Summer 1950. "Heart of downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and Union Terminal Group (Terminal Tower and Hotel Cleveland)." Gelatin silver print by Carl McDow. View full size.

Aboard the U.S.S. Massachusetts circa 1899. "Ready to turn in." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edward H. Hart for the Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

New York, 1903. "R.M.S. Majestic -- outward bound farewells." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Miami, Florida, circa 1910. "Peninsular & Occidental steamer Miami off for Nassau, W.I." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Lake Erie circa 1910. "Excursion steamer Eastland -- Cleveland, Ohio." On July 24, 1915, 844 passengers and crew were drowned when the Eastland, which had a history of listing problems, rolled onto its side while docked in the Chicago River. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Mobile, Alabama, circa 1910. "Unloading bananas." Tropical Refrigerator Express reefers at the ready. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

August 1962. Newport, Rhode Island. "Two of Newport's beauties, Minnie Cushing and Topsy Taylor, go water-skiing out near Gooseberry Island. In tow behind their boat is weekend visitor Dick Cowell, a former water-ski champion." 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell for the Life magazine assignment "The Stately World of Newport." View full size.

July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. A crane operator." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

The Chicago River circa 1907. "Canada Atlantic Transit freighter Arthur Orr passing State Street Bridge." 8x10 inch glass negative by Hans Behm, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

From circa 1951 comes this unlabeled Kodachrome, part of a collection of donated slides that seem to have been taken by a U.S. Navy officer with postings across Pacific, with many photos from Japan, Korea and Hawaii. As well as this shot of shipboard volleyball. View full size.

On the banks of the Potomac circa 1914. "Summer camps: G. Whiz Canoe Club." 8x6 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

July 1942. "Florence, Alabama. Swimming at a Boy Scout camp." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Foreign Information Service. View full size.

July 1942. "Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New York. Trainees aboard the training ship New York working in the boiler room." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the U.S. Foreign Information Service. View full size.

July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Co. A young tacker working on one of the barges." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Construction of ocean-going barges for the U.S. Army. Work goes on twenty-four hours a day." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.