A woman from 1903 getting photographed for the first time.
I remember using a wringer washer. It was a lot of work, but they really got the clothes clean! Credit goes to respective owner!
Children playing in a Manchester Street, England, 1943.
Changing street lamps. St. Louisville, Ohio, 1910
Changing a flat tire on a Model T Coupe, 1927
A cowgirl from the 1880s.
Steamboats in Vicksburg, Mississippi c. late 1800s – early 1900s. The Mississippi River, a vast waterway from Northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, is prominent in American history. Riverboats, serving as essential means of transportation, trade, and cultural exchange, have significantly shaped the course of this region. While navigation along the Mississippi has been a practice for centuries, steamboat technology became viable in the early 1800s. The steamboat “New Orleans” inaugural voyage in October 1811, commencing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and culminating in New Orleans via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, marked a pivotal moment. Along this journey, the New Orleans stopped in Natchez in December 1811. Historically established by French colonists and later under Spanish rule, Natchez emerged as a vital hub for trade and cultural interchange. By the 1830s, steamboats were common throughout the Mississippi River and its major tributaries.
New York City street life in 1954.
In 1955, it was discovered that Moai, the ancient and mysterious giant heads on Easter Island, had very large bodies buried underneath the ground. Now, scientists and archaeologists believe they know why they were built in the first place.
A lamp lighter at work in London, 1935.
Steel Worker on Socony Mobil Building, 1955.
California Street, San Francisco, 1964.
Jimi Hendrix when he was child.
Elvis Presley in the Army, 1958.
Bookmobile in Virginia, 1950s.
Traffic Officer operating a mechanical traffic signal, Philadelphia, 1922.
Early Food Truck, 1918.
Davide Chislagi testing his single-wheel engine, 1933.
Back when hard work literally meant hard work.
A rare look inside the original Harley-Davidson Motorcycle factory, 1924.
