Vintage Snapshots
the wondrous world of vernacular photography
Category: 1920s Photos
September 20, 2016
Looking Out
Inside the Piston Parts Co., c 1920s (click to enlarge)
August 1, 2016
Face Off
Man vs. Ostrich, c1920s (click to enlarge)
I like the look (what you can make out of it, anyway) on the man’s face.
July 17, 2016
Bathed in Light
circa 1920s
May 28, 2016
Jazzy
Shadow Cat, circa The Jazz Age
December 16, 2015
Portraits: “Missouri”
Missouri Pride, c 1920s (click to enlarge)
Perhaps not the best advertisement for the state.
September 10, 2015
Pete of C Company, 8th Infantry
Pete, circa 1910s/1920s (click to enlarge)
That looks like one nice dog. I would love to know more about him, but — unsurprisingly — can’t find any mention of him anywhere. He seems to have been regarded with affection in any case.
March 9, 2015
On Top of the World
c 1920s (click to enlarge)
When you think of it, everyone is on top of the world, I suppose, as long as they are not actually underground. But she really seems to be on top of things.
February 10, 2015
Table for One
Dining Room, 1920s (click to enlarge)
February 3, 2015
Fishing Trip
c 1920s (click to enlarge)
The dog, to me, really makes this one.
