New York circa 1948. "Interior decorator Ruby Ross Wood (1881-1950), three-quarter length portrait, seated, at desk." Conway Studios photo. View full size.

        Egrets, I've had a few.

Washington, D.C., circa 1894-1901. "Miss H.M. Craig." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1894-1901. "Dunn baby." Happy New Year from Shorpy! 5x7 inch glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1912. "Unidentified group." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size.

"Joseph Frank, 12 St. 21." 5x7 inch glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C., circa 1901-03. View full size.

November 1961. "Actress Sophia Loren posing with fur stole." Color transparency by Michael Vaccaro for the Look magazine assignment "Clothes to Bring Out the Beast." Shall we slip into something more comfortable? View full size.

January 4, 1918. "Garland, Charles Y., Mr., portrait photograph." Brother of Hope Garland, young Charles would become a news item in 1919, when he and his brother turned down a million-dollar inheritance. Eventually he changed his mind and made a name for himself as an exponent of socialism, naturism and free love. 5x7 glass negative by Arnold Genthe. View full size.

March 25, 1918. "Garland, Hope, Miss, portrait photograph." Science, interested in. 5x7 inch glass negative by Arnold Genthe. View full size.

May 1941. "Mrs. Fanny Parrott, wife of former slave near Siloam, Greene County, Georgia." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

September 1942. "Batavia, New York. Elba Farm Security Administration farm labor camp. An old man who has lived all of his life near Broadway, New York City, and who was taken off relief and sent to the Elba FSA camp to work in the harvest. He said, 'There is so much suffering in the world today that mine doesn't seem so much, and I'm doing my best to help bring in Uncle Sam's crops'." 4x5 nitrate negative by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Circa 1910. "Woman in wedding dress holding flowers." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

        Happy Valentine's Day from Shorpy (and Happy 11th Birthday to us!)

"Valentine, Miss. Between February 1894 and February 1901." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1904. "Frank, M.E." is all it says here. But minimalism seems to suit Mr. Frank, even if his tailor won't. 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio. View full size.

Vienna, Virginia, circa 1920. "H.A. Money." The undertaker Howard A. Money (1859-1931). National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1890. "Mad. Aragon." That's Madame to you, bub. 5x7 inch glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio. View full size.