Jeff Cook

18 February 1964: parked cars in front of the Opera House in a snowy Karl-Marx-Stadt, now once again known as Chemnitz (via Bundesarchiv)

Olds, Iowa

The Rev. Jesse Jackson dies February 17, 2026 aged 84. In 1988 the civil rights leader visited Davenport, Iowa during his presidential campaign.

Iowa Highway 1

ich weiß das, steht aber nicht dran. Das Grundproblem aller 'historischen Portale': sie arbeiten mit der Optik / klauen Bilder, ohne jeglichen Vermerk auf den Urheber und präsentieren SICH. Das das ist ne Sauerei. Punkt. Bilder sind nicht gemeinfrei. Das Verhalten aber ist gemein.

Prenzlauer Berg, East Berlin, 1970s.

Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie, 28 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin #up3101

Photos of Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa taken by an unknown press photographer in the late-1960's. It as founded in 1875 and went bankrupt in 1973. Barhydt Chapel built in 1909, Carnegie Library in 1907 and Commons in 1965. New owners demolished most buildings on campus.

People gather in Davenport, Iowa to protest against recent actions by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, specifically use of excessive violence.

People gather in Davenport, Iowa to protest against recent actions by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, specifically use of excessive violence.

Rockridge Rockets win a playoff game November 21, 1987. I was there with a Nikon and Tri-X film.

A favorite photo of mine from August 1995. Kids who are probably in their 40's now prepare for the chance to make the Chicago Bears roster.

Photo I took of President Bill Clinton greeting constituents January 10, 1995.

Photo I took of President Bill Clinton greeting constituents January 10, 1995.

monochrome Days

Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.” Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.

Bei der Wahl der nachfolgenden Oberschule spielt auch ein schöner Schulweg eine Rolle... #Scharfenberg

Mississippi River, Davenport, Iowa

Happy Veterans Day everyone. Junior ROTC students from Davenport Central High, Vietnam veterans and Shriners join the annual parade in Davenport, Iowa. #VeteransDay