Thursday, December 24, 2015

Vintage Alkmaar

 Bench in the forest, showing a German soldier flanked by two women, 1916
  
Corner of Zijdam and Achterdam
  
 Guesthouse lunchroom 'Juliana' on the Seaway, 1914
  
 Saloon boat of the Alkmaar Packet at the Kanaalkade in Alkmaar. Getaway from the Teetotaler Bond. At the ship hang banners with the inscriptions: "do not drink because of the children" and "alcohol brain poison". 1920
  
The artist J.M. Graadt van Roggen in his studio in Bergen. 
His daughter Toos plays the piano, 1920
  

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Miami University

Group portrait of women in hats
  
May pole dance at Ohio State Normal College 
Model School May Day celebration, 1911
  
Miami University freshman-sophomore tug-of-war, 1921
  
Miss Elma Stevens' house, 1904
  
Oxford College Mandolin Club, 1917

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

St. Louis World's Fair

The St. Louis World's Fair, also called the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was held in 1904. These photos are from the Library of Congress Stereograph Collection.

Celebrating a century's advance, boat parade passing Electricity Building
   
From wireless telegraph tower west over 
huge Manufactures Building, to the "Pike"
  
Looking S. W. between Manufactures and 
Liberal Arts Buildings, to Festival Hall
  
Palace of Varied Industries and Gondola Landing on the Sunken Gardens
  
The beautiful Terrace of States, westward from Festival Hall

Monday, December 21, 2015

William Henry Jackson

Another set of Jackson's Mexican photos.

Calle de Guadaloupe, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1880-97
  
In the market place, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 1880-97
  
Salamanca, water carriers, Mexico, 1880-97
  
The plaza from the wharf, Tampico, Mexico, 1880-97
  
Trail in the Barranca, 1880-97

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Copiah County

 Copiah Cooperative
  
 Copiah Cooperative
  
 Copiah Cooperative, planting
  
 Copiah Cooperative
  
 Copiah Farm Bureau picnic
  
Farmers Day, 1953
  

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Henry Armytage Sanders

A New Zealand nurse and orderly outside the diphtheria ward, 
New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Wisques, France, 16 August 1918
  
German bicycle with tyres made of springs due to the rubber 
shortage, near Metz, France, 14 September 1918
  
German prisoners captured by New Zealand soldiers at Messines, 1917
  
 Inspection of the New Zealand Cyclist Battalion 
by William Massey and Joseph Ward, 3 July 1918
  
Members of the World War I Maori Pioneer Battalion taking a break 
from trench improvement work, near Gommecourt, France, 25 July 1918

Friday, December 18, 2015