer Yorkers: 1920

Dave — Sat, 02 May 2026 20:10:07 +0000

1920. "Herald tour -- York, Pennsylvania." Our second photo in as many weeks from the Washington Herald's auto tour shows what looks to be a passel of pupils outside their schoolhouse. 4x5 inch glass negative, National Photo Company. View full size.

Truck Check: 1943

Dave — Fri, 01 May 2026 15:46:07 +0000

February 1943. "New York, New York. Associated Transport Company trucking terminal on Twenty-Third Street. Mechanic checking the motor of a transport truck." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Anarchists Live Here: 1908

Dave — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:28:07 +0000

Paterson, New Jersey, ca. 1908. "Passaic Street -- anarchists live here." Paterson was a hotbed of labor unrest in the early 1900s, with the label "anarchist" seemingly applied to anyone from strike organizer to bomb thrower. 5x7 inch glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.

Milk Run: 1917

Dave — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:02:14 +0000

New York circa 1917. "Taking home milk. (Woman with baby carriage holding bottles from one of the depots set up by merchant Nathan Straus to provide pasteurized milk to poor families.)" 5x7 inch glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.

Any Day Now: 1935

Dave — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:06:31 +0000

March 29, 1935. "CHERRY BLOSSOMS COMING. Famous Japanese cherry blossoms are beginning to open around Washington's Tidal Basin. Velera Barber, left, and Anne Moffett, both of Washington, are inspecting the blossoms. They predict that the blossoms will be out by Sunday, or Monday, March 31, at the latest." Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.

Ellicott City: 1920

Dave — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:30:46 +0000

The B&O Ellicott City Depot is the oldest surviving railroad station in the U.S. Built in 1831, it was the terminus of the first 13 miles of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

Howard County, Maryland, 1920. "Herald tour to Annapolis (Ellicott City railroad station)." One in a series of photos documenting the Washington Herald's "pathfinding tour" by car from one capital to another, back when inter-city automobile travel, still something of a novelty, could be a real adventure. 4x5 inch glass negative, National Photo Company. View full size.

Toasties Trucks: 1926

Dave — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:03:48 +0000

Washington, D.C., 1926. "Post Products Co. -- Dodge Bros. trucks at Lincoln Memorial." 8x10 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Highwaymen: 1926

Dave — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:44:21 +0000

Inscription on the White House Zero Mile reads: POINT FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES FROM WASHINGTON ON HIGHWAYS OF THE UNITED STATES

Washington, D.C., 1926. "Cross Continent Trip -- Official Car, Lee Highway Association; White House in background." The "Cross Continent Trip" was a publicity stunt promoting a proposed "national highway" that would traverse the United States from New York to Southern California via Washington. 8x10 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Lerch's: 1917

Dave — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:54:31 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1917. "Dodge Brothers trucks -- Lerch's van." Lerch's billed itself as "Washington's Foremost Cleansers and Dyers." 8x6 inch glass negative. View full size.

Glen Echo: 1930

Dave — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:29:03 +0000

Montgomery County, Maryland, circa 1930. "Glen Echo Park." 8x10 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Grunge Garage: 1926

Dave — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:24:52 +0000

Rockville, Maryland, 1926. "Montgomery County Motor Co." A behind-the-scenes look at MCMC's oil-stained service bay. 8x10 inch glass negative, National Photo Co. View full size.

Lightly Used: 1926

Dave — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:37:56 +0000

Rockville, Maryland, circa 1926. "Montgomery County Motor Co." A view from inside the "Used Cars" section of the Chevrolet dealership seen here a few years ago. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

The Great Transportator: 1926

Dave — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:42:38 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Ford Motor Co. -- Lincoln at Lincoln Memorial." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Amber Ripples: 1900

Dave — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:51:21 +0000

Buffalo, New York, circa 1900. "Unloading grain at the Great Northern elevator." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Split Decision: 1925

Dave — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:53:49 +0000

January 23, 1925. Washington, D.C. "Broadway producer Earl Carroll picking beauties to play in 1925 'Vanities' revue." 4x5 inch glass negative, National Photo Company. View full size.

An Act With Legs: 1925

Dave — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:47:21 +0000

January 23, 1925. Washington, D.C. "Broadway producer Earl Carroll picking beauties to play in the 1925 Vanities." 4x5 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Walls of Ivy: 1908

Dave — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:36:40 +0000

New York circa 1908. "M.W. Littleton's, Fifth Avenue." The ivy-clad residence of lawyer Martin Wiley Littleton, future congressman and Brooklyn borough president. 8x10 inch glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.

Spaghetti Dinner: 1950

Dave — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:54:11 +0000

Circa 1950. "Homemaking cover for McCall's." Meet Mr. and Mrs. Al Dente, about to indulge in that exotic Italian import known as pasta. 4x5 inch Kodachrome by Toni Frissell. View full size.

Golden Girl: 1947

Dave — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:15:33 +0000

September 1947. "New England characters (girl with books). A variety of people, young and old, in photographs taken for Collier's magazine in New England states." 4x5 inch Kodachrome transparency by that prolific peripatetic polymath, Toni Frissell. View full size.

Enter Here: 1910

Dave — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:26:44 +0000

Circa 1910. "Surf bathers at crowded beach, possibly Atlantic City." Not sure if you can swim? There's always the rope! 5x7 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

A Brick House: 1900

Dave — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:57:39 +0000

Sept. 11, 1900. "Chicago Masonic Temple, Randolph and State Streets." Glimpsed here two minutes later, 10 years ago. 8x10 glass transparency, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.

Coney Island: 1905

Dave — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:03:48 +0000

We're continuing our journey through the archives with this photo from Coney Island first posted to Shorpy on August 29, 2008. Luna Park at Coney Island circa 1905. Tonight only: "Infant incubators with living infants." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Waffle Shop II: 1950

Dave — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:27:27 +0000

From the archives. This popular image was first posted to Shorpy on March 23, 2007. Also on the menu is more waffle. And even more waffle. Entrance to the Waffle Shop at 522 10th Street NW, Washington D.C. Circa 1950 photograph by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.

Fair Maidens: 1942

Dave — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:15:23 +0000

From the archives. First posted here on March 20, 2016. July 1942. "Klamath Falls, Oregon. Carnival of the circus." In line for the Tilt-A-Whirl. Photo by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Try the Train: 1937

Dave — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:23:42 +0000

From the archives. This Dorothea Lange photo was first published here on March 31, 2008 California, March 1937. "Toward Los Angeles." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.