Washington, D.C., banker and bon vivant Eddie Voigt in a pimped-out Abbott-Detroit roadster circa 1920. View full size. Thanks to PER for unearthing the story of his rise and fall. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

April 1865. "Washington, District of Columbia. Sanitary Commission storehouse and adjoining houses at 15th and F Streets N.W." Wet plate glass negative, photographer unknown. View full size.

November 1938. "Women playing bingo, a very popular game at the state fair. Donaldsonville, Louisiana." View full size. 35mm negative by Russell Lee.

July 4, 1966. Twin Cities Fourth of July Parade on Magnolia Avenue in Larkspur, California. And if two brand-new, dealer stock Mustangs weren't enough, an early Studebaker Lark in the used car lot. The other Twin City was neighboring Corte Madera. My Ektachrome slide. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Northern Liberty Market (Convention Hall Market) at Fifth and K." National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Mike Martin and 'Bob' Grody." Martin was a baseball coach who had his own brand of liniment. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.

March 1920. Liberty National Bank at the intersection of I and 15th N.W. in Washington. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Washington, D.C., 1919. "Sidney Lust girls." Chorus girls at Sidney Lust's Leader Theater. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "Firestone 3,000-mile tires." Presumably after those grueling 3K miles. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. I like the shadows and detail here. Old-school photography combined with digital processing can produce some striking results.

If a single photo could capture 1970s Northern California culture, this might be it. The hair; the clothes; the round oak table; the funky old apartment with painted-over wainscoting; the giant bowl of sangria. I ought to know, I was there. In fact, there I am, at the left, at my brother's Santa Cruz place with his wife (lower left) and their friends in October 1973. My brother's Ektachrome slide. View full size.

"Summer camps." Circa 1914, in or around Washington, D.C. One of about a dozen photos showing group campsites in the woods, some with a fanciful name posted on a sign or banner: Klassy Kamp, Kamp Komfort, Camp Vagabond, Tak It Ezy, G. Whiz Canoe Club. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

The YMCA gymnasium in Washington, D.C., circa 1920. Note the upper-level track. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Unless you happened to live in one of those fancy kitchen decor ads like you see over on Plan59.com, your 1964 kitchen might be like ours, a mixture of stuff from the 50s (1955 O'Keefe & Merritt gas range), 40s (sink, cabinets & fixtures from a 1946 remodel) and even the 30s (the copper tea kettle). A package of meat is defrosting on the griddle, which was always a little warm from its pilot light. My Kodachrome slide. View full size.

Another view of that 1921 car wreck at the intersection of 10th and R streets N.W. in Washington, D.C. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

1921. "Auto wreck." Vehicular mishap on a wintry day on the streets (and sidewalks) of Washington, D.C. View full size. National Photo Company.