The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

[Wesslyn]

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LINCOLN WITH GENERAL McCLELLAN AT ANTIETAM
(Favorite image of the President even though his features are off focus.)
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In this photo provided by the Library of Congress, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,
shown sometime between 1860 and 1865, location unknown.

You really get a grasp for how tall Abe was, and what his overall attire looked like. Dig it.

 

[2jakes]

You really get a grasp for how tall Abe was, and what his overall attire looked like. Dig it.

Abraham Lincoln wore this black broadcloth coat, vest, and trousers, as his office suit during his presidency. The shirt and tie are reproductions.
Lincoln’s office suit was used in a preliminary study for a posthumous portrait by Boston artist William Morris Hunt. In May 1865 Mary Lincoln sent Thomas Pendel, the White House doorkeeper, to deliver the suit. Pendel, being about the same size as Lincoln, posed in the clothing for the artist. Hunt kept the suit, and in 1894 his widow donated the clothing to the Smithsonian.
Gift of Mrs. William Hunt, 1894

Lincoln was comfortable not having
to wear suits. Although the one he took to Ford Theater was his favorite.

 

[2jakes]

Members of the 69th Inf . Division, First US Army, make friends
with a Russian at Torgau, Germany.

 

[steur]

Great image Stefan. Love to see a crease clip in action. I have a whole box of them, need one?

Mike, thanks. What I like about those old pictures is how different everyone wears their hat. I would love to own a crease clip, thank you. Never seen one as an actual object over here.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

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Harper’s Weekly (1884)


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Allan J. Pinkerton was a Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency,

Not well liked around these parts it was two Pinkerton Agents sent after the Youngers that started the shootout with John & Jim Younger. John Younger was killed along with one of the Pinkerton's at the scene. The second Pinkerton likely died after getting back to Chicago; no one knows for sure.

A Pinkerton Agent sent to spy on the James family was so dumb to be seen in town changing clothes & "dressing down" after getting off the train. He asked where he could find the James farm, got a job working on their neighbor's farm so as to spy on the James family & just a few days later was found dead out on a lonely road.

It was also Pinkerton Agents who threw a kerosene bomb thru the window at the James family farm killing the 12 yr old half-brother of Frank & Jesse & blowing their mother's arm off at the elbow. Frank & Jesse weren't even there.

 

[2jakes]

^^^^^
Excellant HJ!
Am enjoying the follow up details regarding the images.
Thank you.

 

[steur]

The "wisselhoed" (changeable hat) 1933. A hat for both summer and winter. Gee, makes you wonder why it never caught on...

 

[2jakes]

Big Red!

Little Red!

 

[2jakes]

A young Jesse James, born September 5, 1847 in Kearney, MO
Only thing in common is also being born on Sept. 5.

Age 16, half-length portrait. St. Louis: Taylor Copying Co.,
May 15, 1882. Prints & Photographs Division.

On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was shot & killed by Bob Ford.
I’m thinking the date of May 15, 1882 on the above photo is
when copies were made along with photos of Jesse lying in state.
The “boys from marketing” had a field day with this.

“Resulting prints sold for $2 a piece and were the models for a number of lithograph covers on a number of magazines”.
From “Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (2007)

Actual image of Jesse lying in state. Not seen are the ice packs beneath to preserve the
body which was on display. P.T. Barnum wanted to buy the cadaver for display
at his famous museum.

Note: If not mistaken, check it out... looks like the “stars & stripes” have been added around his neck!

 

[Bamaboots]

I've posted some of these in the past but 2jakes Red Grange pics inspire me to repost a few of the 'Dothan Antelope' Johnny Mack Brown, MVP of the 1926 Rose Bowl. Roll Tide.

A shot of the crowd.

 

[Zombie_61]

^^^^^
Excellant HJ!
Am enjoying the follow up details regarding the images.
Thank you.

I agree, and also extend my thanks to Jack and the others who have included a bit of history with the photos they've posted. It's one thing to be able to view the photos and appreciate what we see in them, but for me the histories associated with those photos make them that much more interesting.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

2j, this pic was taken when he was 15, almost 16 yrs old & joined Quantrill's men under the command of Bill Anderson.

One day federal troops arrived at the farm looking for his brother Frank, who was already riding with Quantrill. They hung his stepfather Dr. Ruben Samuel from a tree until he would pass out just short of death several times in an attempt to learn where Frank was. Dr. Samuel suffered from brain damage the rest of his life & died in the asylum for the mentally insane in St. Joseph, MO. When that was unsuccessful they severely beat Jesse to within an inch of his life. When Jesse had recovered enough to ride after a day or two he ran away & joined up with Quantrill.

 

[2jakes]

I agree, and also extend my thanks to Jack and the others who have included a bit of history with the photos they've posted. It's one thing to be able to view the photos and appreciate what we see in them, but for me the histories associated with those photos make them that much more interesting.

Many times when I see a detail on a photo that has been posted,
I will go on the “search engine” to find out more about it.
I enjoy it, especially if I find something
interesting about the photo and will share with others.
Mostly I take the information that is
supplied with the photo. If it is not accurate, I know I can count on the Lounge.
I love that there are many here who are very knowledgeble on topics and
will share what they know.
Vitanola, Hurricane Jack, Zombie_61
are some examples, there are so many.
These folks have more information on their fingertips than I will ever have on my hands.
But equally enjoy Bob, Rob and many
others as well who share what they know.
Fading Fast who tells it like it is and has
no pretense if he is not familiar and will say so.
LizzieMaine can write about the history of the pet rock and
I’d be hooked from the get-go!

 

[2jakes]

Redondo Beach fisherman

Studio?

 

[Redfokker]

Mike, thanks. What I like about those old pictures is how different everyone wears their hat. I would love to own a crease clip, thank you. Never seen one as an actual object over here.

I will make sure you get a few.

 

[Redfokker]

I agree, and also extend my thanks to Jack and the others who have included a bit of history with the photos they've posted. It's one thing to be able to view the photos and appreciate what we see in them, but for me the histories associated with those photos make them that much more interesting.

+1

 

[2jakes]

Four well-dressed men held on charges of bank robbery at New York City’s police headquarters in 1931,
strike a pose that reminds me of the photos that are submitted by Fedora members to illustrate their fedoras on the Lounge.

These four were held on charges of having committed a million dollars worth of bank robberies in eastern
US cities. Police claimed that Barney Neifeld, on the right, was the leader.
Photo: Bettmann/Corbis

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Interesting backdrop.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Not seen are the ice packs beneath...

Before embalming was common & still quite expensive they used "cooling boards" which were drilled full of holes to lay the body on. The boards were then placed on blocks of ice. I've seen later versions of cooling boards used in hospitals & medical schools. Imagine a large metal cookie sheet perforated with 1/4" size holes.

 

[steur]

Four well-dressed men held on charges of bank robbery at New York City’s police headquarters in 1931,
strike a pose that reminds me of the photos by Fedora members to illustrate their fedoras on the Lounge.
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These four were held on charges of having committed a million dollars worth of bank robberies in eastern
US cities. Police claimed that Barney Neifeld, on the right, was the leader.
Photo: Bettmann/Corbis

It sure beats wearing a hoodie or balaclava in my book. If you're gonna rob a bank please do it in style.