The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog - High Resolution Historical Photos

Just thought I'd share with you this great site I stumbled across some time ago. I check in on it every once in a while. For anyone who's even a little bit of a history buff, you'll find it very interesting.

Essentially it's just filled with lots and lots of usually random, personal vintage photographs take from even well over a century ago. It really gives you an interesting perspective on what life was like in years gone by.

Below are three images from their Civil War photo listing.

Ford's Theater: 1860s

Old Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where Abraham Lincoln was shot in 1865. View full size.


Time to Die: July 7, 1865

Gen. John F. Hartranft reading the death warrant to the four condemned Lincoln assassination conspirators (Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Herold, Atzerodt) on the scaffold at Fort McNair, Washington. July 7, 1865. View full size.

Slave Pen: Interior

Price, Birch slave pen at Alexandria c. 1865. Half of stereo pair. View full size.

Check out Shorpy - The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog for lots more if you're interested.

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