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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - The Robie House, c1925 -

The Frederick C. Robie House was designed and built between 1908 and 1910 by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of America?s most renowned architects. Considered to be the greatest example of...

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Historic Pictroic - Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - Curtis Street's Theater Row, c1913 -

According to some accounts, the lights of Old Theater Row were so bright that streetlamps could remain unlit at night. Among the many marquees was that of the Tabor Grand,...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Buffalo, New York - Celebrating at the Buffalo Yacht Club, c1913 -

The Perry Centennial commemorated Commodore Oliver Perry's victory over the British in a decisive War of 1812 battle, which netted the Americans control over Lake Erie. The centennial festivities included...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Buffalo, New York - Outside the William Butler Mansion, c1905 -

Designed for wealthy banker George Williams, the Williams-Butler Mansion would have hosted President William McKinley for dinner, had it not been for his assassination earlier that day at the 1901...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Buffalo, New York - The YMCA Building, c1908 -

In 1900 the Buffalo chapter of the Young Men?s Christian Association, established nearly 50 years earlier, was in need of a new home. Green and Wicks, famous Buffalo architects who...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Buffalo, New York - St. Paul's Cathedral, c1908 -

It took nearly 20 years after its doors were opened in 1851 to complete the 270-foot spire of St. Paul?s Episcopal Cathedral. To save money, leaders opted to quarry sandstone...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Buffalo, New York - Marching down Main Street, c1919 -

Soldiers returning from World War I marched in welcome-home parades across the nation. Local businesses, including the Buffalo Savings Bank with its palatial golden dome, flew U.S. flags and hung...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Buffalo, New York - The Midway of the Pan Am Exposition, c1901 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Brooklyn, New York - The Brooklyn Marathon, c1909 -

Held annually at the turn of the century, the Brooklyn Marathon saw temperatures drop into the 30s in February 1909. Many of the 150 runners wore hats and long sleeves...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Buffalo, New York - City Hall Under Construction, c1930 -, v2

Buffalo?s City Hall was designed to meet the city?s needs at the time of its construction, but also well into the future. The skyscraper?s support structures were planted deeper than...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Brooklyn, New York - Surf Avenue in Coney Island, c1901 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Brooklyn, New York - Hotel St. George, c1903 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Brooklyn, New York - The Pratt Institute, c1906 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Brooklyn, New York - Plymouth Church, c1904 -

Founded in 1847 by New England transplants, Plymouth Church rose to fame thanks to its original pastor, Henry Ward Beecher, whose preaching opposed slavery. The church subsequently became a stop...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Brooklyn, New York - Shore Road, c1905 -

A neighborhood in the southwest corner of Brooklyn, Bay Ridge was so named for its high ridge offering stunning views of the New York Bay. During the later half of...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Brooklyn, New York - Walking in Prospect Park, c1915 -

Renowned designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed the 585-acre Prospect Park in Brooklyn soon after their completion of Manhattan?s Central Park. In its original design, the walkways and...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Buffalo, New York - Lafayette Square, c1910 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - Knights Templar Triennial Conclave, c1913 -

The Knights Templar, a fraternal organization of the Freemasonry, placed a sculpture of a knight at the end of the conclave?s Court of Honor, a ceremonial space that covered four...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - Denver's Street Cleaners, c1914 -

Brought to market in 1913 by a company in Illinois, the Elgin Motor Sweeper was a proud addition to the bustling frontier city of Denver. Between 1880 and 1910, the...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - Sullivan Gate in City Park, c1918 -

City Park stands as the largest, and among the oldest, of Denver?s parks, its original design laid out in 1882, inspired by the romantic tradition of New York?s Central Park....

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - Sixteenth and Arapahoe, c1911 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - The Denver Republican Building, c1915 -

In the late 1800s, Denver had two Democratic newspapers: the formidably strong Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Daily Democrat. The death of the Democrat?s owner and the saturation of...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - Denver Stockyards, c1930 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - Chamberlin Observatory, c1905 -

University of Denver astronomy professor Herbert Howe spearheaded the building of the Chamberlin Observatory. He began raising funds for the roof-topped observatory in 1883, and by 1891 the buildling was...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - Rooftops along 17th Avenue, c1899 -

Peering southeast from where 17th Street met Broadway and 17th Avenue, the skyline was once dominated by the triangular Brown Palace hotel and the Central Presbyterian Church, constructed one year...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - In the Shade of the Colonnade, c1919 -

The Colonnade of Civic Benefactors was erected along with the Greek Theater in 1919, nine years after the construction of the first building in Civic Center Park, the Carnegie Library....

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - The Equitable Building, c1910 -

The Equitable Building was Denver?s tallest building until the D&F clock tower was erected in 1911. Unlike other more modern, steel-framed skyscrapers cropping up in the early 20th century, the...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Denver, Colorado - The U.S. Mint, c1908 -

Gold prospectors from Georgia founded Denver in 1858. Only five years after the gold-driven town sprouted up next to the South Platte River, the U.S. Mint opened an office there....

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Historic Black & White Photo - New York City, New York - On the beach, Rockaway, c1904 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - New York City, New York - View from the Battery, c1906 -

Established as part of an offshore fort protecting the settlement of New Amsterdam, the Battery was connected to the mainland thanks to infill projects after the original fort was razed....

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Historic Black & White Photo - New York City, New York - Skating in Central Park, c1904 -

Central Park designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux intentionally designed the park?s primary lake to be a skating pond, and excited New Yorkers were hitting the ice there before...

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Historic Black & White Photo - New York City, New York - City Hall Park, c1905 -

In the late 17th century, City Hall Park was called the Commons, serving as grazing grounds for local livestock. During the revolution, the British kept rebel prisoners in the debtors?...

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Historic Black & White Photo - New York City, New York - West Street, c1900 -

West Street was a center of commerce along the Hudson shore. Among the many cargo-laden carts pictured is one from B.G. Hughes & Bro. Paper Boxes. Brian Hughes was a...

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Historic Black & White Photo - New York City, New York - New York Athletic Club, c1901 -

The New York Athletic Club, which opened in 1868, was the site of many firsts in U.S. athletics: the first indoor track meet was held there, and the Club introduced...

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Historic Black & White Photo - New York City, New York - The Flatiron Building, c1903 -

Although officially named the Fuller Building, the citizens of New York gave the audacious triangular building a nickname that stuck. Now an iconic symbol of the city, the Flatiron Building...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - Under the L Train, c1930 -

Restored Black & White Photo - Historic Chicago, Illinois - Under the L Train, c1930We print high quality reproductions of historical maps, photographs, prints, etc. Because of their historical nature,...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - State Street, c1905 -

State Street was once a notoriously muddy road leading into a developing city. In the late 1860s, wealthy businessman Potter Palmer resolved to raise the street?s prestige. He convinced Marshall...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - The Lincoln Park Zoo, c1901 -

Restored Black & White Photo - Historic Chicago, Illinois - The Lincoln Park Zoo, c1901We print high quality reproductions of historical maps, photographs, prints, etc. Because of their historical nature,...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - The Field Museum, c1907 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - Marshall, Field & Company building, c1908 -

After fires damaged their first two stores, Marshall Field & Company built what would be their flagship department store on State Street in 1892. It would soon take up an...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - A Steamer on Lake Michigan, c1910 -

Passenger steamships began operating on Lake Michigan in the 1840s, when cargo ships first brought fruit from the Michigan fruit belt to produce markets in Chicago and Milwaukee. The increased...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - The Art Institute of Chicago, c1910 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Chicago, Illinois - The Columbian Parade, c1892 -

In 1890, President Harrison designated Chicago as site of the Columbian Exposition, a world?s fair that celebrated the 400th anniversary of Columbus?s landing in America. Conservative estimates put 75,000 people...

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Historic Black & White Photo - San Francisco, California - The View from Telegraph Hill, c1900 -

Telegraph Hill is so named because of its history of telegraphy. First featured on the hill was a semaphore?a visual signaling structure that alerted the townspeople to what kind of...

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Historic Black & White Photo - San Francisco, California - View of the Bay, c1905 -

Downtown San Francisco literally pushed the boundaries of its reclaimed land, which ended at the Embarcadero, a raised road on a man-made sea wall that divided the buildings from the...

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Historic Black & White Photo - St. Louis, Missouri - Colonnade of States, c1904 -

One popular attraction at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair was the Colonnade of the States, a series of massive arches, each housing a statue representing one of the 14...

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Historic Black & White Photo - San Francisco, California - The Court of Palms, c1915 -

The Panama-Pacific International Exposition spread over more than 600 acres of lightly built, bayside marshland in what?s now known as the Marina District. The grand, but temporary, Beaux-Arts wonderland welcomed...

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Historic Black & White Photo - San Francisco, California - Construction of the Bay Bridge, c1934 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - San Francisco, California - US Mint after the Earthquake, c1906 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - San Francisco, California - The Russ Building, c1927 -

Located in the Financial District, the 32-story Russ Building was San Francisco?s first skyscraper, and also featured the city?s first parking garage. Completed in 1927, the neo-Gothic structure still stands...

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Historic Black & White Photo - San Francisco, California - Chinatown, c1925 -

By 1925, the oldest Chinatown in North America had established its own Chamber of Commerce, public library and hospital. Despite the community?s successes, however, the Chinese were not allowed to...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, Construction of the Jefferson Building, c1905 -

The oldest of the Library of Congress? buildings, the Thomas Jefferson Building was built in the Beaux-Arts style reminiscent of the Paris Opera House. Its collections were established with Thomas...

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Historic Black & White Photo - San Francisco, California - Market Street near Fifth, c1905 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, Woodward & Lothrop Department Store, c1901 -

The Woodward & Lothrop building, constructed in 1887, housed D.C.?s first department store, affectionately nicknamed ?Woodies.? Growing to almost an entire city block by the turn of the century, the...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, Ford's Theatre, c1907 -

Following the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, John T. Ford sold his theatre to the War Department to use as a three-story office building. In 1893, a supporting pier...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, Carnegie Library, c1910 -

In 1899, wealthy businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated $375,000 to build Washington a public library. It opened in the center of Mt. Vernon Square in 1902, at a time...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, The First Flying Cage, c1908 -

One of the oldest zoos in America, the National Zoo was created in 1889 and shortly thereafter became part of the Smithsonian Institution. In addition to displaying animals for the...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, The Russell Office Building, c1907 -

The Russell Office Building was the first congressional office building, built in the early 20th century to relieve overcrowding in the Capitol. Prominent New York City architectsCarr're and Hastings designed...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, The US Capitol Building, c1907 -

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, The Willard Hotel, c1907 -

Situated two blocks east of the White House, the prestigious new Willard Hotel was built in 1904, and hailed as the city?s first skyscraper. It was said to have been...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, Looking Down F Street, c1910 -

By the turn of the century, the stretch of F Street between 7th and 15th had emerged as a bustling commercial hub. Following at the heels of major retailers like...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, A DC Snowstorm, c1924 -

On April 1, 1924, the April Fools Day Storm dumped five inches of snow on Washington and more than nine inches on nearby Baltimore. Despite the unseasonable snowfall, residents were...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Washington D.C, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, c1916 -

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which began publishing in 1841, was one of the most popular afternoon newspapers in the country throughout the early 20th century. Its Washington Bureau office was...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Looking to the River, c1908 -

In the early 1900s, pedestrians in downtown Minneapolis would stroll down Third Avenue, past the Milwaukee Road Depot clock tower?a salient symbol of the city?s railroad hubs?to arrive at the...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Traffic on Nicollet Avenue, c1905 -

Horse-drawn carriages and automobiles, including an early Winton, pass through a busy downtown intersection anchored by the Cable Piano Company. Pianos were a prime form of home entertainment at the...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Members of the Attic Club, c1919 -

The Attic Club was one of many artists? clubs in Minneapolis during the early 20th century. Among their varied activities, members created posters during the First World War for YMCA...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Bridge Square during Expo Week, c1890 -

On August 23, 1886, the first Minneapolis Industrial Exposition opened to throngs of locals and tourists alike. The exhibits and fanfare were not limited to the expo site across the...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Sitting in the Gateway District, c1939 -

During the throes of the Great Depression, laborers gathered in the Gateway District, a neighborhood a couple blocks southwest of the Mississippi River with nearby railroad depots. They often slept...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Tenth Avenue Bridge, c1900 -

St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River powered the sawmills and flourmills that spurred the Twin Cities? growth. The Tenth Avenue Bridge, first built of wood and reconstructed with iron...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Minneapolis, Minnesota - The Hulett Block Building, c1920 -

Located on the corner of Hennepin Avenue and Seventh Street, the newly completed Hulett Block building was purchased in 1906 by W.S. Dwinnel. It quickly became home to the Hotel...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Minneapolis, Minnesota - North Beach on Lake Calhoun, c1915 -

The largest of the lakes surrounding Minneapolis, Lake Calhoun is part of the park system?s Chain of Lakes, a series of five lakes connected by canals or parkways. A channel...

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Historic Black & White Photo - White Mountains, New Hampshire, c1900 -

With the majestic White Mountains as a backdrop, construction on the Mount Washington Hotel began in 1900. Built with modern techniques, such as steel infrastructure and its own telephone system,...

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Historic Black & White Photo - Portland, Maine, c1915 -

Originally a small road that farmers used to transport their goods to downtown markets, Congress Street became the main street of the busy maritime city that served as state capital...

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