Street luging, 1922

[Gold Metal Flake]

Visit Shorpy. History through vintage photographs.

http://www.shorpy.com/

[puerco-bellies]

1. Very cool link

Thanks

[Gold Metal Flake]

2. The photos of share cropper families and child laborers are wrenching.

Shorpy gives us real evidence of how things were during the Gilded age, and offers a clear indication of where the Republicans want to take us for the new Gilded Age.

[Flaxbee]

3. thank you for the link -- I love old photos

in this pic, it looks like the boy's feet have outgrown him... (I realize he might be wearing shoes bought so he could 'grow in to' them, but they just look huge in that pic, like he's just started his growth spurt).

[never cry wolf]

4. Agreed, very cool link

I have it bookmarked, thanks!

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Thanks for the link. I could really spend a lot of time there.

[FloridaJudy]

6. What a great website!

Thanks for posting this.

[WolverineDG]

7. Go to the very end & see the first 2 pics

then read the comments. Some seem to be okay with child labor & asking kids to work 17 hours a day, 7 days a week!

dg