Tag Archives: 1910s

82nd Artillery Parade, Fort Bliss, Texas

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This image shows a horse drawn field artillery piece, being led by a mounted rider, on parade in Fort Bliss, Texas.

Colorpicutre Publication, Cambridge, Mass


The description states:
One of the crack artillery regiments of the U. S. Army, the 82 Field Artillery is located at Fort Bliss, just outside El Paso, Texas.
The 82nd Field Artillery Regiment was named in November of 1917 and assigned to Fort Bliss. Its previous name was the 24th Cavalry. It changed names again in 1921 to 82nd Field Artillery (Horse) Battalion, and was the only horse artillery unit in the Army at that time.
Thus this image likely dates to the 1910s.

Cavalry Review, Fort Bliss, Texas

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This image shows a parade ground at Fort Bliss, Texas with serveral large formations of cavalry as they approach the camera.

A “Natural-Finish” Card made by Greycraft Card Co, Danville, Va.


There is no description on the back of this card.
As this is a very large cavalry unit, and the standing army in the United States was not large before the First World War, it is likely that this image dates from the late 1910s, when units were being assembled for deployment overseas.
If this is the case, then this is most likely the 15th Cavalry Division, large portions of which were stationed in Fort Bliss in 1917 until deactivation in 1918.

C.W. Post Cereal Factories, Battle Creek, Michigan

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This elevated image, taken from atop one of the Post Cereal factories, shows the extent of the Post Company presence in Battle Creek, Michigan at the time.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–The small sign on the building in the center of the image (click image to see larger version) states: It Makes Red Blood. In this time, processed cereal was touted as having many various health benefits, including improving blood quality and suppressing sexual appetite. It would be some time before boxed cereal would be considered primarily a children’s food.
This card was used and is dated 5 January 1912.

Library, Belding, Michigan

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This image features the newly constructed Alvah N. Belding Library in the town of Belding, Michigan.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–As seen in the link above, the building still stands and is still in use as the city library. It was constructed in 1918 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Given the pristine look of the grounds around the building, this image likely dates to the 1910s, shortly after the building was completed.

River Scene, Location Unknown

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This image shows a flowing river scene taken from a vantage point in the middle of the river.

Published by Schlesinger Bros. New York


There is no description on the back of this card. It is likely it is of a river in Michigan as that is where the postcard was purchased.
The river looks smooth and glassy due to the long exposure used in by the photographer. Faster exposures were possible in this era, but the photographer may have wanted a longer exposure to intensify the detail on the negative.
This postcard was used and is dated 21 August 1915.

Fremont High School, Fremont, Michigan

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This photo shows the sizable High School complex for the city of Fremont, Michigan in the early part of the 20th Century.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–This is not the current structure, but the previous one, built before 1926. There is a new building at this location now.
Since this building was partially demolished in the 1920s, and the 1909 annex is visible in this picture, it is obvious that the image must date from around 1915.

YMCA Hotel Lounge, Chicago, Illinois

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This image shows an interior shot of the YMCA Hotel on South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. This is one of several lounge areas in the hotel, originally constructed as housing for young single men.

E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.


The description states:
THE YMCA HOTEL, located at 826 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, is a department of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Chicago. If offers 2,000 fireproof rooms with showers on each floor, spacious lobbies and lounges, daily entertainments and programs, and usual hotel features. Rates 75ยข and $1.00 per day. Membership in the YMCA is not required.
–This hotel was converted into general accommodations in the 1930s and closed in the late 1970s, reopening after renovation as an apartment building.
This card likely dates from the 1910s.

YMCA Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

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This card is an illustration of the massive YMCA Hotel as it existed in Chicago, Illinois. It was originally intended for accommodating single men at inexpensive rates, but with the depression expanded it’s clientele to the large numbers needing housing.

Weber Litho Company, Chicago


The description states simply:
Y.M.C.A. HOTEL – CHICAGO
WABASH AVE NEAR 8TH ST.
–The hotel was closed with the declining fortunes of the surrounding neighborhood in 1979, but has been reopened since 1985 as an apartment building.
This card was used and is dated 31 May 1920.

Elevated View, Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan

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This is an image of the main road through Grand Rapids at the time, Michigan Avenue. Visible in the image is a set of streetcar tracks which served the entire visible length of the avenue, and the Michigan Avenue bridge over the Grand River.
There is no description on the back of this card. The original photo had some detail problems which have been crudely corrected with black outlining, clearly visible in the back right of the image, most notably around the church and steeple. Of course, it has also been colorized as well.
Given the age of this card, it is almost certain the photograph was taken from a building tower or steeple and not from an aircraft. This postcard was used, and is dated 3 July 1915.

Chocorua Lake and Mountain, New Hampshire

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This image is an early 20th century photo of the natural setting around Chocorua Lake, with Chocorua Mountain in the background. This area is located in central New Hampshire, just outside the southern boundary of the White Mountain National Forest.

Bicknell Mfg. Co., 16 Pitt St. Portland, ME


The description states:
CHOCORUA LAKE AND MOUNTAIN
CHOCORUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
–This area has been protected from development and looks nearly the same a century later.
This card likely dates from the 1910s.