1905

Fantastic Nantasket: 1905 Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, circa 1905. "General view from Atlantic House -- Paragon Park and resorts." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company.

Along the Wharves: 1905 1905. "Along the wharves -- Gloucester, Massachusetts." Starring the schooner Azorian. 8x10 inch glass transparency, Detroit Photographic Company.

Hauling Mass.: 1905 "A tow entering the St. Clair Ship Canal," circa 1905. The Hackett Line tug Home Rule, built in 1890, wrecked in 1924; and the bulk freighter Massachusetts, built in 1882 and wrecked on the St. Lawrence, 1923. At the rear: the tug Frank W. 8x10 inch glass negative.

8th Avenue Elevated: 1905 New York City circa 1905. "The Elevated, Eighth Avenue and W. 110th Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Teeth Without Plates: 1905 Detroit circa 1905. "Woodward Avenue north from Jefferson." A phantasmagoria of signage advertising vaudeville, soap, cigars and the mandatory Painless Dental Parlors (your choice of Laughing Gas or "Vitalized Air"). 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.

Penn O'Clock: 1905 Philadelphia circa 1905. "City Hall." And its clock-topping, 26-ton statue of William Penn. Composite of two 8x10 inch glass negatives. Detroit Photographic Company.

There's a Tall Hotel: 1905 New York, 1905. "Hotel Netherland, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company.