Vintage photomechanical print of York Minster in York, Yorkshire, England, which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. The photograph shows the interior of this gothic cathedral in York, with a view of the east choir section. Photograph courtesy LOC (LC-DIG-ppmsc-09039).
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Vintage photomechanical print of St Peter's Square in Vatican City, which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. The photograph shows a view of the square with the Vatican Palace in the background. The centre of the square is marked by an Egyptian obelisk made of red granite, with a granite fountain by Carlo Madern one one side and matching fountain by Gian Lorenzo Bernini on the other. The Photograph courtesy LOC (LC-DIG-ppmsc-06603).
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Vintage photomechanical print of the Arena in Verona, Veneto, Italy, which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. Photograph courtesy LOC (LC-DIG-ppmsc-06748).
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Photomechanical print of Weissenbach am Attersee in Austria which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. The photograph shows the town of Weiseenbach on the edge of Attersee Lake. Photograph courtesy of Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsc-09265.
Boy and woman with old pedal car in front of trailer. Great Depression era photo, probably Mississippi or Tennessee. Photograph by Carl Mydans for the U.S. Resettlement Administration, 1936.
Miami, Florida looking down Flagler Street, 1926. Nice old photo with hotels and cars. LOC original medium: stereograph photographic print.
Vintage photomechanical print of a Nordlandsbat in Nordland, Northern Norway, which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. The photograph shows a view of a Nordlandsbåt, which is a fishing boat which was used for centuries in Nordland, Troms and Finmark and is closely related to the old Viking longships. Photograph courtesy of LOC (LC-DIG-ppmsc-06195).
Early 1900s photo of Helen Keller reading a braille book, petting her dog (a Boston Terrier perhaps?).
Vintage photomechanical print of Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. Photograph courtesy LOC (LC-DIG-ppmsc-06677).
Four beautiful young ladies on a roof. Might be beauty contestants. No further description with the photo, but looks like the Atlantic City Pier in the background. No date recorded, but likely 1920s. Bain News Service, publisher. LOC original medium: glass negative.