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Ice Dealer: 1941
... small wagon with the cage-enclosed merry-go-round for the kids. All going door to door offering their goods and services. The leaping ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/25/2018 - 10:00am -

December 1941. "Ice man. New York City." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Alas, Doomed James"Tell of Seeing James Go to Doom in Flight Fight," the headlines scream. Who among the Shorpyite sleuths might be able to pin down the date of the photograph from this tantalizing little clue? (Flair enough; the flocus on these phlotographs are always a tad flidgety.) PushcartsThe ice dealer was one of the few who plied the streets with their carts. The others were gathered into centers where they sold their wares. Mayor LaGuardia housed them in the Essex Street Market. The first pushcarts appeared on Hester Street in 1886. There were 10,000 street vendors at one time in NYC. Grandpa did thisMy grandfather Anthony Sabbatini was the iceman in East New York, Brooklyn. Known as "Tony the Iceman" for years until he finally got a job with Railway Express, sort of like UPS of the 1930s. He was a strong stocky guy who must have climbed a million stairs delivering ice and packages. A hard life no matter how you look at it. I still remember:Growing up on Belmont Avenue in the Bronx in the 1940s and seeing the ice man, the coal delivery trucks, the horse-drawn vegetable wagon, and the small wagon with the cage-enclosed merry-go-round for the kids. All going door to door offering their goods and services. The leaping ramgives away the 1936 Dodge on the right. A universally recognized trademark, it is still in use both in name and image 82 years later. Maybe ...If those are old newspapers that he's using for wrapping, could the headline refer to the sinking of the Reuben James? [Yes, and he went down at Madison Square Garden. - Dave] Looks like the placeWest 18th Street between Ninth and 10th avenues. A most unusual building in a neighborhood rapidly redeveloping itself. Old maps label this a gasholder house for the Manhattan Gas Company. It shows up on the earliest map I could find of this area, 1854, and could be a good deal older than that. An incredible survivor. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, NYC)
Kid Creole: 1940
... Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott, Rural America) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/03/2017 - 6:30pm -

June 1940. "Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Son of one of the mulattoes working on the John Henry plantation." Medium format nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott, Rural America)
Toy Story: 1943
... View full size. (The Gallery, D.C., Esther Bubley, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/31/2017 - 11:04am -

July 1943. Washington, D.C. "A child whose home is an alley dwelling near the U.S. Capitol." Photo by Esther Bubley, Office of War Information. View full size. (The Gallery, D.C., Esther Bubley, Kids)
The Auscultation: 1939
... View full size. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Kids, Medicine) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/15/2019 - 12:48pm -

September 1939. "Boy being examined by doctor. Greendale, Wisconsin. This is the Greendale branch of the Milwaukee Group Health Association." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Kids, Medicine)
Centennial
... Ship Sighting the Enemy" (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by John C - 07/21/2007 - 8:31am -

Stereo pair, 1876 (unknown photographer & publisher): "The Pirate Ship Sighting the Enemy" (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Meet Muttzie: 1942
... comics I grew up reading. The old jalopie is full of kids with more outside the vehicle and hanging on. I can readily pick out the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/18/2019 - 12:28pm -

May 1942. Washington, D.C. "Student's car in front of University Club on K Street N.W." Our second glimpse of these collegiate Colonials and their graffiti-garnished jalopy. Medium format acetate negative by John Ferrell for the Office of War Information. View full size. "Grumpy Girl"... has the ever-so-slight makings of a smile in this second photo! MobilizationThis is five months after the entry of the U.S. into WWII. You have to wonder where these guys were one or two or three years later. All gone nowIf 1603 is indeed the address, then all of this has been replaced with modern buildings, and there's a Kia parked in their spot. History Majors?If so, they might note that the fine edifice they are parked in front of is the former home of President and later Supreme Court justice William Howard Taft. It was his during the first decade of the 20th century when he was Secretary of War. His provenance is noted in the name of the restaurant behind, the Taft House Inn. K Street in this area north of the White House little resembles its prior self, and the former Taft House and adjacent buildings seen above are long gone to progress. Where's the redhead?This picture forms the basis for the Archie comics I grew up reading. The old jalopie is full of kids with more outside the vehicle and hanging on. I can readily pick out the Jughead, Reggie, Betty, and Veronica of the group but I am left asking, "Where's Archie?" There's no red-haired boy in the picture. Don't scratch the paintI notice that the big guy had to put down a newspaper so his shoe didn't mess Muttzie's paint job. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Education, Schools, John Ferrell)
Party Time: 1954
... Earl Theisen for Look magazine. View full size. (Kids, LOOK, TV) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/13/2018 - 1:23pm -

1954. "Los Angeles. Actress Betty White rehearsing and performing on her daytime television talk show. Photos include preparations for a girl's birthday party." From photos by Maurice Terrell and Earl Theisen for Look magazine. View full size. (Kids, LOOK, TV)
Park Avenue Noir: 1958
... now... "Every light in the building is on! Do you kids have any idea of how expensive electricity is?" Too Lazy to Sweep ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/23/2013 - 12:13pm -

January 3, 1958. "Seagram Building. Night view, Park Avenue." Large-format acetate negative by Samuel H. Gottscho. View full size. A less dominant viewRecessing the Seagram Building behind a plaza was an innovative idea at the time but now means that it doesn't particularly dominate the Park Avenue streetscape. If you go a block or two north and look to the south, similar to the view in this photo, you'll barely see the Seagram Building at all as most of it is blocked by its next door neighbor at 399 Park Avenue. That 41-story building, which opened in 1961, is built out to the sidewalk line and hence much more visible. Fortunately, the Seagram Building is more visible from the south, as its southerly neighbor at 345 Park is also recessed from the sidewalk line. That building was a decade in the future at the time of this photo, and some older buildings are seen on what became its site. To the Seagram Building's right, further south on Park, the towers of the Waldorf-Astoria are in plain sight. Like the Seagram Building, the Waldorf has had remarkably few exterior changes over the decades. While I'm not positive, I believe that the building under construction to the left of the Seagram Building is 750 Third Avenue. It was one of the first of the big office buildings to sprout up along Third Avenue following the demolition of the Third Avenue El in 1955. While the loss of the El was a major setback to the city's transportation infrastructure, one which has never been (and probably never will be) remedied, it did make formerly down-at-the-heels Third Avenue a desirable location for businesses. After doing a bit of research it's apparent that the photo's date is incorrect. It had not snowed for at least two weeks prior to January 3, 1958 (yes, old weather records are easily found online), and any snow that had fallen earlier in December would have melted in the unseasonably warm weather at year's end and on New Year's Day. A bigger issue is the construction site just to the north of the Seagram Building, where 399 Park Avenue now stands. Construction on 399 Park Avenue did not begin until 1959. It may be that the developers had cleared the lot by the beginning of 1958, and erected a fence around the property, but did not start actual construction for another year. I haven't had any luck trying to research this situation online. MoodyCue up Park Avenue Beat (Perry Mason Theme Song) I can hear my father now..."Every light in the building is on! Do you kids have any idea of how expensive electricity is?" Too Lazy to Sweep off the SnowI guess that, since the invention of the automobile, there have always been those people that can't be bothered to fully remove the snow from their car. At least they cleared the windows. That appears to be a 1953 or 1954 Ford. The car that looks alarmingly like it is going the wrong way down the road at a quick glance, due to the bright tail lights and front-end-shaped back end is a 1956 or 1957 Ford. Not sure about the others. I'm sure a car expert will show up to ID those. [1957. -tterrace] We Try HarderThe snow laden automobile in the foreground was a rented car. The NY State license plate 2Z1949 that year was yellow numerals on a black background. The colors were reversed every so often, The letter Z indicated a rented car. That practice ended in 1993 when a tourist drove a rented car out of an airport and was followed by armed thieves who then robbed, shot and killed him. Arriving travelers were chosen because they usually carried large sums of money and jewelry. CarsThe snow-covered Ford looks like a 1954; the 1953s had different tailights. The car next to the 1957 Ford is a 1955 Plymouth. The car next to it is hard to make out but may be a 1955-56 Oldsmobile. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Gottscho-Schleisner, NYC)
Downhill Slider: 1944
... of War Information. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, NYC, Richard Boyer) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/27/2017 - 10:28am -

March 1944. "Children playing on the roof of the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East 59th Street, New York." Photo by Richard Boyer for the Office of War Information. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, NYC, Richard Boyer)
A Model Student: 1940
... immaculately clean artists. Whenever I and/or my kids used paints, clay or other mediums, we had to wear smocks, hats and ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/27/2012 - 4:47pm -

Circa 1940. "Montgomery High School, Maryland." Some of these students also seen here. National Photo Company Collection film negative. View full size. Drawn from lifeReminds me of an art class I took my sophomore year in college! Except the guy was nekkid. Neat ArtistsThese are very well-dressed, immaculately clean artists. Whenever I and/or my kids used paints, clay or other mediums, we had to wear smocks, hats and raincoats over our clothing to avoid ruining our good clothes. Apparently we were way too sloppy to be "creative." Wrong ModelThe young lady on the far right ought to be the model. She has a classic profile and hair for the period AND~ she has on delicious high heels, and well turned ankles. Be still my beating heart! [Promise us it's just your heart. - Dave] Herringbone and clayNote the inverted pleats on the boy's herringbone jacket: kind of unusual tailoring for men's clothes, no? Also: he appears to be sculpting a copy of one of Rodin's "Burghers of Calais". That's an ambitious art class! (The Gallery, Education, Schools, Natl Photo)
Pork Shrinkage: 1937
... many months. Now that's a ham! No wonder that today's kids are listening to their rap music and texting on their tweeters and wearing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/28/2012 - 1:42pm -

1937. College Park, Maryland. "Hams. From time to time the hams are taken from the incubator by Mr. Carroll and weighed to check the shrinkage caused during the aging process." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Speeding up Nature Photo captions, Washington Post, Oct 30, 1937 New Curing Method at University of Maryland Experimental Station Ages Hams in Six Weeks Speeding up Nature. In co-operation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mr. F.D. Carroll of the University of Maryland, shows how the ham is rubbed in a mixture of salt, brown sugar and saltpeter before it is smoked. Three days are allowed for the curing of each pound of ham. A specially constructed incubator maintains temperature from 107 to 125 degrees F. The hams are set in the incubator and the thermostat, controlling the heat, is set at the required temperature. Using this process it is no longer necessary to age hams a year or more to obtain that .. .. sharp, pungent, cheesy flavor in the lean meat so characteristic of the Southern style ham. From time to time the hams are taken out of the incubator to check for shrinkage that results during the aging process. Depending upon the weight of the ham, the curing method .. ..seldom extends over ten weeks. In the photo above Mr. Carroll has just removed the finished product. Miss Ruby Bresnahan, coed at the university is permitted to inhale the aroma from the quickly aged, fully cured ham. The aroma of spoilageA "pungent, cheesy flavor" in the meat? That's usually when I toss the stuff in the trash. Minion of SatanThat's what this Mr. Carroll is. The decline of our great American culture began when a bunch of pointy-head university people sold us the bill of goods that three days per pound was ample curing time for a ham. Oh, it looked like a ham and it smelled like a ham, but it didn't TASTE like a ham. Mister Carroll might have been able to fool the young college folks, but now there's been three or four generations who have never had the exquisite pleasure of tasting a ham that has been coated with black pepper (to keep the bugs away) put in a burlap sack and hung in a curing barn for many months. Now that's a ham! No wonder that today's kids are listening to their rap music and texting on their tweeters and wearing their baggy pants; they've never tasted a real ham. Where's RubyDid Ms. Bresnahan finally come to her senses and leave? Ham It UpNot one, but two ham shots. There is something about these two that crack me up every time I look at them. Notice—Any chance we can read that notice in the blackboard? I see "Anyone ... will be ... [very important underlined word]!" I am intrigued. (The Gallery, Harris + Ewing)
The Hill: 1938
... across the street to benefit both sides, and are those kids choosing not to be photographed? Long Gone My best guess is that we ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/28/2020 - 8:21pm -

July 1938. "Houses on slum section 'The Hill.' Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Woman in white heelsI suppose one learns the best way to stand on a slope when one lives on a hill. This young lady has adopted a stance where she leans one shoulder against the wall, while angling her legs away from the wall, like a buttress. I imagine this allows her to avoid leaning backwards against the slope. What great co-operationto allow clotheslines across the street to benefit both sides, and are those kids choosing not to be photographed? Long GoneMy best guess is that we are in the area that was cleared for the new Civic Arena in the 1950s. The street (alley?) we're looking down runs south down the hill, toward downtown, and then bends slightly to our right and there were a few streets that bent slightly like this. The Civic Arena is gone now too and may be redeveloped into residential housing and retail spaces. Object in the upper leftDoes anyone have any idea what sort of device that collection of metal looking things is in the upper left? Antenna? [Bean vines. - Dave] One man's slum is another man's neighborhoodI have read that it was still a decent working-class neighborhood in the 1930s, but declined thereafter. In the summer of 1956, some 1,300 structures were razed, displacing 8,000 residents, most of them Black. The Civic Arena and acres of parking rose of the site, making possible a concert by the Beatles (1963) and hockey by Mario Lemieux (1984-2006). (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Pittsburgh)
The Brothers: 189x
... View full size. (The Gallery, Bell Studio, D.C., Kids, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/12/2017 - 5:57am -

"Kelly, J.T. (children). Between February 1894 and February 1901." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size. (The Gallery, Bell Studio, D.C., Kids, Portraits)
Wonder-Go-Round
... spin! View full size (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by Weezride - 09/20/2011 - 10:18pm -

The Wonder-Go-Round made its visit to Dexter, Iowa, thanks to Adkin's Cash Foods and the Wonder Bread people in this 1950s view. It looks like every kid in town turned out to take a spin! View full size (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Semmes City: 1926
... Raymond Street in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, four kids and mother-in-law. 1940 sees him as a real estate salesman in Miami ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/22/2018 - 11:28am -

Washington, D.C., 1926. "T.A. Cannon Co. truck at Semmes Motor Co., Florida Avenue N.E." Dealer in Dodge Brothers cars and Graham Brothers trucks. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. NICESimple, straightforward façade design. Well done. The SemmesesRaphael Semmes, president of the Semmes Motor Co., was born 1889 in D.C., one of six children, to Christopher Columbus Semmes (1844-1911) and Symphronia Coombs Bryan (1847-1918). The 1910 Census lists 21-year-old Raphael still living at home at 336 10th Street working as a manager of a garage. He married Mary McClearon (b 1895) in 1911; their first child, Mary Jane, was born in 1914. By 1930 Raphael is president of the company, living at 336 Raymond Street in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, four kids and mother-in-law. 1940 sees him as a real estate salesman in Miami Beach, with most of his children still with him, but no mother-in-law. Mary died in 1963 and Raphael in 1972, both interred at Congressional Cemetery in D.C. And Dave, honest, I am not making these names up! Handsome BuildingNot so sure its later replacement at 1424 Florida Ave. NE is an architectural improvement. ConnectionsMr. Semmes was well connected, I believe, the grandson of a Confederate admiral and a chum/colleague of George Patton in the two World Wars. Or else I don't have my Semmeses straight. Is there more to this?I'm no old-time car buff, beyond admiring them. I was, ahem, captured by the title, Semmes Motor Company, of Washington, D.C., and started speculating. Raphael Semmes, former U.S. Navy officer, born in nearby Maryland, switched allegiances in the Civil War and captained the famous commerce raider CSS Alabama, which was finally sunk in a French harbor after creating havoc to Union shipping on various oceans. Whether that Semmes was any relation to the motor company family, I have no idea, but it's not a common name. Half the fun of Shorpy is the speculation that it creates in me. More on the SemmesesAs far as I can tell from this, the maritime and the auto Semmeses don't appear to be related. Admiral Semmes' book is here. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
Queen of the Road: 1963
... cooking because she had the hard job...knowing what the kids were doing and where they were doing it. Takes me back! Reminds me ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 01/06/2009 - 3:35pm -

Here's the companion photo to the 1963 road trip to Canada last seen here at the roadside breakfast picnic table. This time it's Mom's turn at the Coleman, but no note about which meal or where this was. Kodachrome slide. View full size. '581958 Chevy Bel Air. Very nice, great photo! StandbyA can of Standby Tomato Juice! Is that ever a blast from the past. That GrillThis certainly could easily be from my life, but there is one very obvious thing missing: the Scotch Grill or cooler or picnic accessory case. I am sure we of those times will remember! They were ubiquitous in the late 50s and well into the 1960s. Division of LaborIn all the years we went camping Mom never did the cooking because she had the hard job...knowing what the kids were doing and where they were doing it. Takes me back!Reminds me of our family vacations in the 50's and 60's before the advent of fast food joints at every interstate intersection. I remember stopping at small wayside picnic sites just like this and my mother whipping up hot lunches on our little one-burner Bernz-0-Matic propane stove. We also had the red cooler with the handle that locked down the top and the bottle opener on the side. Good times! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Travel & Vacation)
Nature & Nurture: 1943
... View full size. (The Gallery, Camping, Gordon Parks, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/27/2019 - 1:29pm -

August 1943. "Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. The boardinghouse reach." Photo by Gordon Parks for the Office of War Information. View full size. (The Gallery, Camping, Gordon Parks, Kids)
Canal Street: 1907
... now there's an appealing idea! "Those are screams of joy, kids -- no worries!" My mother recalls her 1930s visits to a dentist named Dr. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/15/2020 - 10:50am -

New Orleans circa 1907. "Canal Street." Center stage: A Streetcar Named Prytania. Composite image made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. View full size. Expensive healthcareIt is probably no coincidence that a Loan Office is in the same building as the National Dental Parlors. Tooth-hurty1907 dentistry on an industrial scale ... now there's an appealing idea! "Those are screams of joy, kids -- no worries!" My mother recalls her 1930s visits to a dentist named Dr. Carpenter. Guess what sort of tools he used? Details about the photoOf the five tracks in this view, only the two outer tracks were dual gauge. Actually, you can see it, just vaguely. It's the right-hand rail that was dual, and it looks like the railhead is wider. That's the effect of the double right-hand railheads next to each other (with just wheel flange clearance between them). We can date the photo to no later than 1904. In that year, by Louisiana law, all vestibules had to be enclosed. I suspect it dates from 1900-1904. [It was taken the same day as this view, whose negative is marked with a copyright date of 1907. - Dave] The car with the Prytania clerestory sign was presumably assigned usually to that route, but is not at that moment on that route. A Prytania car would not be on that track. Note the Special sign hanging from the dash. I believe the car is on some kind of special assignment, perhaps a charter. A Streetcar Named PrytaniaAs cool a photo as I've seen in a long time. Thank you, Dave Drip - Drip - DripEarly streetcars and interurbans did not have sealed wheel and axle bearings. The result was that lubricating oil leaked out onto the pavement. You can readily see in these two photos which tracks were the busiest. San Francisco's Market Street had four streetcar tracks, and was known colloquially as "The Roar of the Four". (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Streetcars)
Looking at the Pictures: 1957
... yours, aenthal: the family, the house details, the school kids, the cars. When my own mom (5 children) got all dressed up to go out with ... 
 
Posted by aenthal - 05/26/2017 - 7:13pm -

A study in mid-century modern aesthetic featuring my mother reading fashion magazines on the original 1953-era furniture that my parents bought for their Levittown, Pennsylvania starter home. I am the little girl watching her read. I like this photo because of the way the afternoon sun streams in through the floor to ceiling window of the living room, the fifties trendiness of her decor, and the Leave It To Beaver elegance of the way she is dressed in it. My father took the photo with an Argus 75 box camera. This was scanned from a print. View full size. Okay, but not yetMy mother lives 3000 miles from me so I only see her once a year. I will be in that part of the country again in July and can try to snag a current photo of her on that trip. On my last trip I took the entire stash of family Argus 75 negatives. I am currently working on scanning them to find ones worth sharing. Alas, my parents were not actually into photography, so hundreds of these photos have washed out faces due to flash bulbs. %$#$@ flash bulbs. Pretty shoesAlways love these early boomer photos of yours, aenthal: the family, the house details, the school kids, the cars. When my own mom (5 children) got all dressed up to go out with my dad, I'd stand back in awe of the transformation: hair, make-up, heels, cleavage. Mostly because it was in such stark contrast to her everyday style. So was your dad taking pictures of your mom because she was dressed up for something, or did she dress up because he was taking pictures? HairstylePlease settle a ridiculous family dispute, aenthal: does your mom have thick hair cut very short (not so common for the time) or is it long hair pulled up and to the side in back? Re: Hairy answerOn behalf of my wife (jd taylor) and myself, I'd like to thank you, aenthal, for that info on your mom. Short thick hair is one of the answers, with bonus red. And the clothing background is fantastic. (When we visit NYC, we regularly pass FIT on the way back from a Broadway play to our hotel at West 23rd and Seventh.) Now that you've added to the Member Blog a photo of your mother at 4 years old (https://www.shorpy.com/node/22154), I wonder if you might add a current photo of your mom to the comments section. We (our two children, as well) were hugely intrigued by the part about her still dressing "as if she is about to be on the cover of some magazine." It would sort of be like what TimeAndAgainPhoto does with buildings, only with people. It would be +84 to the Shirley Temple photo or +60 to the photo of her in the pretty shoes with fashion mags and yourself as a little kid. Answering a Hairy QuestionI am not sure what exact hair style my mother was wearing when I was that young. But I do know she had thick and very curly red hair and she had a weekly appointment at a beauty parlor to style that hair. Think 1950's poodles for inspiration. My best guess is that is her natural tight curls in a short cut. As for my mother being dressed up for the picture--she was a fashionista before they invented that word. At age 88 she still dresses as if she is about to be on the cover of some magazine. She was born into a family where her father had owned a clothing company, and her mother had a pre- motherhood career in women's hats. So she grew up seeing the entire world through a filter of clothing. She was a graduate of New York's F.I.T. (a fashion design college) and made all her clothes and mine from scratch (no Simplicity patterns used) during that time. Many of the family photos are actually records of the fashions she designed and made. I do not specifically remember this dress, but odds are, my father took this picture because she had just completed it, and wanted a picture of her work. Arlene in 2017As requested, here is my mother, August 2, 2017, wearing a dress she designed and sewed. ArleneThank you very much for posting this photo of your mom, aenthal. I'm glad to see she rocks her gray and hasn't dyed her hair some garish shade of red. I imagine nothing could compete with the original. Please tell her we (my family) think she looks great, and we've enjoyed tremendously all the old Levittown photos. Arlene #2Now that I've elbowed aside davidk from the computer, I'd like to say I second his sentiments, and want to add how impressed I am by her self-made dress. There's a lot of work and style in that ruching on the sleeves, and I love the way it crosses over in front. Thanks for following up with this picture of your mother. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Of Muskrats and Men: 1941
... Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott, Small Towns) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2019 - 2:28pm -

January 1941. "Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on during auction sale on porch of community store in Saint Bernard, Louisiana." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott, Small Towns)
Hit and Miss: 1941
... to be a lost experience. Now no one goes around getting up kids from the neighborhood to play baseball (or a dirt clod fight, or ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/22/2018 - 8:50pm -

December 1941. "Baseball game at school of Tygart Valley Homesteads. Dailey, West Virginia." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size. Diamond in the roughI bet no one tried sliding into home. That Home Base Stonetriggered a lot of memories from the past. Growing up in the 1940s and '50s, we did not have a permanent baseball field near home so we had to set up our own in someone's big back yard or a nearby field. It usually started with a search for flat stones for bases and a board to designate the pitcher's mound. The distances apart depended on the size of the yard or field. Home base in this photo would have been the site of a future sprained ankle. Stepping StoneWonder how many batters trip over home plate when running to first? A League Of Her OwnMaybe too young for the soon-to-be Rockford Peaches or Kalamazoo Lassies, but she sure fits their planned bill with that smart looking overcoat, nicely painted nails, and of course one very gritty look on her face with that upright swing. What a gamer. Methinks kid brother there knows who the player is in the family. Dare I say it?It appears she was "hitting like a girl" from the way her hands ended up. I was never any better as a batter, so I have avoided sports in every way since I was younger than the catcher! The timing of the photo is excellent, though, and that face! She tried so hard ... Rocky timesWhen I was a kid, we also routinely used rocks and bricks as bases, backyard or sandlot. Of course, in the backyard, it as a common occurrence to have my dad yell at us when he either hit them with the lawnmower, or just missed them and had to move them in the middle of mowing. It never seemed to take, of course, we did it again at the next opportunity. This sort of thing appears to be a lost experience. Now no one goes around getting up kids from the neighborhood to play baseball (or a dirt clod fight, or whatever), mommy signs them up for activities, takes them there, other adults supervise it all and arrange it all, and little Jimmy never learns to deal with others himself. Just like the gravel playground picture from the other day, with everyone either in a fight or about to start one - that's how you learn conflict resolution, not by constant supervision from adults in planned activities. Hitting like Ty CobbTy Cobb (lifetime batting average .367) batted with hands separated. More recently, Nellie Fox (Hall of Fame) did the same. Hands separated gives more control of the barrel and better ability to hold back on a bad pitch. On the other hand, it means less power and fewer home runs. Nellie hit 35 home runs in a 19-year career. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Sports)
We’re Blasé: 1941
... View full size. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/24/2018 - 5:56pm -

December 1941. "Lloyd and Gloria Kinney with their mother. Eden Mills, Vermont." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Kids)
Violet Mae Phillips - Spring 1934
... to burn down the house with everyone in it. The kids came out to confront him and it ended with Violet dead and George spending ... 
 
Posted by TK42ONE - 05/18/2007 - 5:45pm -

Violet Mae Phillips in the spring of 1934, at or near the family farm in Cherry County, Nebraska. A few months after this picture was taken, Violet was shot and killed by her father George. It's a long story that boilsIt's a long story that boils down to her father attempting to burn down the house with everyone in it. The kids came out to confront him and it ended with Violet dead and George spending the rest of his life in prison. Not the best thing to find out when doing research on your family history, but it's still history. Violet MaeThere's an article about it on Page 6 of the October 5, 1934, Lincoln Star ("Domestic Tragedy on Ranch in Cherry County; Cody Rancher Charged With Killing Girl"). Violet was a beautifulViolet was a beautiful woman....wonder what happened? Just one of manyI've found several articles about the event while doing my research. Violet was the younger sister of my grandmother. She never spoke of the event, not even to my father (her son). TK www.tk42one.com So what prompted the burning anger?I would like to know why he wanted to burn down the house. What kind of history are we talking about prior to that? Was he well educated? Uneducated? Desparate? Insane? Were there any signs before it happened? It seems like the kind of thing that would make a great story if only some of the basic details could be filled in. Any other pictures? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Hopalong Bunny: 1957
... Archive. View full size. (Columbus, Ga., Easter, Kids, News Photo Archive) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/16/2017 - 1:28pm -

Columbus, Georgia, circa 1957. "Boys with Cowboy Easter Bunny." 4x5 acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size. (Columbus, Ga., Easter, Kids, News Photo Archive)
Last Run: 1925
... the poles, throwing on their clothes as they did so. The kids came running, yelping, from everywhere. Driver D. Dwyer mounted an old ... of the engine house dropped and they were off, bellowing kids and barking dogs in their wake. This was the life. Movie men were ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 12:14pm -

June 15, 1925. Washington, D.C. "Last run of Barney, Gene, and Tom, District Fire Department horses." Another look at the dashing steeds. View full size. PumperThat looks like a very intricate piece of machinery that Barney, Gene and Tom are pulling around. Horse and ManApparently there were two "last runs": one on June 9th (described in the first article below) and then the one shown here on June 15th (and covered by the second article). In the days leading up to this, there was much public concern in Washington as to the fate of the horses: it was eventually announced they would retire to pasture at the Home for the Feeble and Infirm. While there were apocryphal stories that they could not serve in the harness for other carts (delivery, street sweepers, etc.) due to a propensity to bolt at the sound of the fire alarm, I am curious/skeptical if such incidents actually occurred. Does anyone personally know of such events? The only mention I can find of the film "Horse and Man" is in a 1936 Univ. of California "Catalogue of selected 16mm. educational motion pictures" Washington Post, Jun 10, 1925 Last Run Thrills 3 Old Fire Horses; It's Just a Movie But Barney, Tom and Gene Live Again at Sound of Long-Silent Gong The last run! There's something pathetic about it. More so because Barney, Gene and Tom, those gray steeds of the fire service, don't seem to realize it. For the past year they have stamped impatiently in their stalls waiting for the familiar clang that didn't come. Men spoke cryptically in the presence of their fire running days being over; of their being sold at auction or transferred to some lowly pursuit. The equestrienne veterans couldn't believe it. It was a long time between calls and the three horses found life hardly worth living. For ten of their fourteen years of life they had given their best to the fire service. They couldn't understand their idleness. Yesterday the movies appeared to give them a new lease on life. The department of Agriculture wanted some pictures of "The Last Fun" for a film it is making. Barney, Gene and Tom were the only ones that could give it to them. The Last Run Begins Early in the morning they were taken from No. 19 engine house to No. 8 and placed in the all-familiar stalls. This must be a return to service, they thought, and they pawed the sawdust floor and whinnied nervously. It was good to be back under the overhanging harness. And then came the gong. The years and worries fell from their shoulders as the harness dropped into place. Although they had made only three runs the past year, they responded as if they had been in retirement only a day. Firemen slid down the poles, throwing on their clothes as they did so. The kids came running, yelping, from everywhere. Driver D. Dwyer mounted an old engine, the chain across the front of the engine house dropped and they were off, bellowing kids and barking dogs in their wake. This was the life. Movie men were cranking away, but the veterans paid them no heed. Back To Their Stalls Out to Lincoln park, the job done, and then the triumphal trot back. A brisk rub down while the kids stood around admiringly. Then back to their stables. They last run! Dome disposition is to be made of the horses July 1. There's no place for them in modern fire service. Maybe they will be sold, or more likely they will be transferred to the street cleaning department. Photo Caption: After ten years of faithful service, "Tom, Gene and Barney," veteran horses of the District fire department, finally made their debut in the movies yesterday, when they were called upon to play the stellar roles in the Department of Agriculture film entitled "Horse and Man." All horses of the department will be sold Monday. Washington Post, Jun 13, 1925 Faithful Fire Horses Washington Post, Jun 16, 1925 Fire Horses, Retiring, Eat Floral Tribute With tributes such as are rarely, if ever given pensioners, Barney, Gene and Tom, the last of Washington's fire horses went into retirement yesterday. Before going to Blue Plains to pass the rest of their days in pasture, however, the horses gave the large crowd at Engine house No. 8 a thrill by galloping through the streets as of old, with an old pumper rumbling at their heels. The horses dashed along North Carolina avenue southeast, stopped instinctively at a fire plug, and returned leisurely to the engine house. They were met by Commissioner Frederick Fenning, Fire Chief George Watson, and Fire Chief Frank J. Wagner, retired. Huge bouquets of flowers were bestowed on the trio, who appreciating their fragrance less than their taste, ate them. (The Gallery, D.C., Horses, Natl Photo)
Tisket & Tasket: 1940
... Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/03/2019 - 9:29am -

August 1940. "Street scene in Natchez, Mississippi." The duo last seen here. Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott)
DRUGS SODA: 1939
... bike rack in the prime parking location to lure innocent kids in for their daily DRUG and SODA fixes? ... Probably sold candy cigarettes ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/10/2018 - 10:39pm -

October 1939. "Stores on main street (G Avenue). Grundy Center, Iowa." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. That Corner TowerWould love to see the structural details for that wonderful corner tower. Agree: probably structural steel behind that masonry, but just how. Nifty what engineers and arkies were able to conjure up before computers came along, just using a K&E slide rule. Roof blown off?That must have been some party... MaintenanceRegarding the demise of not only the dunce cap on the corner feature, but the false fronts on two sides of the building, I'm guessing that those features needed roofing and tuckpointing, and perhaps also a bit of carpentry work when the wood underneath rooted. Presented with a quote for repairs, and a quote for removal, the owner made a simple choice. I'm guessing that round tower is also tied in with the same structural steel that allows the building to have those wide store windows. Vehicle ID pleaseWhat model of car is the one parked right out front, with the Grundy National Bank awning right above it? Love it. [1939 Ford Tudor Sedan. -tterrace] Thanks! And thank you to Dave and tterrace for posting all these great images! Happy New Year to all of ShorpyLand! OrielThe name for the corner tower / feature. Specifically, a corner oriel. An oriel window is a bay window that does not extend all the way to the ground. The Pusher ManA cobbled-together wooden bike rack in the prime parking location to lure innocent kids in for their daily DRUG and SODA fixes? ... Probably sold candy cigarettes too! (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Small Towns, Stores & Markets)
Career Girls: 1941
... full size. (The Gallery, Factories, Jack Delano, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/29/2018 - 11:45am -

January 1941. "Outside a large textile mill in New Bedford, Massachusetts." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size. (The Gallery, Factories, Jack Delano, Kids)
A Tall Order: 1937
... Mr. Mel's comment got me to thinking about the soda pop we kids would get from those ubiquitous Coke boxes. I recall, on a hot summer day, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/22/2012 - 9:18pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1937. "Elder Michaux's Happy News Cafe." Inside the restaurant run by enterprising radio evangelist Solomon Lightfoot Michaux. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Things Go Better With CokeAh, the ubiquitous Coca-Cola ice box, probably obtained from the bottler, route-man or previous tenant. Some of the best drinks I've ever had came from one of those boxes and not necessarily a Coke; Mission Orange comes to mind. You really have to hand it to the Coca-Cola Company, it is without a doubt our country's best product promoter. Dad, can I have a pop?Mr. Mel's comment got me to thinking about the soda pop we kids would get from those ubiquitous Coke boxes. I recall, on a hot summer day, how incredibly cold the bottles were as they sat in the ice water waiting for young lips. And, yes, Coke was just one of the great brands lurking below the surface. You had Nehi, 7-Up, Dad's Root beer, Yoo-Hoo, and so many others. We loved collecting the colorful bottle caps and nailing them to the sides of our tree house. And when we traveled in hot weather (no air conditioning, ya know!) we would start agitating to stop at the nearest gas station to get a pop. Wonderful memories, if not wonderful nutrition! Solomon Lightfoot MichauxRev. Michaux of Washington was one of the earliest black preachers on the radio, and almost certainly the first on television (on the DuMont network in the late '40s). A history of his interesting, and controversial, life. The congregation he founded, the Church of God, is still in operation today on Georgia Avenue across from the Howard campus. The cafe though seems to be long gone. Elder MichauxI watched the Youtube clip of the Rev Michaux preaching, his Gospel Choir singing and his congregation joining in. I saw his preaching as extraordinarily spirited. His charisma was nothing short of amazing. I found myself clapping in time with the congregants and choir. I am not a particularly religious person, but there was something uplifiting about him and his parishioners. I have bookmarked the clip and will go back to it whenever I need a little cheering up. Revival The way the US economy is going on, we just may need a revival of "Good News Cafes" or something similar to them. There are too many Americans out of work and down on their luck these days. (The Gallery, D.C., Eateries & Bars, Harris + Ewing)
Shop Class: 1939
... yearbook staff and one for drafting. They didn't name the kids in the woodshop photo but the guy in the front with his back to the camera ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 10:41am -

1939. Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C. "Carpentry shop." 5x7 nitrate negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size. The Anacostia of Tomorrow"Anacostia, the future haven of beauty, will in the next fifty years be the most popular community in the entire District of Columbia....In the course of time this southeast portion of the city will be 'The Spot.' There will be perfect living conditions here and only time will tell when it will be necessary to spread out farther in all directions to let the mass pour in." —Charles Hamman, "The Anacostia of Tomorrow," from a 1938 class project for Miss Agnes Tweedie, Anacostia High School From an interesting Washington City Paper article from 1998... Anacostia BlogHey- Love the picture and the quotation. The article is a little dated, though -- check out my blog on the neighborhood here: www.anacostianow.blogspot.com And come check out anacostia! I lovethe guy in the back to the left. He must have moved - it shows both the top of his head and his face. Great one!! Anacostia YearbookI have this copy of the 1939 Anacostia yearbook plus the following year as well. My Dad graduated from Anacostia HS in 1940. He is in 2 photos - one of the yearbook staff and one for drafting. They didn't name the kids in the woodshop photo but the guy in the front with his back to the camera looks like my dad. He lived on Ridge Place. He was also the lifeguard at the Anacostia Pool in the late 30s and wrote several articles for the Post as extra credit for school. I have all these photos and much more. (The Gallery, D.C., Education, Schools, Natl Photo)
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