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@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 5:14 PM

B.E. view of Jacksonville, Fla. (c. 1909)
By: Haines Photo Co. (Conneaut, Ohio)

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pan/item/2007660785/

B.E. view of Jacksonville, Fla. Photographed by Haines Photo Co. (Conneaut, Ohio). Dated c. 1909. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 7:53 AM

Death of Col. Ellsworth After hauling down the rebel flag, at the taking of Alexandria, Va., May 24th 1861 / (c. 1861)
By: Currier & Ives.

#historicalphotos #archives #libraryofcongress

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pga/item/2001696141/

Death of Col. Ellsworth After hauling down the rebel flag, at the taking of Alexandria, Va., May 24th 1861 /. Photographed by Currier & Ives. Dated c. 1861. From the Library of Congress, civwar.

@phemmyalade.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 6:48 AM

A curious horse comes close for a portrait at the Cannon Quarter Horse Ranch near Venus, Texas (2014-09-02.)
By: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-

#historicalphotos #archives #photography

www.loc.gov/pictures/col...

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 3:01 AM

Sti︠e︡nnai︠a︡ zhivopisʹ v T︠S︡erkvi Sv. Georgīi︠a︡. Starai︠a︡ Ladoga, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡ (1909)

#vintage #photography #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/prok/item/2018678774/

Sti︠e︡nnai︠a︡ zhivopisʹ v T︠S︡erkvi Sv. Georgīi︠a︡. Starai︠a︡ Ladoga, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡. Photographed by Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944. Dated 1909. From the Library of Congress, diof.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:50 AM

New York and Brooklyn: with Jersey City and Hoboken water front (c. 1877)
By: Currier & Ives.

#historicalphotos #archives

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pga/item/2002710662/

New York and Brooklyn: with Jersey City and Hoboken water front. Photographed by Currier & Ives. Dated c. 1877. From the Library of Congress, diof.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM

Mexican pecan shellers cracking nuts. Union plant. San Antonio, Texas (1939 Mar)
By: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986

#FSA #GreatDepression #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017782707/

Mexican pecan shellers cracking nuts. Union plant. San Antonio, Texas. Photographed by Lee, Russell, 1903-1986. Dated 1939 Mar. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 6:25 AM

National Zoo Park, Wash., D.C. (c. 1909-1932)

#1920s #photography #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/npco/item/2001697396/

National Zoo Park, Wash., D.C. Dated c. 1909-1932. From the Library of Congress, diof.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 1:00 AM

Car strike parade (1916 Aug)
By: Bain News Service

#photography #archives #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/2014702809/

Car strike parade. Photographed by Bain News Service. Dated 1916 Aug. From the Library of Congress, diof.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 9:32 PM

Selo Dubno. Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡ (1909)

#vintage #photography #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/prok/item/2018678746/

Selo Dubno. Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡. Photographed by Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944. Dated 1909. From the Library of Congress, diof.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 6:38 PM

Montmorency Falls (near view from above), Quebec, Quebec (c. 1900-1906)
By: Detroit Publishing Co.

#cityscape #photochrom #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det/item/2016794599/

Montmorency Falls (near view from above), Quebec, Quebec. Photographed by Detroit Publishing Co. Dated c. 1900-1906. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 9:49 AM

Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right (c. 1850-1900)

#historicalphotos #archives

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pga/item/93500745/

Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Dated c. 1850-1900. From the Library of Congress, diof.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 7:01 AM

Garibaldi--Entrée à Naples (c. 1860)

#historicalphotos #archives #oldphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pga/item/00650825/

Garibaldi--Entrée à Naples. Dated c. 1860. From the Library of Congress, diof.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 11:48 PM

Svi︠a︡tyi︠a︡ vorota s vnutrenneĭ storony Kirillo-Bi︠e︡lozerskago monastyri︠a︡, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡ (1909)

#vintage #photography #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/prok/item/2018678963/

Svi︠a︡tyi︠a︡ vorota s vnutrenneĭ storony Kirillo-Bi︠e︡lozerskago monastyri︠a︡, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡. Photographed by Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944. Dated 1909. From the Library of Congress, diof.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 4:21 PM

African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front (1899 or 1900) #AnselAdams #landscape #historicalphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/anedub/item/99472128/

African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front. Photographed by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. Dated 1899 or 1900. From the Library of Congress, anedub.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 11:41 AM

Gas station on Dodge Street encroaching on private home, Omaha, Nebraska (1938 Nov) By: Vachon, John, 1914-1975 #FSA #GreatDepression #historicalphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017717659/

Gas station on Dodge Street encroaching on private home, Omaha, Nebraska. Photographed by Vachon, John, 1914-1975. Dated 1938 Nov. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@cronobook.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 10:30 AM

Riddarholmen
🌍 Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪
📆 1890s
📷 Axel Eliasson

#cronobook #Sweden #1890s #historicalphotos

@cronobook.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 2:00 PM

Observatorio Astronomico
🌍 Quito, Ecuador 🇪🇨
📆 1900s

#cronobook #Ecuador #1900s #historicalphotos

@cronobook.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 5:30 PM

Plaza de la Constitucion. Obras en el zócalo
🌍 Centro Urbano, Mexico 🇲🇽
📆 1958

#cronobook #Mexico #1950s #historicalphotos

@cronobook.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 10:30 AM

Medinet-Abou. Interior of the second courtyard and remains of a Christian church
🌍 Al Baairat Village, Egypt 🇪🇬
📆 1950s
📷 Louis de Clercq

#cronobook #Egypt #1950s #historicalphotos

@cronobook.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 PM

Akabanebashi cross
🌍 Minato, Japan 🇯🇵
📆 1970s
📷 V. G. Dryagin

#cronobook #Japan #1970s #historicalphotos