My guess would be around 1915 or so...
My guess would be around 1915 or so...
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Woman and Child in the Kitchen of Their Tenement, New York City, year unknown
My guess would be around 1915 or so...
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Little Boy Ready to Celebrate the Glorious Fourth! 1906
Sharing this photo from Shorpy in honor of the USA's 4th of July holiday today.
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GMC during the WW2 years
GMC was tasked with engineering and production of the eight 1936 Parade of Progress vans and the dozen 1941 Futurliners, which toured the country carrying mobile road shows. Above, the 33-foot-long, 11-foot-high, 33,000-pound streamliners are pictured traveling through San Bernardino, California.
During World War II, GMC manufactured approximately 584,000 military vehicles of more than a dozen different types, including the CCKW-353 “Deuce-and-a-Half” and the amphibious “Duck.” The Deuce and a Half, shown above being assembled in Pontiac, Michigan, was the most prevalent GMC military vehicle, with over 560,000 examples built over the course of the war.
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4th of July in Vale, Oregon, USA, 1941 by Russell Lee- the last peacetime 4th before WW2
Citizens watching the 4th of July parade in Vale, Oregon, USA in 1941.
Family eating a picnic lunch
Girls watching the parade
Girl reading a comic book under shady trees
Three teenagers talk
Man cooking hamburgers for the hungry crowd
Family having a rest in the shade
A little boy dressed as Uncle Sam in the parade
A little boy at the baseball game
Children getting soda pop
Little girl in the parade
Fireworks for sale!
A float in the parade
Teen girls watching the parade
The greased pig contest!
Another photo of the greased pig contest
Girl with her carnival game prizes
Men in the Red Robin Coffee Shop cooling off
Red Robin Coffee Shop outside view
Couple napping on the ground
Boys reading comics
Girls riding the ferris wheel
Grandfather with his grandchild
Men have hats off in respect for flag or national anthem
Another couple resting under the trees
Girls eating candy
And here's Russell Lee himself! Info from wikipedia: Russell Lee was an American photographer and photojournalist, best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration. His technically excellent images documented the ethnography of various American classes and cultures.
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Tippi Hendren, Melanie Griffith, and Neil the Lion, 1971
Amazing photos taken in 1971 when Tippi Hendren, her husband, and her daughter Melanie Griffith had Neil as a pet in their home. I've never seen these before! I enjoy Tippi in Hitchcock's "The Birds" and also in the lead role in "Marnie", one of my favorite movies ever. I wonder if Tippi was getting Neil a snack?
Tippi in the livingroom, reading the paper, using Neil as a pillow.
I think it would be fun to be so close to a lion!
Wonder how the housekeeper felt about Neil? Here she steps over him carefully as he naps on the kitchen floor. I find it interesting that the cabinets by the sink area have the finish worn away and look old (like in a house I once lived in!). Nowadays, do Hollywood stars live in such ordinary homes?
Apparently, Neil loved sleeping with Melanie in her bed, and she said Neil was her "best friend".
Very cute! Neil watches Melanie swimming in the pool.
I wonder if he ever got in?
Melanie riding on a lion. I'm not sure if this was taken when they were filming/working on the movie "Roar".
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More photos!
Here are a few more photos from that album I bought in Roswell, GA.
On the back of the photo is written "Alice Campbell", and below that " Mrs C M Vawter". Thanks to Ancestry.com, I was able to dig up a little info on her.
Sarah Alice (Campbell) Vawter- Born July 29, 1859, in Indiana. Died sometime in 1940. She married Charles Minton Vawter (grandson of Rev Col John Vawter, founder of Morgantown, Indiana) August 11, 1884. They had two daughters, Eva May Vawter, who died the day she was born, and Maud Vawter, who survived and went on to have three daughters of her own.
Unnamed clergyman.
Courtesy of Wikipedia: Charles Jean Marie Loyson (10 March 1827 – 9 February 1912), better known by his religious name Père Hyacinthe, was a famous French preacher and theologian. He was a Roman Catholic priest who had been a Sulpician and a Dominican novice before becoming a Discalced Carmelite and provincial of his order, but left the Roman Catholic Church, in 1869, after major excommunication was pronounced against him.
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Russo-Turkish war 1877-1878
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Leningrad. 1920-1940s
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Man of La Venta: Archaeologists study a colossal Olmec stone head in La Venta, Mexico, 1947
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Child Roller Skating with Pillows 1924
I don't know who took this photo, but it makes me smile!
BTW- Where is everyone? There have been so few posts in this community. I would enjoy seeing some more activity. I've been very busy- sorry! But I try to post when I have some free moments.
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Rene Magritte- Photo Booth Self Portrait, 1928
Belgian artist Rene Magritte- photo booth self portrait. Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1928. He was born in 1898, so he was 30 years old here.
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Remembering Yvonne Craig; 1937-2015
Yvonne Craig, the 1960s actress probably best known for portraying Batgirl on the 1966-68 "Batman" series, died of breast cancer Monday at age 78. A reliable character actress and popular pinup, Craig received plenty of film and TV work from the late '50s into the '70s.
With Batman!
With Merv Griffin, 1967
Backstage in her Batgirl costume.
Yvonne in her ballerina days in the 1950s.
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Leipzig 1945: Deputy Mayor Ernst Kurt Lisso, Wife, and Daughter, photo by Margaret Bourke-White
"In the closing days of World War II, with the German military collapsing on every front, U.S. forces reached the city of Leipzig. The 2nd Infantry, 69th Infantry and 9th Armored Divisions entered the city on April 18th and, after house-by-house combat, they secured it on April 19th. The next day, April 20th, war correspondents and photographers followed; one of the first was Margaret Bourke-White. At the Neues Rathhaus, the New City Hall, she found this scene.
Two days before, with the sounds of the approaching armies coming through the broken windows, the Deputy Mayor, Ernst Kurt Lisso, with his Nazi party card on his desk at his elbow, had taken his own life with cyanide, as had his wife, Renate, and daughter, Regina, still wearing her German Red Cross armband."
Below are a few different views:
"There were several reasons why some Germans decided to end their lives in the last months of the war. First, by 1945 Nazi Propaganda had created fear among some sections of the population about the impending military invasion of their country by the Soviets or western Allies. Information films from the Reichs Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda repeatedly chided audiences about why Germany must not surrender telling the people they faced the threat of torture, rape and death in defeat. Secondly, many Nazis – who had been indoctrinated in unquestioning loyalty to the party – also felt obliged to follow the example of Adolf Hitler when it was reported that the Führer had taken his own life. Finally others killed themselves because they did know what would happen to them following defeat."
(found on rarehistoricalphotos. com)
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Anne Baxter in Costume as Nefretiri in Cecil B. DeMille's "Ten Commandments", 1956
Anne Baxter in costume for her role as Nefretiri in the 1956 Ten Commandments. She was 33 years old at this time.
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Guess Who??
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Leningrad
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Photo by Philippe Halsman? Who is the subject?
I really like this photo that I happened across on a google search, but I don't know who this person is or if it is really a Philippe Halsman photograph. Maybe it's just someone copying his style. Any help from you would be appreciated. And if it's not authentic vintage, I'll remove it.
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Bob Dylan by Richard Avedon
Bob Dylan in New York City, February 10th, 1965.
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A Famous Wedding, 62 Years Ago Today
I like how all the ladies and girls look here- a nice style. She had a very interesting wedding dress- unique details on the skirt. Below are more photos of their wedding day.
I like this photo in the open field very much! We can really see her dress well.
The little girl looks eager for a piece of cake! I wonder what flavor it was (probably a typical white cake)? It's also quite simple compared to elaborate cakes that are made today.
One of Jackie's formal bridal portraits. I love her bouquet!
That's a funny way to eat a pineapple!
Such happy smiles!
And another bridal portrait.
Hope you enjoyed these photos! I've been busy, sorry. I wish I could post more often. I miss posts on here- would love to see some more from other members.
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