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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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Washington, D.C., circa 1950. "Four naked boys, viewed from behind, sitting on large blocks of ice." Photo by Aaron Miller. View full size.
San Francisco circa 1920. "Lexington Tourabout." The year's first entry on the Shorpy Roster of Random Rides. Glass negative by Chris Helin. View full size.
September 1939. "Closed bank. Haverhill, Iowa." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
September 1939. "Popcorn stand. Grundy Center, Iowa." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
October 1938. "Son of agricultural worker on steps of his home. Burlington County, New Jersey." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.
September 1939. "Main street (G Avenue), Grundy Center, Iowa." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Circa 1905. "Erie Canal and Mohawk Valley, Utica, N.Y." Panorama of two 8x10 inch glass negatives, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Walkerville, Ontario, circa 1910. "Devonshire Road, looking south." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
June 1939. "Entrance to mess hall. Quarter Circle U Ranch, Big Horn County, Montana." Medium format negative by Arfer Ruffstein. View full size.
Reigning Queen -- Marlene Schmidt of Stuttgart, Germany, who is Miss Universe 1961, will yield the traditional crown and sceptre to her successor on the "Miss Universe Beauty Pageant" broadcast on the CBS Television Network Saturday, July 14 (10-11:30 PM, EDT).
July 1962. "Miss Universe 1961 Marlene Schmidt, full-length portrait, wearing crown, swimsuit, royal robe and holding scepter." UPI Telephoto. View full size.
Bisbee, Arizona, circa 1905. "Czar Shaft and copper mining operations, Queen Hill." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1904. "Bay Street and seawall." And HOT BATHS. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Birmingham, Alabama, circa 1906. "First National Bank, 20th Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
A December 1956 holiday kitchen scene in a found Kodachrome slide from Alhambra, California. View full size.