“In the surf at Asbury Park.” Having a wonderful time; wish we were still here.
The Jersey Shore, circa 1905. Dry plate glass negative
/ src and hi-res: Shorpy
Tag: unknown photographer
Paris under the Rain, August 25th, 1934 (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images/Hulton Archive) / source: Getty Images and vintag.es
Tandem with sidecar, late 1930′s / source: vintag.es
“The beach at Old Orchard, Maine – Ocean Pier and Hotel Velvet.” Which, following the curiously inevitable destiny of beach resorts surrounded by ashtray-grade sand and literal oceans of water, “burned like oil” in the Great Fire of 1907. Glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.
/ src and hi-res: Shorpy
“Amplifiers at Bolling Field, 1921.″ Two giant horns with ear tubes, evidently designed to listen for approaching aircraft. National Photo Co. / source and hi-res: Shorpy
The camp nurse introduces doctor to mother of sick baby.
Farm Security Administration camp unit at Merrill, Oregon.
October 1939.
Uncredited photographer / src and hi-res: Shorpy
A man walks over the dislocated tracks with bare feet and his shoes in his hand, carrying his bicycle on his shoulder. The access of the Moerdijk railway bridge (Moerdijk bridge) is heavily damaged after the flood disaster. The Netherlands, 2 February 1953 / src:
Nationaal Archief
Woman in the snow. On a winter day, a woman looks to the sky, letting the snowflakes fall where they may (undated).
original source: theamericansnapshot
French Singer and actress, Polaire – aka Madame Polaire, born Émilie Marie Bouchaud, ca. 1890’s / src: imgur
Girl checking her hairdo or perhaps her lace. no date on source. / src: ed.surlabanquise
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