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Our holdings include hundreds of glass and film negatives/transparencies that we've scanned ourselves; in addition, many other photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs) in the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) They are adjusted, restored and reworked by your webmaster in accordance with his aesthetic sensibilities before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here. All of these images (including "derivative works") are protected by copyright laws of the United States and other jurisdictions and may not be sold, reproduced or otherwise used for commercial purposes without permission.
Washington, D.C., 1902. "United States Capitol, East Front, central part of building." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
Salem, Massachusetts, 1906. "Town House Square at Washington and Essex Streets." With beaucoup bollards. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
July 1951. Los Angeles, California. "Nipper, a two-year-old cat owned by Dorothy Brinn of Hollywood, likes to eat his corn in comfort, so his mistress fixed up this skewer. The cat uses it for about two ears a day, having been a corn addict since his kitten days. Nip likes it best with butter." Acetate negative from the 澳洲10彩票官网入口 News 澳洲幸运10-中国168体彩网 Photo Archive. View full size.
April 1943. Washington, D.C. "Victory garden sites on Fairlawn Avenue S.E. -- Children with rabbits which were formerly kept as pets, but now are being raised for food." Medium format nitrate negative by Joseph A. Horne for the Office of War Information. View full size.
April 1943. "Dallas, Texas. Linotype operators at the Dallas Morning News." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Jacksonville, Florida, circa 1912. "Aragon Hotel, Forsyth & Julia Streets." The humble hostelry last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
The St. Johns River circa 1910. "Lunch hour on the levee -- Jacksonville, Florida." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Buffalo, New York, circa 1910. "Main Street -- German Insurance Building -- Lafayette Square." Panoramic composite of two 8x10 inch glass negatives. Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
Coronado Beach, California, circa 1900. "Hotel del Coronado." Now welcoming guests after a bazillion-dollar makeover. 8x6 glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
October 1948. "Bergdorf Goodman -- Wonsover job for National Lead Company -- 22 transparencies." 4x5 inch Kodachrome transparency by Toni Frissell. View full size.
Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906. "Government Street, looking east." On what seems to have been trash day. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906. "Government Street, looking west." Our second look in as many weeks at this tree-lined thoroughfare. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.
New Orleans circa 1910. "Royal Street from the courthouse." Pedestrians will kindly resist any urges to leap into the shrubbery. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
Saratoga Springs, New York, circa 1909. "The trolley station." Red-Hots only 5 cents! 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, circa 1909. "State Street near Rockingham Hotel." Detail of 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Detroit circa 1910. "Majestic Building -- Woodward and Michigan Avenues." Home to Servself Lunch in the basement, a Weather Bureau station on the roof, and Dr. Deimel's Linen-Mesh Underwear store in between. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.