The Rain Shelter

What do you suppose it was like in there? A little chilly all the time and a little stone bench to sit on?

Mt. Monadnock, New Hampshire

1910s, photographer Bion Whitehouse

@ Keene Public Library and the Historic Society of Cheshire County

Handicrafts

I believe these young fellows have just come from hooligan class.

Reykjavíkur, Iceland

1909, photographer Magnús Ólafsson
@ The Reykjavík Museum of Photography 

Municipal Bat Roost

At first, I thought, "Oh, they made it look like a little building,"  but then my perception of scale completely readjusted.

San Antonio, TX

1910

@ Library of Congress

Useful

Sometimes nothing I could say would best the facts: "Meet Mrs. Josephine Smith, aged 84, whose hobby is digging graves."

Drouin, Australia
1944, photographer Jim Fitzpatrick
@ National Library of Australia Commons