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Peninsular Net and Twine Co. - Tampa, Florida

Peninsular Net and Twine Co. - Tampa, Florida

This photograph shows J. Everett Baughman standing in his store, Peninsular Net & Twine Co., at 306 W. Fortune St. in Tampa, Florida.

Lamb's Bird Store - Detroit, Michigan

Lamb's Bird Store - Detroit, Michigan

Here is an old-timey photo of “Lamb’s Bird Store” in Detroit, Michigan. It is one of several pet stores that was connected to a Lamb family with roots in Detroit as early as 1914.

Watchmaker Emil Krone (1858-1943) of Cincinnati, Ohio

Watchmaker Emil Krone (1858-1943) of Cincinnati, Ohio

This man is most likely Emil Krone (1858-1943), a watchmaker and jeweler, in front of his store at 1028 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio in 1896.

Riverside Fish Co. - East Peoria, Illinois (1939)

Riverside Fish Co. - East Peoria, Illinois (1939)

A beautiful 1939 old times story photo outside the Riverside Fish Co. of East Peoria, Illinois.

Chalmer Peters (1898-1980) and Friends of McDowell County, West Virginia

Chalmer Peters (1898-1980) and Friends of McDowell County, West Virginia

Chalmer Peters (1898-1980), his wife Gretta, and friends of McDowell County, West Virginia at an unknown store.

1914 Photo of Dawson House Bar Tender Joseph Michael Ridilla (1877-1961)

1914 Photo of Dawson House Bar Tender Joseph Michael Ridilla (1877-1961)

Joseph Michael Ridilla (1877-1961) standing behind the Dawson House Bar in Dawson, Pennsylvania (1914).

Is This Store Connected to Henry Clay Stimple (1899-1955) of New Castle, Pennsylvania?

Is This Store Connected to Henry Clay Stimple (1899-1955) of New Castle, Pennsylvania?

Here is another addition to the growing collection of Old-Timey Store Photos. Three well dressed gentlemen stand in front of the counter of a general store. It MAY be connected to Henry Clay Stimple (1899-1955) in New Castle, PA.

Lemke's Cafe - Harsens Island, Michigan (1907)

Lemke's Cafe - Harsens Island, Michigan (1907)

This early 1900’s antique photo shows a group of men standing outside of “Lemke’s Cafe”. I believe it to be the cafe, tavern, and hotel of proprietor Walter Lemke (1871-1940) of Harsens Island, Michigan.

Herbert John Kleehammer (1899-1990) - First Job in 1913

Herbert John Kleehammer (1899-1990) - First Job in 1913

This image likely shows Herbert John Kleehammer (1890-1990) at his first job in 1913 at a hardware store in Detroit, Michigan.

Butcher With Cigar - Snyder, Oklahoma (1925)

Butcher With Cigar - Snyder, Oklahoma (1925)

A cigar chomping butcher, knife in hand, stands behind the counter of his store in Snyder, Oklahoma in January of 1925. Some great old-timey details in this photo!

Vintage Shoe Store - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Vintage Shoe Store - Minneapolis, Minnesota

This photo shows the interior of a vintage shoe store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a 5x7 image on a 8x10 mat. The photographer appears to be an F.B. Brown at 901 4th St. North.

Lockwood's Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor - Utica, New York (1914)

Lockwood's Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor - Utica, New York (1914)

All of these details offer compelling evidence that this photo from 1914 is of the A. L. Lockwood Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor at 1225 Park Ave. in Oneida Square, Utica, New York.

Is This the Tailor Shop of Joseph S. Pati (1894-1981) in New Kensington, Pennsylvania?

Is This the Tailor Shop of Joseph S. Pati (1894-1981) in New Kensington, Pennsylvania?

This old-timey store photograph shows a tailor in his shop with two boys, possibly his sons. I believe it to be a photo of Joseph S. Pati (1894-1981) and his sons, Samuel, and Mario of New Kensington, Pennsylvania.

Olive M. Duling Furs - Santa Ana, California

Olive M. Duling Furs - Santa Ana, California

This set of old-timey store front photos shows Olive M. Duling Furs, an “Exclusive Furrier” of Santa Ana, California. It operated at this location and one nearby from the 1920s through the early 1960s.

"Fish and Oysters Daily" - An 1890s Butcher Shop in Dallas, Texas

"Fish and Oysters Daily" - An 1890s Butcher Shop in Dallas, Texas

This recent eBay acquisition was listed as: “Original 1890s Photo Black Man Posing in Store with Butcher”. An aproned man beneath a “Fish and Oysters Daily” sign is slices a piece of meat. In front of the counter stands a Black man, perhaps a customer, bag in hand.

Fall River, Massachusetts: Blizzard of November 26, 1898

Fall River, Massachusetts: Blizzard of November 26, 1898

This photo shows a scene from the 1898 blizzard in Fall River, Massachusetts. The horse drawn “Reindeer” fire truck is pulled into the fire station through the snow on Second Street. Nearby business include Ye Tavern and Quirk Brothers.

1890s Butcher Shop and Fur Trader

1890s Butcher Shop and Fur Trader

A cigar smoking fur trader stands outside a butcher shop in the late 1890s. He is carrying some sort of animal or pelt. Inside a crowd gathers beneath at “Swift’s Pressed Ham” sign that hangs above a counter full of various cuts meat.

"Where Economy Rules": Vintage 1930s A&P Grocery Store

"Where Economy Rules": Vintage 1930s A&P Grocery Store

Vintage grocery items of all sorts line the full shelves of this early to mid 1930s grocery store. A high resolution scan of this already amazingly clear photograph provides a cornucopia of old-timey advertising and product packaging to research. What items do you see or recognize?

Miller & Miller - The Woman's Store in Logan, Kansas (1914)

Miller & Miller - The Woman's Store in Logan, Kansas (1914)

Flo Muir and Mary Miller standing behind the oval glass of the door to Miller & Miller - The Woman’s Store in Logan, Kansas around 1914. Here is Flo’s story.

A General Store - Cienfuegos, Cuba (1898)

A General Store - Cienfuegos, Cuba (1898)

Cienfuegos, Cuba, a city about 160 miles to the southeast of Havana, sits along the country’s southern shore. This photograph from 1898 of a general store there captures a slice of life moment in that place at that time.