Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Shorpy - Bringing Past to Present

Philadelphia circa 1909. "Girard Trust Company."
8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company

Shorpy is a great site for viewing vintage photos. If you want a real sense of history visit this blog often. I love studying the faces of the many individuals who have passed from this life into the next. (see if you can spot two special people in the photo above) 

9 comments:

  1. Thanks for the heads up on an interesting site. I see Corky.

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    1. Look carefully and you will discover an agitated Arminian who must have stumbled on the secret of time travel as well.

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  2. Looks like Corky's got those three fellas engaged in some serious conversation! Thanks for the cool link :)

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    1. It seems that everywhere Corky shows up, people ask about his Romans 9 grenade costume.

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  3. I like the warning on SHORPY's header:
    "May Contain Nuts"

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  4. I see Nigel. I assume Corky's costume is cane-proof.

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    1. Corky's costume is not only cane-proof, it's also cane-resistant! By that, I mean the costume has a force that tends to oppose or retard motion from someone using a cane as a weapon.

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    1. Jim, you know you are shouting at a digital copy of a 1909 photograph...but, in this case, it just might work.

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