Save, Save, Save!

This photo shows the 1918 version of today's ATM machine. Made to resemble a bank building, it was put out by the 'Bankers Automatic Receiving Teller Co.' in Washington, DC. One of its' primary uses was in the local public schools, where children were strongly encouraged to save on a regular basis.

The Dakota: 1912

The Dakota Park Apartments, located in New York's Central Park West and West 42nd Street, is pictured in 1912. Built in 1880, it is perhaps best remembered today as the place where famed Beatle John Lennon was shot to death on December 8, 1980. In addition to Lennon, other famous celebrities who called The Dakota home included Lauren Bacall, Leonard Bernstein, Judy Garland, and Rex Reed. Today the building is on the National Register of Historic Places and also is a  National Historic Landmark.

Revealing Beauty

Florence Evelyn Nesbit, an American artists' model and chorus girl, is pictured in 1900 at the age of 16. Despite her striking beauty, this photographer's pose was probably considered excessively revealing in its' day.  

Cheers: 1937

This photograph is featured among the many shots during the opening credits of the famous television sitcom "Cheers". The picture titled "Saturday night in a saloon" was taken in 1937 in Craigville, Minnesota.

New York vs Philadelphia

With the arrival of this year's World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees, I found the above image rather appropriate for the occasion. The scene is the Polo Grounds in New York on October 9, 1913 after game 3 of the World Series where the Philadelphia A's defeated the New York Giants by a score of 8-2.