April 1940. " 'Mormon refrigerator' used by caretaker at Tonto National Monument, Gila County, Arizona. Water placed in tin container on top drips over the burlap and rapid evaporation in the atmosphere produces the cooling effect." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

February 1940. "Young couple dancing at Jaycee buffet supper and party. Eufaula, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Admin. View full size.

February 1940. "Playing the game 'Fishing for Love' at a 'play party' in McIntosh County, Oklahoma." Our title is lifted from the lucky contestant's overalls. Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

San Francisco, 1918. "Sunshine -- Mitchell touring car." Possibly members of the International Sunshine Society. 5x7 glass negative by Chris Helin. View full size.

1948. "Aerial view of U.S. Air Force's 100-ton Northrop Flying Wing YB-49 jet bomber in flight. Northrop Aircraft Inc., Hawthorne, California." View full size.

        "The Planning Center -- this is the heart and the brain of the RCA-Whirlpool Miracle Kitchen. For example, there's a button that turns on a built-in color television set that brings entertainment into your Miracle Kitchen of the future. Other buttons select recipes, request an inventory of food stock, select food from storage, or complete the automatic meal from the Magic Meal Maker."

March 1959. "Home economist Anne Anderson demonstrating appliances and features of RCA-Whirlpool 'Miracle Kitchen of the Future,' a display at the American National Exhibition in Moscow." Kodachrome by Bob Lerner for the Look magazine article "What the Russians Will See." View full size.

"Indiana National Bank, Virginia Avenue." Continuing our tour of 1904 Indianapolis, sponsored by Omega Oil. Trial Bottle only 10 cents! 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

        Demolished in 1958 after being gutted by a four-alarm fire.

Indianapolis, 1904. "Tomlinson Hall, Delaware and Market streets." Continuing our visit to Indiana's capital city, with the second "Omega Oil" waste bin in as many days. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.

Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1904. "Claypool Hotel, Washington and Illinois Streets." And, at far left, THE PENCE. We wonder if there might be a family connection to Vice President and former Indiana governor Mike Pence. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Indianapolis, 1904. "Park Theatre, Washington Street and Capitol Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

        Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.

-- Thomas Jefferson

Washington, D.C., circa 1950. "Thomas Jefferson Reading Room, Adams Building, Library of Congress." 8x10 negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.

December 9, 1932. "International Music Hall, Radio City, New York. Foyer from balcony." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

1959. "Anne Anderson in RCA-Whirlpool 'Miracle Kitchen of the Future,' a display at the American National Exhibition in Moscow." Photo by Bob Lerner for the Look magazine article "What the Russians Will See." View full size.

1954. "Harley Earl, General Motors Vice President of Design, in Frigidaire's 'Kitchen of Tomorrow' exhibit for the GM Motorama at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York." Large-format color transparency. View full size.

Washington, D.C. (vicinity) circa 1915. "Along the C&O Canal." This completes a trilogy started here 10 years ago (One, Two); now these boys can finally dry off and go home. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.