Washington, D.C., circa 1924. "Tidal Basin bathing girls." As a hatchling growing up in South Florida, one of my first wildlife safety lessons was: Do not let the bathing-girl put her hand in your mouth. Because you never know where it's been. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

1956. Continuing the Shorpy Mother's Day tribute: A young Elvis Presley at home in Memphis with mom Gladys, and an impressive assortment of stuffed animals. 35mm negative by Phillip Harrington for Look magazine. View full size.

1952. "Lucille Ball and daughter Lucie Arnaz nestling together at home." Happy Mother's Day from Shorpy! Color transparency by Charlotte Brooks for the article "The Real Lucy" in Look magazine. View full size.

1940. "Lana Turner being served coffee on a tray in her Beverly Hills home." Is there the germ of a screenplay here? Photo by Earl Theisen for the Look magazine article "Lana Turner and Artie Shaw at Home." View full size.

April 1941. "Chicago. Lunch wagon for Negroes." 35mm negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

July 1938. "Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Scene in the alley on the east side of town." (A photographer? And the Internet? Please go away!) 35mm negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

August 20, 1959. There was no Twitter in 1959, but you could carry a sign around. "Little Rock, Arkansas. Rally at State Capitol. Group protesting admission of the 'Little Rock Nine' to Central High School." Photo by John T. Bledsoe. U.S. News & World Report Photograph Collection, Library of Congress. View full size.