They call the 20th century the greatest century of change the world has ever known. Come to think of it, the 21st century hasn't been much of a slouch either, with internet, cell phone and computer technology. But looking at these photos taken more or less a century ago, you realize that yes, a lot has changed, in fascinating ways. |
The main street of Richmond, Virginia, 1905 |
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Corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, 1910 |
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Broad Street north of Spruce Street, Philadelphia, 1905 |
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Fire at 55th Street, New York, 1915 |
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Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913 |
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Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 1907 |
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The New York Public Library, New York, 1915 |
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Wall Street, New York, 1911 |
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View of Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn, 1909 |
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Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 1917 |
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Atlantic City, 1910 |
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The main street of Memphis, north of Avenue Gayoso, 1910 |
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Station “Louisville-Nashville”, Florida, 1910 |
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Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 1910 |
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Beach in Atlantic City, 1915 |
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Grant Avenue after an earthquake in San Francisco, 1906 |
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Carts for transporting dairy Thompson, Washington, 1927 |
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Washington, 1914 |
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Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan, 1916 |
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Ninth Street, Washington, 1915 |
Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913 |
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Manhattan, 1907 |
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The northern part of Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913 |
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City Hall – City Hall in New York. |
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Dexter Avenue and the Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, 1906 |
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Valnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1910 |
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Washington, 1913 |
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Broadway and the building of “The Times”, New York, 1915 |
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Size of Government in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1905 |
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Boston, MA, 1906 |
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New York, 1905 |
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Grand Central Station and Hotel, Manhattan, New York, 1903 |
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Treasury Building, Washington, DC, 1913 |
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Post Office, Brooklyn, New York, 1906 |
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