January 1942. Fort Worth, Texas. "Meacham Field. Civilian pilot training school. Instructor and students, control tower in background." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.

January 1942. Fort Worth, Texas. "Meacham Field. Students working on plane motor at civilian pilot training school." Photo by Arthur Rothstein, Office of War Information. View full size.

1902. "Characteristic employees' home, National Cash Register, Dayton, O." Along with two characteristic employees. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size.

February 1936. "Mexican quarter of Los Angeles. One-quarter mile from City Hall. Area has been condemned and will be torn down shortly to make space for the new Union Railroad station. Average rent is eight dollars." 4x5 inch nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

February 1936. "Mexican quarter of Los Angeles. One-quarter mile from the City Hall. Average rent eight dollars monthly. Area has been condemned and will be torn down shortly." 4x5 inch nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

June 1942. "Anacostia, D.C. -- Frederick Douglass housing project. Boy at the playground." 4x5 inch acetate negative by Gordon Parks for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

February 1936. "Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, California. Houses condemned to make space for the new Union Station. Average rental eight dollars. Some houses have plumbing." 4x5 nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

"Perisphere and ramp at 1939 New York Word's Fair." Corpulent counterpoint to the trimmer Trylon. Uncredited acetate transparency, possibly by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

Alexandria, Virginia, circa 1910. "Braddock House." The Hotel Braddock -- Rooms 25 and 50 cents. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Portsmouth, Virginia, circa 1905. "Confederate monument, Court Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Natural Bridge, Virginia (vicinity), circa 1913. "A Virginia water mill -- the Old Red Mill on Cedar Creek." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Bustling Jacksonville, Florida, circa 1910. "Forsyth Street looking east from Hogan." As in the previous view, the Post Office is at left, Hotel Seminole on the right. Note the city-issued JACKSONVILLE license plates. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

Jacksonville, Florida, circa 1910. "Forsyth Street looking east from Hogan." The post office, Atlantic National Bank and Bisbee Building lined up along the city's Bankers' Row, with the Hotel Seminole at right. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

July 1942. "Washington, D.C. -- Washington yacht basin." 4x5 inch acetate negative by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "Bridgeton, New Jersey. Facilities for workers employed at the Seabrook Farms. Fourth of July picnic at Parvin Park." 4x5 acetate negative by John Collier. View full size.