Kentucky (1916)

"Driving boy" taking pigs to market. Says he is 14 years old and has been working with pigs for 9 years. Goes to school in Paris, Ky. Horace Harpe, 320 West 8 Street. Location: Winchester [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

A higher-resolution download of this 1916 image can be found at the Library of Congress website.

The Photoscope (1904)

Apparently this photoscope, (a photobooth sans booth), was all the rage at the St. Louis Exposition. The ad above was found in the June 4, 1904 Ogden Standard (Ogden, UT).

The newest novelty in Nickel-in-the-Slot Machines. Takes your photograph, develops and delivers to you in one minute. The only Nickel-in-the-Slot Machine that aside from affording amusement gives permanent value for your money. Always a perfect likeness. Takes but a minute, costs 5 cents. Be sure to try the first one you see.

200 in operation at the St. Louis Exposition.

See also:
A Ballad for the Fair (1964)

Idaho (1941)

This photograph by Russell Lee was taken in 1941 on the main street of Cascade, Idaho. The Cascade Club looks like it's hopping. You can find a higher resolution version of the photo at the Library of Congress website.

See also:
Alabama (1940)
Alaska (1940s)
Arizona (circa 1885)
Arkansas (1935)
California (1943)
Colorado (1859)
Connecticut (1961)
Delaware (1910)
Florida (circa 1910)
Georgia (circa 1940)
Hawaii (1902)

Retired Football Player?

I found some new glass plate negatives at a surplus store in St. Paul. I'll be posting them to Flickr as I scan them.