Illustrated Victorian Photo Albums
Made in the 1860s, these illustrated photo albums feel ahead of their time.
Train Travel in the US
Vintage maps of train travel time from New York to the West.
Lost: 10th Avenue Bridge
Dismantled in 1943, one tiny piece of this old bridge still remains.
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.
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.
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…
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…
Skating party
The E. O. Zimmerman Residence, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1896. I love…
