January 1941. "Harrisonburg, Virginia." Braking at the door till someone lets it in. Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

March 1941. "Children of construction workers in trailer camp. Portsmouth, Virginia." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

March 1941, somewhere in Virginia. An uncaptioned photo by John Vachon of Navy-town schoolboys shooting the breeze, possibly in Portsmouth. View full size.

March 1941. "Sailor's wife living in trailer camp near Navy yard. Portsmouth, Virginia." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Dayton, Ohio, 1904. "Tool room of the National Cash Register Co." A case study in belt-and-pulley power transmission. George R. Lawrence Co. photo. View full size.

May 1953. "Entertainer Gwen Verdon dressed in a costume as Eve and surrounded by apples." Color transparency from the Look magazine assignment "The New Eve." View full size.

June 1941. "Family of worker at General Electric plant in trailer home at FSA camp. Erie, Pennsylvania." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

February 1952. "Actresses Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe on set and in costume for the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Photo by Earl Theisen for Look magazine. View full size.

March 1941. "Portsmouth, Virginia. Houses near Navy yard." The street last seen here. Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

New York, 1913. "Manhattan looking south along Broadway from Woolworth Bldg." Skyscraper landmarks in this bird's eye view include the Singer (tallest) and Park Row (lower left) buildings. At right, the Statue of Liberty. Gelatin silver print by Irving Underhill. View full size.

May 1958. "Lt. Commander George Watkins in flight suit in cockpit of jet fighter." Kodachrome by Frank Bauman for the Look magazine assignment "Navy Test Pilot." View full size.

March 1941. "Houses near Navy yard. Portsmouth, Virginia." On garbage day, when there's always a plentiful supply of pucks. Acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

July 1941. "The newsstand in the waiting room. National Airport near Washington, D.C." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

October 23, 1959. "Bloomingdale's. Hackensack, New Jersey. Fine jewelry. Raymond Loewy, client." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

March 1941. Newport News, Virginia. "Shipyard workers going home at 4 p.m." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.