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.

The Hudson River circa 1913. "Under the bridge -- Poughkeepsie, N.Y." This former railroad bridge, completed in 1889, is now the centerpiece of Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

Mexico circa 1897. "Stairway and shrines of Sacromonte, near Amecameca de Juárez." 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size.

San Luis Potosi, Mexico, circa 1897. "Estación del Ferrocarril Central Mexicano (Mexican Central R.R. station)." Glass negative by W.H. Jackson. View full size.

September 1910. Burlington, Vermont. "Two of the 'pin boys' working in Bowling Academy with three other small boys until 10 or 11 p.m. some nights." One of our astute commenters noticed this place just two doors over from the hotel seen here, and made the connection to Lewis Hine, who took this photo, as well as the pictures of Shorpy.com's namesake coal miner. View full size.

San Francisco circa 1929. "DeSoto coupe at Phelan Mansion." Critter du jour in the Shorpy Menagerie of Musty Marques, this example comes from the first model year for DeSoto, a Chrysler brand that lasted for three decades. 8x10 nitrate negative, late of the Marilyn Blaisdell collection. View full size.

Circa 1912. "Main Street and Chippewa Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Burlington, Vermont, circa 1911. "Hotel Vermont." Last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.