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On a Pedestal: 1900
... an unknown location on May 19, 2017. (Wikipedia) New Orleans circa 1900. "General Lee monument, Tivoli Circle, St. Charles ... de Chirico. - Dave] (The Gallery, Civil War, DPC, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/05/2018 - 7:23pm -

        The statue was removed by official order and moved to an unknown location on May 19, 2017. (Wikipedia) New Orleans circa 1900. "General Lee monument, Tivoli Circle, St. Charles Avenue." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. History remainsStatues etc. evoke stories about who the person was, what they accomplished, and why they are deserving of conversation so many years later. We cannot change the past and some of it isn't pretty, but it is what got the lot of us here. A little too quietThis neat and tidy cityscape reminds me of some of Edward Hopper's paintings, especially those without human activity or with a lone (and lonely) human. [Giorgio de Chirico. - Dave] (The Gallery, Civil War, DPC, New Orleans)
Bedtime for Babcock: 1942
... that photo and the one of your dad. I had a friend in New Orleans who had that same wallpaper, or something similar, and he had all ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/28/2017 - 11:55pm -

September 1942. "Rochester, New York. The two Babcock boys share one room." Howard and Earl drifting off to Slumberland, with Ralph Amdursky's floodight showing the way. Photo for the Office of War Information. View full size. So jealousAs a life long insomniac, I can only dream of making a journey to a sweet & peaceful dreamland like these youths are obviously enjoying. *sigh* Something In CommonI've something in common with the Babcock Boys; my mother had poor taste when choosing wallpaper too. Where's all the stuff?Where are the wall pennants, the catchers mitts, the toys, train set and other accoutrements of a Boys room? The head at the footThe photographer has had the one boy on the left to put his pillow down at the foot of the bed so he could get both boys in the photo and make it visually compact. I also wondered if they cleaned up the bedroom for the shot or if always looked so bare. WallpaperI had much cooler wallpaper in the bedroom I shared with my older brother. Airplane Wallpaper!tterrace, I'm glad you posted that link in your comment; I had somehow missed that photo and the one of your dad. I had a friend in New Orleans who had that same wallpaper, or something similar, and he had all his airplane models hanging on fishing line from his bedroom ceiling! It was spectacular. Any model I made looked like a joke; I was unskilled and impatient. I did love the smell of airplane dope; my dad used it when he restored an old Taylor Cub airplane. For those in the Washington, DC, area or planning to visit, the fellows who work at the Paul E. Garber Smithsonian facility in Silver Hill, Maryland, (where they restore aircraft for the Air & Space Museum) have a ton of wonderful model airplanes they've made on display near their break room. Those folks have the skills and patience! (The Gallery, Kids, Ralph Amdursky, Rochester)
Easy Street: 1900
Circa 1900. "St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans." Will Desire stop, or pass you by? 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... feet. Asking price is $1.8 million. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Streetcars) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/12/2017 - 11:54pm -

Circa 1900. "St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans." Will Desire stop, or pass you by? 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. No Desire on St CharlesDave, at my age, Desire neither stops nor passes by: some sucker long ago done ripped the tracks out. Anyhow, Desire St and the Desire streetcar line were on the French Quarter side of Canal St, not the St Charles side. Easy Street, though, is of course where you find it. And please see https://www.shorpy.com/node/5786#comment-145707 Still Holding Their ValueThe Aldrich-Genella house, built 1866, at 4801 St. Charles, is for sale. It has 13' ceilings and 5,594 square feet. Asking price is $1.8 million. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Streetcars)
The Imperial: 1901
Circa 1901. "Sternwheeler Imperial at New Orleans." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. ... on the left. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/14/2018 - 11:09am -

Circa 1901. "Sternwheeler Imperial at New Orleans." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. YikesI'm guessing the largely paintless condition of the hull is going to reduce fares charged! Beautiful ship, but can we say "maintenance required"? Under ConstructionWonder what skyscraper that is, apparently under construction on the left. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans)
East Grand: 1902
... The Grand Ring It's nearly like traveling one of New Orleans streets that make a sweeping curve through the city, in that Grand ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/28/2018 - 11:25am -

1902. "Residences on East Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. East Grand Nursing HomeThe House on the right side is still there ! I See Dead People A body? A napper? Kind of close to the road for a siesta. Nursing Home Alone130 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit. It was apparently closed down in 2011 "after numerous citations were found on an inspection." It's apparently been an assisted living residence for the elderly since 1947. A two-story brick addition was built in 1962, at which time the original house became primarily administrative. A little more history and interior pictures as of 2015 can be seen here (a surprising amount of original interior detail remains): http://detroit-ish.com/photos/east-grand-nursing-home/ And, an August, 2018 Google street view (different vantage point thanks to a large car carrier) can be seen here - talk about sturdy bones. Biking BlissIt must have been wonderful to go for a bike ride and not worry about speeding, inattentive car drivers running over you. Just watch out for wagons and horse poop. Exact LocationThis photo was taken somewhat north of the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and E. Grand Boulevard. if you turned around you would be facing south and headed toward the Belle Isle bridge. Off to the right (and out of the frame of view) in 1909 the Anderson Electric Car Co. would be construct an electric charging garage for their "Detroit Electric" brand of cars. See inside -- what a dump!In 2011, East Grand Nursing Home was closed by the State of Michigan after numerous citations were found on an inspection. It had also started to receive complaints from the residents and some of the conditions were subpar. It eventually went bankrupt and closed. http://detroit-ish.com/photos/east-grand-nursing-home/ The Grand RingIt's nearly like traveling one of New Orleans streets that make a sweeping curve through the city, in that Grand Boulevard was designed to be much wider than most of the city's streets at the time, nearly defining with a lengthy semicircle the old city limits of the pre-1900 era, and certainly laid out with the intention of having plenty of room for the electric streetcars which would end up crisscrossing so much of the Motor City for decades to come. But it was not to be. They would cross it here and there, but none of the streetcar lines would ever ply any of this very wide Detroit thoroughfare during their long history. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Detroit Photos, DPC, Kids)
On the Waterfront: 1943
March 1943. "New Orleans, Louisiana. Poydras Street dock worker." Medium format acetate ... bottle. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, John Vachon, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/07/2019 - 1:35pm -

March 1943. "New Orleans, Louisiana. Poydras Street dock worker." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size. Morten Milling Co.According to the 1942-43 Worley's Dallas City Directory, the Morten Milling Co. (makers of La France Flour) was located at 916 Cadiz Street, just south of downtown Dallas. The telephone number was Riverside 3251. One wondersCould he have been a contender? In the good old days of break-bulk carriers, a strong set of arms and a high tolerance for corruption were necessary attributes. Ignore what the guys in the suits were doing and keep your eye on the paycheck. Apparently, our subject gave blood recently, if the pin on his hat is any indication. And Lee J. Cobb is just outside the frame, drinking it straight from the bottle. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, John Vachon, New Orleans)
Picnic in the Park: 1939
... women dressed in evening gowns and such on the streets of New Orleans, and I have to gently suggest to them that those probably weren't ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/25/2015 - 1:09pm -

August 1939. "Grants Pass, Oregon. 'California Day.' A picnic in town park on the Rogue River. Hot summer afternoon." Photo by Dorothea Lange. View full size. Outdoor eleganceI love the fresh flowers for the picnic table. Such a nice touch, should be a good day for everyone. Pendleton blanketThat looks like a Pendleton Indian trade blanket those kids are sitting on. And don't you wonder what's under that cloth on the table? Is it just me, or...Am I the only one who has never, until this photo, seen the kind of happiness like on that little girl's face in a Lange photo? Pastorale in Four FlatsIgnoring the adults obviously made dour from the oppressive heat, the little girl and baby present a captivating image. Charity requires that we assume that a splendid lunch reposes beneath that sheet, and not a corpse with legs drawn up from rigor. Times have certainly changed.Back in the day, even for a picnic you were dressed good enough to attend church. My great grandmother would have been aghast if you were seen outside without a hat. "You'd fry your brain!". I've had friends ask me about seeing women dressed in evening gowns and such on the streets of New Orleans, and I have to gently suggest to them that those probably weren't women. Women just haven't dressed like that in over 50 years. We've gotten far less formal than a family picnic like this would have been. Having said that, the woman on the far right looks like "a rebellious youth" must have been like back then. She's not particularly young though. (The Gallery, Dorothea Lange, Kids)
Palms Aplenty: 1910
Circa 1910. "St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... a later 20c apartment building. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/11/2017 - 2:54pm -

Circa 1910. "St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Those palmsNot sure, but they look like the date palms in front of our house when I little. My brother and I would always try to see how high we could climb on the. Worse thing was that those scales would break off just as soon as you got high enough for it to hurt. [Those look like Mexican fan palms, not date palms. -tterrace] Location?Possibly at St Charles at Peniston, Lakeside. Change in direction of St Charles indicates Lakeside, and only a handful of possible intersections (old plantation boundaries where street changes direction slightly to follow river). Although there are many similar houses uptown, I think this is probably at Peniston, where there is presently a later 20c apartment building. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans)
High Fiber: 1903
New Orleans circa 1903. "Cotton on the Mississippi River levee." 8x10 inch dry ... What a job! (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/24/2015 - 12:12pm -

New Orleans circa 1903. "Cotton on the Mississippi River levee." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. TransportAnd all those bales got moved by hand and by barrow only. What a job! (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans)
Amelie (Amy) Borde
... cousin. The picture was taken in 1896 in New Orleans, when Amy was not yet 3 (her exact age and name are on the back). ... with her other, Swiss grandmother and bring her back to New Orleans. After the deaths of her New Orleans grandmother, a cousin, and an aunt, my great x 2s were afraid to ... 
 
Posted by catsoldpics73 - 07/02/2011 - 7:44pm -

There is quite a story behind this picture. This was my great-grandmother's cousin. The picture was taken in 1896 in New Orleans, when Amy was not yet 3 (her exact age and name are on the back). It was taken in a photographer's studio near the old French Opera House. Anyway, she died about 2 years later along with her grandmother (my great x 3 grandmother) and her mother on the shipwreck La Bourgogne. They were going to get my great-grandmother from Switzerland, where she was staying with her other, Swiss grandmother and bring her back to New Orleans. After the deaths of her New Orleans grandmother, a cousin, and an aunt, my great x 2s were afraid to bring my great-grandmother home, so she spent most of her childhood in Switzerland. She, and later her daughter-in-law (my grandmother) saved this picture of her lost cousin. The Aldige family tomb in Metairie Lawn has a statue of two angels weeping on a sinking ship on it and has the inscription "In memory of mother, sister, and niece lost at sea on the steamship La Bourgogne July 4, 1898." View full size. Amazing story And beautiful photo! Saddest photo.What a sad story and the photo seems to highlight that sadness. Such a sweet little thing and such a lovely photo. The tombFound here. She's rememberedA beautiful little girl! Now that she is on Shorpy, she will be remembered every time someone looks at her picture. Thanks for sharing it. Thank you all so much (and more story)!Thank you all so much for your comments! I love that I have pictures from so far back in my family. Anyway, the story gets sadder. Little Amy there was already half an orphan when she died on La Bourgogne because her father, Dr. Robert Border, died months after she was born. Also, my greatx3, Alice Lepretre Aldige, Amy's grandmother that died with her on La Bourgogne, was on the La Bourgogne in 1893, five years earlier. She was bringing home the body of her husband, my greatx3 Jules Aldige, who was King of Carnival in 1884, btw. He died when they were in Paris. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Le Marché Français: 1890s
New Orleans circa 1890s. "The old French Market." Home to the German Grocery. ... Thnx for the correction! (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Stores & Markets, W.H. Jackson) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/13/2019 - 10:54pm -

New Orleans circa 1890s. "The old French Market." Home to the German Grocery. 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. Chapeau for DaveI know that most Americans hate those "silly diacretics diacritics", but, as we could expect, Dave distinguishes himself from those illiterate people. NB διακριτικός (diakritikós) = distinguishing [Thank you. And it's diacritics, not "diacretics." - Dave] Thnx for the correction! (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Stores & Markets, W.H. Jackson)
Charlton Street: 1941
... happen in Savannah. [Savannah, like Charleston and New Orleans, is rather famously well-preserved. - Dave] (The Gallery, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/23/2018 - 3:36pm -

April 1941. "Row of houses on East Charlton Street, Savannah, Georgia." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still looking good Curb AppealAll I can say is WOW! A truly beautiful revival. That Google Street View provides a powerful argument for renovating rather than razing neighborhoods. Thanks for posting. It had better look goodEstimated value of this address is $790,000. Beautiful property, though, and I'd bet we're not the only ones glad it was spared from the wrecking ball. One other interesting thing about this district is that it indicates that the area is not "hollowed out" in the way that older neighborhoods in Detroit, Gary, and Chicago are. In those cities, you see tons of vacant lots where houses ought to be; it would be interesting to learn that didn't happen in Savannah. [Savannah, like Charleston and New Orleans, is rather famously well-preserved. - Dave] (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Savannah)
Rooms With a View: 1912
... about it! The only things I find are about a hotel in New Orleans, and one in Detroit which was built in the 1920s. I'm afraid this ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/29/2012 - 6:09pm -

Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912. "Hotel Pontchartrain, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument." Along with the Flatiron building in New York, "The Pontch" was one of Detroit Publishing's favorite architectural subjects. View full size. ShadesWhy the selective positioning of window shades on some windows and not others? More permanent residents or offices? Given a choiceI think I would rather stay at the Metropole where all the windows have awnings. Is this building still there?I've looked and can't find a thing about it! The only things I find are about a hotel in New Orleans, and one in Detroit which was built in the 1920s. I'm afraid this elegant structure is another of those that 20th century American mod freaks have destroyed. One of the things I loved best about Europe is that they rarely demolish anything. They build everything extremely well and then just keep using it. There are buildings that were there many years before Columbus that are still in use today. The insides are remodeled, but the exterior stays the same. When we were there, in the 80s, there was a lot of scrubbing of old buildings going on, to remove soot buildup from centuries of heating with coal. They came out as good as new! I don't know why we can't do that here! [This short-lived hotel, whose main deficiency was a dearth of private bathrooms, was demolished in 1920 and replaced by a bank. Its history can be traced right here on Shorpy, in both the photo captions and the comments. - Dave] (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Lil Shuckers: 1906
... … Scattered along the coast between Mobile and New Orleans are many great oyster canning factories where from September until ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/15/2012 - 3:53pm -

Biloxi, Mississippi, circa 1906. "Point oyster houses." Just add ice and beer. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Point CadetThis is known locally as Point Cadet (pronounced "Point Cady" for you Yankees). Oyster, crab and shrimp processing have been done in this location for years. This area was damaged by Hurricane Camille in 1969 and devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Gambling casinos are now occupying much of the this seafood processing area. Sad News from the GulfThe news this week is that the 2011 oyster season may have to be canceled, because of too much fresh water entering the Gulf this Spring. With the recent hurricane, oil spill, and now the floods, the booming oyster business of the coast is in danger of disappearing, and with it a unique slice of the Gulf Coast will disappear too. Oyster Railroads North & South, Vol. 3, 1904. Oysters and Fish Gulf Coast Canning Industry — Oysters, Shrimp, Figs — A Fisherman's Paradise. … Scattered along the coast between Mobile and New Orleans are many great oyster canning factories where from September until May the business of pulling up the giant product of the Sound is carried on. Biloxi has the largest factory in the world, and quite a group of the canners are congregated here so that the name of this city is synonymous with that of oysters, and is perhaps the most widely known of any on the Gulf Coast. … At the oyster wharves an interesting scene is enacted when the ships come in and pull up alongside the little "oyster railroads" with their miniature trains of cars standing easy to receive them. With automatic hoists the oysters are lifted to the wharf and emptied into the cars. When filled each train runs into the factory where a picturesque line of Bohemians, men, women and children, awaits them and falls to opening the shells as soon as they are steamed. The dexterity with which they learn to extract the bivalve is fascinating. As their tin cups are filled they are paid in cash. Shuckers make from 60 cents to $1.25 per day and besides this wage, receive free houses, fuel and water from their employers. Labor is an ever-present problem with the oyster canners— most of it comes from Baltimore, but the briefness of the season and lack of all year round employment deters many from making the long journey to the coast, especially if they are certain or steady work elsewhere. Lack of oystersThis happens every time they have to open the Bonnet Carre spillway. The influx of fresh water kills the oysters. They will be back next year, barring another flood. The oil really didn't bother the oysters much at all. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Marché Français: 1900
New Orleans circa 1900. "The French Market, Decatur and Peters Streets." 8x10 ... same view from September of 2008. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Stores & Markets) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/08/2018 - 8:19pm -

New Orleans circa 1900. "The French Market, Decatur and Peters Streets." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. +108Below is the same view from September of 2008. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Stores & Markets)
To the Races: 1900
New Orleans circa 1900. "Henry Clay Monument, Canal Street." 8x10 inch dry ... Sqaure, where it remains today. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Streetcars) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/12/2018 - 6:35pm -

New Orleans circa 1900. "Henry Clay Monument, Canal Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Let's move a major statue -- minus the controversyThe clock was ticking on the 40 year old statue when the photograph was taken here and it's not hard to see why. Awkward location, and in the middle of Canal the streetcar on the right has already done the jog around it. By September of 1900 enough was enough and the statue was moved to become the centerpiece of Lafayette Sqaure, where it remains today. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Streetcars)
City of Ottawa: 1907
... during WWII. She was sent down the Mississippi River to New Orleans but deemed too old and unfit, was eventually laid up along Lake ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/22/2018 - 11:21pm -

Cleveland circa 1907. "Steamer City of Ottawa entering Cuyahoga Creek." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. What is supporting that bridge?Was this photo somehow manipulated or am I just not seeing the bridge/ferry landing properly? The shadows do not look correct, nor does the water beneath it. Is the dark pile which is barely visible made of steel, and all that is bearing the weight? [It's a swing bridge in the open position. -tterrace] Thanks Dave...makes perfect sense now! I hadn't considered that it was pointing 90 degrees from its normal orientation :-) (even though I have a defunct center pivot one close by) The Name GameCity of Ottawa had a pretty long life on the lakes, a nearly went further. Christened the INDIA in 1871, she joined sister ships in service known as CHINA and the JAPAN. From the annals of the Toronto Maritime Society, these were no run of the mill steamers plying the Great Lakes. "...The passenger cabin of each was a veritable palace compared to other ships then operating. The staterooms opened off a long open passageway in which the dining tables were set at mealtimes. At the forward end of the cabin was the men's smoking room, while at the after end of the passenger area the cabin opened out into a spacious and luxuriously appointed ladies' cabin, complete with grand piano. The woodwork up to the level of the clerestory was varnished, while the deckhead was painted white. Woodcarvings were in evidence everywhere. The entire cabin was fitted with carpeting and an elegant companionway led down to the main deck where the purser's office was located. As usual for the period, bathroom facilities were not provided in the staterooms but each room did boast "running water" in that reservoirs mounted over the sinks were filled daily by the stewardesses and after that gravity did the rest. The galley was located on the main deck and the food (of excellent repute) was brought to the cabin by means of a primitive lift." Ironically, while she went by City of Ottawa renaming for most of her sailing days, the ship started as INDIA and ended that way as well, while being refitted for saltwater use during WWII. She was sent down the Mississippi River to New Orleans but deemed too old and unfit, was eventually laid up along Lake Ponchartrain, where it's believed she meet her end to scrappers in 1945. Launched on June 20, 1871 at Buffalofor the Atlantic, Duluth & Pacific Company by Gibson & Craig and the King Iron Works, the India was the first of a trio of state-of-the-art iron passenger and freight vessels running between Buffalo and Duluth, the others the China and Japan. Beginning the next year and for the next decade it ran for the Lake Superior Transit Company, allied with a pool of railroad-related steamship companies and after that with the Anchor Line, part of the Pennsylvania Rail Road. Sold in 1906 to the Montreal & Lake Erie Steamship Company, reflagged Canadian, repowered, and renamed the City of Ottawa, the vessel operated as the firm's name implies. Its passenger accommodations were removed in 1913 when Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. acquired the vessel and placed it in the package freight trade between Hamilton and Montreal. Laid up in 1926, the City of Ottawa was sold back into American registry briefly in 1928 and renamed India, and the next year back into Canadian registry for the Algoma Central Railway Company and renamed Sault Ste. Marie, running between Fort William and Toronto. In 1930 it again entered American registry and reverted again to the name India, cut down to a coal barge. Requisitioned by the Maritime Commission for war service in 1942, the India was brought down the Chicago River, Sanitary and Ship Canal, and the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers for a conversion that never occurred. The India was dismantled on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain in 1945. The William L. Scott was built at Buffalo in 1890 by the Union Dry Dock Company for that city's Hand & Johnson Tug Line. It was abandoned and dismantled in 1915, probably at Erie, Pennsylvania. Swing bridge?Never was a real fan of bridges that move. Really like them sitting still and anchored. Getting A LiftFor fans and non-fans of moving bridges, the current edition at or near that same spot is a rather impressive rail lift bridge, rather than swing version. Everything's up to date in Cleveland. Tugging at your heartThe tug WILLIAM L. SCOTT, built in 1890, was steam powered and of wood construction, weighing 54 gross tons, with dimensions of 67.9 x 17.4 x 10 feet. It was dismantled in 1915 at Union Dry Dock, Buffalo Shipbuilding. I suspect the boat may have been named for Pennsylvania congressman William Lawrence Scott (1828-1891). (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
America of Galena: 1900
New Orleans circa 1900. "Foot of Canal Street -- Riverboat at the levee." The ... View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/05/2018 - 5:18pm -

New Orleans circa 1900. "Foot of Canal Street -- Riverboat at the levee." The sternwheeler America of Galena, Illinois. 8x10 glass negative. View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans)
Waiting for Rex: 1900
The Mississippi River circa 1900. "Mardi Gras, New Orleans. Awaiting Rex on the levee." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, ... View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/28/2017 - 7:00pm -

The Mississippi River circa 1900. "Mardi Gras, New Orleans. Awaiting Rex on the levee." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans)
Cotton on the Levee: 1890
... the Mississippi River circa 1890. "Cotton on the levee at New Orleans." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans, W.H. Jackson) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/17/2019 - 10:08am -

Along the Mississippi River circa 1890. "Cotton on the levee at New Orleans." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, New Orleans, W.H. Jackson)
Bayou City Roller: 1901
New Orleans, 1901. "Roller coaster and pier at West End, Lake Pontchartrain." ... Company. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/03/2018 - 1:24pm -

New Orleans, 1901. "Roller coaster and pier at West End, Lake Pontchartrain." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans)
City Hall: 1910
New Orleans circa 1910. "City Hall, Lafayette Square." 8x10 inch dry plate ... Company. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/11/2017 - 12:42pm -

New Orleans circa 1910. "City Hall, Lafayette Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans)
Banana Veranda: 1938
September 1938. "Verandah of plantation house near New Orleans, Louisiana." Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size. (The Gallery, New Orleans, Russell Lee) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/26/2018 - 11:00am -

September 1938. "Verandah of plantation house near New Orleans, Louisiana." Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size. (The Gallery, New Orleans, Russell Lee)
Minnie and Selma: 1942
... and has been in business for four years. She was born in New Orleans, and has eight brothers, seven of whom are eligible for the Army." ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/19/2012 - 1:56pm -

Chicago, April 1942. "Miss Minnie Coleman (left), clerk, and Miss Selma Barbour, manager of the Cecilian Specialty Hat Shop, 454 East 47th Street. Miss Barbour has been managing this store for one year, and has been in business for four years. She was born in New Orleans, and has eight brothers, seven of whom are eligible for the Army." Photo by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size. Minnnie and Selma: 1942According to the Social Security Death Index, Selma Barbour died in Chicago on September 15, 1995, at the age of 91. You can see a photo of her in 1974 here. VacantIt's pretty deserted now. (The Gallery, Chicago, Jack Delano, Stores & Markets)
Cathedral Place: 1906
... knows? Both are old, and both are beautiful—and spooky. New Orleans is another such place. Maybe Baltimore, too. But I've been ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/28/2020 - 1:55pm -

St. Augustine, Florida, 1906. "Cathedral Place at Charlotte Street, Plaza de la Constitución." The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine at right, with the Ponce de Leon Hotel at the end of the street. 5x7 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. St. Augustine is amazingSt. Augustine is one of the most pleasant cities to walk around in at night. That probably sounds crazy, but it's FACT. As a kid growing up in Fernandina Beach, we used to say, "Oh, YEAH? Fernandina is older than St. Augustine," and who really knows? Both are old, and both are beautiful—and spooky. New Orleans is another such place. Maybe Baltimore, too. But I've been fascinated from Day One by coquina buildings, and just imagining all the folks who've live in them. Wow. Cool town. Even if it is younger than Fernandina. GHOSTS. Ponce de Leon HotelYes, the Ponce de Leon Hotel never burned down, because it was built of solid mass concrete (unreinforced). The concrete is mixed with coquina shells, like the local stone used to construct the nearby Spanish fort, the Castillo de San Marcos, in the late 17th century. Many other 19th-century hotels were built of wood frame construction, which is why they had a tendency to burn down. The architecture firm of Carrere and Hastings designed the Ponce de Leon Hotel, as well as the Hotel Alcazar across King Street, the Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church, and the Grace United Methodist Church; all these St. Augustine structures are built of unreinforced mass concrete. Much the Same TodayThe street view from this direction looks remarkably unchanged -- sans cannonballs! The Ponce de Leon Hotel is apparently one of the rare ones that didn't burn to the ground like so many others. The magnificent building is now a part of Flagler College. Cannonball RunI see that there is a pyramid of cannonballs stacked up at the corner in case the Spanish come back to reclaim Florida. We are now so used to not seeing underground utilities that telephone poles are getting to be, more and more, an oddity. I had hoped to see them completely eliminated in my lifetime, but since they are popular (and cheap) as neighborhood towers for the new 5G service, I have to doubt it. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida)
Mardi Gras 1952
New Orleans French Quarter during Mardi Gras 1952 captures characters and a ... 
 
Posted by jnc - 06/24/2008 - 9:51pm -

New Orleans French Quarter during Mardi Gras 1952 captures characters and a club headlining noted jazz clarinetist Alphonse Picou (1878 -1961). Mr. Picou played the Paddock Lounge at 309 Bourbon Street in the 1950s so it’s possible this is taken there. A small but nice view of Mardi Gras before it was commercialized and the Quarter before the T-Shirt shops. From Mother-in-law collection, wish the life-loving lady was still around and to answer a few questions. Picou on Bourbon StreetGreat photo! Yes, the location is the 300 block of Bourbon Street. The sign for Picou is on Steve Valenti's Paddock Club, a long time jazz venue. (The animated neon sign depicting a galloping horse is mostly hidden behind the hat of the cowboy at left.) With various name changes good jazz could still be heard at this location into the 1980s. (Contrary to popular rumor, good jazz can still be heard in the Quarter, just not on the Bourbon Street tourist strip.) To the right the pocket park was at the time called "Edison Park" (created when the old electric station at the location was demolished), since renamed "Jazz Legends Park". Commercialized Mardi GrasI'd love to have been at a Mardi Gras parade in 1952, but modern day Mardi Gras is great too. It is much bigger, but it's not commercialized. It's still funded by the krewe members and that makes it the greatest free show on earth. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Slum Views: 1914
... View full size. 19th Century D.C. 21st Century new Orleans. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/27/2012 - 11:52am -

1914. "Alley clearance, slum views." Vestiges of the 19th century in a Washington, D.C., alleyway. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. 19th Century D.C.21st Century new Orleans. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
Miami Beach Pool: 1942
... Miami Minicolor Thanks, Tterrace. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans Kodak Minicolor I had to look up Kodak Minicolor prints and ... 
 
Posted by Infrogmation - 09/09/2010 - 7:49am -

Miami Beach, Florida, 1942. My mom is the little girl waving at us (or probably at my grandfather taking the photo). Her mother is standing behind her. The Florida vacation was planned before Pearl Harbor. The family was able to go ahead with it just after. Then came the rationing and the signs reading "Is This Trip Necessary?", and no more pleasure trips for the duration. This is a Kodak Minicolor print. Most of the color photos in our family albums from the 1970s or before are badly faded, but the old Kodak Minicolors are still vibrant. View full size. Miami Minicolor Thanks, Tterrace. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans Kodak MinicolorI had to look up Kodak Minicolor prints and found out that Kodak eventually started calling them Kodachrome prints. There's one of those in our collection from 1955, the year they apparently discontinued the process. It doesn't have the feel of a paper print, but rather a semi-translucent, shiny sheet of plastic. This is a great shot, from a period when most family photo memories are in black and white. You're so lucky to have these. I fiddled some with it: What glamour!I expect to see Esther Williams to come round the corner. The 40s in ColorGreat photo and nice work tterrace for the enhancement. I really crave pictures and footage from the war decade in color. More! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Powder Roomer: 1940
... A bright idea Some years ago, I spent a night in New Orleans at the Kentucky Hotel (or maybe the Hotel Kentucky) in a room ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/02/2020 - 1:53pm -

December 1940. Radford, Virginia. "Hercules Powder Plant employee going upstairs. Mrs. Pritchard's boardinghouse. Eighteen men board here." One of the gents last seen here. Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Rules of the house:"Please extinguish all smoking materials until you've showered, and don't dry your asbestos boxers on the windowsills." A bright ideaSome years ago, I spent a night in New Orleans at the Kentucky Hotel (or maybe the Hotel Kentucky) in a room illuminated by just such a single bare light bulb. It was the sort of establishment where one sleeps with one eye open. Audition?If this was 1960, would this gent have been auditioning for the lead in Hitchcock's 'Psycho'? (The Gallery, John Vachon, WW2)
The Milkmobile (colorized): 1903
Circa 1903. "A New Orleans milk cart." With a one- horsepower motor. View full size ... 
 
Posted by Don Wagoner - 02/01/2010 - 7:17pm -

Circa 1903. "A New Orleans milk cart." With a one- horsepower motor. View full size ExcellentSuperb color choices and attention to fine details! Iberville StreetThis appears to be the 7oo block of Iberville Street. Unfortunately, the building directly behind the cart is a parking garage. However, the building to the left, is very much still intact! (Colorized Photos)
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