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Durward Nickerson: 1914
... of my husband, Jack Graham Weaver. Durward died in 1937 in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, at the age of 42. Patsy Weaver ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/26/2011 - 3:49pm -

"Durward Nickerson, Western Union messenger #55. Birmingham, Alabama. 18 years old. Lives in Bessemer, R.F.D. #1. Saturday night, Sept. 26, 1914, he took investigator through the old Red Light on Avenue A, pointed out the various resorts, told about the inmates he has known there. Only a half dozen of them were open now. Durward has put in two years in messenger work and shows the results of temptations open to him. He has recently returned from a hobo trip through 25 states. He was not inclined to tell much about the shady side of messenger work, but one could easily see that he has been through much that he might have avoided in a profitable kind of work." View full size. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. Lewis HineLewis Wickes Hine: Photographer, social reformer and busybody party-pooper extraordinaire. Shady workI had no idea messenger work could be so seedy. LisaHe looks old beyond his years. Great idea for a blog. I subscribed to your feed. Durward NickersonDurward M. Nickerson was the son of Otis Graham Nickerson & Hattie E. Shepard, great-grandparents of my husband, Jack Graham Weaver. Durward died in 1937 in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, at the age of 42. Patsy Weaver [Oh my. What happened? Did he leave a family? Thanks for the info. He seems like a dashing young man. - Dave] (The Gallery, Birmingham, Lewis Hine)
Fly Me to the Moon: 1942
... Tired The wheel and hubcap are from a 1937 Ford V8 equipped vehicle, and the hood seems to be from a 1928 Chevrolet. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/06/2014 - 12:34pm -

May 1942. Parris Island, South Carolina. "Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. A glider winch." Medium format nitrate negative from photos by by Pat Terry and Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. View full size. Kinda basicWell, - Engine - check! - Drive shaft - check! - Cable drum - check! - Power lever - can't see it, but I guess it will be a pedal - check! - Safety cage - a very strong must for a winch, those cables are like band saws if they get out of control - check! - Brake - can't see that, either, but I would guess another pedal - check! - Cable guillotine - can't see that either, but it is an indispensable safety item. Well, what is that steeringwheelgood for? My first guess would be a manual cable spooling guide. To reduce wear and tear and cable salad potential. And voila, you got a glider winch. More modern incarnations can be found galore under http://www.skylaunch.de/album/ Wrong WayUnless it pulls gliders from behind the guy's back, it's facing the wrong way. The gliders would be taking off downwind, making them uncontrollable. The cage keeps the end of the cable with a little parachute attached from falling on him. The glider releases it pretty much right overhead. [I suspect they know what they're doing. Below, two more views. - Dave] TiredThe wheel and hubcap are from a 1937 Ford V8 equipped vehicle, and the hood seems to be from a 1928 Chevrolet. Gliders in GermanyI had never seen gliders launched this way until I was serving in the Army in Giessen, Germany in 1965-1967. The website in the post by StefanJ, under the "G" tab, will get you to the Giessen glider club's website - they used winches to launch their gliders back then, and apparently still do. (The Gallery, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2)
Weed Hardware: 1938
... else did- I enlarged the photo to identify the car as a 1937 Ford Cabriolet rumble seat convertible. Very rare and desirable car today. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/17/2016 - 5:23pm -

June 1938. "Stores on Sunday. Vincennes, Indiana." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Main Street VincennesThough it has lost some of its charm, the block of buildings is still there. Thankfully, Some Things Don't ChangeWell, we can see the grocery now is an asphalt materials company, and it looks like a doctor has moved into the hardware store. However, the tavern is still a tavern! Mail Pouch Thermometer I can see now the damage to the top and bottom of every porcelain thermometer. Damaged it with the hammer blows putting it up. Very rare to find one in pristine condition. Value of signageWhen I look at these old photos, I think of today's value of typically mundane items back then. Recently, a similar double-sided porcelain DeVoe Paint sign sold for $1600 at an auction. I would bet that the thermometer sign on the same building, would fetch even more today. Since no one else did-I enlarged the photo to identify the car as a 1937 Ford Cabriolet rumble seat convertible. Very rare and desirable car today. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Small Towns, Stores & Markets)
Tex Williams: 1953
... guitars. I have an O-17 (given to my mother, new, in 1937)which I have played (not well) most all my life, And, gentlemen, it just ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/07/2015 - 3:28pm -

Los Angeles circa 1953. "Tex Williams, host of Town Hall Party on KNBH-TV." The country singer known for "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)." 4x5 acetate negative from the Shorpy Publicity Department archive. View full size. Must Be the Smoke...SniffI am not ashamed to say that Jim Page's comment made me tear up a bit. My dad did smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette but he also play, play, played a 1943 Martin. He's gone but the guitar is currently in the hands of a Martin-certified craftsman being sensitively refurbished after being abused by someone who never should have had their hands on it. It won't be the same but it will be returned to playing form and gifted to a deserving grandchild. Tex's tunersTex's lovely Martin D-28 seems to have replacement tuners. Those Deluxe Klusons were more often seen on Gibson guitars; Martin usually used Klusons with metal buttons. Sheet metal reverbI wonder if those steel cupboards sang along? Thanks Mr. Page. I was wracking my brain as to why those tuner buttons looked so familiar. These Martins are so timeless that Martin keeps rereleasing older designs. I currently have a two-year-old D18 (1935 design) with a 32 bit d-a, 10 microphone emulator pickup. Martin-the best.Thank you, Paul A and Mr. Page, for your knowledge and appreciation of Martin guitars. I have an O-17 (given to my mother, new, in 1937)which I have played (not well) most all my life, And, gentlemen, it just rings like a bell. I am one lucky dude. Old MartinsMacKinzie, you are indeed lucky to have your Martin. An instrument like that instructs the player, in my opinion. I can only imagine how sweet it sounds. I think the 0-sized Martins are the best-sounding of them all. They may not boom like a dreadnought, but they caress the ear. My best friend for over 40 years developed a terrible medical problem, and his wife and sister told me they were afraid he was giving up. I sent him my 1953 0-18 with this note: "My most cherished friend now owns my most cherished guitar. I can find another best guitar, but not another best friend. Now get out of bed, play this thing, and beat that problem of yours." He did, and he did, and he did. That was over five years ago, and he's still playing that little Martin, which is on a stand in his bedroom. He keeps it there, he says, so it's the last thing he sees at night and the first thing he sees in the morning. Are some Martins more than just a guitar? I think so. (The Gallery, Los Angeles, Music, TV)
Ye Old Witch House: 1901
... Red Raven (S)plits From a 1937 Life Magazine ad: "Red Raven Splits Laxative Water. For the morning ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/25/2012 - 10:37am -

Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1901. "The Witch House." One-stop shopping for antiques, cigars and spirits of all kinds. 8x10 glass negative. View full size. Looks like I've been here beforeWow. It's deja vu all over again. https://www.shorpy.com/node/11562 I like this picture from the front, over either of the side views https://www.shorpy.com/node/10036 The Witch house still standsThe Witch house still stands and especially at this time of year remains a quite popular site to visit. http://www.salemweb.com/witchhouse/ Red Raven (S)plitsFrom a 1937 Life Magazine ad: "Red Raven Splits Laxative Water. For the morning after...only Red Raven Splits will bring you back. Red Raven Splits did the trick before Prohibition...is ready for you now at every fine hotel, club, drug store, grocer." Antiques ShopNot very likely to have any Victorian, Golden Oak nor Mission furniture in 1901. (The Gallery, DPC, Salem)
Curb Service: 1940
... two-door sedan, 1935 Dodge, 1936 Ford, and far right, a 1937 Oldsmobile convertible, complete with fog lights, cowl mounted spotlights, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/28/2018 - 11:03am -

December 1940. "Workmen during lunch period, across the street from the Consolidated Aircraft factory. San Diego, California." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Here, smoke my brandMy Doctor says they're actually good for you! I Pick Bachelor #2, JimFor Handsome Rakes inclusion. Shorpy Vehicle Identification ImperativeL to R: 1934-35 Chevrolet two-door sedan, 1935 Dodge, 1936 Ford, and far right, a 1937 Oldsmobile convertible, complete with fog lights, cowl mounted spotlights, outside rearview mirrors (note the other cars do not have them), and some oh-so-sexy fender skirts. Also note the Oldsmobile has been "nosed," meaning the hood ornament has been removed. On the MendThe stitching job on Joe Smoker's shirt pocket is serviceable though inexpert. I wonder if he did it himself. My mother's hand-stitching was a thing of beauty - every stitch precise, evenly spaced and tiny. She gave the same care and attention to even the most ragged of our clothes. Pacific Coast HighwayHaven't been down that way in years (late 70's), but at one time you could bypass Interstate 5 and go down PCH. On one side of the road was the old plant parking lot. There was an elevated walkway over PCH that led to the Consolidated plant. The security turnstiles were still in place. Should have looked first!at your comment bohneyjames! Just spent a bit of time trying to ID that Dodge! I came up with a '37, but I'll take your ID. The '36 Ford was the easy one and the '37 Oldsmobile is a Six for what it's worth. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Factories, Russell Lee)
Small-Mart: 1938
... The houses looked like this when they were built in 1937. At one time there were apparently photographs from 2005-2006 of what ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/31/2015 - 11:28am -

May 1938. "Store, La Forge, Missouri." Your source for Benz Baby Bowel Corrective. 35mm negative by the peripatetic Russell Lee. View full size. Sheesh!For a moment my initial thought about what the man was doing was that he was checking for text messages!!! The gas pump rulesToday that glass top gas pump would be worth all the goodies in the store (probably including the building as well). Talk about perceptionBecause of what I see every day now, it took me a few seconds to dismiss the idea that the boy in the overalls was checking his text messages. Home to a sharecropper housing projectOriginal, 11 June 2015: Some of this store's customers might have come from Southeast Missouri Farms, a Farm Security Administration project that provided housing and land for 100 sharecropper families. The houses looked like this when they were built in 1937. At one time there were apparently photographs from 2005-2006 of what remains of this project in La Forge, but Southern Illinois University doesn't know how to website. (Blocking even archive.org is a nice touch, guys.) Edit, 17 June 2018: My complaint above about SIU is partly rescinded; either SIU or archive.org has changed enough that archive.org has parts of the orignal SIU pages available. Googling those SIU URLs led me to the mirror linked below. Jane Adams, a professor at SIU, and her husband D. Gorton, took photos of some of the remaining houses in 2005-2006. I found a mirror of Adams' original pages at SIU, including the pictures of a few houses and the cotton gin at Southeast Missouri Farms. See also the interior of one of these houses in a newer Shorpy post, Lard of the Flies. (The Gallery, Gas Stations, Russell Lee, Stores & Markets)
Smith Garage: 1920
... the Coaches for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937, I would have absolutely believed it. Pecking order From left to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/14/2011 - 5:37pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Group, Wayne Smith garage." At this dealer in Haynes automobiles, management and labor pose for posterity. View full size. At Your Service Washington Post, May 23, 1920 To Distribute Haynes Cars. Wayne Smith Auto Co. Will Handle Line in This Territory. Haynes cars will be distributed in Washington, northern Virginia, central West Virginia and part of Maryland by Wayne Smith & Co. This concern, which is headed by Wayne Smith, well known in local automotive circles, has just completed a new building at the corner of Twenty-second and M streets, which will be given over entirely to the sale and service of this car. The car is built in both six and twelve cylinder models and furnished in both types in open and closed models, roadsters and touring cars. Service for this car will be in charge of Harry E. Hartung and Earl Ennis, both well-known service men. No guessing hereWe can most definitely tell which of these men are part of management and which are the "grease monkeys"! Royal GarageIf you had told me that this was a photo of the staff at the facility that was preparing the Coaches for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937, I would have absolutely believed it. Pecking orderFrom left to right, a visual Organization Chart. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
North to the Future: 1942
... served at Fort Wainwright after having moved to Alaska in 1937. I bet he had some experiences like this, and you could always count on ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/15/2017 - 11:36am -

Circa 1942. "Alaska Defense Command. At mail shack with mess kit." And now to catch up on the news! 120 film negative from an estate sale. View full size. So --We sent them 100,000 Studebaker trucks, they sent us Putin's pop? Privy to the newsThat was clever of him to put the U.S. Mail sign over the outhouse door, so that he could spend all the time needed to read his newspaper. I Can See Russia From My HouseHoly cow, he looks like Putin's father on a spy mission. I can see the motherland from my porchVladimir? There are some memoriesMy stepdad's uncle served at Fort Wainwright after having moved to Alaska in 1937. I bet he had some experiences like this, and you could always count on Uncle Vince for a good story or two...and some Caribou jerky or Alaska Amber if you were nice to him. It was, and remains, a different world up there. Looks like spring, wherever it is. I'm guessing further south than Wainwright from the deciduous tree. (The Gallery, Found Photos, WW2)
Tidy That Tenement!
A 1937 Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project poster asking New ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/09/2007 - 9:52pm -

A 1937 Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project poster asking New Yorkers to keep the premises clean. View full size. Now a fine-art print. (The Gallery, Art & Design, Posters)
Lesser Newark: 1939
... Buick Limited? That looks like a 1937 Buick Limited on the street off to the right. Sure does not fit in that ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/30/2017 - 4:00pm -

April 1939. "Slums. Newark, New Jersey." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cutting-edge businessMessrs. Landew and Blume saw profit in recycling before it was cool. IronboundThat's St. James Catholic Church to the right, demolished in 1979 by the Archdiocese for a parking lot. History of the church here. History of the "Ironbound" area here. Clifford Street at Wheeler PointThe railroad track along Clifford street is a surviving clue to Rothstein's location. It was a spur line headed downtown, and it is still there along Clifford Street. I tried to duplicate the point of view on Google Earth. Looks like it was taken from atop the railroad bridge on the main line. https://earth.google.com/web/@40.71927585,-74.15984713,9.78570943a,307.9... Buick Limited?That looks like a 1937 Buick Limited on the street off to the right. Sure does not fit in that neighborhood! Landlord? Gangster? Or my wife says maybe a doctor? (She always likes to see the innocent side!) An interesting walkGiven that this is 1939, I'd like to have walked down that sidewalk when a steam engine was inching past. Even if it were a little switcher. Especially on a cold day. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein)
Get Happy: 1925
... in the Washington-Baltimore area in the '20s and '30s. In 1937 they played at one of Franklin Roosevelt's inaugural balls. His main ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/30/2011 - 8:49pm -

Washington, D.C., 1925. Horace "Happy" Walker, leader of the band seen in the previous post. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. Happy WalkerI wonder if he ate at the Happy News Cafe? Washington Post, May 31, 1925. Glen Echo Park Thrives. At Glen Echo the new ballroom has proved a wonderful addition to the park, and "Happy" Walker has been exclusively engaged to direct and play with his band, the Golden Pheasants, every week night from 8:30 to 11:30. He features "requests," and for the asking will play any number. … Washington Post, Aug 24, 1964. Horace (Happy) Walker, Boatman, Band Leader. Horace (Happy) Walker, boating enthusiast, public relations consultant and ex-band-leader, died Friday at Mount Alto Hospital of pneumonia. Mr. Walker, 65, lived at Ponder Cove, in Edgewater, Md. Orphaned when he was 10, he worked the vaudeville circuit in New York and in 1923, between performances with a vaudeville act called "50 Miles from Broadway," he visited the Capital and decided to settle here. That year he brought his orchestra from New York to play at local clubs and private parties. … I Want That Suit!Herringbone pattern double-breasted in what appears to be gray. Tweed, perhaps? Could be as it looks like a coarse weave. Unlike on modern suit jackets, there are only two cuff buttons, and they're not ornamental--they actually button the cuff. Light up your face with gladnessObviously we know how this man got his name. I wonder if his "musicians wanted" ads indicated "sourpusses need not apply." Even though today it isn't considered cool to smile, people are still drawn to their more cheerful brethren. It's also a fact that a smile makes one look younger, hence another reason to keep those lips turned up. Happy Happy Joy JoyThis guy makes me want to party -- and I don't party! More Technical Notes!More saxophone technical geekery!! Happy's handling a "New Wonder" model Alto Saxophone by the C.G. Conn company. Easy tell, from that angle: it's that knurled round metal drum right behind the rubber mouthpiece. Conn called it a "Microtuner"; instead of fine tuning the horn by pulling the mouthpiece out on the neck, or pushing it in, you rotated that drum and the end of the saxophone's neck where the mouthpiece is attached would move in or out, depending. Conn used that kind of mechanism on their altos until about the mid 1950's. FDR troubadourHorace "Happy" Walker's Orchestra was popular in the Washington-Baltimore area in the '20s and '30s. In 1937 they played at one of Franklin Roosevelt's inaugural balls. His main instrument was trumpet. When he developed pneumonia he had to stop playing. He also had a radio program on WOL. (The Gallery, D.C., Music, Natl Photo, Portraits)
Major Medical: 1920
... major in the U.S. Army. Stimson retired from the Army in 1937 and then served as president of the American Nurses Association from 1938 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/28/2012 - 5:58pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "No caption." Someone out there must know who these ladies are. UPDATE: Thanks to the excellent research of Mudhooks, we can identify this as a portrait of Major Julia Stimson, superintendent of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Very lucky find.Thanks! It was luck. I Googled "Red Cross" Washington 1918 (was the original date on the image 1920? I thought it was 1918, for some reason) in Images. Seven pages along and there was the photo. Doesn't always happen that quickly. I assume the women are her staff. Possibly the photo was taken when she received her rank, which she did in 1920. As the first woman to be given rank in the US Army, this would have been a "big deal". She looks a formidable woman. However, apparently, despite her looks she was a a sensitive and caring person, as her wartime letters to her family reveal. In fact, she was quite hurt and personally upset when the Red Cross, in writing about her in its official history stated: "In the blinding light of war, her dominant personality stood out in the same bold outline as did her Amazonian physique. Her regular boyish features habitually wore a thoughtful expression which brought to the observer an impression of dignity and power. Her well-trained mental processes, clean cut often to the point of brusque speech, were as direct in their focus as her clear blue eyes." Quite rightly, she wrote "It seems to me that professional experience, preparation, and attainments are entirely appropriate, but I can see no point to the addition of personal appearance or characteristics." They published the section, anyway. She apparently suffered from a condition which caused ulcerations on her legs, made worse when she was stressed. All through her service in France, she suffered terribly but stoically worked on. An admirable woman. Appearances Can be MisleadingThe good Major and her staff may look a bit hard-edged to the modern eye, but trust me, being an Army nurse, particularly in WWI, is not for the faint of heart. The effects of mustard gas, in particular, are truly horrific. Angels of Mercy, to be sure, but competent first of all. I'd trust them with my life, as I'm sure many did. One, at leastI believe that the lady at the desk is in the photo at the bottom of this page. She would be Major Julia Stimson, Superintendent, U.S. Army Nurse Corps. (far right, second row). "Some distinguished visitors in the person of Major Julia Stimson and her entourage were in Ellsworth last Saturday and called on Rev. and Mrs. C.A. Fisher of the Methodist Church. Major Stimson is head of the nurses in the army and is the only woman major in the United States army. She had charge of ten thousand nurses during the war." Julia Stimson, chief nurse, was concerned about her nurses working in the casualty clearing stations, but knew they were strong. “What with the steam, the ether … the odor in the operating room … sewing and tying up and putting in drains while the doctor takes the next piece of shell out ... Then after fourteen hours of this … off to rest if you can … one need never tell me that women can’t do as much, stand as much, and be as brave as men,” Stimson wrote. (VF Women at War, March 2008) I concur. My ex-husband's grandmother served in WWI at the Buffalo Base Hospital, in Vittel, France. I admired her greatly and had the honour of transcribing her wartime diary. She died just short of her 106th birthday. She was also the first Aboriginal Canadian to be trained as a nurse but no one in Canada would train "an Indian" so she applied and was gladly received by the New Rochelle nursing school. Biography: http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/bios/stimson.htm "After her service in the First World War, Stimson remained with the military, becoming the superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps and the first dean of the Army School of Nursing. In 1920 she became the first woman to achieve the rank of major in the U.S. Army. Stimson retired from the Army in 1937 and then served as president of the American Nurses Association from 1938 until 1944. Stimson returned to the Army during World War II to recruit nurses to the Army Nurse Corps, retiring a second time at the end of the war. Stimson was promoted to the rank of full colonel six weeks before her death, at the age of 67, in 1948." Good detective work!Hey Mudhooks, Great find! another interesting thing are the 4 service chevrons on her lower left sleeve, According to my research, one chevron was authorized for each six months of service in a theater of operation from 6 April 1917 to 4 October 1919. Army NursesAt first, I thought these ladies could be with the American Red Cross, which had similar uniforms during that time period, but as they are wearing rank and Nurse Corps insignia, I would have to guess that these are Army Nurses. The Museum of the Reserve at Fort McPherson, GA has in its collection a World War I era Army Nurse Corps uniform just like the ones in the photo. Army Nurse - WWI. My great-aunt was an Army nurse at Base Hospital 5, among others following her service as the first rural public health nurse in Wisconsin (she earned her cap in 1908). Her wartime diary, written in pencil, is a model of decorum - went up to the hospital, came back to the barracks, and so on. Not a word about what she faced, although she was bombed by German aircraft in one of the hospitals. She served as a nurse until 1946, specializing in the care of tuberculosis patients, and died in 1961. There is a definitive history waiting to be written about these incredibly brave and selfless women. Shorpy, please show us more of this kind of service! (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, WWI)
The Three Amigos: 1908
... visit to Eureka in 1908), was born in 1899 and died in 1937 at the Gayle mill, also in Chester. That photo is available on the Lewis ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/07/2011 - 8:37pm -

November 29, 1908. Boys working in the Eureka Cotton Mills at Chester, South Carolina. Rob Dover (tallest boy) has been in mill eight or nine years. Melvin Reilly (middle) in mill one year. Boyd McKowan is about 15 years old. Been in mill five years. Witness Sara R. Hine. View full size. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. Found themSome records for Robert Dover: #1 - b. 10 Nov 1894, d. Mar 1981 York, SC #2 - b. 08 Mar 1893, d. Feb 1958 location unknown Both had SS# issued in South Carolina. If I change Boyd's last name to McGowen (k to g and a to e) I find: b. 12 Aug 1896, d. Jun 1971 Michigan, SS issued in Michigan. [Good work! Shorpy salutes you. - Dave] Rob Dover and Boyd McKowanRob Dover and Boyd McKowan turned up nothing in a SSDI search result. However, I got four hits on Melvin Reilly. Seems like Melvin is a unique name. Three out of four records may match the date of this picture. #1 - b.17 Aug 1899 d.Dec 1972 Pittsburgh #2 - b. 7 Aug 1901 d.Jul 1980 Huron, SD #3 - b.15 Mar 1897 d.Jan 1963 New Jersey [Good work! Maybe Boyd's last name was really McGowan. - Dave] Rob DoverActually, Robert (Rob Dover) died in 1958. This is the correct reference for him. He was my great great uncle. He worked for Springs Industries his entire life. Also, his younger brother, John Washington Dover (known as Wash and Washey in the Lewis Hine picture from the same visit to Eureka in 1908), was born in 1899 and died in 1937 at the Gayle mill, also in Chester. That photo is available on the Lewis Hine descendants site. Also, Lewis appeared not familiar with Southern pronunciations of traditional Scottish names. Boyd McKowan's name should be spelled McKeown. His descendants also still live around Chester. Boyd McKeownThanks to the spelling suggestion from John Robinson, from the SSDI we find: Boyd McKeown born: 14 Jul 1892 died: Mar 1967 last residence: Great Falls, Chester, SC state of SSN issue: South Carolina (The Gallery, Kids, Lewis Hine)
Seafood City: 1943
... third in a clam-eating tournament on Block Island in 1937 by eating 84 cherrystone clams. Re: Gordon's work will endure ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/13/2012 - 8:19am -

June 1943. "A scene at the Fulton Fish Market, New York." Medium format negative by Gordon Parks for the Office of War Information. View full size. BurrrInteresting story of why it was called "The Bank of The Manhattan Company". Not the Manhattan Bank or whatever. Apparently Aaron Burr was a slimy character in colonial New York even before the revolution. He wanted to start a bank in New York (there were no banks in the Colonies at that time). He was turned down several times. Finally, he proposed a company to drill water wells in Greenwich Village. In small print hidden in the text of the proposal, was a provision that would allow the company, to be called The Manhattan Company, to lend money. Since the Manhattan company could lend money that part of the company was call its bank. They never did drill for water. Gordon's work will endureA long time ago I came across a photograph by Parks of a jazz musician. I think it was Milt Hinton (a great photographer in his own right) walking off stage after a performance. Whatever the details, I became an instant fan of Gordon Parks. While looking for more of his jazz musician photos, I discovered the enormous range of the man's talent. For whatever ‘firsts’ are worth, he was the first black guy to direct a major Hollywood film, “The Learning Tree,” 1969. I sat through the movie about four times to get a glimpse of Jimmy, ‘5 by 5,’ Rushing in a bit part. If we last that long, people will be marveling at Gordon’s work (not sure about Shaft, though)even 100 years from now. The three tall boys in the background are...The City Bank-Farmers Trust Building, the Cities Service Building and the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building. Well, that's what they were called in 1943. They're still there and still going strong. Joe MitchellAgain, I refer Shorpyites to Joseph Mitchell's "Up in the Old Hotel", a compilation of four of his earlier books which anthologize his writings from the "New Yorker". It has great pieces about the Fulton and other seaside seafood markets and restaurants. Mitchell placed third in a clam-eating tournament on Block Island in 1937 by eating 84 cherrystone clams. Re: Gordon's work will endureThe 100th anniversary of Mr. Parks's birth will be celebrated this year with exhibits all around the country. Well worth seeing one. PigFishMost mornings I got out of bed and went to the refrigerator.... One day in 1960 I found a whole suckling pig staring at me.... I was puzzled; the refrigerator in our small kitchen had been almost empty when I went to bed. "Where did you get this stuff?" I asked. "The stores aren't open yet." "Oh," said Mom blithely, ... "I woke up early and decided to go for a walk. You'd be surprised at what goes on in Manhattan at four a.m. I've been down to the Fulton Fish Market." Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichl, page 8 (The Gallery, Gordon Parks, NYC, Stores & Markets)
Night Life: 1942
... and his orchestra were the house band at the DeLisa from 1937 to 1958, with a a brief pause between 1945-47. He did a fair bit of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/03/2014 - 1:42pm -

April 1942. "Drummer 'Red' Saunders and his band at the Club DeLisa, Chicago." Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size. And Red is --holding his sticks the proper way a drummer should. Beat Me, DaddyEight to the Bar! From a wonderful era for popular music. Red had a good runTheo 'Red' Saunders and his orchestra were the house band at the DeLisa from 1937 to 1958, with a a brief pause between 1945-47. He did a fair bit of recording during his career and did session work with Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner and others. He had a minor hit in 1952 with the novelty tune "Hambone", which you can hear on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqabSNWG6q4 Red died in Chicago in 1981. I recorded Red in 1961when I was producing a series of sessions in Chicago—for the Riverside label. (The Gallery, Chicago, Jack Delano, Music)
Swamp Dwellers: 1939
... View full size. To kill for today. That 1937 Chevrolet 5 window coupe at the lower left is a favorite among antique ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/29/2018 - 3:03pm -

July 1939. Washington, D.C. "Pennsylvania Avenue at 14th Street N.W." Photo by David Moffat Myers for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. To kill for today.That 1937 Chevrolet 5 window coupe at the lower left is a favorite among antique auto buffs today. Civil EngineeringThe rule for sidewalks in grassy areas is leave them out and put them in later where the grass shows people are taking shortcuts. I count 9 WindowsCan someone please explain how that term came to be? I see the windshield is cut in 2, you have 2 smokers glass, 2 roll ups, 2 deco-views, and the 1 rear glass panel = 5? I love the car, but maybe I don't understand the criteria. [Windshield isn't counted; side windows are the full openings separated by body pillars, whether or not there are vents in addition to the roll-ups. So this car has 4 side windows and one rear window (aka “backlight”). -tterrace] I once was lost, but now am foundIt took me a while to figure out exactly where this picture was taken but finally got it. The grassy area in the foreground is now Pershing Park. Across the street is the corner of the Willard Hotel . Looking further up 14th Street and on the right hand side is the National Press Building. The street entering from the right, in front of Whelans Drugs, is E Street. Freedom Plaza is now located between E and Pennsylvania. Wish I knew what the stone fronted building was on the right side of the picture. Last I knew there was a multi-story parking garage there. [That's the old Washington Post building at 1339 E Street. Also seen here. - Dave] Thank you Dave. You and tterrace never fail to amaze me with the scope of your information. Remembrance, indeedWe've seen this corner before. The low building at center here occupies the former home of the National Remembrance Shop ("Ask Mr. Foster"), seen in this 1924 photo. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., David Myers, Streetcars)
Round House: 1943
... as spats). He added the second "a" himself in 1937, supposedly at the request of his wife and daughters. Lack of uniform ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/31/2014 - 7:31am -

        Somewhere in North Africa, with Carl Spaatz leading the group on the right. Circa 1943, another look at the Dymaxion Deployment Units last seen here. In this view, corrugated steel with a glint of brass. Note the book (?) on the shelf. Office of War Information, photographer unknown. View full size. 780 Bolts New York Times, October 10, 1941. A cylindrical dwelling structure of prefabricated corrugated steel, almost identical with the portable grain bins placed by the Department of Agriculture's Ever Normal Granary in farms and towns of the wheat-raising West, was set up yesterday amid the weatherbeaten outdoor art objects of the Museum of Modern Art's sculpture garden. It will be on public view for two months beginning today. R. Buckminster Fuller, designer of the structure, which is named “The Dymaxion Deployment Unit,” said that it could be produced at the rate of 1,000 a day for the housing of workers around new defense factories, for evacuation dwellings and for army barracks. Two earlier models, he said, were requisitioned by government departments for experimental study. The present model, consisting of two connected cylindrical structures complete with kitchenette and bath, had previously been exhibited in Washington and Kansas City. It was disassembled three weeks ago in Kansas, shipper here by freight car and put together again with 780 bolts. Mr. Fuller said that the structure, capable of housing a family of six or four times that number of troops, required twelve man-days to put up and four man-days to take down. Why the variety of uniforms?I have no military experience, and wonder why the four officers in the photo are wearing distinctly different uniforms? I see hats in three styles, pants in three colors, jackets in three styles and colors. No doubt there's a good reason, and thanks if someone will clue me in. BinsThey do look almost exactly like Butler grain bins. I hope they weren't as hot inside as the bins were in a Kansas summer when I was young. Carl A. "Tooey" SpaatzHe was promoted to temporary Lieutenant General in March 1943, although it appears he is wearing insignia of a Major General here. When the United States Air Force was formed in 1947 from the Army Air Forces he commanded, General Spaatz became its first Chief of Staff. Carl Spaatz (pronounced spots) was born Spatz (often mispronounced as spats). He added the second "a" himself in 1937, supposedly at the request of his wife and daughters. Lack of uniform uniformsThe officer in the foreground and the one in the middle of the other group are wearing their Class B/flight uniforms. The one in front is holding his flight jacket in his hand. Both have removed the stiffening ring from their caps, (something only pilots were allowed to do). It was so they could wear their radio headsets in flight. One step up from fatigues, usually wool blouse*, canvas pants, leather flight jacket. The General is wearing his Class A uniform, the standard for staff officers. The one in back, probably the General's aide, is wearing his Class A too but with a garrison cap. Garrison caps are handy because you can fold it and put it through the epaulet on your jacket. If this was in color the uniforms would probably look more alike. The variation is most likely due to age. I imagine General Spaatz' had owned and worn that uniform for years while his aide's in much newer. *Officially, collared uniform shirts are called blouses, only underwear are called shirts Uniforms (Again)Back in the day of the Army Air Corps, there were several uniform combinations. They aren't faded, but denote differences in season. There was a dark winter uniform as well as a lighter colored summer uniform for officers. When the war broke out, they were allowed (I don't know the reason) to "mix" the uniforms. You could wear the dark blouse jacket with the lighter colored trousers together (they called them pinks according to my dad). Consequently, you could see dark or light shirts, dark or light pants and light or dark blouses in almost any combination. Keep in mind, this was the Air Corps who were primarily allowed to do this. Regular ground Army Forces usually kept to the traditional combinations, for the most part. Also, the enlisted uniform was consistently of a more drab brown color that didn't have these variations. (The Gallery, WW2)
Dream Catcher: 1938
June 1938. "This farm was abandoned in 1937. Near Dalhart, Texas, Coldwater District." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/07/2017 - 5:56pm -

June 1938. "This farm was abandoned in 1937. Near Dalhart, Texas, Coldwater District." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Admin. View full size. Great TitleShorpy, you think of the best headlines! Texas prairieBefore I read the caption accompanying this picture, I was struck with the familiarity since I grew up a few miles from Dalhart in the next county. As a youngster, we would roam the prairie looking for anything interesting in the endless flat vistas. An abandoned windmill was considered a great find as it afforded us the ability to climb up and experience the added altitude with the added danger of being able to do something we knew full well was forbidden. A great time for our young imaginations. How sad.The details speak volumes Ozymandias"...Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away." - Percy Shelley Reminds me...Of the slightly nicer windmill my grandparents had back in the 1960's in Beckham County in SW Oklahoma. I can still hear that windmill spinning and making a creaking noise each revolution. The water it produced was the coldest, cleanest water I ever drank from a well. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Dorothea Lange, Dust Bowl)
I Was a Secretary for the FBI
Washington, D.C., circa 1937. "Federal Bureau of Investigation. Miss Helen Gandy, secretary to J. Edgar ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2013 - 1:36pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1937. "Federal Bureau of Investigation. Miss Helen Gandy, secretary to J. Edgar Hoover." Photo by Theodor Horydczak. View full size. How fittingMiss Gandy has on her desk the three wise monkeys that embody that old proverbial principle of See no evil, Hear no evil and Speak no evil. Clean UpIf my memory is correct, Ms Gandy was the person tasked with destroying the legendary secret files of Director Hoover upon his passing in 1972. FBI GandyI'd have loved to get a couple drinks in her then listen to her "war stories." Her NibsI learned cursive with a pen like that. Really tricky if you're left-handed. (The Gallery, D.C., The Office, Theodor Horydczak)
Sugar and Spice: 1943
... line with the Mexicana decal. This line debuted in 1937 and quickly became very popular. Seems fitting for it to be found in a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/11/2014 - 2:10pm -

February 1943. "Moreno Valley, New Mexico. Mary Mutz making an apple pie on the Mutz ranch." John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size. JeansWell before they became a fashion statement. On another topic, my grandmother used to bake the crust trimmings along with the pie. When dusted with sugar and cinnamon, those pseudo-cookies allayed raging juvenile appetites that might otherwise have led some of us grandkids to develop designs on the cooling pie itself. Oh Yes!And, just to add to Solo's comments...my Australian Mother thought apple pie was an American staple back in the '50's. That pie was baked on a regular bases, and the "dusted with sugar and cinnamon pseudo-cookies" were considered off limits to all, but we kids. One may imagine her popularity in our neighborhood. And then there were her excellent frozen Daiquiris, served to her girl friends on any given afternoon. Hence the discussion and formulation of the Dinner menu for the day. Re: JeansThe woman lives on a ranch, I would say that the jeans are likely not a fashion statement but more in the line of functional clothing. CreamerThe pottery nerd in me noticed the Homer Laughlin creamer in the foreground. It's the Century line with the Mexicana decal. This line debuted in 1937 and quickly became very popular. Seems fitting for it to be found in a New Mexico household. (The Gallery, John Collier, Kitchens etc.)
Keep a Light On: 1940
... Administration. View full size. Truck ID 1937 Ford (I bet Tom Bodett would love this pic) "Photographer of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/03/2020 - 7:54pm -

November 1940. "Porch light to welcome expected visitors. Pierre, South Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Truck ID1937 Ford (I bet Tom Bodett would love this pic) "Photographer of Light"What Thomas Kinkade could never achieve. Major AwardJust needs a leg lamp in the window. A lump in my throatNearly 60 years ago I spent two sleepless days and nights and almost another hitchhiking from my base in North Carolina to home in northwest Pennsylvania. I saw lots of scenes like this one along the way. Every one of them choked me up. I don't remember praying but the guy who picked me up somewhere near Mars told me I was the first hitchhiker he'd picked up since the last one beat him up and left him for dead in 1949. He took me almost all the way to my home from the middle of nowhere. It's a Wonderful LightI can see George Bailey running past, shouting "Merry Christmas, folks who left the porch light on!" (The Gallery, John Vachon, Small Towns)
Sawdust Memories: 1939
... Levis Our subject appears to be wearing some pre-1937 Levis. There's a suspender button popping up from beneath his belt near ... Strauss & Co. phased out suspender buttons with their 1937 jeans as belts became the primary method of holding up one's pants. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/08/2015 - 6:27am -

October 1939. "One of 36 members of the Ola self-help sawmill cooperative. Sawmill started with an FSA loan. Gem County, Idaho." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. MinutiaThis site never ceases to amaze me with the amount of minutia about a subject that one can learn and the observation powers of the posters to enlighten us about them. Case in point, sky dog's "suspender button" comment below. [The word is "minutiae." - Dave] A sawmill saved the town of OlaBackground and many more pictures here. Board and battenWith a nail or hook to hang your jacket on. Plus sawdust on fedora and jeans. Vintage LevisOur subject appears to be wearing some pre-1937 Levis. There's a suspender button popping up from beneath his belt near where he has his hand on his hip. Levi Strauss & Co. phased out suspender buttons with their 1937 jeans as belts became the primary method of holding up one's pants. These would also have a waist cinch in the back and exposed rivets on the back pockets. The back pocket rivets would also be altered in '37 as people often complained that they tended to scratch anything the wearer sat on or leaned against. (The Gallery, Dorothea Lange)
Next?
November 1937. "Street scene, Washington, D.C. Proprietor of a tombstone shop." View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 10:38am -

November 1937. "Street scene, Washington, D.C. Proprietor of a tombstone shop." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the FSA. Mr. TombstoneI thought that this had to be a scene from a movie, such a strong photograph. I bit of Lee Marvin about the guy too. A Radio CharacterFor some reason this picture reminds me of the character Digby O'Dell "the friendly undertaker" from the old "Life of Riley" radio show (and the original TV version, starring Jackie Gleason). "Digger (as Riley called him) was always given lines like "Business is a little dead tonight," which sounds innocuous enough unless you hear actor John Brown deliver the line in with his own inflections and emphasis. Then it became comedy gold. Tombstone shopIf ever a guy was born for his profession here he is, what a great photo. I love the shadows and the whole eerie feeling to it. Graveyard ShiftI love this photo. Beautiful composition. The man looks wise - I don't think you'd find him as creepy if he was working in a grocery or a haberdashery. Those in the death professions suffer from the worst stigma. Alright nobody move!Who stole my finial? (The Gallery, D.C., John Vachon)
People's Rapid Transit: 1936
... 707 GM gas ) plus underfloor luggage compartments . In 1937 it was replaced by Model 743 which was the same chassis and body . ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/03/2020 - 12:13pm -

Washington, D.C., 1936. "Bus transportation -- Greyhound Lines motor coach to New York." 4x5 inch glass negative, Harris & Ewing Collection. View full size. CuppingThat RF tire might need balancing or the front-end could be a little misaligned; should make it to New York though. Same Location, Different BusBased on the curved bay on the building behind the bus this is the same location as the previous bus image. It appears that the bus in the previous image is still there and just visible behind the foreground bus. Interurban AllstarsThis is a Yellow Coach Model 719 which was built exclusively for Greyhound . There were 329 built starting in 1936 . It featured an advanced configuration of a rear engine ( 6 cylinder 707 GM gas ) plus underfloor luggage compartments . In 1937 it was replaced by Model 743 which was the same chassis and body . Improvements were a diesel engine and air conditioning . It was a big hit with 1296 built . Yellow Coach went out of business in 1943 , its factory was probably put to good use for the war effort . [Periods and commas should never be preceded by a space. Right? - Dave] Yellow Coach didn't actually go out of businessIn 1925, GM bought a controlling interest in the company, which explains the GM engine used in this model. In 1943, GM completely bought out the company and folded it into the GM Truck Division, but continued to build Yellow Coach models under the GM name. For example, the so called "old-look" transit bus brought out by Yellow Coach in 1940 was sold up until 1959, but as a GM model after 1943. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_%22old-look%22_transit_bus (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
Louisiana Noir: 1932
... of 1928-1934, although the UT Tower wasn't completed until 1937. Well, Martha, it's either the State Capitol or the Woolworth ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/10/2014 - 4:05pm -

September 1932. "Louisiana State Capitol at Baton Rouge. Tower lights at night. Gov. O.K. Allen. Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth, client." Where Huey Long was assassinated. Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. Period typicalThat looks very much like the Los Angeles City Hall. Or, particularly if there is an orange filter on the uplighting, the University of Texas Main Building (better known at The Tower). Both buildings date from the period of 1928-1934, although the UT Tower wasn't completed until 1937. Well, Martha, it's either the State Capitolor the Woolworth Building. Tower EnvyThe story goes that Huey Long liked the form of the Nebraska State Capitol (then under construction) but made sure his was going to be taller, which is why the one in Lincoln is the second tallest state capitol building. Every Building a PalaceThis is the kind of photo we Art Deco/Moderne fans live for -- an exceptionally beautiful twilight image, much enhanced by the framing provided by the shrubbery and the reflections in the water. UT TowerThe 1975 movie "The Deadly Tower" with Kurt Russell as Charles Whitman used this for UT Tower. The top portion of this is a polygon with many more faces than the square-shaped one in Austin so the drama of having to make the 90-degree turns at the corners on the deck as they approached Whitman is a bit muted. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner)
Vegetable Kingdom: 1939
... and Carl D. (1932); they had a sister, Delorise, born in 1937. ["Delorise" -- really? - Dave] (The Gallery, Agriculture, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/15/2018 - 10:55pm -

September 1939. "Ernest W. Kirk Jr. with his two sons on their farm near Ordway, Colorado. They hold fruits of their farm, coming from their labor, which has placed them in a few months from almost hopeless condition to a family with net worth approaching a thousand dollars." Medium format negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The value of working hard$1,000 in 1939 works out to a tad over $18,000 according to the BLM inflation calculator. Really oddMultiple pictures show he has a wife and a young daughter in addition to his two sons. And I believe I found an obit from his oldest son but they are nowhere to be found in the 1940 Census. PerspectiveMy parents bought their first house for $500 during the 1930s. Dad made the huge sum of $40 a month. $1000 may not be a lot of money today, but it was a sizable sum back then. High cost of goodiesBack in those days candy bars were a nickel, as was a bottle of pop, six pack was a quarter. When I was sent to the store I sometimes got a penny or two for candy, if I was lucky. We had quite a choice, from licorice cigarettes, licorice chewing tobacco, white candy cigarettes -- lotsa goodies, all for a penny. The importance of beingIn the 1940 Census our man is listed as Earnest W. Kirk Jr., born in Oklahoma in 1900. In 1925 he married to Ester Adams, born in Oklahoma in 1905. The two boys are Earnest (b. 1928) and Carl D. (1932); they had a sister, Delorise, born in 1937. ["Delorise" -- really? - Dave] (The Gallery, Agriculture, Dorothea Lange, Kids)
Bare Beach: 1939
... body. This style of stake truck was introduced in 1937 on the same drop-center chassis as Ford cars. Notice how they had to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/18/2014 - 2:44pm -

January 1939. "Packing cabbages in truck to go to market, from small truck farm of man from North Carolina. Near Belle Glade, Florida." Bare Beach was an agricultural outpost on the southern shore of Lake Okeechobee. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. WatermarkedLove the placing of the Shorpy logo here. Only the best!Shorpy cabbages Depression isn't over yetLook at the spare tire for the truck on the left, attached to its rear stake panel, resting at the left side of the truck. The cords are showing. And it's an artillery wheel. Someone's living on a shoestring. FordThe Joe Jones truck shown is a 1938 Ford 1/2 ton Commercial Car Platform-Stake body. This style of stake truck was introduced in 1937 on the same drop-center chassis as Ford cars. Notice how they had to build up the height of the stake bed in order to be at the same height as most loading docks. Standard features included the rear fenders, the gas fuel filler pipe integrated into the left rear fender, and the metal sign panels which were incorporated into the stake sides. The hinged sides of the stake bed were 29.5 inches high while the bed itself was 80 inches long and 62 inches wide. There were also steel skid strips on the wooden bed floor. When equipped with the 60 horsepower V-8 engine, the truck weighed 2,655 lbs and cost $615. If the truck came with the 85 hp V-8 it weighed 2,842 lbs and cost $625. With just a platform bed each model cost $15 less and weighed about 150 lbs less. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Florida, M.P. Wolcott)
Featured Player: 1920
... was appointed as a member of the Necrology Committee in 1937. He remained a member of the organization the rest of his life. They ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/17/2016 - 8:36pm -

Washington, D.C., 1920. "Gallaudet football -- Bouchard." Joseph W. Bouchard. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Athlete and TeacherJoseph Bouchard was born in Hartford Connecticut to James W. and Alphonsine E. Bouchard. In addition to playing football, he was the captain of both the football and basketball teams. The article below from the Washington Herald on December 21, 1919 states he also received a letter in football. He graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree on June 7, 1921 along with 28 other graduates. After graduation he and his wife Eunice were teachers at the American School for the Deaf (ASD) in West Hartford, Connecticut. An article in the Deaf-Mutes' Journal, from March 30, 1922, states he was the Athletic Coach for the ASD. In a 1951 Inter-Class Track and Field Event at Gallaudet he won the 100 year dash with a time of 10 seconds flat. The couple were members of the American Instructors of the Deaf, and Joseph was appointed as a member of the Necrology Committee in 1937. He remained a member of the organization the rest of his life. They resided in West Hartford, Connecticut into at least the early 1960s, but he died at Simsbury, Connecticut on Oct. 19, 1966 . Eunice Bouchard died in Palm Beach, Florida on October 7, 1986. The American School for the Deaf, where Joseph and Eunice taught, turns 200 years old in 2017. Home of the HuddleThe football huddle was first used in 1894 when Paul Hubbard, the quarterback for Gallaudet had his offense form a tight circle so they could discuss plays without the other team seeing what they were signing. Joe BouchardJoseph William Bouchard was born Oct. 31, 1896 and attended Kendall School for the Deaf before coming to Gallaudet. Originally from Connecticut, he was a junior at Gallaudet and 23 or 24 when this picture was taken. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports)
Day Turkeys: 1925
... at a farm in Howard County that's been selling them since 1937. Today's broad-breasted white is a long way from this fellow's colorful ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/23/2016 - 11:32am -

"W.S. Day of Greenwood Farm, Dawsonville, Maryland, Nov. 13, 1925." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Sure, he's all smiles now...Back in the 1970s, my Grandpa had a big white turkey at his place that he considered his pet, named it "Tom." Tom would follow him around and let Grandpa hold him. We'd go visit, and Grandpa would usually pick up that turkey, start talking to him like he was a dog or cat, even carry him into the house and show him around ("Tom, look here, this is a TV, this is a couch," etc.). One day Grandpa was holding Tom (just like the guy in the photo), and Tom craned his neck over and took a hunk out of the bridge of Grandpa's nose. The blood ran everywhere. The friendship was over, and my Grandmother cooked Tom for Thanksgiving. I get 13Anybody else? Maryland turkeys alive and well (well, not really)I went out this morning to pick up our fresh Maryland turkey at a farm in Howard County that's been selling them since 1937. Today's broad-breasted white is a long way from this fellow's colorful specimens, though. Pets? Not so muchMr. Day holds his two prized turkeys affectionately named "Fried" and "Broiled" (The Gallery, Natl Photo, Thanksgiving)
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