This old image shows Philadelphia’s Delaware Avenue as it look well over 100 years ago in 1908.
This old image shows Philadelphia’s Delaware Avenue as it look well over 100 years ago in 1908.
It’s been quite some time since we uncovered great old photos. Here’s a cool one from the Utah, showing Utah State University in 1892. Source: Wikipedia
This great photo shows the State Street Subway under construction in 1941 in Chicago. Click on it for more details.
If you’re over 30 years old and a pop culture fan, you know you watched this show more than you should have. You’re looking at the original cast of Baywatch, which began in 1989. This isn’t the Zac Efron one,...
What a cool old photo of Marilyn Monroe, taken by Milton Green in 1954. Source: Flickr
This amazing photo of the New York City skyline was taken on March 15th, 1933. On that day in history, the Dow rose from 53.84 to 62.10, still the largest single day percentage rise (15.34%). Source: Flickr
As if Ted Williams needed more cred. This dude was likely the best hitter in the history of baseball AND he was a fighter pilot. Oh, and he served in TWO wars ... World War II and the Korean War....
We missed the 100th anniversary of the Lusitania’s sinking, but we still wanted to post some old images, or in this case, newspaper front pages from then. The ship was attacked by German U-boat, U-20 on May 7th, 1915, off...
What an incredible image of Charleston, South Carolina in 1910. It’s reminiscent of this great image of Detroit at night, that same year. Make sure you click on the image below for a larger version. It’s pretty amazing. Source: Shorpy
What a great photo of five American League all-stars from 1936. The game was played in Boston at Braves Field in front of 25,000 fans, and the National League came out on top 4 to 3. Source: Digital Commonwealth
Source: Library of Congress
We have a series of amazing images of Stockholm coming up this week from the 1890s on up to the 1970s. Stockholm is a beautiful city, which sadly, I haven’t visited in over 25 years, but one day I hope to...
This shows a large rally held at Fenway Park in Boston in support of Irish independence. The photo was taken some time in the 1910s. Source: Boston Public Library President of the Irish Republic, Eamon De Valera, visited Boston in 1919...
Queenie Newall (pictured here) won the gold medal for archery in the 1908 Olympic games at the tender age of 53, proving the point that age ain’t nothin’ but a number. To this day, she is still the oldest female...
Can you date this photo? The caption says this is Hong Kong harbor between the 1890s and 1920s. The photo shows coolies at work in the harbor. Source: Library of Congress
We love these old fire maps. Here’s a Sanborn Fire Insurance map of Camden, Maine from 1884.
This old image shows Philadelphia’s Delaware Avenue as it look well over 100 years ago in 1908.
Great old photo from 1939 in Gordonton, North Carolina. We’re looking at an old country store on a Sunday afternoon. A little Googling shows the building still standing today, which is just fascinating. Take a look at this image we...
This incredible map shows Delaware County in the Catskills back in 1856. What a beautiful old map.
It’s been quite some time since we uncovered great old photos. Here’s a cool one from the Utah, showing Utah State University in 1892. Source: Wikipedia
