Stephen Cysewski has compiled a wonderful collection of photos taken in and around Anchorage, Alaska during the 1970s. Take a minute to visit his site and look at the complete collection. I especially like the black and white images.
Via John Roderick.
Snapshots from the 1932 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, purchased at an estate sale in a small Texas town in 2006. You can see more of the photos and read the whole story here.
In 1932, the unemployment rate in the United States was a whopping 23.6 percent. I know times are tough for a lot of people right now and this past year has been filled with economic unease for everyone. Sometimes it's good to see that life marches on and smiles can be found around an upcoming corner.
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it. To everyone else, best wishes for the rest of the year and beyond.
Via Swaptorium.
You won't recognize the name of Vivian Maier. A Jewish refugee of wartime France, Maier came to America in the 1950s and lived in Chicago until her passing in April of this year. She left behind no known relatives. In a storage locker, however, she left behind almost 40,000 undeveloped negatives of photos she took on the streets of Chicago during the 1960s and '70s. The collection was purchased at auction by John Maloof, who has been developing the photos and displaying them on his wonderful blog. Many more photos here.
Via Chicagoist.
The Sadorus family of Illinois in a Christmas Day portrait taken exactly one hundred years ago. (See more photos by Frank Sadorus right here.)
May you and your family enjoy health and happiness this holiday season and through the years to come.
A rather dishonest Pinocchio in the 1937 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Beyond Pinocchio's 44-foot long nose, I'm taken by the vintage signage design and typography on the building in the background. What a great photo from the Flickr stream of straatis.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friends, and best wishes to everyone else.
In November of 1963, Martin Johnson took more than 140 photos of his television set during the coverage of John F. Kennedy's assassination and funeral. View more of his photos here.
Via Square America.
A spooky collection of double exposures over at Square America. They are double exposures, right? Right?
Check out the signage system employed by this turn of the century sign maker. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. (I especially love the elephant.) Starting from this Omaha building in 1895, Renze has grown over the years to become a national leader in trade show exhibits, point-of-purchase solutions, and environmental graphics. I guess the signs worked.
Seventy summers ago in New York City. From Shorpy, one of my absolutely favorite blogs.
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