Harrisburg is the state capital of Pennsylvania, but is a small city with about 50,000 residents. It’s also home to three popular museums, and charts its history back to 1787. We obviously can’t show you films from all the way back then, but enjoy this trip down memory lane through the past century. Old Photos…
Month: February 2021
Springfield, Illinois in old images
Springfield, the capital city of Illinois, is best known for being the home of the 16th President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln. The Presidential connections don’t stop there though, because Barack Obama spent his early career in politics in the city too. 1930s Springfield Leisure – And Then FDR Appears! Posted to…
Tallahassee Florida: History in Vintage Film
Tallahassee became the state capital of the Florida Territory in 1824. Florida became the twenty-seventh state in the United States on March 3, 1845, and Tallahassee remained the state capital. Today it’s the eight largest city in the state, with a population of almost 200,000 people. Tallahassee Florida History and Cartograph (1885) Posted to YouTube…
Lansing, Michigan in Old Photos & Film
Take a step back in time with a selection of old photos and vintage films of Lansing in Michigan. In the winter of 1847, Lansing in Michigan was just a hamlet of 20 settlers, surrounded by dense forest. Today it’s Michigan’s fifth largest city, with a resident population of over 117,000 people and more than…
1940s Austin, Texas : ‘The Friendly City’
Back in 1943, the Austin Chamber of Commerce filmed dozens of locations across the Texan capital city. It’s a chance to look back to 1940s Austin, Texas. Things were very different, and not always as ideal as the film suggested. Austin The Friendly City (1943) Posted to YouTube by the Austin History Center Who Made…
Edward Craven Walker, Lava Lamp Inventor
Edward Craven Walker was already a self-made millionaire before a chance discovery in a Ringwood pub led him to invent the Astro Lamp from an outbuilding at his home in Dorset. Rebranded as the Lava Lamp, it became an iconic product of 1960s America and Britain, and the vintage design is still in demand today.…
Donald Birkinshaw, Photographer (1922-1988)
Donald Birkinshaw was a British photographer (1922-1988) who took a particular interest in rural landscapes and country settings. He was born in Nottingham and spent much of his childhood there. But he subsequently lived in Croydon, Surrey, Wiltshire, Somerset and then Cornwall, enjoying the English countryside which so fascinated him. Quick Facts about Donald Birkinshaw…
