Illustrated Victorian Photo Albums
Made in the 1860s, these illustrated photo albums feel ahead of their time.
1951 Chevrolet commercial promoting The Road Trip
Sightseeing by automobile in and around Minneapolis.
Old highways: The Jefferson Highway
Started in 1917, the old Jefferson Highway connected Winnipeg to New Orleans.
1950s Germany
These old photos of 1950s Germany show an interesting overlap of past and present.
Steamboat trolleys of Lake Minnetonka
We take a ride on a restored turn-of-the-century steamboat trolley that spent 54 years on the bottom of a lake.
Iona’s Beach, Lake Superior
We find a pink pebble beach on Lake Superior and dig into the site’s past as a mom-and-pop resort owned by Finnish immigrants.
Bros
I do love little mysteries like this—I mean, who are these…
Johnny’s Accordion School
Click on the above image to look in the window of Johnny’s…
Vintage Technology: Before Google Street View
I can’t look at the quasi-360 degree scope and everyday details…
Name
My dad found another box of stuff in the basement at…
1936 Roadtrip
It’s the end of summer. There is a part of me…
Fourth of July.
Last year’s Fourth was a scorcher; we picnicked in the Mauerpark…
