This week’s speculation over the identity of Clyde Hoey (and a camera-shy Harry Truman?) brought to mind shorpy.com, “a vintage photo blog featuring thousands of high-definition images from the 1850s to 1950s” (’60s, actually). Some are familiar (Lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange), but others may surprise.
Some North Carolina examples:
– Petersburg provost marshal’s office, 1864
– Mount Airy Indian-themed 1964 birthday party
– Mount Olive homestead, 1800
– Pitt County 1910 chain gang
– Sapphire lodge, 1902 and (here too)
