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Shorpy.com
Vintage Photography Blog From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shorpy.com is a vintage photography blog. It posts digitally enhanced photographs acquired from a variety of sources, including the Library of Congress and National Archives. Most of the photographs presented on the website date to the early twentieth century.[1] Former newspaper editors Dave Hall and Ken Booth run the site.[2][3]
Namesake
The blog is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, a child laborer who worked as a greaser in an Alabama coal mine.[4] His portrait is Shorpy.com's logo. Higginbotham was killed in a mining accident in 1928.[5]
Media reception
Shorpy.com has received acclaim from a variety of media outlets, including The Washington Post,[6] Time,[7] The Guardian,[8] The Times,[9] and The Independent.[10]
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