That toddlin' town

July 13, 2008 11:00 PM

Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933. Stumbled upon whilst looking for historical info on 1933, this Library of Congress-hosted site provides access to "over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives" by the photographers of the Daily News. memory.loc.gov simply never disappoints.
posted by mwhybark (5 comments total)

Awesome. I'm browsing their portraits of Native Americans before moving on to the other topics. Thanks, this is a great find.
posted by Devils Slide at 12:13 AM on July 14

Oh my goodness, this is amazing.
Ah, to be a gangster's wife...
posted by phunniemee at 12:41 AM on July 14

Humboldt Park photos of the boat house are awesome. Great find!
posted by zerobyproxy at 5:54 AM on July 14

Wow - the Updike murder plot. Herbert and Irving plot to murder their wealthy parents, one of the brothers has a secret bride, a "caberet singer".
posted by readery at 6:16 AM on July 14

Are all gangster's wives moll-icious?
posted by ...possums at 12:12 PM on July 14