One of the sites I enjoy is Shorpy.com, "Always Something Interesting." Every day, this site offers anywhere from one to four vintage photographs of Americana, many of everyday things, sometimes by famous photographers, frequently culled from the archives of the Library of Congress.
Today's offering was by the famous and fabulous Lewis Wickes Hine and portrayed none other than our own fair city. In this case, a group of newsies in 1910 shooting craps.
It looks for all the world like the Court St. Bridge in the background.
Judy said, "Is your dad in there?", but of course in 1910, it would more likely have been my grandfather. Alas, as near as I could tell, he was not to be found. In fact, he didn't live in Rochester until at least the 1920s, I think.
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