Page 84 - Photos from Early 1900s

Here are some exceptionally clear photos from <more than> 115 years ago. 

Take your time to study them. Notice that everyone wore hats all the time and there were very few cars. This is just wonderful early photography. The B&W clarity is great. Seems overweight was not a big factor in the early 1900's. But check out the bathing suits anyway.

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These photos of life in the US at the beginning of the 20th century are truly a walk back in time. The first photo below looks the same today and many of you have entered it on the way to NY.  The third photo shows how trolley cars were air conditioned in the summer.

Consider how far technology has taken us from the time of these photos and try to imagine what photos of 2125 might look like.

circa 1900 New Jersey. " Bergen Tunnel, eastend"

1900 Chicago. "A walk in Lincoln Park "

1900 Buffalo, New York. " Labor Day parade, Main Street "

1900 "U.S.S. Oregon quarterdeck" Edward H. Hart

1900 "U.S.S. Chicago. One of the crew"

1901 Buffalo , New York. "Unloading ore from whaleback carrier"

1901 "Hanging rock on the Susquehanna near Danville , Pennsylvania "

1901 Petoskey , Michigan. "Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R. Station"

1901 Detroit . "Excursion steamers Tashmoo and Idlewild at wharves"

1901 | Colorado . "Station and hotel, summit of Pike's Peak "

1902 | "A happy family"

1902 | Iowa . " Chicago & North Western Railway — steel viaduct over Des Moines River" | William Henry Jackson

1903 | New York . " Brooklyn Terminal at Brooklyn Bridge "

1903 | "S.S. Proteus. High water at New Orleans levee"

1903 | "Unloading bananas at New Orleans , Louisiana "

1904 | The Jersey Shore. "Steeplechase Pier and bathers, Atlantic City "

1904 | "Michigan Central Railroad. Oiling up before the start"

1904 | New York ."The Ponies, Coney Island "

1905 | St. Clair, Michigan. "Launch of steamer Frank J. Hecker"

1905 | St. Augustine , Florida. "They were on their honeymoon"

1905 | Coney Island , New York. "Surf bathing"

1905 | The New Jersey shore. "Boardwalk and beach, Asbury Park "

1905 | Buffalo , New York. "Jack-Knife Bridge, City Ship Canal, foot of Michigan Street"

1905 | The Detroit River. "Transfer steamer Detroit in the ice"

1905 | Houghton , Michigan. "Loading copper on steamer Juniata"

1905 | Buffalo , New York. "Looking up Main Street. Steamer North Land at Long Wharf"

1905 | "A winter morning"

1905 | Knoxville, Tennessee. "Gay Street looking north from Clinch Avenue"

1905 | Hot Springs, Arkansas. "Roadway through the pines"

1905 | Chicago. "The bridge, Lincoln Park "

1906 | "Mississippi River Landing"

1906 | Birmingham, Alabama. "Second Avenue looking east"

1906 | Gulfport, Mississippi. "Steamer loading resin"

1906| Wequetonsing, Michigan. "The birches and the bay"

1906 | Circa. "Banana docks, New York"

1906| "Rail road station, Magnolia, Massachusetts"

1907 | Detroit. "Band concert on Grand Canal, Belle Isle Park "

1907 | "The Brooklyn Bridge Promenade and Manhattan Terminal"

1907 | Chicago, Illinois. "Jackknife Bridge, Chicago River" | Hans Behm

1907 | Chicago, Illinois. "Jackknife Bridge , Chicago River" | Hans Behm

1907 | Savanna, Georgia. "The whole black family at the Hermitage"

1908 | New York. "Times Square" The old New York Times building, now encased in billboards, Hotel Astor and various theaters seen from Broadway.

1908 | Detroit. "Waders at Belle Isle Park"

1908 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. " Nixon Theatre, Sixth Avenue & Cherry Alley"

1908 | "Suburban station, Petoskey, Michigan "

1908 | New York."Pompeiian Room — Hotel Seneca"