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Christmas in Miami: 1954
> A holiday chestnut worth reheating over the Shorpy > Duraflame. "Christmas 1954." My grandmother Sarah Hall (1904-2000) in her living room in Miami Shores four years befor...
Happy Halloween: 1958
October 1958, somewhere in Pennsylvania. Big brother is ready for a night of trick-or-treating. Rob from the rich, and share with your understudy! Our fourth selection from a batch of Kodachrome...
Minnesota Munchkins, c. 1895
This despondent looking crew are the drawn from the various Scandanavian, German, and Irish families settled in or near Wadena, Minnesota during the late 1800s. Wadena, located in the west-centra...
Boomers, First Grade: 1953
It's seventy years ago in Idyllic Larkspur™ , where we find me (bottom left corner) with Bob, David, Bob, Jim, Jim, Margaret, Sandy, Donna, Rae Ann, Roberta, Virginia, Jerry, Buzzy, Fred, Gordy...
Autocar Truck: 1922
Johnson Gear & Mfg. Co., Berkeley, California, circa 1922.
Lady of Larkspur: 1955
Frances Dorsey "Fanny" Cagwin, along with her husband George , were our neighbors in Larkspur, California, where they'd lived since 1905. Frances had been a school teacher in Virginia City, Nevad...
Lionel Lines: 1946
From circa 1946 comes this 35mm Kodachrome of Jim and Jack Hardman and their Christmas train set in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. View full size.
German Band in Buffalo, New York
Frank Anneser (left) and friends decked out in lederhosen with their German Oktoberfest band. Bringing a taste of Bavarian music to Buffalo, New York, in 1925. View full size.
Senior Sneak: 1955
Senior Sneak was the name applied to Marin Catholic High School's pre-graduation recreation getaway day, which for the class of 1955, including my brother and his roll of Tri-X film, was on May 1...
Georgie: 195X
"Georgie #2". Found 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size.
A Saint Named Thérèse
My mom Thérèse Helene (Larochelle) Lavoie (1943-2019) when she was around 20 years-old in the early 1960s near Saint-Isidore, Dorchester, Québec, Canada. A similar photograph taken at the same...
Bill and Bobby Little Cowboys
Grand Island, Nebraska. 1951.
San Francisco: Circa 1970
Second Street looking NW toward Market Street, which seems to still be coping with BART construction. Far as I know, 1970 is as good a guess as any. 4x5 Ektachrome, 180 mm Symmar and a polarizer.
Headed back to Dallas via the Grand Canyon
My college buddy and I drove in a 77 Ford Pinto from Los Gatos to the south rim of the grand canyon and got there right at day break. Hours through the desert at night was brutal in trying to sta...
Glass Princess: 1916
My mother's older sister Mary in a glass plate negative taken about 1916 in the family home in San Francisco. She's also been seen on Shorpy here in the same room and with her Model T Roadster h...
Lever Driven: 1867
A highly unusual Open Front, Hand Propelled Lever Driven Velocipede Tricycle. Date is ca 1867 but likely earlier. Steering is with the feet controlling the front wheels. One half of an Albumen St...
Early High-Wheel Cycle
Circa 1874. Albumen carte de visite. An early clubman. England. Bike has an open head, spoon brake with straight handlebars. Accessorised with a hub lamp. Photographer is C. Carter. View full siz...
Eggstravaganza: 1972
My niece and nephews were coming down for an Easter egg hunt, so that gave my brother, his wife and me an excuse to color some eggs for the first time since our own childhood. I made a caricature...
Patreons see us a little differently
Thank you to our Patreon supporters who help keep the lights on at Shorpy. Your contribution lets you browse Shorpy free of ads and get access to special content and other rewards (we've mailed o...
Snow Maid
From a box of family photos on glass purchased in England, along with a magic lantern projector.
Dad and Me: 1948
The photo was taken in south Philadelphia on Castle Ave. in front of my grandfather's house. The car is a Plymouth and I believe it is a 1939 model. One day my father was angry at me for playing ...
The Dalles
This is a 1950s Kodachrome stereo slide I bought some years ago, similar to the recent photo of Native Americans fishing in Oregon. Free viewing to see the 3D isn't difficult and worth doing to g...
Caroling Cousins
1961 (approx) Brownsburg, Indiana at our ancestral farm house. I'm the boy in the sweater. My sister is to my left and three of our cousins are pictured along with their mother playing the piano....
Hello 1952
New Years Eve 1951, Port Washington NY in my uncle's basement. That's mom seated 2nd from left. My big sister (their first of five children) was born 3 months later. Dad took the photo. Evidently...
Woman With Refrigerator
A photo from my wife's family. Probably shot in Oregon. From the 1940s or 50s judging from the refrigerator.
Backyard Birthday: 1957
The Burns kids visit the Carpenters in North Vancouver, B.C. for an outdoor birthday party in 1957.
Floatation Devices: 1958
The Burns children are ready for a swim at the family cabin at Pender Harbour, B.C. in 1958.
Johnnie's Place: 1935
Johnnie's bar, circa 1935, Taylor, Texas (Johnnie is the man on the right behind the bar).
Brothers: 1955
Me and my "Irish twin" brother Tom at my Grandmother's house in South Saint Louis, near Meramac and Grand. Easter, 1955 Think we weren't rough on our shoes?
My Grandfather: 1915
My paternal grandfather (standing, far left) spent quite a lot of his life crewing on square-rigged ships (also known as "windjammers") out of San Francisco. These ships were owned and operated b...