You may already know that I have quite a large collection of photographs.
The overwhelming number of them are photos that I’ve taken over the many years that I’ve been a fan of photography. My personal photos start about 1960 making some over 60 years old.
Additionally I have a few hundred photos that I’ve been archiving for relatives. A large proportion are older – many dating back to the early 1900’s. A few are one hundred years old.
Below are some of these photographs that I’d like to share. Not all of them are ancient but they represent items or events that should harken you back to an earlier era.
CultivatorAn early wheeled cultivator aging against a barn
DT&I Work CrewWorking crew at Gold Camp near Ironton, OH for Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad 1920. My late father-in-law is the young boy with his mother (Essie) and father (Herman) in the back.
Elston HowardCatcher and outfielder for NY Yankees during batting practice at Yankee Stadium in 1964
Fifth DimensionPerforming in 1970 at Univ of Michigan Memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. This photo is in the Smithonian Collection in Washington, DC.
Four TopsThe well-known Motown group in concert at New Rochelle High School in 1966
Kodachrome Movie FilmA roll of film for an 8mm movie camera from 1957
Layoff NoticeNotice received by my Aunt Jeanne following the end of World War II. She worked building aircraft in Tarrytown, NY in 1945
New York MetsI grew up in the New York area. Up to this point, the NY Mets were often considered an incompetent team. They amazed everyone when they won the World Series in 1969
New York World’s FairThe venue was Flushing Meadows, NY in 1964
This work by Arnie Lee is licensed under a Attribution-No Derivatives (CC BY-ND 4.0) 