August 1939. "Home and family of oil field roustabout in Oklahoma City. During periods of unemployment the woman takes in washing and ironing." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1939. "Bed with roof over it in May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1939. "Shack of family living in May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1939. "Family in front of shack home. May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

        UPDATE: Click here for an alternate view.

August 1939. "Independent refinery. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1939. "Statue by local artist. Cimarron, New Mexico." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Washington Times -- Oil Co." is all it says on this glass negative showing a rusty coal-fired boiler, a crate on skids and a guy holding a beer bottle. National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

"Babe Ruth knocked out, 7/5/24. Nationals salvage split of doubleheader as Ruth crashes into wall (Yankees 2, Nats 0; Nats 7, Yankees 2). Babe Ruth was knocked unconscious after he ran into a concrete wall at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., while trying to catch a foul ball on July 5, 1924." View full size.

        First posted here 10 years ago, and now updated with a better-quality image.

1925. Washington, D.C. "Texas Co., Minute Service Station No. 8, Twining City." Pennsylvania Avenue at Railroad Avenue S.E. near the Sousa Bridge. 8x10 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Circa 1897. "U.S. Treasury building, Washington, D.C." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.

        We're reposting this just in case you've had enough of that other wedding between you-know-who and what's-her-name.

1914. "Kittens in costume as bride and groom, being married by third kitten in ecclesiastical garb." Holy catrimony! Photo by Harry W. Frees. View full size.

TURN LIST WAYPOINTS:

    1. River ↱
    2. Woods ↰
    3. Grandmother's house ⛒

1904. "Schell Memorial Bridge over the Connecticut River at East Northfield, Mass." Completed in 1903 and now a barricaded, rusty, vine-covered ruin. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Columbus, Georgia, circa 1955, and some early tweets. Also, No Loitering, and EES ONLY. 4x5 acetate negative from the News Photo Archive. View full size.

Columbus, Georgia, circa 1959. "School Safety Patrol." 4x5 inch acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size.

San Francisco, 1919. "Mitchell roadster at Christian Science church, Franklin Street." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.