New York, New York! Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives
28th Street Looking east from Second Avenue, on April 4, 1931. (Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives)
More images here.
The Old Wolf, a native Noo Yawker, has spoken.
Category Archives: Photos
Two Towers
Frankfurt – Photo by Tod Harris
New York – Photo by Coyoty
The greater light to rule the day…
And the lesser light to rule the night.
The Old Wolf has spoken
Italy, 1944
Drivers from the french ambulance corps near the front, waiting to be called. Photo by Robert Capa.
Found at Frog Blog
Turkish Akhal-Teke – a golden horse
This horse is a superb example of the Akhal-Teke breed, “famous for those individuals who have a golden buckskin or palomino color with a distinctive metallic sheen.” (from Wikipedia).
I’ve seen a lot of discussion around various fora that debate whether or not this horse is real or digital or photoshopped, but it’s a genuine example – and a beautiful one – of an exotic breed.
More photos at Imgur.
The Old Wolf has spoken.
Astonishingly beautiful cloud formations
A collection of beautiful and unusual cloud formations. The 5th one in the series is an obvious photoshop of the second one, but all the rest appear to be genuine, and breathtaking. Here are three samples:
Meterological phenomena are captivating.
Photo ©Mike Baker
This stunning sun pillar was photographed in Clarissa MN on 11-22-2010, but I can’t remember who sent it to me. I saw a perfect moon pillar once, but sadly had no camera with me to capture it. Sundogs, haloes and pillars are formed when ice crystals in the atmosphere align in particular ways to reflect light. To see one is a rare and impressive event.
The Old Wolf has spoken.
Maze Garden in Italy
Depot, 1955
Electrician J. W. Dalhouse works on a locomotive at Shaffers Crossing in Roanoke, Virginia, March 19, 1955
Photo by Conway Link
Grand Central Station NYC, 1929
Photo by Hal Morey. Found by Jan-Edward Vogels
The combination of black and white with perfect timing, New York City, Grand Central Station, and the Depression Era create a perfect storm of photographic wonderfulness.
The Old Wolf has Spoken.
Tintype
Lena Margretta Morley, my grandfather’s mother. Tintype made around 1881. The actual image is about two inches high, and the slight blush around her cheeks is a not-uncommon post-development retouch.
Hall of Aeronautics – Paris, 1937
Hall of nationalized aeronautic industries with spiral bridge and Rhodoïd[1] orb at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life), Paris, 1937. Audoul, Hartwig and Gérodais, architects – Aublet and Delaunay, designers.
Postcard of the Hall of Aeronautics – Exterior
Photo – Hall of Aeronautics – Exterior
Other pictures from the 1937 Expo:
Postcard of the 1937 Paris Expo. On the left, the National Socialist German pavilion (see below)
The German pavilion, 1937. Rather ominous in light of events shortly to come to pass.
A view of the Paris Expo by night.
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[1] Rhodoid is a brand name for a cellulose acetate product developed by French pharmaceutical/chemical group Rhône-Poulenc around 1917. The name comes from a combination of Rhône-Poulenc and celluloid. In 1937 this would still have been considered an innovation
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