The Bay Area circa 1915. "Chew Sing produce truck." The Fresh Fruit Ford. 8x6 inch glass negative by the Cheney Photo Advertising Company. View full size.

Springfield, Mass., circa 1908. "Court House Place -- Court Square Theatre Building and Court Square Hotel." 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

June 1925. Washington, D.C. "Takoma News." We need two more girls for the kiddie conga line. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size.

October 1925. Washington, D.C. "Fire at Drive It Yourself Co. garage." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Columbus, Georgia, circa 1957. "Boys with Cowboy Easter Bunny." 4x5 acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size.

June 1943. "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Miss Natalie O'Donald, attendant at the Atlantic Refining Company garages." A Gibson Girl in coveralls. Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

March 1943. "A Southern Pacific freight passing Vaughn, New Mexico. The Santa Fe R.R. crosses the Southern Pacific R.R. at Vaughn." 4x3 inch Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

"Jordan touring car at San Francisco piers, 1921." The S.S. Ventura at dock. 8x6 inch glass negative, photographer unknown. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Red Cross group, Government Hotels." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

        Which way to the Cinnabon?

Oct. 2, 1939. Continuing our theme of housing: "Wingspread -- Herbert F. Johnson Jr. residence in Racine, Wisconsin. Living room interior. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

Columbus, Georgia, circa 1950, and another snap from the "Housing" series. 4x5 inch acetate negative from the News Photo Archive. View full size.

July 26, 1919. Washington, D.C. "Bathing beach parade at Tidal Basin." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

        JULY 27 -- While more than 5,000 persons clambered to each other's shoulders and to roofs of nearby buildings to view the Annette Kellermanns at the first annual beach parade at the Tidal Basin yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Audrey O'Connor, 620 Maryland avenue southwest, was proclaimed by the judges as Washington's most beautiful girl in a bathing suit. Mrs. O'Connor wore a blue and orange jumper, blue cap and orange tights. Miss Dot Buckley, 1250 Tenth street northwest, received honorable mention in the contest. Her suit was a creation in red, white and blue.
        First prize in the costume contest was awarded Mrs. Grace Fleishman, 5 Iowa circle, who wore a white silk suit with black and white border and a white silk hat. Miss Muriel Gibbs, costumed as Miss Liberty in stars and stripes, received honorable mention. Silver loving cups were awarded to the winners of both the beauty and the costume contests.
        Following the parade of the score or more of beauties between cheering crowds of bathing beach fans, the former faced half a dozen movie machines and a battery of press cameras. Later one of the winners obligingly did a modified "shimmy dance" for the movie men.

Santa Rosa, California, circa 1924. "Graham Brothers truck at Nelligan & Son." 8x6 inch glass negative, photographer unknown. View full size.

March 17, 1919. "Paris. Interior of the American Red Cross garage at 79 Rue Laugier." Note the sign advising that LOAFING IN CARS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. 5x7 inch glass negative, American National Red Cross. View full size.

Blue Earth, Minnesota. "Sept. 1951 -- Dottie & Sally." One hon and one Dalmatian. Though the dog might look spotty, she's not Dottie, she's Sally. 35mm Kodachrome by posthumous Shorpy contributors Grace or Hubert Tuttle. View full size.