Historic American Views

Photographs capturing historic street scenes and landmarks in 19th-century America, including urban views and notable sites in Salt Lake City, Albany, and Wyoming.

Street View, Salt Lake City in 1869. Original caption: #811 - Street view, Salt Lake City in 1869 - Salt Lake County. By Wm. H. Jackson. Photo from Geological Survey (The Hayden Survey 1867-1879). Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938. State: Utah Place: Salt Lake City.

Street View, Salt Lake City in 1869. Original caption: #811 - Street view, Salt Lake City in 1869 - Salt Lake County. By Wm. H. Jackson. Photo from Geological Survey (The Hayden Survey 1867-1879). Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938. State: Utah Place: Salt Lake City.

Albany. Original caption: "Albany" from p. 22 - American Scenery by N. R. Willis - Illustrated in a series of view by W. H. Bartlett. London - Published for the Proprietors by Geo, Virtue 26 Ivy Lane - 1839. Copied by R. H. Ritter March 1938. In French published in Paris, France in 1840. State: New York Place: Albany.

Bridger Pass Station on the Overland Stage Route, from an Original Drawing. Original caption: Bridger Pass Station on the Overland Stage Route, from an original drawing. Photograph from Signal Corps, War Department. Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938.

Copy of Postcard of Independence Rock, Wyoming. State: Wyoming.

Looking West Across Arkansas River from Site of Bent's New Fort. Original caption: Looking west across Arkansas River from site of Bent's new fort. The wooded area on far side of river was called "Big Tombee'' (Big Timber). Here the Indians - Cheyennes and Kiowas - held their councils. As many as 600 lodges were established at one time. State: Colorado.

Cattle Fording Stream and Trail. Original caption: Photograph from Signal Corps-War Department. Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938.

Santa Fe Trail Near Wellsville. Original caption: Santa Fe Trail near Wellsville - A. L. Westgard - 1911. Santa Fe Trail near Wellsville. Mr. Westgard. Feb. 1911. State: Kansas Place: Santa Fe Trail near Wellsville.

The Rapids Above Niagara. Original caption: "The Rapids Above Niagara" from p. 16 - American Scenery by N. R. Willis - Illustrated in a series of view by W. H. Bartlett. London - Published for the Proprietors by Geo, Virtue 26 Ivy Lane - 1839. Copied by R. H. Ritter March 1938. In French published in Paris, France in 1840. State: New York.

Toll gate rates on the Tennessee River. Original caption: Toll gate rates on the Tennessee River. Taken by J. K. Hillers, October 1936. State: Tennessee.

Cave Discovered Below Grade. Original caption: Showing cave below grade discovered during excavation. Near Station 40. State: Hawaii.

Sign at Little Hunting Creek on U.S. Route 1. Original caption: Sign at Little Hunting Creek on U.S. Route 1. J. K. Hillers 1929. State: Virginia.

Cortez 1530. Original caption: Highway Magazine, April 1938.

Indian Burial Ground Sept. 15th 1849. Original caption: "Indian Burial Ground Sept. 15th 1849" - From page 240-241 Senate Executive Documents, Vol. 1. Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938.

Elkridge, Maryland, Drive-in Theater. Original caption: DRIVE-IN THEATER STUDY, 1949, by American Association of State Highway Officials. Elkridge, Maryland, Drive-in Theater. Photo by T. W. Kines, July 1949. State: Maryland. Place: Elkridge.

Eroded macadam paved ditch in Virginia. Original caption: Looking westward from approximately Sta 1843, showing eroded macadam paved ditch. Apparently no mulching protection was used. State: Virginia.

Federal Built Concrete Pavement on Ohio Post Road Section of U.S. Route #40 3.5 Miles East of Hebron, Ohio. Original caption: Federal built concrete pavement on Ohio Post Road section of U.S. Route #40 3.5 miles east of Hebron, Ohio. J. K. Hillers. 1928. State: Ohio.

Federal Built Concrete Pavement on Ohio Post Road. Original caption: Federal built concrete pavement on Ohio Post Road section of US Route #40 19 1/2 miles west of Zanesville, Ohio. J. K. Hillers 1928. State: Ohio.

Bridger's Ferry Wyoming, 1857, Built By Jim Bridger of the Fort. Original caption: Bridger's Ferry Wyoming, 1857. Built by Jim Bridger of the Fort. Print. Photograph from Signal Corps, War Dept. Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938. State: Wyoming.

Mulching cut slopes with cotton fabric in Tate County, Mississippi. Original caption: 38-1768 - Miss. SCS No. 8, Sta. 42, general view looking north. Cotton fabric mulch on both sides of cut. Mulching cut slopes with cotton fabric. Original caption: 38-1769 - Miss. SOS no. 8, Sta. 4800, looking northwest. Placement of cotton fabric changed from horizontal rows to vertical. State: Mississippi. Place: Tate County.

Tombstone of John Phillips, First Mayor of Boston in the Granary Burying Ground. Original caption: Tombstone of John Phillips, first mayor of Boston in the Granary Burying Ground east of the Park Street Congregational Church. J. K. Hillers. 7/30/35. State: Massachusetts.

Fort John, 1844- at the Junction of the Laramie and North Platte Rivers. Original caption: Fort John, 1844 - At the junction of the Laramie and North Platte Rivers. From a drawing made by Alexander H. Murray. (Fort John, old name for Fort Laramie). Photograph from Signal Corps, War Department - Copied by H. H. Ritter April 1938. State: Wyoming.

Trail Marker at Colorado-new Mexico State Line, and Top of Raton Pass. State: Colorado.

Photograph Taken During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: Taken During filming of "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Maryland Place: Croom.

Between Tarma and La Merced in Peru. State: Peru.

Site of Grinder House on the Natchez Trace. Original caption: Site of Grinder House on the Natchez Trace. 72 miles south of Nashville. Copied from photographs furnished by F. A. Goodman, Hohenwald, Tennessee. State: Tennessee.

Prescott-White Spar Road. Original caption: Prescott-Whitespar, Graded-Cecomposed granite, Sta. 395. 6/30/25. State: Arizona. Place: Yavapai.

Photograph Taken During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: Taken During filming of - "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Maryland Place: Meadows.

Macadam Showing Heaps of Screenings, Sand and Binder. Original caption: Macadam showing heaps of screenings, sand and binder. Wm. Solotaroff. State: England. Place: Stoke Park Road.

River to River Road. Original caption: River to River road - A. L. Westgard - 1911. Mr. Westgard, Feb. 1911. River to River Road. State: Iowa Place: Redfield.

Erosion of Graded Cut Slope. Original caption: Graded cut slope showing erosion about one year after contract. Photo by C. H. Ritter, Nov. 2, 1949. State: Virginia. Place: Shirley Memorial Highway.

Unimproved Road on Town Hill. State: Maryland.

Photograph Taken During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: Taken During filming of "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Virginia Place: Leesburg Pike.

Fort Bridger, Wyoming, About 1870. Original caption: Fort Bridger, Wyoming, about 1870. Photograph from Signal Corps, War Department. Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938. State: Wyoming.

Historical Marker For Dumfries, Virginia. State: Virginia Place: Dumfries.

Telford - Cottage at the Crooks. Original caption: Telford: Cottage at the Crooks, "Lives of the Engineers" by Samuel Smiles - Vol. II London 1861.

Natchez Trace Parkway - Monthly Narrative Report - June 1938 - Cover Picture. State: Mississippi.

Road Near Turin. Original caption: Road up in the hills near Turin. F. Lamson Scribner. 1911. State: Italy. Place: Turin.

Concrete shoulders as marker for night touring. Original caption: F.A.P. 6. J. K. Hillers - 1919. State: Maryland. Place: Baltimore.

Passenger train of 1854. Original caption: From Railroad Record, Vol. 2, Feb. 15, 1855, p. 859, Bureau Railway Economics, Cincinnati.

Monument to Sam Houston on U.S. 11 - 7 Miles North of Lexington, Virginia. Original caption: Monument to Sam Houston on U.S. 11 - 7 miles north of Lexington, Virginia, reading as follows: 1793 - On the knoll in the rear of this spot stood the log house in which was born Sam Houston, soldier and statesman. Commanded Texas forces at Battle of San Jacinto. First President of Republic of Texas, obtained her admission into the Union. To his honor this tablet is erected by the Kiwanis Club of Houston, Texas 1927. J. K. Hillers. 6/25/35. State: Virginia Place: Lexington.

Routes 35 and 25. Original caption: 47-1433 Intersection Routes 35 and 25 at Woodbridge, N.J. Original caption: 47-1434 Cloverleaf intersection of Routes 25 and 4 near Woodbridge, N.J Photos by T. W. Kines. State: New Jersey. Place: Woodbridge.

Near View of the Devil's Gap. Original caption: "Near View of the Devil's Gap"- from page 240-241, Senate Executive Documents, Vol. 1 - Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938. State: Wyoming.

South Pass, Fremont County, Wyoming. Original caption: #301 - South Pass, Fremont County, Wyoming. By Wm. H. Jackson. Photograph from Geological Survey (The Hayden Survey 1867-1879). Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938. State: Wyoming Place: Fremont County.

Historic Boulder, Near Frederick. Original caption: Historic Boulder, near Frederick. J. K. Hillers State: Maryland Place: Near Frederick.

Carrying Laundry. Original caption: Carrying Laundry - "Greenwich Village" - Harpers Monthly Magazine - June-Nov. 1893 - Vol. 87 - page 349. State: New York Place: New York City.

Country railroad depot of 1851. Original caption: From The March of Commerce, The Pageant of America, Vol. IV, p. 126, Yale University Press, 1927.

Mt. Vernon, Residence of George Washington. Original caption: Mt. Vernon - Life of George Washington by Jared Sparks- frontispiece 1939.

Gravestone of Samuel Adams in Park Street Congregational Church Cemetery. Original caption: Gravestone of Samuel Adams in Park Street Congregational Church Cemetery at Boston, Mass. Photographed by J. K. Hillers, July 29, 1935. State: Massachusetts.

Sandstone Marker at DC-Maryland Line at Chevy Chase Circle. State: Maryland.

Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory, 1849. Original caption: Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory, 1849. Quaint old print. State: Wyoming.

Concrete Failures, U.S. 40. Original caption: Concrete failures on US 40 near Lawrence, Kanas. Photo by T. W. Kines, June 1952. State: Kansas. Place: Lawrence.

Harpers Ferry from the Potomac Side. Original caption: "Harpers Ferry" from the Potomac side - from p. 65 - American Scenery by N. R. Willis - illustrated in a series of views by W. H. Bartlett. London - Published for the Proprietors by Geo. Virtue - 26 Ivy Lane - 1838. Copied by H H Ritter - March 1838. In French - Published in Paris, France in 1840. State: West Virginia.

Project S-325(1), Stabilizer, Nansemond County, Virginia. Original caption: No. 10. Project S 325(1), Nansemond County, Virginia. Aft view of stabilizer treating an 8' section of roadway. Photo by T. W. Kines, August 3, 1949. State: Virginia. Place: Nansemond County.

From Jerusalem to Jericho Afterwards Improved in Honor of Kaiser Wilhelm. Original caption: Copied 1916. State: Jerusalem.

Milestone on U.S. East of Winchester Showing Distances to Romney and Middleburg, Virginia. Original caption: Milestone on U.S. east of Winchester showing distances to Romney and Middleburg, Virginia. J. K. Hillers. 6/17/35. State: Virginia Place: Winchester.

New Mexico Fap 155-E, Raton-Las Vegas, Looking South Toward Wagon Mound, Wagon Mound Rock in Center Background. State: New Mexico.

Trail Marker at Site of Trail Just North of Old Fort Wise. Original caption: Trail marker at site of trail just north of Old Fort Wise, one an done-half miles south of present U.S. Route 50 from a point one mile west of Bent-Prowers county line. State: Colorado.

Old Painted Hieroglyphics on Rock. Original caption: Painted rock. Showing old painted hieroglyphics on rock supposed to date back to a prehistoric race. Fauntleroy 1921. State: Texas Place: Concho Co.

Looking Northwest, Southwest. State: Washington Place: Cedar Creek.

Markers at Site of Dick Wooten Toll Gate. Original caption: Markers at site of Dick Wooten toll gate, operated from 1866 to 1880 over Raton Pass. State: Colorado.

Concrete Failures, U.S. Route 51. Original caption: Concrete failures on US Route 51, Kentucky, near Clinton. Photos by T. W. Kines, April 1951. State: Kentucky.

Grotli Road. Original caption: Copied, 1916. State: Norway. Place: Merak.

Seale-Girard Road. Original caption: Site of new bridge 1/4 mi. east of Hood's Store. Fay McClure. State: Alabama. Place: Girard.

A. C. Rose, George R. Goergens, and Ed Kelly During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: A. C. Rose George R Goergens Ed Kelly Taken During filming of - "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Maryland Place: Meadows.

Down to the Frame, White Mountains National Forest Reserve. Original caption: Down to the frame. White Mountains National Forest Reserve. April 17, 1911. A. L. Westgard. State: Arizona Place: White Mountains.

Tablet in Jamestown. Original caption: Tablet in Jamestown. J. K. Hillers. 1931. State: Virginia Place: Jamestown.

A New Yorker's Idea of the United States of America. State: New York.

A. C. Rose, Mrs. Theodore (Augusta) Smith, Ed Kelly, and George R. Goergens During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: A. C. Rose Mrs Theodore (Augusta) Smith Ed Kelly George R Goergens Taken During filming of - "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Maryland Place: Meadows.

The Burial of Braddock. Original caption: The Burial of Braddock - "Colonel Washington" - Harpers New Monthly Magazine - Dec-May 1895-96. Vol. 92 p 569.

Sixth International Road Congress Delegates Attend Services at Tomb of Abraham Lincoln at Springfield, Illinois. Original caption: 6th International Road Congress delegates attend services at tomb of Abraham Lincoln at Springfield, Illinois. Tour #3 - Crandall. State: Illinois.

Provincetown Route Marker on U.S. Route 6 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Original caption: Provincetown route marker on U.S. Route 6 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Photographed by J. K. Hillers, July 29, 1935. State: Massachusetts.

Interior of tunnel on Blue Ridge Parkway. Original caption: Interior of tunnel on Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Project 2-V-1. J K Hillers - June, 1940. State: North Carolina.

La Grande-Joseph Road. Original caption: La Grande-Joseph Road. Crushed Rock. Sta. 173. Wooden Bridge at Sta. 173. Purcell. 1921. 4-13. State: Oregon. Place: Wallowa.

De Soto Tampa Bay Florida 1539. Original caption: De Soto Tampa Bay Florida 1539 from p. 34 Part III - information respecting the History Condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States by Henry R. Schoolcraft. Phila. 1854. State: Florida.

Mount Vernon Estate Sign on U.S. Route 1. Original caption: "Mount Vernon Estate" sign on U.S. Route 1. J. K. Hillers 1929. State: Virginia.

Interior of Sawtell's Ranch, Typical Cabin Scene. Original caption: #950-Interior of Sawtell's Ranch-typical cabin scene. By Wm. H. Jackson Photograph from Geological Survey (the Hayden Survey 1867-1879 copied by H. H. Ritter-April 1938.

England. Original caption: Original sent in by Jos. W. Jones. Copied by Block. State: England.

Passing Study. Original caption: Passing Study. Photo by J. K. Hillers, October, 1938. State: Maryland. Place: Montgomery County.

A New Mexican Indian Woman. Original caption: "A New Mexican Indian Woman" copied from Notes of a Military Reconnaissance from Forth Leavenworth in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers by W. B. Emory, Brevet Major, Corps Topographic Engineers. Washington - - Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers - 1848 Copied by H. H. Ritter - October 1938.

"Trenton Bridge". Original caption: Trenton Bridge from p. 485 "A Geological Account of the United States comprehending a Short Description of their animal, vegetable and mineral productions, antiquities and curiosities" by James Mease, M. D. Published by Birch and Small - Philadelphia - 1807. Copied by H H Ritter - March 1938.

Santa Fe Trail Marker on Trail Crossing of County Road North of River at Granada. Original caption: Santa Fe trail marker on trail crossing of County Road north of river at Granada, Present U.S. 50 south of river at this point. State: Colorado.

Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the American Association of State Highway Officials Held in Virginia October 9, 1939. Original caption: Twenty-fifth anniversary of the American Association of State Highway Officials held in Virginia October 9, 1939. J. K. Hillers - October, 1939. State: Virginia Place: Williamsburg.

Caution Signs At Entrance To Lincoln Tunnel. Original caption: Taken by J. K. Hillers. State: New York.

Close-up on the Model of the Appian Way. Original caption: Close-up on the model of the Appian Way built by Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Commerce, formerly Public Roads administration, Federal Works Agency.

Intersection 16 & Q Street NW. Original caption: Intersection 16 & Q Streets NW Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Washington, DC.

King's Highway Near U.S. Route 1 at Rear of Mount Eagle Near Mount Vernon. State: Virginia.

Stone Milepost on the Old Cumberland Road, or National Pike, Now U.S. Route 40. Original caption: Stone milepost on the Old Cumberland Road, or National Pike, now US Route 40, three and one half miles east of Hebron, Ohio. J. K. Hillers 1928. State: Ohio.

Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the American Association of State Highway Officials Held in Virginia October 9, 1939. Original caption: Twenty-fifth anniversary of the American Association of State Highway Officials held in Virginia October 9, 1939. J. K. Hillers - October, 1939. State: Virginia Place: Williamsburg.

Photograph Taken During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: Taken During filming of "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Maryland Place: Fredrick.

Tama, Iowa, Indian Reservation For Mesquakie, Sac and Fox Tribes. Original caption: Tama, Iowa, Indian Reservation for Mesquakie, Sac and Fox tribes. 6th International Road Congress - Tour #3 - Crandall. State: Iowa Place: Tama.

Standard drop inlet into pipe spillway in Mississippi. Original caption: 38-3653 Standard drop inlet into pipe spillway align raised edge of curb. FAP 184-F Original caption: 38-2654 Standard two-way inlet FAP 184-F. State: Mississippi.

American Ambassador, Santiago, Chile. State: Chile.

The First Landing of the Pilgrims in 1620. Original caption: The first landing of the Pilgrims in 1620 - History of the United States of America - by Edwin Wiley. Vol.1 p.57 1909 E178 S742.

E. P. Shuman During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: E P Shuman Taken During filming of - "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Maryland Place: Meadows.

In the Tunnel Under the Chicago River. Original caption: In the tunnel under the Chicago River in Chicago (1869-71) The Metropolis of the Prairies - Harpers New Monthly Magazine - June - Nov. 1880 - Vol. 61 - p716. State: Illinois.

Road Before Improvement. Original caption: Road before improvement. State: Tennessee. Place: Johnson City.

Harford Road, Baltimore. Original caption: Harford Road, Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1948. State: Maryland. Place: Baltimore.

Monument to "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) in the Cemetery at Lexington, Virginia. Original caption: Monument to "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) in the cemetery at Lexington, Virginia. In the same plot is buried Mary Anne Jackson, wife of "Stonewall" Jackson, born July 21, 1931; died March 24, 1915 and Julia Jackson Christian, daughter of "Stonewall' Jackson and Wife of William Edmond Christian, born November 23, 1862 and died August 30, 1889. J. K. Hillers. 6/25/35. State: Virginia Place: Lexington.

Plostellum. Original caption: Plostellum - p. 511 - A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities by Anthony Rich, London 1901.

Log over a Stream. Original caption: Crossing a log over a stream - "Virginia Illustrated" - Harpers New Monthly Magazine, June-Nov. 1855, p. 297. AP 2 H3 2nd Set.

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