Local History Videos

  Glimpse history through old photos and vintage films of  Lansing  in Michigan, USA. 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 half a million in the wider metropolitan area.  It’s an area which has seen great change over time, even in the last twenty or thirty years. Old Photos of  Lansing  MI Old stereograph images of the State Capitol building in  Lansing , Michigan, in 1885. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. Old postcard of  Lansing . Michigan, circa 1903. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. Old postcard of the Post Office in  Lansing , Michigan, circa 1903. Image: The Mir...

  Glimpse history through fascinating old images of  Minneapolis  in Minnesota, USA. Old Photos of  Minneapolis These first early photos of the city shown here are unfortunately undated in the archives. However, we can see that cars are entirely absent, and American cities often saw these in downtown streets from the early 20th Century, so they are likely to be before 1905. We also know that in 1889, the  Minneapolis  City Council passed a resolution to convert Fourth Avenue’s horse car line into an electric line. It success then led to the development of electric car lines in other streets, so that helps us date those photos with streetcars and rails in the roads. Old photo of the junction of Nicollet Avenue and Hennepin Avenue in  Minneapolis , Minnesota. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library. Old photo of Nicollet and Hennepin Avenues, M...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Saint   Paul , Minnesota. Saint   Paul  1903 – 1915 In these old photos of  Saint   Paul  taken between 1903 and 1915, you’ll see horses and cars parked up alongside the stores on Robert Street, and panoramic views of the city showing the bridges and buildings of more than a century ago. Each old photo is carefully labelled with the location and date, so you always know when and where you are. Old photos of  Saint   Paul (Minnesota)1903-1915 – oldstuff4all on YouTube

  Enjoy a glimpse of history through old images of  Jackson , Mississippi, USA. American Civil War Old picture of the Reoccupation of  Jackson  Mississippii in 1863 1863 map of  Jackson  Mississippii area, drawn during the American Civil War Mississippi State Capitol Old book illustration of Mississippi State Capitol at  Jackson  1875 Panoramic View of  Jackson  1910 This panorama view was taken in about 1910. There are so many fascinating details that in addition to showing the full width image, I’ve also created five closeup pictures focusing on different parts of the view. If you look carefully, you’ll see the horses pulling carts and wagons round the streets. Old photo of Panorama  Jackson  Mississippi, taken about 1910 Closeup of old photo of Panorama  Jackson  Mississippi, taken about 1910 Closeup of old photo of Panorama  Jackson  Mississippi, taken about 1910 Closeup of old photo of Panorama  Ja...