Tuesday, June 17, 2014

John Dobree Pascoe

John Dobree Pascoe was another New Zealand photographer. He was active during World War II.

 "Mothering time" at Karitane Hospital, Christchurch, 1943
  
 A female linen flax worker driving a tractor in Geraldine, 2 June 1943
  
 Children and nurses from the Wilson Home for crippled children 
in Takapuna, Auckland, at the home's private beach, August 1943
  
 Children from the Otaki Health Camp playing in the sea, 1945
  
 Crowd at Rotorua Railway Station prior to departure 
of troops for active service, 11 January 1944
  
 Crowd at VJ day celebrations in Wellington, 15 August, 1945
  
 Crowd enjoying entertainment provided for 
United States servicemen at Ngaruawahia, 1943
  
 Group singing in a Wellington street on VJ day, 15 August 1945
  
 Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visiting the Dominion Physical Laboratory, 
Gracefield, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 1943
  
Two primary school girls drinking their school milk, Linwood, Christchurch

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

Monday, June 16, 2014

Vintage Finland

These are taken from this Flickr set.

 Balloons for sale at Yrjönkatu, Helsinki, ca. 1900
  
 Central railway station square and the Finnish National Theater in Helsinki, ca. 1900
  
 Eira-Ullanlinna (Ulrikasborg), Helsinki, ca. 1900
  
 Erottaja (Skillnaden), Helsinki, ca. 1900
  
Group of teachers at Klippan in May 1906
  
 Kaivopuisto (Brunnsparken), ca. 1900
  
 Kasarmintori in Helsinki, ca. 1900
 [Kasarmitori (Barracks Square) is a rectangular square in the Helsinki city Guards, bounded to the south and in the north and the Southern North Granary Street, East Fabianinkatu. The west side of the square and the Barracks of the street between the Robotics Martaksen originally an exhibition hall, designed by a two-storey hall Guards.] 

 Kleinehs Hotel, Pohjoisesplanadi 9, Helsinki, ca. 1900
[The sign in the middle, "Tapettikauppa," is for a wall-paper store.]
  
 Restaurant Klippan around 1906
  
Resting in a park in Helsinki, ca. 1900

Sunday, June 15, 2014

At the Beach

More summer fun from Leslie Jones.

 Bathing girl at Revere Beach, 1919
  
 Bathing girl Gertrude Fuller, Revere Beach, ca. 1930
  
 Bathing girls at Revere Beach, ca. 1920
  
 Beach crowd at Revere, 1937
  
 Children and dog playing in sand
  
 Crowded beach at City Point, South Boston, 1930
  
 Girls at the beach
  
 Girls frolic in the water, 1937
  
 Kids at the beach
  
 Revere Beach, 1937
  
 Three girls on beach
  
Two bathing beauties

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Lafayette Studio

 Coca-Cola Bottling trucks in Mt. Sterling, 1936
  
 Coca-Cola Bottling Works, employee placing bottles in washing machine, 1938
  
 College Catering Company, interior view of cafe with diners, 1939
  
 Colonel Paul Hausier and group with airplane, 1935
  
 Deboor Laundry & Dry Cleaning, workers operating presses, 1941
  
 Drake Cleaners, two men operating cleaning machinery for rugs, 1940
  
 Drum and Bugle Corps with Man O' War, 1933
[the famous racehorse again]
  
 Earl M. Carr Filling Station, 1939
  
 Ellis Drug, window with war posters and stationary display, 1943
  
 Fayette Company, Future Farmers of America parade, 1933
  
 Female cadets, University of Kentucky, 1946
  
Flood view, Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky, 1928

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Frederick Nelson Jones

Astronomers at the observatory camp in Cawthron Park, Nelson, 1914
  
 Bell-ringers, ca. 1910
  
 Business of George A. Day, Bridge Street, Nelson. Standing are Adam Day 
and his wife Nell who is holding her first child Rona, ca. 1915
  
 Cadillac car with passengers, ca. 1907
  
 Car accident, Rocks Road, Nelson, ca. 1930
  
 Car on a country road, surrounded by a drover's sheep, ca. 1920s
  
 Children at a penny scramble on Trafalgar Street, Nelson, ca. 1905
  
 Children boating, Maitai River, Nelson, ca. 1910
  
 Church service at a 10th Nelson Mounted Rifles camp in Tapawera, 1914
  
 Crowd at Tahunanui Beach, Nelson, ca. 1928
  
 Crowd greeting bandsmen returning home on the Arahura, Nelson, 20 March, 1921
  
Group in a Cadillac service car photographed ca. 1915 outside the Nelson post office

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand