September 1938. "Verandah of plantation house near New Orleans, Louisiana." Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

New York circa 1933. "Elizabeth Duncan dancers." Diaphanously draped, ready for a sun-dappled dip. 4x5 nitrate negative by Arnold Genthe. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1924. "National College of Pharmacy group -- George Washington University." National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

December 1941. "Ice man. New York City." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

December 1941. "Lloyd and Gloria Kinney with their mother. Eden Mills, Vermont." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.

March 1940. "Baseball game at Tulare migrant camp. Visalia, California." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

My sister-in-law Gimi's maternal grandmother and her identical twin pose with a 1958 Imperial in this Kodacolor print from July 1959. That's all we know for sure, although Gimi believes this is in the Ozarks of Missouri. Other elements give rise to speculation: the right taillight assembly suggests a close encounter with some native plant life, perhaps on a narrow, winding road that brought us hither. The pointing finger I like to think indicates a voice exclaiming "Get those saddle shoes OFF the Imperial!" As for the other orphan footwear, I just want to say I'd rather not look under the Imperial. On a happier note, a 1955 Chevrolet. View full size.

February 1940. "Farm boys at 'play party' in McIntosh County, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

December 1936. "Housing for poor and lower income groups. Across the street from Mrs. Hochfield's tenement. Washington Avenue, Bronx, New York." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

December 1941. "Baseball game at school of Tygart Valley Homesteads. Dailey, West Virginia." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.

December 1941. "Assembly program radio quiz, station L-O-V-E. School of Tygart Valley Homesteads, an FSA project in Dailey, 11 miles southwest of Elkins, West Virginia." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.

Washington, D.C., 1926. "T.A. Cannon Co. truck at Semmes Motor Co., Florida Avenue N.E." Dealer in Dodge Brothers cars and Graham Brothers trucks. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

July 1915. Washington, D.C. "Klassy Kamp group." One of the many summer camps dotting the banks of the Potomac a century ago. Other views here and here. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

July 1954. Los Angeles. "Walt Disney pointing to a plan for Disneyland, under construction in Anaheim." Color transparency from photos for the Look magazine assignment "Here's your first view of Disneyland." View full size.

San Francisco, 1928. "Pontiac at Golden Gate Park." Not to worry, that dent should Photoshop right out. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.