A History Documented

As I was wasting hours upon hours soaring through the interwebs, I came across some great old photographs from the New York Public Library. They have countless collections but I went straight to the blacksmiths and forest service. Seeing great old photos like these really just makes me so inspired and I want to just go back in a time machine and work in a smithy. Although, they also kind of depress me because that's not what I'm doing and it is the kind of stuff that I love. (Time for a life change?)

All photographs via New York Public Library. More can be found here.