Shorpy is a photo blog about what life a hundred years ago was like: How people looked and what they did for a living, back when not having a job usually meant not eating.
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In reply to Ithaca: 1901:
Here's a picture taken today from as near as I can get to the same spot. The conversion of State Street to the Commons back in the mid-1970's has blocked the long...
In reply to Red, White and Blue: 1956:
I moved from west Tennessee to Mississippi, a distance of about 150 miles. In Tennessee, we ate watermelon with forks. In Mississippi, the people ate...
In reply to Minneapolis 1908:
Said the original post: “Down the street on the right, it’s the Syndicate Building, later the home of Penney’s."
AnonTip said: “Actually, it was home to...
In reply to A Boy and His Toys: I went off to Christmas activities and came back to read what you all shared - it's overwhelming and I thank you. This picture came from a lot taken by an...
In reply to The Office: 1926:
OK, not my best message title ever, but as one who worked with office furniture relics like this up until my retirement two years ago, I can say that the old-style varnishes used on those things scratched if you just...
In reply to A Ball of Yarn: 1918:
In his youth, my uncle had surgery on his ankle. To occupy his mind and fingers, the nurses taught him how to knit, crochet and tat. As he grew to an adult, he kept on knitting, crocheting and a bit of tatting. Today...
In reply to A Fast Crowd: 1910:
In a university survey a few years back women were shown pictures of identically dressed non-famous male athletes from a variety of sports, the sports not indicated on the photos, and asked which ones had the most...
Again a sharp contrast to the editor.
Shorpy is an exceptional photography blog, that aside from a lovingly present photography journey in our past, is also highly influential. References to Shorpy can be found in many top ranked blogs - may it be Wired, Boing Boing, J-Walk - Shorpy is in a class for itself.
Highly recommended - you can get lost for hours.
My tip - go - look - review. This Blog is at the top of the food chain - not somewhere in the middle.
