December, 1958: A traveling businessman watching Ed Sullivan from a hotel room in San Francisco, California.1mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
In 1884, 70 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Joseph and Mary Tape filed suit against a San Francisco school principal and the city's board of education for denying their American-born 8 year-old daughter Mamie an education due to her Chinese heritage. They won.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Wagristoratore, a train wagon restaurant/hotel in the Alps. (c.1930 vs. today)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
The Great Conservatory at Chatsworth House, England. Demolished after WW I when most of the plants had died due to neglect and the rationing of coal needed to heat it. ©Chatsworth1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Chicago Board of Trade Floor Under Construction in 1929. [1205X945]1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
1960: Lisa Fisher weeps as she welcomes back her father after two months underwater as a U.S. Navy officer on the U.S.S. Triton submarine. The vessel accomplished the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe in history as a part of Operation Sandblast.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
1951 photo of Hahne & Co. department store in Montclair, New Jersey. (Photo by Gottscho-Schleisner via Library of Congress. Partial AI colorization.) [2500X1984]1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/RoomPorn
1914 photo of Woman and child from Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. Photo by Jesse Nusbaum.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
June 12, 1970: Pittsburgh Pirate Dock Ellis throws a no-hitter against San Diego. He later admitting doing so under the influence of LSD, adding he was unable to feel the ball and that his catcher wore reflective tape on his fingers to help him see signals. [Colorized AP Photo] [1600X2165]2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
U.S. Patent office in 1924 vs. 2018 (Now the the National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
1956 photo of George Steinbrenner, who served as the assistant coach of the Purdue University freshman football team.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/baseball
April 15, 1959: Woman wearing Republican Party buttons supporting Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller.7mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
1990: 6'6, 252 lb. Charles Barkley next to 7' 7 200 lb. Manute Bol of the Golden State Warriors.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
🔥September 11, 2023: Landslide damage due to heavy rains in Concon, Chile, (Photo by Rodrigo Garrido via Reuters)7mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
2004 photo of the Millau Viaduct in southern France under construction.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/InfrastructurePorn
The colors of these newly-built 1972 Volkswagen Beatles ready for shipment from West Germany.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/oddlysatisfying
A Frank Lloyd Wright ceiling light from the Francis W. Little House in Peoria, Illinois.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/ArtDeco
Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) gets measured for a pair of dress pants, 1967.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
1994 Photo of the Northridge earthquake in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/natureismetal
The colors and styles of these lamps at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/oddlysatisfying
Kinugawa Onsen (Hot Springs) in Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko area, Japan.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
1913: The Mink Brigade were wealthy women in the early 1900's who supported the labor movement, often walking picket lines with striking workers. Their societal status helped protect strikers from police brutality and usually gained sympathy. (Colorized by me)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Vancouver's first official lifeguard, Joe Fortes, 1905. (1863-1922) Born in Trinidad, he is credited with saving dozens of lives. On June 24, 1927, the citizens of Vancouver dedicated a monument to him.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/AbsoluteUnits
Machinery Hall at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/ArchitecturePorn
1976 photo from the restaurant Windows on the World, which sat atop New York City's World Trade Center's north tower. (Photo by Ezra Stoller)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
California's 101 Freeway in 1952. A Pacific Red trolley car travels from the San Fernando Valley into Los Angeles. (Photo via Vintage Los Angeles)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/InfrastructurePorn
1976: Chrysler Corporation offers $2,000 to anyone at the Chicago Auto Show who could break the composure of living mannequin Nancy del Corral. [854X800]3mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
August 1910: The steamship Princess May after running aground on rocks in the Lynn Canal, Alaska. The passengers, crew and cargo were all evacuated safely. Photo by UIG. [1406X1051]1mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Color photo of Penn Station in 1963 just prior to demolition.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Looking east on Broadway from 73rd Street in Jackson Heights, Queens. (1929 vs. today)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
The Park Avenue Hotel located in Park Avenue, between 32nd and 33rd Streets. It was completed in 1878 and initially intended to be a hotel for working women. By the 1920's the building was dilapidated and was demolished about 1926. (Colorized by OP)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois. (1929 under construction vs. today) When it was opened in 1930, it was the largest building in the world, with 4 million square feet of floor space.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
1905 photo of the Park Avenue Hotel (a.k.a. Working Women's Hotel) at 32nd and Park Avenue in New York City. Opened in 1878, demolished in 1925. (Partial AI colorization)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
c. 1880-90 New Mexico photographer Ben Wittick in a self-portrait. Photo via POG Photo Archives. (Restored by OP)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanPorn
1914 photo of Woman and child from Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. Photo by Jesse Nusbaum.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanPorn
The lobby of the Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. (OC) [3024X4032]8mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/RoomPorn
January 20, 1953. On this day 70 years ago President Dwight Eisenhower is lassoed by cowboy star Montie Montana while reviewing the inaugural parade. Secret Service was not happy. [1102X860]1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Controller’s view from the top of Cannon Street station, London - c.1923.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/InfrastructurePorn
Skyline, midtown Manhattan, New York in December 1941. Photo by Rothstein at LOC. (Partial AI)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/CityPorn
Art Deco study by the Paris design firm of Alavoine, now in the Brooklyn Museum, New York City, N.Y. [1536X1218]1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/RoomPorn
London Borough of Hackney 110 years apart. (1910 vs. 2020)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
July 1941: Repairing streetcar tracks, Fourteenth and G Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. (Colorized)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/InfrastructurePorn
1913: Two wealthy women supporting striking workers pose with 14 year-old worker, left. Photo by Bain News Service via Library of Congress. (Colorized by me)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanPorn
Restaurant in Place D'Youville, Quebec City (via Wilfredor/Wikimedia) [7438X5040]2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/RoomPorn
1918: Women workers of a flour mill at Rank & Sons, Birkenhead, England happily pose for the camera. [900X683]1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
c. 1930's: A seventh-grade student (Emogene Ritteger) learns the layout of the city of Columbus at the Ohio State School for the Blind. Workers for the Works Progress Administration built a model of the city for blind students to study. [672X847]2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
1964: Engineer Karen Leadlay working on the analog computers in the space division of General Dynamics. [900X709]1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
1890 (colorized) photo of the Great Northern Building and Hotel. The hotel opened in 1892 and was demolished in 1940. The Office and Theatre building were demolished in 1961 to make way for the Dirksen Federal Building, built in 1964. (Colorized by me.)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Hotel Netherland, built by William Waldorf Astor. Located at 783 Fifth Avenue on the corner of 59th Street in New York city, it was built in 1893 and closed in 1925. Demolished in 1927. (Colorized by OP)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
19th street looking north from Dodier Street, St. Louis, Missouri. (1900 vs. today)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
1951 photo of a model showing off this West Los Angeles bomb shelter at 10333 Santa Monica Boulevard.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Walker Sisters' Cabin in Sevier County, Tennessee. (1936 vs. 2015)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
April 18, 1957 Dr. Maurice Hilleman receives the distinguished civilian service award at the Pentagon for saving millions of lives via the development of vaccines against measles, mumps, hepatitis, chickenpox, chlamydia and many more despite recieving hate mail and death threats. [1000X916]2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
[November 18, 1922] The NSDAP, also known as the Nazi Party, a far-right German nationalist party based in Munich, reaches 10,000 members, becoming a legitimate force in German politics. Many new members have joined as a result of Benito Mussolini’s success in Italy.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/100yearsago
1905 Inuit Woman Kootucktuck in her beaded attigi, Fullerton Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. (Photo by Geraldine Moodie)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Rathdrum, Idaho. Intersection of Main and Mill Streets (State Bank in 1972 vs. 2013)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
The High Line, looking north from 14th Street at Tenth Avenue in New York City. (1930 vs. today) The area at the time was full of slaughterhouses, hence the name Meatpacking District.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
Cook County Courthouse and City Hall, Chicago Illinois. Built in 1885. After it sank 6 inches causing a gas line to rupture and blow the roof off it was demolished 20 years after completion.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
1910 photo from the first-class smoker's lounge of the passenger liner HMS Balmoral Castle. (Colorized by OP) [1985X1641]2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/RoomPorn
Two women in New York City during the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack. Photo by Don Halasy via Library of Congress.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanPorn
Looking west on Metropolitan Ave from Manhattan Ave in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y. (1916 & today)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
1905 Inuit Woman Kootucktuck in her beaded attigi, Fullerton Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. (Photo by Geraldine Moodie)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanPorn
1936 truss bridge over Wardsboro Brook in Windham County, Vermont.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
December 6, 1936 photo of New York City's Chrysler Building, which had an auto showroom occupying the first two floors of the lobby.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/ArtDeco
Royal Picardy Hotel, Le Touquet, France. Construction started in 1928 and officially opened in 1930. The building was damaged by bombing during the war and it was closed for good in 1951. The city of Le Touquet purchased it in 1967 and it was demolished in 1968.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman and Donald Sutherland on the set of the film M*A*S*H* in 1970.3mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
September 13, 2001 - Rescue workers sift through the wreckage on ground zero two days after the terrorist attack on the twin towers in New York. [1385x1036]3wk ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Madison County Courthouse in Anderson, Indiana in 1964. Demolished in 1972.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
1950: With U.S. occupation of Japan in its fifth year, the Japanese newspaper Asahi Press sponsors the America Fair to infuse locals with a deeper grasp of the American way of life. The fair displayed large scale models of (among other things) Mount Rushmore. [854X800]2mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
1963: Bruce Burchard wrote to let President John F. Kennedy know he was upset that his favorite shows were being preempted by presidential press conferences.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Train passengers in a dining car having dinner in the United States, c. 1940. (Colorized by OP)9mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
c. 1904 Photo of a Navajo woman. Photo by Edward Curtis via Library of Congress. (Colorized by OP)2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanPorn
Hotel English (Colorized) in downtown Indianapolis. It was demolished in 1949, replaced by J.C. Penney in 1950.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
