Portraits from the first 100 years of photography
When war broke out with Spain in 1898, the United States had a very small professional military. As a result, many of the units which eventually sailed to Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines were made up of volunteers. They first assembled at camps in different parts of the country for training and other preparations. ... Continue Reading →
This is a snapshot of a family sitting on their early Autocar truck (probably a Type XXI). The truck has a Pennsylvania license plate with the year 1923. Newer Autocar models came with inflatable tires, but this one still has the hard rubber kind. Everyone seems content, though--even the dog.
Each cyclist in this group is holding the handlebars of the person on either side. I wonder if they stayed upright in the end? The photo is glued to a stiff piece of paper with no information about the date, place or photographer. The only clues are initials below each rider, which suggest that several... Continue Reading →
October 2023: When I shared this postcard portrait on the blog six and a half years ago, I was convinced that the group included Theodore Roosevelt in Rough Riders uniform with his niece, Eleanor, standing next to him. I was never able to identify the other members of the group, despite looking at hundreds of... Continue Reading →
Snapshot, no additional information.
Snapshot, no additional information.
Postcard, probably from Mannsville, New York, near Lake Ontario.
This postcard was made by Huested Studios of Mannsville, New York, in July 1914.
Postcard, probably from Mannsville, New York, near Lake Ontario.
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