Unrealated Photographs, All Fascinating

Niagara Falls freezes solid in the winter of 1911 (via my Mom):

Images from a mysterious Russian blog that beautifully blend the past and the present. I have no clue what those floating hot dog lookin' things are (via Ryan):

And lastly, from linkmaster DJBryan:

"The District Department of Transportation has made a sample of its historical photo archive available online.

I was the most struck by this 1940s photo of Rosslyn, with Georgetown and the Key Bridge in the background. (Compare with the current aerial photo in Google Maps.) Noticeably absent are today's high-rises and highways, including the Whitehurst Freeway across the river in DC.

And... are those smokestacks in Georgetown??"