Historic Photographs Restored...

These are amazing!

Just a quick look, but my favourite so far is photo 007- racing sloop.
Wouldn't I love that blown up to 5×4ft and on my wall.

Very nice find there RP.

this was forwarded to me in e-mail.

every once in a while you find a gem in that pile of rubble...

Sturgis, you're on photo 020!

First park bench on the right.

Looks like you're just about to be arrested!

spot on!

Lovely! Thank you for the link.

Wonderful! I've already spent half an hour just looking at the photographs, and have bookmarked it to return again and again ... Totally fascinating images. Thank you.

Wonderful!!!!
It is so nice too, that the pictures are arranged according to year so one can really notice the development of horses/ cars, clothing, trains and the technical development.

Have it under my favorites now.

Interesting sprinkler behind Sturgis.

So great, RP. I'm stopping at #61 for now.

And when you want more stuff, there's loads on that blog if you search.


This one's called "Interesting Photos". An understatement if ever there was one.

http://photosilke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/interesting-photos.html

Thanks for that.

Yipes! I had no idea that photo was circulating...good thing the followyup pictures aren't around where things got messy.

Truly awesome photographs. Thanks for posting the site.

How about Daytona Beach then and now?!!

Amazing sharpness in the photo taken inside the Government Printing Office.

I took about an hour this morning to browse through the entire set of photos. Truly awesome. Daytona Beach? I found the Atlantic City scenes fascinating. That's just how I remember the boardwalk before they brought in the casinos.

Thanks, Region. True lessons in history.

It's the little things that keep me here for ages.....

Pic 008 - The size of that ladle. The packet of OK Baking powder.....now, I was told that the expression OK was brought over to the UK by the yanks in the 40's, and was a WW2 expression meaning Orl Korrect (considered humorous at that time, a bit like FUBAR)
Now I see it on a packet that dates from the 19th C, and am confused, yet happy with my little discovery.
Also in that picture, why is the sailor on the right pointing at his nethers?

Pic 013 - Sign on boat "Daily excursions to drainage canal"
Sounds like something Gus would have dreamed up in one of his yarns.

Utterly fascinating.

Andy: Daytona Beach, 1910. Photo #80.

I've never been to Daytona Beach, and apparently haven't seen any photos. #80 was a complete surprise - that it looks/looked like that.

I need to look at the whole series again - so interesting in so many ways.