That's what everyday life of street children in Boston during the 1970s looked like.
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Showing posts with label Boston. Show all posts
November 21, 2016
September 10, 2016
45 Fascinating Color Photographs That Capture Boston Youth Fashion in the Early 1970s
Fashion in the 1970s began with a continuation of the mini skirts, bell-bottoms, and the androgynous hippie look from the late 1960s and eventually became an iconic decade for fashion. Nick Dewolf was promptly to document images of American teenagers on Boston streets in the early 1970s.
Nick DeWolf (July 12, 1928 – April 16, 2006) was an engineer and entrepreneur who founded a company called Teradyne. In his spare time he was also cataloging his life with a camera. His son-in-law and archivist, Steve Lundeen, is scanning DeWolf’s complete archive and making it available on Flickr.
Nick DeWolf (July 12, 1928 – April 16, 2006) was an engineer and entrepreneur who founded a company called Teradyne. In his spare time he was also cataloging his life with a camera. His son-in-law and archivist, Steve Lundeen, is scanning DeWolf’s complete archive and making it available on Flickr.
“I (the Archivist) am working to post Nick’s images in their original sets as they are scanned and processed, somewhere in the order of 20-50 images a day. For those wondering about an endgame, as in ‘How much longer can this possibly go on?’, I can only answer, ‘The mountain is high, the journey is long.’” – says Steve Lundeen
June 11, 2016
The First Photographic Record of an Actual Live Medical Operation, 1847
The setting for this daguerreotype is the teaching amphitheater of Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. John Collins Warren, cofounder of the hospital and professor of anatomy, stands with his hands upon the patient’s thigh, explaining the proceedings to a student audience seated out of camera range.
Dr. Solomon Davis Townsend, who performed the operation, stands behind Warren with his left arm akimbo. An unidentified anesthetist holds a sponge soaked in ether near the head of the patient who, curiously enough, still wears his socks.
Warren had commissioned Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes to make the first photographic record of an actual live medical operation, which was also the retiring Dr. Warren’s last lecture. The doctors’ heads all moved during the long exposure, causing blurring and confirming the photograph's candid circumstances.
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| (Photo by Josiah Johnson Hawes & Albert Southworthlate, via Getty Images) |
Dr. Solomon Davis Townsend, who performed the operation, stands behind Warren with his left arm akimbo. An unidentified anesthetist holds a sponge soaked in ether near the head of the patient who, curiously enough, still wears his socks.
Warren had commissioned Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes to make the first photographic record of an actual live medical operation, which was also the retiring Dr. Warren’s last lecture. The doctors’ heads all moved during the long exposure, causing blurring and confirming the photograph's candid circumstances.
April 26, 2016
49 Amazing Aerial Pictures Show the Face of Boston, Massachusetts in the 1920s
These amazing aerial photographs from the Boston Pictorial Archive documenting Boston's landscape and city sections in the 1920s.
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| Allston and Brighton, Boston |
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| Back Bay and West End, Boston |
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| Back Bay, looking west from Public Garden, Boston |
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| Beacon Hill and North End, Boston |
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| Beacon Hill and West End |
April 18, 2016
20 Interesting Pictures of Students at Boston's Schools Doing Exercising in the 1890s
Here is an interesting photo collection shows students in Boston doing exercising before, during, and after school.
April 10, 2016
Boston 60 Years Ago: 38 Incredible Kodakchrome Prints Show the Capital of Massachusetts in the 1950s
Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, it’s also the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Let’s make a trip back to Boston in the 1950s.
January 27, 2016
September 20, 2015
46 Incredible Vintage Photos That Show the Terrible Ruins of Buildings After the Great Boston Fire of 1872
The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston's largest urban fire, and still ranks as one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history.
The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83-87 Summer Street.
The fire was finally contained 12 hours later, after it had consumed about 65 acres (26 ha) of Boston's downtown, 776 buildings and much of the financial district, and caused $73.5 million in damage. At least 30 people are known to have died in the fire.
Here a collection of 46 vintage photos showing the terrible ruins of buildings in Boston after the fire.
The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83-87 Summer Street.
The fire was finally contained 12 hours later, after it had consumed about 65 acres (26 ha) of Boston's downtown, 776 buildings and much of the financial district, and caused $73.5 million in damage. At least 30 people are known to have died in the fire.
Here a collection of 46 vintage photos showing the terrible ruins of buildings in Boston after the fire.
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| Photographic panorama of the 'Burnt District' of Boston, after the Great Fire, November 9, 10, 1872 |
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| Post office building after the fire |
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| Post office from Milk Street |
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| Post office on left |
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| Rear of old post office |
August 23, 2015
Pictures of Everyday Life of The Combat Zone, Boston in the 1970s
The Combat Zone was the name given in the 1960s to the adult entertainment district in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Centered on Washington Street between Boylston Street and Kneeland Street, the area was once the site of many strip clubs, peep shows, X-rated movie theaters and adult bookstores. It also had a reputation for crime, including prostitution.
During the Combat Zone's heyday, some of the larger strip clubs were the Teddy Bare Lounge, the Two O'Clock Club, Club 66 and the Naked i Cabaret. Besides the strip clubs and X-rated movie theaters, numerous peep shows and adult bookstores lined most of Washington Street between Boylston Street and Kneeland Street. In 1976, the Wall Street Journal called the area "a sexual Disneyland."
During the Combat Zone's heyday, some of the larger strip clubs were the Teddy Bare Lounge, the Two O'Clock Club, Club 66 and the Naked i Cabaret. Besides the strip clubs and X-rated movie theaters, numerous peep shows and adult bookstores lined most of Washington Street between Boylston Street and Kneeland Street. In 1976, the Wall Street Journal called the area "a sexual Disneyland."
October 9, 2014
27 Astonishing Vintage Photos of Car Wrecks in Boston in the 1930s
Throughout the 1930s, the United States contended not only with the Great Depression but also with a nationwide panic surrounding traffic safety. In 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt penned a letter to state governors, imploring them to curtail “the increasing number of deaths and injuries” related to car crashes.
During the precarious decade, Leslie Jones of the Boston Herald-Traveler took hundreds upon hundreds of photographs at the scenes of fender-benders and fatal collisions. As car companies gradually introduced much-needed safety features like hydraulic brakes, it was Jones who scrambled to the sites where people had badly damaged property or in the worst cases, lost their lives.
During the precarious decade, Leslie Jones of the Boston Herald-Traveler took hundreds upon hundreds of photographs at the scenes of fender-benders and fatal collisions. As car companies gradually introduced much-needed safety features like hydraulic brakes, it was Jones who scrambled to the sites where people had badly damaged property or in the worst cases, lost their lives.
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| Ambulance tips over on Stuart Street |
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| Auto accident, 1935 |
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| Auto accident, corner of Warren Ave. and W. Canton St., South End |
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| Auto accident in front of Hotel Vendome |
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| Auto accident in South End, 1931 |
July 24, 2014
Vintage Photographs of Street-Railroads in Boston, Massachusetts Before in the Early 20th Century
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| Boston Elevated Railway. Sullivan Square Station. 1901. |
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| Boston Elevated Railway. Equipment. Bunter and car at Charles River Bridge draw. 1912. |
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| Boston Elevated Railway. Equipment. Multiple unit surface car. |
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| Boston Elevated Railroad. Sullivan Square Station. 1913. |
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| Boston Elevated Railway. Equipment. Subway train. |
