New York City circa 1948. "Bryant Park and New York Public Library from Sixth Avenue." With views of the Chrysler Building and other Manhattan landmarks waiting to be named. 4x5 inch acetate negative by John M. Fox. View full size.

Circa 1900. "Star Villa, Cape May, N.J." Completed 1885; fourth floor added 1893; moved to current location in 1967. 8x10 glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., 1927. "NO CAPTION (puppies)." Where's Harry Frees when you need him? Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

September 2, 1953. Los Angeles, California. "Marilyn Monroe with mandolin." Color transparency by Milton H. Greene for Look magazine. View full size.

San Francisco, 1929. "Paige coupe and biplane at Mills Field." Latest entry in the Shorpy Catalog of Quaint Conveyances. 5x7 glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1935. "Miss Lucy Alexander, food tester, Department of Agriculture." Something of a Shorpy celebrity, last seen here and here. 8x10 inch acetate negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.

May 1942. "Southington, Conn. Class of young children." Reading David's Friends at School. Photo by Fenno Jacobs, Office of War Information. View full size.

Somewhere in San Francisco circa 1919. "Woman alighting from Marmon limousine." At first this would seem to be all about the car, until we notice the pedestrian with the influenza face mask, and sign advertising what seems to be an appearance by the actress Aurora Mardiganian in connection with ARMENIAN MASSACRES. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.

Washington, D.C., or vicinity, 1927. "Woman at campsite with fan display." The card enlarged here. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1900. "House in which Lincoln died." The rowhouse at 516 10th Street NW where President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, after being shot across the street at Ford's Theatre 150 years ago today. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

New York circa 1948. "Ruppert Beer truck driver." Signifier of suds, augur of ale, harbinger of hops! 4x5 acetate negative by John M. Fox. View full size.

New York circa 1948. "Department stores. R.H. Macy & Co., street entrance and window displays." 4x5 acetate negative by John M. Fox. View full size.

February 11, 1936. Washington, D.C. "NO CAPTION (Young man in bed with leg in cast)." Blown up here. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.

From somewhere in San Francisco comes this undated, unlabeled photo of a lady in a fancy-looking phaeton with a glass headrest. Who can tell us what she's driving, and when? 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.

Circa 1901. "Bridge over the Susquehanna at Pittston, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.