Pass Christian, Mississippi, circa 1901. "Mexican Gulf Hotel." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1900. "Courthouse and Public Square." The "fourth courthouse," completed in 1857. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa 1901. "St. Paul's Catholic Church, Crawford and Walnut Streets." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

The Hudson River circa 1905. "Riverside Drive and Manhattan Valley Viaduct, New York." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Boston circa 1904. "Descent into subway, Public Gardens." A portal last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1912. "Copley Square -- Boston Public Library and New Old South Church." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit circa 1912. "Wayne County Building and Cadillac Square." Along with a glimpse of the Detroit River. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Washington, D.C., 1912. "Southern Building, 15th and H Streets N.W." Home to the United States Trust Company, and just across the street from Fire Alarm Telegraph Station X444. The building, completed in 1912 (before experiencing a two-story growth spurt at some point), still stands. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Florida circa 1897. "Duck shooting from steamboat Cleo on the Indian River." 5x7 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Manhattan circa 1912. "Fifth Avenue at Forty-Second Street, New York." Looking north with the spires of St. Patrick's in the distance, as opposed to yesterday's view from 1916 looking south. 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Manhattan circa 1916. "Fifth Avenue from Forty-Second Street." At right, the lions of the New York Public Library. 5x7 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1915. "Old Public Market." Market Hall on Meeting Street, with signage advertising a "Collection of Confederate Pictures & Relics, Open to Visitors." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Norfolk, Virginia, 1905. "Main Street and Market Square (i.e., Commercial Place)." At the crossroads of Painless Dentistry. At right, the Norfolk Confederate Monument two years before completion, minus its "Johnny Reb" statue. 8x10 inch glass transparency. View full size.

Pasadena, California, circa 1911. "Colorado Street at Broadway." Don't miss the polo at Tournament Park! 5x7 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

April 1943. "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sealing envelopes containing seed at the W. Atlee Burpee Company, seed dealers." Acetate negative by Arthur Siegel. View full size.

March 1943. "San Bernardino, California. Women workers employed at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad shops coming out at the end of the day's shift." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.