best place to find pictures and 1875 to 1930 old towns by name of town??

[1637]

is there a web site that has them by name,not just random pictures.
thanks brad

 

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[Mackaydon]

What town are you looking for?
And what place are you looking for in that town?
Be specific, if you wish.
Don.....

 

[1637]

i find a lot of old towns on maps that are no longer there,then i go detecting there.it would be nice if i could see what used to look like.thanks brad

What town are you looking for?
And what place are you looking for in that town?
Be specific, if you wish.
Don.....

 

[DigSavage]

i find a lot of old towns on maps that are no longer there,then i go detecting there.it would be nice if i could see what used to look like.thanks brad

Some of my approaches:
* Old periodicals. (newspapers.com $, universities, personal online archives, archive.org)
* Books about the region.
* County or regional historian. Usually can be found via county government resources.
* Old maps. may provide a city or town layout. (USGS historical topo maps)
* Old sat images or aerial photographs. (Google earth)

 

[JoshuaErvin]

Just interested in this issue. Let me know if you find the answer, please

 

[WannaDig3687]

County websites and county historical society websites.

 

[namxat]

In Europe it works fine to google "old postcard [name of pertinent place]" since there is a vivid collector market for old picture postcards

Greets namxat

PS: Had instances were really great spots were discovered by combining it with "beergarden" "daytrip restaurants" "swimming" "lido" and so on. These day trip destination are sometimes now closed and forgotten. People go further since they have cars nowadays.

 

[jeff of pa]

ebay post cards





[h=2]U.S., Historical Postcards[/h]
This database contains over 115,000 historical postcards with photos of places in the United States. Each postcard caption has been indexed and may be searched by keyword or location. The database also includes the city, county, state, and postcard era (estimated year range) for most postcards.
This database is primarily useful for obtaining a photograph or picture of a specific place in time. If you do not already have pictures of the places your ancestors lived, historical postcards are a good alternative to personal photos.


http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8705

National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection –
http://digital.lib.umd.edu/ntlpostcards

GOOGLE Images

https://www.google.com/search?q=his...MvpvojVAhXEej4KHeefDTkQsAQINQ&biw=853&bih=543

 

[1637]

thank you i check it out. brad

ebay post card

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U.S., Historical Postcards


This database contains over 115,000 historical postcards with photos of places in the United States. Each postcard caption has been indexed and may be searched by keyword or location. The database also includes the city, county, state, and postcard era (estimated year range) for most postcards.
This database is primarily useful for obtaining a photograph or picture of a specific place in time. If you do not already have pictures of the places your ancestors lived, historical postcards are a good alternative to personal photos.


U.S., Historical Postcards

National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection –
National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection ? Digital Collections @ UM

GOOGLE Images

https://www.google.com/search?q=his...MvpvojVAhXEej4KHeefDTkQsAQINQ&biw=853&bih=543

 

[A2coins]

What town are you looking for?
And what place are you looking for in that town?
Be specific, if you wish.
Don.....

Ann Arbor Michigan

 

[jeff of pa]

Ann Arbor Michigan 1880 Washtenaw County


https://www.amazon.com/Historic-Michigan-Washtenaw-County-Poster/dp/B0748Y253F?tag=treasurenet01-20

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[jeff of pa]

Ann Arbor Michigan historical

https://www.google.com/search?q=Ann...AUIDygC&biw=939&bih=597#imgrc=GY1SEHAqeodAMM:

 

[jeff of pa]

[SIZE=+1]"Ann Arbor" in Michigan[/SIZE]

[h=2]Map Matches for "Ann Arbor" (32) in Michigan[/h]
Historic Map Works, Residential Genealogy ?

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