June 26, 1923. Back at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Taken a year after the pool's opening in 1922, this photo shows the addition of a slide. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

July 19, 1908. "Negro bathers, Asbury Park." A frolic in the New Jersey surf. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.

Circa 1921. "Duesenberg car at White House." Reflecting a modest entourage. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

How did we manage to get a church in our back yard, you may ask? Because it's only about 18 inches tall. It's modeled (so to speak) after Alice in Wonderland's church in Disneyland's Storybook Land, which I was fascinated with. I started my version on my own in the early 60s, but by this time I'd gotten an equally model-mad friend involved and we built this. By then I had the to-scale landscaping down, including Irish and Scotch moss for grass-like ground cover. I also had the Seven Dwarfs' cottage plus Toad Hall and Moley's house from Wind in the Willows, likewise patterned after those in the Disneyland ride. Subsequent owners of our place let all my miniature trees grow, and now they're gigantic.

July 15, 1922. The new swimming pool at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., 1939. "Anacostia High School art class." National Photo Company Collection safety film negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Capital Awning Company -- Ford Motor Co." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.