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Browse the decade below, or pick a year: 1900 – 1901 – 1902 – 1903 – 1904 – 1905 – 1906 – 1907 – 1908 – 1909

8 ways to enjoy old-fashioned eggnog

8 ways to enjoy old-fashioned holiday eggnog

Thanksgiving greetings 14 cute antique postcards people sent back in the early 1900s

14 cute antique Thanksgiving postcards people sent back in the early 1900s

These old-fashioned baby names for girls just aren't making a comeback

Sorry, Mildred. Too bad, Gertrude. These 12 old-fashioned baby names for girls just aren’t making a comeback

Coca cola drink with cocaine -1901

Cocaine-laced Coca-Cola introduced (1886)

Recipes for a Colonial-style Thanksgiving dinner, as seen from 1902

Recipes for a Colonial-style Thanksgiving dinner menu, as envisioned in 1902

Say, say, oh playmate Look back at the history of this old song and clapping game

Say, Say, Oh Playmate: We traced the story of this old song and hand clapping game, and have the lyrics

Scenes Salt Lake City in 1900

Scenes of Old Salt Lake City in 1900: Pictures of Utah at the turn of the century

The Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Florida 1898

What became of Florida’s historic hotels & old resorts? Trip back to these amazing Victorian vacation destinations

X-radium cooking utensils - Bad ideas - vintage ad from 1905

Anyone for radioactive food? You could get it with this X-radium cookware – a mind-blowingly bad product idea from 1905

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900: See how the Texas city was destroyed by the killer storm and flood

Going up in style: 20 gorgeous ornate antique elevators

Marie Curie - Madame Curie - Scientist

Marie Curie tells how she discovered radium (1921)

Classic Vintage wedding dresses from the early 1900s

The most beautiful vintage wedding dresses from the early 1900s

The End Of Dinner by Jules Alexandre Grun

How to throw a formal dinner party, Edwardian-style (1905)

Observation car on a deluxe overland limited train2

Inside vintage train cars: See a Deluxe Overland Limited Train (1910s)

Care for a cup? The magic of tea rooms (1905)

NYC heat wave: Hot weather street scenes (early 1900s)

Vintage postcard July 4 1776

Vintage postcards for the 4th of July

Waldorf Astoria, New-York c1909

The end of an era: New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel torn down (1929)

Take a trip to Manhattan's magnificent old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

Take a trip back to New York’s original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

Sutro Baths bathing pools - San Francisco

San Francisco’s Victorian marvel: The huge swimming pools at Sutro Baths

See the rooms at the elegant old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (1903)

The suite life: See the rooms at the elegant Waldorf-Astoria (1903)

Vintage Memorial Day postcard

Vintage Memorial Day postcards

Get laced up with more than 200 classic Victorian corsets

Get laced up with more than 200 classic Victorian corsets

Interior of the Plunge, Ocean Park, California c1905

Dive into these 10 amazing old indoor swimming pools

About Mother’s Day: How it began, and who started it all (1909)

Last name crests of American families - history

How our ancestors originally got the first and last names we use today (1903)

House of Mrs. McGraw, 1085 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mich c1910

Beautiful Victorian homes & mansions in old Detroit (early 1900s)

Three men on horseback racing c1885

And they’re off! Look back at the history of the Kentucky Derby

How to create vintage hairstyles from 1906

How to create vintage hairstyles: The ornate hairdos from 1906

1853 Occupational portrait of a woman working at a sewing machine

Who invented the sewing machine? (1909)

The old-fashioned grandmother has gone out of fashion (1900)

Old-fashioned sandwich recipes with fish and seafood

40 sandwich recipes made with fish & seafood (1909)

1902 The Delineator bright dresses fashion

19th century clothes: How women’s fashions changed between 1802 and 1902

Fried bananas in batter on a plate macro. Horizont

24 delicious ways to serve bananas (1907)

See how they had to remove snow 100 years ago

Happy new year postcards: 1907-1911

Music! Comedy! The wonder of Edison’s new phonograph player

6 classic chocolate souffle recipes from the early 1900s

6 classic chocolate souffle recipes from the early 1900s

Cakes made with mashed potatoes: Caramel, chocolate & spice

How to make mashed potato cake: Old-fashioned caramel, chocolate & spice cake recipes

Antique and vintage Christmas postcards from the early 1900s at Click Americana (6)

Christmas at Red Butte: A short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables (1909)

Classic celebrities: See 75 stars of the stage shine on Theater Magazine (1901-1922)

How to craft clever Christmas ornaments from paper (1960)

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Asheville’s Biltmore Mansion: A century of American opulence

See the fun from Cheyenne’s Frontier Days: A yearly wild west fest (1897-1902)

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 100 years later (1905)

Meet the Tattooed Lady (1909)

H. G. Wells interviews Booker T. Washington (1906)

Why does a bride give up her maiden name (1902)

Why does a bride give up her maiden name? (1902)

The fate of Galveston, Texas: The hurricane disaster of 1900

Turn-of-the-century views of old Pasadena, California

Give me your tired, your poor: The story of the Statue of Liberty’s poem (1903)

The picture jigsaw puzzle fad (1908)

Homemade cherry cordial - liqueur

16 fruity, boozy classic cordial & liqueur recipes

Hotel Majestic and Central Park West, New York

New York’s summer splendor: Hotel Majestic’s roof garden (1903)

How to choose the most flattering, fashionable corsets (1904)

How to choose the most flattering, fashionable corsets (1904)

Coney Island beach scenes (1890s-1920s)

Rolling hoops

Rolling hoops: The coolest toys around in the Victorian era

Summer swimming in New York (1909)

Woman smoking

Public smoking by women banned (1908)

Classic chocolate cake

18 classic chocolate cake recipes (1911)

Traveling requisites for the summer vacationist (1906)

The summer party hostess

How to host an up-to-date summer party (1906)

A day with Helen Keller (1906)

Vintage strawberry meringue cake recipe

Strawberry meringue pudding & strawberry meringue cake recipes

San Francisco: The day after the earthquake (1906)

Nikola Tesla - Colorado laboratory 1899

Tesla: What’s the future of electricity? (1912)

Coney Island’s Dreamland Tower (1904-1911)

Roller coasters of the early 20th century

Her crowning glory Tips for more beautiful hair (1902)

Her crowning glory: Tips for more beautiful hair (1902)

Woman goes over Niagara Falls in a barrel (1901)

Woman goes over Niagara Falls in a barrel (1901)

Vintage wedding cake customs (1909)

The thrills of book hunting (1906)

Hairstyles for women from 1902

Vintage hairstyles: Victorian curls (1902)

When to leave calling cards after a party (1902)

The woman of the future (1900)

St Paul's street trolley: The Auto of the People (1904)

St Paul’s street trolley: The Auto of the People (1904)

Chicago Cubs win World Series baseball championship (1908)

Up close: Antique leather lace-up boots from the Edwardian Era

Wonderful Wizard of Oz book from 1900

When the classic story started: An early Wonderful Wizard of Oz book review from 1900

Actresses with tiny, tiny waists (1902)

Antique Victorian scrapbook page (6)

Looking back at the timely trends and fascinating fads seen in antique scrapbooks (1900)

Stylish hats from 1900s

The most stylish hats of the season: The saucy tilt still apparent (1906)

Vintage vacuum cleaners from Hoover

How to peel shrimp (1904)

How to peel shrimp (1904)

Is modern society deteriorating? (1901)

Color photos showing the aftermath of San Francisco’s huge 1906 earthquake & fire

How to make homemade soap the old-fashioned way 1900s

How to make homemade soap the old-fashioned way (1908)

Marriage advice for young brides (1903)

Sensible summer curtains (1902)

15 vintage Easter cards (1900-1924)

All aboard for the moon! (1908)

Flying the friendly skies Women pioneers of the air (1908)

Flying the friendly skies: Daring women in early airplanes & hot air balloons (1908)

The metric system is the way of the future (1900)

Study your husband to prevent divorce (1903)

Women dressed up from 1905

The weight, height & measurements of the ‘perfect’ American woman (1905)

Victorian antique scrapbook albums (1)

The delights of a scrapbook: Some of the ways that people were scrapping in the late Victorian era

How easy and relaxing spinal anesthesia would make the patient in 1902

The new spinal anesthesia: Put cocaine in the spine (1902)

How to make a good cup of coffee – Continental style (1903)

Was Albert Einstein a space alien? (2005)

First reviews of Jack London’s ‘The Call of the Wild’ (1903)

The Shrinkage of the Planet, by Jack London (1900)

20 old-fashioned cake recipes from the turn of the century

Vintage Ghostbusters: Brooklyn Society for the Extermination of Ghosts (1904)

West side apartments in NYC (1908)

Collector stuck on antique stickpins (1977)

Weird doings at the Tesla plant (1903)

Proposing marriage What to do when your best girl says 'yes' (1900)

Proposing marriage: What to do when your best girl says ‘yes’ (1900)

The hottest antique bathroom fixtures from the turn of the century (2)

The hottest antique bathroom fixtures from the turn of the century

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How to use pearls to accessorize outfits & hairstyles (1901)

How The Wizard of Oz found the stage (1909)

How “The Wizard of Oz” found the stage (1909)

Start early to raise your daughters well (1905)

Start early to raise your daughters well (1905)

Butch Cassidy & his 500 Freebooters: Rounding up outlaws (1898)

Trendsetter Mrs Elsie French Vanderbilt, c1904

Luxury apartment living in New York City is just a fad? Millionaire Alfred Vanderbilt and his wife set the lifestyle pace (1904)

The giant Brontosaurus in Central Park (1905)

Etiquette for introducing strangers

Etiquette for introducing strangers (1907)

Fashionable districts of 1850s San Francisco (1901)

A fond farewell to Susan B Anthony (1906)

Hairstyles to suit different faces (1908)

Famous invention vintage trading cards

Famous invention trading cards

How to make egg shell dolls (1909)

Vintage wedding gifts

A new way to display wedding gifts (1902)

Toddler in highchair with sugar jar

Vintage parenting advice: What kids should & shouldn’t eat (1905)

The advantage of being a cat or a dog: Simple happiness

How to keep your bathroom clean and white (1905)

How to keep your bathroom glistening, clean and white (1905)

Creme caramel - Vintage custard recipe

Classic crème caramel & homemade chocolate cream custard (1911)

Classic chocolate candy recipes for Christmas from a century ago

Classic chocolate candy recipes for Christmas from a century ago

Sew & embroider some aprons for Christmas (1905)

Sew & embroider pretty aprons for Christmas (1905)

A glass of water macro shot

Drink water for its health and beauty benefits (1905)

A collection of classic Christmas candy recipes (1)

A collection of classic Christmas candy recipes from the early 1900s

Vintage Thanksgiving postcard - holiday table

Tips for decorating the Thanksgiving table (1900)

Marshmallow cake recipes (1909)

Marshmallow cake recipes (1909)

hairstyle forehead band

Vintage hairstyles: Banding the forehead (1902)

1909 food Railroad freight car filled with gigantic strawberries

Crafty ways to use strawberry boxes (1909)

Glass bottle of olive oil.

Olive oil for your health (1905)

The evolution of golf balls (1905)

1909 Artistic photography

A new alternative to paint and canvas: The beginning of artistic photography (1909)

Stereograph - Bride on her wedding day

Decorating for an Easter wedding (1906)

Quoted wisdom of George Washington

What to serve at a Shakespearean luncheon party (1901)

What to serve at a Shakespearean luncheon party (1901)

Christmas stenciling linens 1910

The American girl’s hope chest (1902)

15 fantastic old-fashioned fireplaces

Pretty nails, 1902 edition A step-by-step manicure how-to (2)

Pretty nails, 1902 edition: A vintage step-by-step manicure how-to

Finding a piece of the past: PJ Clarke’s in NYC

Boston wins the first World Series (1903)

Antique babies: Cabinet card portraits of baby boys & girls

Boston landmarks & crooked streets disappearing (1903)

Wood carving a fashionable pastime for the young girl (1909)

Antique hunting, new style: Collecting postcards (1967)

Advice on boys’ too-loud voices (1904)

Vintage style The sweeping popularity of ribbons (1906)

Vintage style: The sweeping popularity of ribbons and bows (1906)

Old-fashioned jewelry is new again (1906)

How great guns protect us (1900)

Opinion: Why women do not wish the suffrage (1903)

Los Angeles Motorcycle Club Venice meetup (1909)

A piano lesson in the parlor (1899)

Map of the Battle of Antietam (from 1907)

Force cereal: Produces proper cheerfulness (1903)

The Franklin Gentleman’s Roadster motor-car (1905)

Mansard roof homes in St Paul, Minnesota (1904)

The revolutionary new Hamburger department store (1908)

Two fashionable antique wedding gowns from 1906

Love on a ferris wheel: Weddings in midair (1904)

New ways of cooking onions and tripe (1900)

1847 Rogers Bros: Silver plate cutlery (1903-1906)

Three killed in first Indianapolis motor car race (1909)

Try a porch breakfast (1906)

Automobile wonders of the future (1903)

The docility of the polar bear (1901)

At the circus: Performing animals (1904)

The sofa cushion fad (1900)

Birth of the American League (1900)

About the Papal conclave (1899)

Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel: No new pope (1903)

San Francisco’s Cliff House (1896-1907)

15 maxims for drivers (1903)

10 Historic US post offices (early 1900s)

Vintage Halloween mirror postcards (1906)

Schlitz beer & brewery (1906)

Fighting Bob windmill antique toy (1908)

The craze for artistically-shaped furniture (1897)

What was it like back in the year 1900? (1966)

A San Francisco – Oakland tunnel? (1900)

A new dress from a heirloom wedding dress (1950)

6 stunning Southern mansions

6-room cottage-style home plan (1911)

Four dressed-up bulldogs (1905)

Variants of the surname “Pratt” (1904)

Early American baby carriages (1900-1908)

George Eastman House – Rochester, New York (1905)

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West & Rough Riders (1900-1908)

Bicycle daredevil Diavolo loops the loops (1902 & 1905)

New golf club may render caddy obsolete (1900)

What to do when the nurse says “It’s a boy!” (1900)

The meaning of Labor Day (1904)

A tour of the White House (1904)

Recently unearthed Egyptian antiquities (1907)

8 rules of the vampire, per Dracula (1901)

A tunnel under the English Channel (1906)

President Taft’s inauguration (1909)

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