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[REV 25-NOV-2014]
New York, 1949. Another Kodachrome slide of Times Square sent to us by Shorpy member RalphCS, this one taken at the Trans-Lux theater on Broadway. Who's up to see some shorts and then grab a bite at the Automat? View full size.
New York, 1949. This Kodachrome slide of Broadway at Times Square arrived by postal mail a few weeks ago from Shorpy member RalphCS, who snagged it at a yard sale. Good work and thanks! There are a few more to come. View full size.
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, circa 1905. "Lawn tennis courts, Pocono Mountain House." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
1905. "Lackawanna Railway station, Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Chicago circa 1907. "Lake Shore Drive, Jackson Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Portland, Maine, circa 1905. "Congress Square Hotel, Congress Street and Forest Avenue." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Pen-Mar Park, Maryland, circa 1906. "North from Brinkwood." With Mr. William Henry Jackson himself at the camera in this Blue Ridge mountain resort. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Atlantic City circa 1914. "The Boardwalk and hotels -- Chalfonte and Haddon Hall." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Detroit, 1918. "Cadillac Square and Real Estate Exchange from City Hall." Also a view of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument with World War I patriotic signage as the backdrop. Now playing at the corner movie palace: the "cinemelodrama" Cheating the Public. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.
Pittsburgh circa 1910. "Sixth Street Bridge and skyscrapers across the Allegheny River." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
New York, 1904. "A flower vender's Easter display, Union Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
Somewhere in Wisconsin circa 1950. "Mike and Mr. Rabbit." Happy Easter weekend from Shorpy! 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size.
Florida circa 1897. "The Plaza, St. Augustine." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
New Ulm, Minnesota, circa 1899. "Main Street." Showcasing the latest in electric illumination. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.
Columbus, Georgia, circa 1959. Since the days of "Rebel Without a Cause," one staple of Young Adult pop culture has been the drama inherent in that evergreen premise, Which boy will win the flower-arranging contest? The two young men shown here appear to have ribboned on the theme of "Spring Unfolds" -- at right with a creation titled "Rocket to Moon"; on the left with a nautical floral composition featuring a beached cabin cruiser, the "Fair Lady." 4x5 inch acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size.