Circa 1901. "Paterson, New Jersey, and Passaic River from Reservoir Park." Panorama made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives, the left half seen here a decade ago; the right half became available earlier this year. Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Little Rock, Arkansas, circa 1910. "Southern Trust Co. building." Tallest in the state at the time of its completion in 1907. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "Sophomore Doris Clausen of Boone, Iowa, in a physiology class at Iowa State College." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "Conducting diet and nutrition experiments on rats in the animal laboratory of the home economics department at Iowa State College." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information. View full size.

May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "Tap dancing class in the gymnasium at Iowa State College." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information. View full size.

Circa 1915. "Mount Adams incline, Cincinnati, Ohio." One of five "Cincinnati incline" railway elevators serving that city's hillside suburbs. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

Detroit circa 1908. "Interior of Aquarium, Belle Isle Park." The watery wonderland last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Memphis and the Mississippi River circa 1906. "Unloading cotton at the levee." At rear, the sidewheeler Kate Adams. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

March 1965. "The King Family -- including the King Sisters, King Kiddies and King Cousins -- with actor Robert Clarke and others on the set of the ABC-TV musical variety series The King Family." 35mm Kodachrome transparency by John Vachon for Look magazine. View full size.

March 1965. "The King Sisters in rehearsal for musical variety series The King Family on ABC-TV." 35mm Kodachrome transparency by John Vachon for Look magazine. View full size.

Cleveland circa 1900. "Superior Avenue at City Square." At right, the brand-new Williamson Building. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

New York, 1900. "Broadway looking north from Dey Street." Rising at left, the Western Union Telegraph Building. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, circa 1911. "The 'Gold Coast' -- Dormitories of wealthy students." Mount Auburn Street, with Ridgely Hall and Claverly Hall on the left; the whimsical Harvard Lampoon building on the right. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

Cleveland circa 1910. "Lift Bridge (raised) and Superior Avenue Viaduct (swing bridge at left), Cuyahoga River." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Chicago circa 1910. "State Street, south from Randolph." On the left we see the Masonic Temple and Marshall Field department store buildings. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.