Mount Lowe, California, circa 1913. "Powerhouse and incline station, Mount Lowe Railway." Our third look at the workings of this scenic railway (First, Second) in the San Gabriel Mountains outside Los Angeles. View full size.

New York circa 1910. "Fifth Avenue near 42nd Street." Among the many establishments making this their address is the curiously named Bureau of Social Requirements. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Circa 1908. "Lake Street, Petoskey, Michigan." A bustling hub of commerce offering silk shawls, "kimonas" and "the place U-R looking for." As well as a nice arch. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

September 1938. "Storefront in Altheimer, Arkansas." Lately I've been inspecting every new post for cats. I am pretty sure this has only the one. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

October 1938. "Mother and children with popcorn, National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana." Valuable practice for the Popcorn Festival. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Spring 1943. "A Harlem scene." Viewed from the subway entrance. Medium-format negative by Gordon Parks, Office of War Information. View full size.

New York circa 1920. One of six similar Bain News Service portraits labeled "Soot." Who can put a first name to this memorable face? View full size.

October 1909. Boston, Massachusetts. "Fire - Fire - I want to make the fire. An Italian boy on Salem Street Saturday morning, offering to make fires for Jewish People." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.

The Jersey shore circa 1906. "Rolling chairs on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City." Hotel Traymore in the background. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

New York circa 1905. "Dreamland Park, Coney Island." Theme park attractions vying for our attention include the Shoot-the-Chutes water flume and various stunt spectaculars, cycloramas, rides and exhibits: Fighting the Flames, Fall of Pompeii, Marine Boat, Canals of Venice, the Air Ship and a pagoda-like tea house called Revels of Japan. Where to begin? 8x10 glass negative. View full size.

New Haven, Connecticut, circa 1910. "Students leaving Battell Chapel, Yale University." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

The Jersey Shore circa 1906. "Bathers at Atlantic City." Note the airship exhibit and roller rink on the pier. Detroit Publishing glass negative. View full size.

April 1924. Washington, D.C. "Health Week. Instructive Visiting Nurse Society exhibit." Tips on "The Proper Way to Dress Your Baby," and "The Baby's Bath in the Home." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., or vicinity circa 1925. "No. 89 -- Cemetery picture -- No name." One last look around topside. National Photo glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "People's Drug Store, 7th and M." Your head­quarters for Bed Bug Killer, Corn Paint ("for Hard and Soft") and the ever-popular Rubber Goods. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

Detroit circa 1903. "Foundry and machine shop, Leland & Faulconer Mfg. Co." With bearded proprietors Robert Faulconer (left) and Henry Leland standing at either end, and two shop mascots in the top row. In 1905 the company, which made car engines, merged with Cadillac Automobile Co. Some years after selling Cadillac to General Motors, Leland started the Lincoln Motor Co., which was eventually bought out by Ford. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.