1910s

Here we are, 100 years from this photo. Click on it to see what Montreal looked like back then. It’s quite a stunning old image. Source: Shorpy

You’re looking west down Charleston’s Broad St. in South Carolina, way back in 1911. Click on it for great details. Source: Shorpy

This great old photo shows graduation festivities at the Naval Academy back in 1917. What a stunning photo. Source: Shorpy This was also cross-posted on our sister-site, Ghosts of Baltimore.

Have you been curious what Russia looked like 100 years ago, before World War I? Well, here’s an amazing shot of the Russian Empire … in color! Source: Shorpy

This wonderful old image from the 1910s shows Shanghai, China as it looked in the early part of the 20th century. Click on it for some amazing details. Source Library of Congress

Check out what the railway station looked like back over 100 years ago. The photo below shows the Flinders Street Station as it looked right around when it opened in 1909. Source: Pieces of Victoria An interesting bit of trivia...

This amazing old bird’s eye view of Houston was done in 1912. Click on it to see what you recognize of the city today. Source: Library of Congress 

This is a stunning old photo of the Halycon Hotel in Miami back in 1912. The hotel stood at what is now East Flagler St. and NE 2nd Ave. January 29, 1912. “Halcyon Hotel, 12th Street and Avenue B, Miami,...

Here are the front pages of newspapers from 104 years ago, the morning after Titanic hit an iceberg in the Atlantic and went to the bottom. Source: Library of Congress

This 1910s photograph shows Philadelphia’s Broad Street Station. Broad Street station, Philadelphia, Pa. Source: Library of Congress