Mailmen (and Women) of the Past

Here’s a look back at some of the men and women that bring us our mail every day.

Post Man in Bangkok

Rocket Mailman of the future!

Need a Lift?

Antique Bicycles

I’ve been hit with “Bicycle Fever” ever since I returned from the Netherlands.  I rencently picked up a 1962 Dunelt English 3-Speed that I’ve been riding all over New York City (Expect a post on this soon!).  I found these amazing old photographs below on Ebay.  Also, if old bikes interest you please check out The Old Bike Blog,which I have added to my list of conspirators.

The good old days when children smoked pipes!

Great cut throat razor with cyclists on the blade!

I love the blade

Vintage Ventriloquists

I found this great Vintage Ventriloquism group on Flickr.   Below are some of my favorites.

My favorite ventriloquist of all time is Jerry Etherson from Episode 98 of “The Twilight Zone” titled “The Dummy” (1962).

"The Dummy" - One of my favorite "Twilight Zone" episodes.

Man on the Moon, Women and Children Too!

I found an amazing Arcade and Souvenir Photo group on Flickr. These moon set-ups are a lot of fun!

Athletes of the Past

I found these incredile old photographs of athletic teams from the Library of Congress via Shorpy.

Harvard University varisty crew team - 1911

Baseball Team - 1906

Eastern Track Team - 1905

Football Team - 1895

Girls Crew - 1926

Junior Preps Rugby Team - 1906

Harvard Crew - 1913

Princeton Hockey - 1910

Rosedale Girls Basketball Team - 1924

St. Johns football - 1923

Polo Team - 1908

Tech High Basketball - 1920

Fencing Team - 1895

Photographs by Weegee

Mr. Weegee himself, here with two fans. Image: International Center of Photography

I love photographs by Weegee.  Weegee was a photographer during the 1930’s – 1960’s.  Weegee’s work would go on to inspire other photographers such as Diane Arbus.  The name Weegee was given to him by a friend and derived from the popular game Ouija!.  He was given this name because he would often show up at crime scenes to take photographs before the police would even arrive.  Most people are familiar with Mr. Weegee’s crime scene photographs, but my favorites are of other subject matters.  Check out some great ones below.  I found these on Amber-Online.

Cinderella Ball - 1941

Lovers - 1943 (Shot with Infa-Red film)

Simply Add Boiling Water

Crowd at Coney Island - 1940

Two Offenders in the Paddy Wagon

Easter Sunday in Harlem - 1940

Mending - Coney Island - 1940

The Cannon Act - 1952

U.S. Hotel

Untitled

This one is my favorite!

Top Hats - 1943

Family Portraits of the Past

I found these amazing 1950’s family portraits on Google Images and Flickr. I don’t know anything about these families, but I love the family dynamic of the 1950’s and I think it’s incredible that they were able to get all the members of the family together in one place for photographs. I thought these were a lot of fun.

Here’s a picture of my Dad and his sisters with my Grandmother from the late 1950’s:

My Dad is in the center