Shorpy Historic Photo Archive - Vintage Fine Art Prints

The Oregon: 1898

Dave — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:24:47 +0000

September 1898. "U.S.S. Oregon in dry dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Zaza: 1939

Dave — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:12:25 +0000

Summer 1939. "Amusements at carnival, Bozeman, Montana." Zaza in Bozeman -- has a certain ring to it, no? But we digress. Pony up a dime or move along. 35mm negative by Arthur Rothstein, Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Cross-Country: 1906

Dave — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:58:24 +0000

New York, June 1906. "REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back." Percy Megargel and David Fassett pass Huber's Hotel on 162nd Street in the Bronx at the end of their 10-month, 11,000-mile trip in a 16-horsepower touring car. Note the unpaved street at the present-day location of Yankee Stadium. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

The Bathing Hour: 1910

Dave — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:50:22 +0000

Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1910. "The bathing hour." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Skill Ball: 1939

Dave — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:42:21 +0000

1939. "Night street scene in Butte, Montana." 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Stoddard's Upper Range: 1937

Dave — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:45:47 +0000

Savannah, Georgia, circa 1937. "Stoddard's Upper Range. Italianate structure built 1859 by John Stoddard on bluffs above the river, used for cotton factor's offices and warehouses." Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.

NYSE: 1903

Dave — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:14:15 +0000

Lower Manhattan circa 1903. "New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

The Automobilists: 1906

Dave — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:11:49 +0000

June 1906. "REO Mountaineer -- New York to San Francisco and back." Percy Megargel and David Fassett at the conclusion of their 10-month round trip. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Rainbow Vets Diner: 1936

Dave — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:51:41 +0000

September 1936. "Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshire." 35mm nitrate negative by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Carpe Diem: 1936

Dave — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:59:15 +0000

February 1936. "Westmoreland Homesteads. Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Young homesteader." Pioneers, o pioneers! Etcetera, etc. 35mm nitrate negative by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Battleship Texas: 1900

Dave — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:05:33 +0000

Circa 1900. "U.S. Battleship Texas, chief petty officers." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edward Hart, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Sam Cooley: 1865

Dave — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:50:44 +0000

Circa 1865. "Wagons and camera of Sam A. Cooley, U.S. photographer, Department of the South." Wet plate glass negative. View full size.

A Woman's Work: 1942

Dave — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:12:02 +0000

October 1942. "Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California. Planes made here include the B-17F Flying Fortress heavy bomber, A-20 assault bomber and C-47 transport." Happy Labor Day from Shorpy! 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, Office of War Information. View full size.

Gasoline Alley: 1935

Dave — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:30:54 +0000

December 1935. "Hamilton County, Ohio. Cincinnati slum dwellings." An alleyway view of the "Garage" sign seen in the previous post. 35mm nitrate negative by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Gritty Cincy: 1935

Dave — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:30:35 +0000

December 1935. "Hamilton County, Ohio. Cincinnati slum dwellings." Close-up of the houses seen in yesterday's post. Note the railcar in the background. 35mm negative by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Greatest Show on Earth: 1904

Dave — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:00:30 +0000

1904. "Hotel Lincoln, Pittsburg." Let's turn our attention to those Barnum & Bailey circus posters: "Two days only, commencing Wednesday afternoon May 18, Old Stock Yard Grounds, East Liberty. Two performances daily, doors open at 1 and 7 p.m." Featured act: The Wentworth Trio, "trick riders in a series of entirely new equestrian acts with running horses and English road carts." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Neighbors: 1935

Dave — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:39:47 +0000

December 1935. "Hamilton County, Ohio. Cincinnati slum dwellings." 35mm negative by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Crossings: 1937

Dave — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:38:21 +0000

Savannah, Georgia, circa 1937. "Georgia Central Railway Bridge, Railroad Street." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.

Pass the Sunblock: 1905

Dave — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:49:25 +0000

On the Atlantic circa 1905. "An afternoon on the beach." Careful not to burn those elbows! 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Glee: 1896

Dave — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:39:01 +0000

1896. "Bachelors' Glee Club, U.S.S. Maine." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edward H. Hart for the Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Fountain of Youth: 1950

tterrace — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:38:26 +0000

Well, hot summer weather has finally come to this part of Northern California, so it's time to haul out the lawn sprinkler and the kid and let 'er rip. Here in 1950 in our back yard in Idyllic Larkspur™, my sister is handling the camera and I'm handling the comedy. View full size.

Washington Water: 1935

Dave — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:34:02 +0000

July 1935. "Outside water supply, Washington, D.C. Only source of water supply winter and summer for many houses in slum areas. In some places drainage is so poor that surplus water backs up in huge puddles." These municipal water taps (or pumps -- they have crank handles) appear in several photos from this series. I wonder if any survive. 35mm negative by Carl Mydans. View full size.

The Apartment: 1935

Dave — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:12:59 +0000

July 1935. "Kitchen of an apartment available for rent in the District of Columbia." One of hundreds of photographs taken by Carl Mydans to document housing conditions in the poorer sections of Washington, D.C., during the Depression. 35mm nitrate negative for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Old-School Football

Ken — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:54:29 +0000

College and high-school football a century ago, when the helmets were leather and sportsmanship was the name of the game. For maximum impact, use Full-Screen mode at 1080p resolution (click "Play," select 1080p, then click the icon).

Washboard Abs: 1936

Dave — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:13:33 +0000

March 1936. "Women washing clothes. Crabtree Recreational Project near Raleigh, North Carolina." 35mm nitrate negative by Carl Mydans for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Winsome Ragamuffins II

Dave — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:28:17 +0000

April 1940. Dubuque, Iowa. "Children who live in the slums." Our second look at this towheaded twosome, a sort of proto-Opie and his sister. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Horse Clothing: 1940

Dave — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:32:07 +0000

July 1940. "Manitowoc, Wisconsin." Hub of the fly-net industry. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Le Petit Theatre: 1937

Dave — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:11:14 +0000

New Orleans circa 1937. "Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, Chartres and St. Peter streets." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.

Launch Party: 1905

Dave — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:24:29 +0000

September 2, 1905. St. Clair, Michigan. "Launch of steamer Frank J. Hecker." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Nehi Guy: 1938

Dave — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:45:05 +0000

May 1938. Blankenship, Indiana. "Resting in front of general store." 35mm negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. View full size.