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Our holdings include hundreds of glass and film negatives/transparencies that we've scanned ourselves; in addition, many other photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs) in the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) They are adjusted, restored and reworked by your webmaster in accordance with his aesthetic sensibilities before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here. All of these images (including "derivative works") are protected by copyright laws of the United States and other jurisdictions and may not be sold, reproduced or otherwise used for commercial purposes without permission.
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St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1905. "In the court of the Hotel Ponce de Leon." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Virginia circa 1905. "The Great Crane, Norfolk Navy Yard." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Richmond, Virginia, circa 1905. "Broad Street -- Murphy's Hotel." Last seen here. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
The Maine shore circa 1900. "The beach at Old Orchard -- Hotel Velvet and Ocean Pier." The roof of whose "Big Casino" urges us to "Eat Velvet, Drink Moxie." Panorama made from three 8x10 glass negatives. View full size.
May 1952. Kodachrome by my great-uncle Herbert F. Krahn of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I have no idea who any of the people are in this image, but I assume that someone on the plane flew into Oshkosh to visit Herbert and my great-aunt. Note that the pilot appears to be waving from the cockpit. View full size.
New Orleans circa 1900. "The City from Algiers." At left, the centerwheeler ferry Thomas Pickles. Panorama made from two 8x10 glass negatives. View full size.
San Francisco, 1947. "International Harvester tractor, front view." Today's entry in the Shorpy Treasury of Triassic Trucks. 8x10 Ansco film negative. View full size.
May 1940. "One of the oldest residential buildings in Phoenix, Arizona." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Admin. View full size.
November 1937. "Mrs. John Baker and baby on steps of farm home. Divide County, North Dakota." Photo by Russell Lee for the FSA. View full size.
June 1963. A tourist stop in Manitou Springs, Colorado, with mineral water springs and all the usual "souvenirs." Captured on 35mm Kodachrome by my great-uncle Herbert F. Krahn of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. View full size.
June 1940. "Farmer, his wife, and brother in close harmony. Pie Town, New Mexico." Nitty, Gritty and Pretty. Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
June 1940. "Cafe and bar in Mogollon, New Mexico." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Virginia Hot Springs circa 1912. "The Homestead -- five o'clock tea at the club house." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Ann Arbor, Mich., circa 1914. "Huron River (Argo) dam." Bridge by the Toledo Massillon Bridge Co. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
New York, 1912. "Pennsylvania Station, east facade." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.