Shorpy Historic Photo Archive - ShorpyBlog

The Cramer Boys

jpcramer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:35 +0000

A portrait of my father and his brothers, taken in Toledo, OH in the early 1920's. View full image.

Lyman Ferry Farm: c. 1914

seacue — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:59:19 +0000

Lyman Ferry Farm, Mentor, Ohio. Glass plate negative taken by B. H. Carpenter, c. 1914. View full image.

Dad in Da Nang: 1968

jaydubya09 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:55:16 +0000

My Dad (Butch) in Da Nang, Vietnam circa 1968. He was a radioman on a US Navy hospital ship. Luv u Dad! View full image.

Girls in Smackover, Arkansas

johndxmurphy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:07:56 +0000

Smackover, Arkansas, in the 1930's. Velma Reynolds, probably a cousin of Ruth Williams, and Suzanne Byrd. View full image.

Aircraft Mechanic Class, 1966

johndxmurphy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:07:53 +0000

November or December 1966 at Shepherd Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, TX. The aircraft is a C-97 and used for training Reciprocating (Recips) Aircraft Mechanics. I never saw any of these guys after that. Some of the names on the back are: Greg Hofelich, Buffalo, NY; Mark Beam, Beaverton, OR; Tommy Kreih, St. Paul, MN; John DeVeitio (or DeVeitlo) who signed as 'John Henry' Portland, OR; and me, John Murphy, Meridian, MS. View full image.

Camping fun

mhallack — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:56 +0000

Unknown relatives or friends of the family from grandma's photo album. She looks a little too dressed up to go camping and not too thrilled either. Taken late 20's or early 30's. View full image.

Southern California Living, 1967

tterrace — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:06:07 +0000

Earlier in the decade, Julius Shulman showed us life in the Hollywood Hills. Here's how real people lived 32 miles away in Diamond Bar in 1967. Step 1: haul TV set out to the patio. Step 2: kids follow automatically. My nephews, niece and brother-in-law in a section of a 2-1/4 square Kodacolor negative shot by my sister.

Colorado: c.1900

D_Chadwick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:16:30 +0000

Scanned from the original 4x5 inch glass negative. View full image.

Margarethe Neugebauer: 1908

cribsie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:15:31 +0000

My great-grandmother Margarethe Neugebauer (1872-1969) who was born in East Prussia. This picture dates from 1908 and I can see so much of my mother in her. I was born in 1962 so knew her towards the end of her life and she was a lovely lady.

Joachim Seer: c. 1850

cribsie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:14:06 +0000

This is my 3x, great-grandfather Joachim Seer (1817-1905) who was born in East Prussia. I'm not sure when the photo was taken but I'm guessing around 1850.

Christening: 1964

cribsie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:29 +0000

My brother Michael's Christening 1964, in Reading, England. That's me front left, age 2. View full image.

Paris, Texas: 1928

lea — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:03 +0000

Paris, Texas on the square 1928. My Great Grandmother Sara Puckett and her children Leona (My Grandmother, she's the one with glasses), Dora, Bobby, and Bill (baby). View full image.

Morris Weddle: Age 11

lea — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:53:08 +0000

Morris Weddle approximately 11 years of age. View full image.

Morris Weddle: 1932

lea — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:50:41 +0000

This is my Grandfather Morris Weddle. He was 22. The picture was taken in Bogata, Texas in 1932. View full image.

Pan Am Clipper: 1935

eggsoup — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:41:11 +0000

My Dad and his parents visited Florida in 1935 and they snapped this picture of the famous Pan Am "Clipper" flying boat. I think this is the most "historical" photo I found in my Grandpa's many pictures! View full image.

Blythe Island: 1965

Foy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:38:47 +0000

I was inspired by tterrace to submit this picture of me at our small home on Blythe Island, Georgia. I spent many happy hours watching this black and white TV. View full image.

Ain't no G-Man

burmashave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:15:17 +0000

John MacDonald shows off his guns and his car sometime in the 1920's. He was an easy going gentleman. A barber by trade, he liked to joke around. He was my Grandmothers' brother, and my hero. I think this photograph was taken near Dakota Illinois where he worked in a barber shop. View full image.

Shine Reed, c. 1912

burmashave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:10:09 +0000

Shine Reed of Stephenson County, Ill. The boxer was a friend of the Woods family in Freeport. He once won a match with "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, who later fought the great Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel in 1910. This is an original photograph given to the family by Shine. View full image.

Cowpunchers

burmashave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:08:30 +0000

My sister, little cousin and I play cowboys in the yard on Washington Street, Freeport, Illinois, circa 1951. The house and trees are gone now. View full image.

Corporal James Harrison Woods, WWI

burmashave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:03:27 +0000

Corporal James H. Woods
Battery E, 123 Heavy Field Artillery
American Expeditionary Forces, France, 1918
Army of Occupation, 1918-1919
Heisdorf, Luxenbourg
March 18, 1919
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Personality Mapping: 1954

tterrace — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:18 +0000

It's November in 1954 and you're an 8 year-old boy; given the following options, what do you do?

a) Watch TV;
b) Play with cool toy MG sports car;
c) Unroll giant set of maps and trace the borders of Czechoslovakia.

Made sense to me then. Actually, I still understand it. View full size.

Please on tipping

John.Debold — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:48 +0000

Appears to be 1920's. I obtained picture at a show in New Jersey about 10 years ago. View full image.

KCLX

John.Debold — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:51 +0000

No caption provided. View full image.

Two mugs and a fireplace: 1962

Tony W. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:38 +0000

This picture was taken after my great grandpa finished building the fireplace in 1962. The house is in Los Angeles. Scanned from a Kodak safety negative. View full image.

Ella and Gladys Woodruff: c. 1914

OhioKat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:27:38 +0000

My Great Grandmother Ella (Jones) Woodruff (seated) and her daughter, my grandmother, Gladys Iola (Woodruff) Farnsworth. Gladys was born in 1897 and died in childbirth in 1925 so I'm guesstimating that this picture is around 1914 since I think she looks about 17. Not sure where they are when this picture was taken. She was born in NY but died in Toledo, Ohio. View full image.

Willow witching

Jacki B — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:22:53 +0000

This photo makes me think of divining rods (or witching rods) that are used to find water. It strikes me that the ladies were looking for something other than water - maybe a frog to kiss, or prince charming. I hope they found what they were looking for. View full image.

The good ship Peggy Lou: c. 1960

OhioKat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:13:56 +0000

The Peggy Lou was a 26-foot steel cabin cruiser that my Dad, Bill (standing with his back to the camera), built in our backyard. That is my brother Michael looking back at the camera, and looking forward to some fishing on Lake Erie no doubt. Toledo, Ohio, c. 1960. View full image.

Nosepick, 1920s

burmashave — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:03:29 +0000

Taken sometime in late 1920's. The lady is my aunt Pearl. I do not know who the imp is. Notice the Brownie on the ground. All my family photos were taken with a Brownie box camera. It was the only camera we could afford. View full image.

William and Johnny, 1941

burmashave — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:00:18 +0000

William Cleveland Woods, 1941, holds my cousin Johnny as my sister looks on. View full image.

Great-great uncles

jaymon — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:53:43 +0000

Looking for information about when this photo may have been taken. Three of my great-great uncles are in this photo. Possibly taken in Blytheville, Arkansas. View full image.