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Happy Mothers Day. 1: Arapsoke mother and child . 1908. 2: Arapsoke mother and child. 1908. 3: Flathead mother and child. 1910. 4. Cheyenne mother and child. 1905. 5. Ogalala mother and...
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May 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Happy Mother's Day
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Now that hashtags work, @abbeyarletto.bsky.social and I will migrate our blog from tumblr. Let's see how this goes. Chicago and Northwestern R.R. Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ca. 1898. Photo Library of Congress
#milwaukee #wisconsin #railwaystation #trainstation #oldmilwaukee #history
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February 29, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Now that hashtags work, @abbeyarletto.bsky.social and I will migrate our blog from tumblr. Let's see how this goes. Chicago and Northwestern R.R. Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ca. 1898. Photo Library of Congress
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New York, New York, November 23, 1923.
Ziegfeld Girl Miss Lucille Layton regrets never having taken piano lessons.
#newyork #newyorkcity #ziegfeld #theater #poorpianotechnique #history #onceuponatown
Ziegfeld Girl Miss Lucille Layton regrets never having taken piano lessons.
#newyork #newyorkcity #ziegfeld #theater #poorpianotechnique #history #onceuponatown
March 1, 2024 at 3:39 AM
New York, New York, November 23, 1923.
Ziegfeld Girl Miss Lucille Layton regrets never having taken piano lessons.
#newyork #newyorkcity #ziegfeld #theater #poorpianotechnique #history #onceuponatown
Ziegfeld Girl Miss Lucille Layton regrets never having taken piano lessons.
#newyork #newyorkcity #ziegfeld #theater #poorpianotechnique #history #onceuponatown
New York, New York, August 1943. Penn Station Waiting Room.
Photos by Farm Security Administration Photographer Marjory Collins. LOC
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Photos by Farm Security Administration Photographer Marjory Collins. LOC
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March 1, 2024 at 10:59 AM
New York, New York, August 1943. Penn Station Waiting Room.
Photos by Farm Security Administration Photographer Marjory Collins. LOC
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#pennstation #NewYorkCity #manhattan #trainstation #pennsylvaniarailroad #history #onceuponatown
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#pennstation #NewYorkCity #manhattan #trainstation #pennsylvaniarailroad #history #onceuponatown
Miss Apperson playing banjo beside a statue of "Flora" in a niche of Sen. George Hearst's residence.
Ca. 1895, Washington, D.C.
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Ca. 1895, Washington, D.C.
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March 1, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Miss Apperson playing banjo beside a statue of "Flora" in a niche of Sen. George Hearst's residence.
Ca. 1895, Washington, D.C.
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Ca. 1895, Washington, D.C.
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Flappers with felines. 1920s.
January 30, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Flappers with felines. 1920s.
Edwardian dogs (and their humans). Ca. 1900-1905
January 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Edwardian dogs (and their humans). Ca. 1900-1905
The Great Molasses Flood was a disaster in Boston that occurred after a storage tank collapsed on January 15, 1919, sending more than two million gallons (eight million liters) of molasses flowing through the city’s North End. The deluge caused extensive damage and killed 21 people.
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The Great Molasses Flood was a disaster in Boston that occurred after a storage tank collapsed on January 15, 1919, sending more than two million gallons (eight million litres) of molasses flowing...
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January 30, 2024 at 3:20 AM
The Great Molasses Flood was a disaster in Boston that occurred after a storage tank collapsed on January 15, 1919, sending more than two million gallons (eight million liters) of molasses flowing through the city’s North End. The deluge caused extensive damage and killed 21 people.
In the early 1900′s, folks in the fishing village of Équihen-Plage on the English channel decided to put all the boat hulls that washed up on their shore to use, making them into houses...
September 17, 2023 at 12:30 AM
In the early 1900′s, folks in the fishing village of Équihen-Plage on the English channel decided to put all the boat hulls that washed up on their shore to use, making them into houses...
Lower New York, its great skyscrapers representing investments of untold millions, from South Ferry, 1904.
September 11, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Lower New York, its great skyscrapers representing investments of untold millions, from South Ferry, 1904.
A man, woman, and younger woman in front of farmhouse in east Custer County, Nebraska. 1888.
September 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM
A man, woman, and younger woman in front of farmhouse in east Custer County, Nebraska. 1888.
1 of 2. The Comet, Coney Island, New York City 1940. At one point, Coney Island had 11 roller coasters. The cylone was razed by Robert Moses as part of his modernization of the area. He derisively referred to amusements like roller coasters as “mechanical gadget” amusements..
August 30, 2023 at 4:19 PM
1 of 2. The Comet, Coney Island, New York City 1940. At one point, Coney Island had 11 roller coasters. The cylone was razed by Robert Moses as part of his modernization of the area. He derisively referred to amusements like roller coasters as “mechanical gadget” amusements..
2 of 2. ... and claimed modern visitors preferred the beach to the amusement areas. The only Roller coaster to survive is the Cyclone, which is now part of the new Luna Park. The original Luna Park burned down in 1944.
August 30, 2023 at 4:19 PM
2 of 2. ... and claimed modern visitors preferred the beach to the amusement areas. The only Roller coaster to survive is the Cyclone, which is now part of the new Luna Park. The original Luna Park burned down in 1944.
Glacier Point Yosemite National Park, California, May 1903.
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Choicest Recreation- Amid Nature’s Grandeur...
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Choicest Recreation- Amid Nature’s Grandeur...
August 29, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Glacier Point Yosemite National Park, California, May 1903.
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Choicest Recreation- Amid Nature’s Grandeur...
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Choicest Recreation- Amid Nature’s Grandeur...
American Journalist Harriet Quimby was the first woman in America to be awarded a pilot's license. and on April 16th, 1912, was the first woman to fly the English Channel. She was denied much of the glory of her achievement when 2 days later, the Titanic sank and dominated front page headlines.
August 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM
American Journalist Harriet Quimby was the first woman in America to be awarded a pilot's license. and on April 16th, 1912, was the first woman to fly the English Channel. She was denied much of the glory of her achievement when 2 days later, the Titanic sank and dominated front page headlines.
Marie Høeg (1866 – 1949) was a Norwegian photographer and suffragist whose private photography, including images of and created with her partner, Bolette Berg, challenged ideas of gender. Many of her glass negatives were discovered after her death inside a barn in the 1980s.
August 26, 2023 at 5:53 PM
Marie Høeg (1866 – 1949) was a Norwegian photographer and suffragist whose private photography, including images of and created with her partner, Bolette Berg, challenged ideas of gender. Many of her glass negatives were discovered after her death inside a barn in the 1980s.
Oakwood, Ohio, circa 1920. Orville Wright, beyond all that aeroplane stuff, was something of an amateur photographer and dog lover. Here is his dog Scipio at his home, Hawthorn Hill. The Wright Brothers started building a home for themselves in 1912. Wilbur died of typhoid the same year...
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August 24, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Oakwood, Ohio, circa 1920. Orville Wright, beyond all that aeroplane stuff, was something of an amateur photographer and dog lover. Here is his dog Scipio at his home, Hawthorn Hill. The Wright Brothers started building a home for themselves in 1912. Wilbur died of typhoid the same year...
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, so when it was completed in 1914, Orville moved in with his sister Katherine and his father Milton. Milton, died in April,1917, so Orville and his sister decided to fill the emotional gap in their lives with a puppy, and so came Scipio, a St Bernard in 1917.
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August 24, 2023 at 7:31 PM
, so when it was completed in 1914, Orville moved in with his sister Katherine and his father Milton. Milton, died in April,1917, so Orville and his sister decided to fill the emotional gap in their lives with a puppy, and so came Scipio, a St Bernard in 1917.
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The Pabst Building, Wisconsin St, 1900.
Just something to think about as the Republicans yell at each other in Milwaukee tonight- Frederick Pabst was a German immigrant, His wife and brother in law Charles, children of German immigrants. Charles started what became the Miller brewing company
Just something to think about as the Republicans yell at each other in Milwaukee tonight- Frederick Pabst was a German immigrant, His wife and brother in law Charles, children of German immigrants. Charles started what became the Miller brewing company
August 23, 2023 at 11:41 AM
The Pabst Building, Wisconsin St, 1900.
Just something to think about as the Republicans yell at each other in Milwaukee tonight- Frederick Pabst was a German immigrant, His wife and brother in law Charles, children of German immigrants. Charles started what became the Miller brewing company
Just something to think about as the Republicans yell at each other in Milwaukee tonight- Frederick Pabst was a German immigrant, His wife and brother in law Charles, children of German immigrants. Charles started what became the Miller brewing company
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower under construction. 5 Madison Avenue, New York 1908. The tower was the tallest building in the world for a short time until the Woolworth building surpassed it in 1913.
August 22, 2023 at 11:19 AM
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower under construction. 5 Madison Avenue, New York 1908. The tower was the tallest building in the world for a short time until the Woolworth building surpassed it in 1913.
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Here is a man in a bear suit. George Bollingbroke, aka, George Ali played one in the 1903 Broadway play Midsummer Night Fancies, by George Lederer. Mr Bollingbroke was well known for playing animals on stage, playing horses, mules, lions, tigers and most famously, Nana in the 1924 film Peter Pan.
August 21, 2023 at 5:09 PM
Here is a man in a bear suit. George Bollingbroke, aka, George Ali played one in the 1903 Broadway play Midsummer Night Fancies, by George Lederer. Mr Bollingbroke was well known for playing animals on stage, playing horses, mules, lions, tigers and most famously, Nana in the 1924 film Peter Pan.
Waffles on the White House Grounds, April 22, 1889.
6 Hot Waffles for 5 Cents.
Photo taken by Uriah Hunt Painter on his Model 1 Kodak.
President Harrison, having been sworn in on March 4, had not yet expressed an opinion on such tasty foodstuffs, and is not in evidence.
6 Hot Waffles for 5 Cents.
Photo taken by Uriah Hunt Painter on his Model 1 Kodak.
President Harrison, having been sworn in on March 4, had not yet expressed an opinion on such tasty foodstuffs, and is not in evidence.
August 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Waffles on the White House Grounds, April 22, 1889.
6 Hot Waffles for 5 Cents.
Photo taken by Uriah Hunt Painter on his Model 1 Kodak.
President Harrison, having been sworn in on March 4, had not yet expressed an opinion on such tasty foodstuffs, and is not in evidence.
6 Hot Waffles for 5 Cents.
Photo taken by Uriah Hunt Painter on his Model 1 Kodak.
President Harrison, having been sworn in on March 4, had not yet expressed an opinion on such tasty foodstuffs, and is not in evidence.
The Cincinnati Old Main Library, aka “Old Main”, was once one of Cincinnati, Ohio’s most beautiful buildings. Now it’s a parking garage. The Main Library occupied a prominent position in downtown Cincinnati since 1874 and was demolished in 1955.
August 21, 2023 at 6:38 PM
The Cincinnati Old Main Library, aka “Old Main”, was once one of Cincinnati, Ohio’s most beautiful buildings. Now it’s a parking garage. The Main Library occupied a prominent position in downtown Cincinnati since 1874 and was demolished in 1955.
Hullo World. Here is a young gentleman peddling the Washington Daily News in 1921.
August 21, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Hullo World. Here is a young gentleman peddling the Washington Daily News in 1921.