Sunday, December 27, 2009

Peering Into the Past

(Above) How beautiful is this? A beach resort or small community, c. 1910. Check out the beautiful arrangements of sea shells or stones. Did each family make their own yard art? Lovely. Click on image for larger view.

(Above) Spinning records, c. 1911.

(Above) Funny photo of young boys carrying a fake deer.

(Above) A turn-of-the-century doll collector knits.

(Above) Small boys show at a boy’s camp, c. 1916.

(Above) Tombs Prison, NY, 1913.

(Above) A racecar, Brighton beach, c. 1910. Click image for larger view.

(Above) A crude looking dog show, 1908.

(Above) Young campers do an Indian war dance around a campfire, c. 1910.

IT’S ALWAYS FUN TO LOOK BACK A HUNDRED YEARS. Enjoy.

Pictures via JoeJet.

4 comments:

Maureen said...

Don't know about the boy's camp or dog show, but the rest of them are NYC. Brighton Beach and Rockaway are on the ocean side of Brooklyn and that shot of the Tombs is amazing. Still there, different surroundings now.

Linda Davick said...

OH!!! Love the top photo / yard art! Amazing!

Tony Renner said...

love "spinning records"...!

Tacitus Voltaire said...

when i was in high school in nyc circa 1969 the tombs was still there and the inmates howled at us as we stared up at the windows

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