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Nellie Brown, black cowgirl. c.1880s.

The Highley Saloon was located off Desloge Dr near where Hocker Oil was located. There's no date on the back of the picture.

New group photo shared by admin, Paul Vincent
Looking east on Brown Street , Tuller's and the Paramount Theater
Peekskill, NY, 1948
Photo: The Evening Star via The Peekskill Museum

Congress Street between Sheridan Street and Ponce Street, Portland, 1961

A couple riding together on an autoped. The autoped was an early motorized scooter invented in 1915. New York City, USA. Ca. 1923.

Top: Mary Ann and Jean
Bottom: Wheezer, Petey, Farina, Harry and Joe!

Workers were often positioned on logs and stumps to visually demonstrate the extraordinary size of old-growth trees.

Will we get some more snow? Could happen. This is Middle Street in the 1890's. Looks like we had a few inches of snow
Many of these buildings may be relatively new in the photo as there was a terrible fire on this block in the 1880's I believe.

A struggling family receiving relief lives in a makeshift shanty on a city dump in Herrin, Illinois, 1939, photographed by Arthur Rothstein.

A young boy and his dog, circa 1890s.

A telephone repair wagon and repairman at work in California, 1887.