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The X-Ray room at the Washington Sanitarium, Takoma Park, Maryland, sometime between 1918-28.
Christening of the USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) 1924.
Image courtesy of the National Photo CompanyThe christening of the USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C, on the 25th November 1924. Built for the US navy by the Zeppelin factory it served as an experimental, observational and training facility for the navy, eventually logging 172,400 nautical miles of travel. The longest serving of all the airships commissioned by the US navy it was finally decommissioned in 1939.
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U.S.S. Tallahassee 1916
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The Arkansas class monitor U.S.S. Tallahassee, alongside U.S. Submarines K-6 & K-5, Hampton Roads, Virginia 1916.
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Lake Hopatcong 1910
A postcard proof for Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, showing the Yacht Club dock, published by W J Harris 1910.Bernetta Adams Miller
Image courtesy of the Bain Newspaper Service Collection at the Library Of Congress at Washington D.C.
Bernetta Adams Miller (1884-1972), pioneering aviatrix, flying the Moisant-Blériot monoplane from the Moisant Aviation School in Mineola, Long Island sometime around 1912. Test pilot for the Moisant Aviation School, she served on the front in World War I as a volunteer for the Women's Overseas Service League Infantry Division and then the YMCA were she delivered food to the troops, frequently under fire.She was wounded at least once, but remained at the front through the Argonne offensive and to the end of the war. In 1919 she was awarded the Croix De Guerre by the French government.
From 1941 to 1948 she worked at the The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Her duties, as first secretary to the director of the Institute, meant she was responsible for keeping visitors from disturbing Albert Einstein.
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Confederate cannon
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Confederate cannon at Richmond, Virginia April 1865.
General J. C. Robinson
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress at Washington D.C.The "Gen. J. C. Robinson" and other locomotives of the U.S. Military Railroad, City Point, Virginia sometime between 1860-5.
A Parisian scene by Alfred Stieglitz 1911
A man seated on a pile of logs and holding the reins of a horse pulling logs on a wagon by Alfred Stieglitz 1911. First published in Camera work no. 41 1913.Nashville railroad yard 1864
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress at Washington D.C. Nashville Railroad depot 1864 by George Barnard
Cocktail bar and restaurant at Hunts Point Market 1967
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress at Washington D.C.A Hopperesque scene from the Cocktail bar and restaurant at Hunts Point Market, the Bronx, New York City by Nat Fein 1967.
Scenes from the Norfolk Broads
Peter Henry Emerson (1856–1936) was a British doctor and photographer active in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Most famous for his naturalistic photographs of life on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia, Britain.
He produced seven photographic books detailing life and work among the natural beauty of the Norfolk Broads. Below is a small selection of Photogravure prints taken from his various publications.
The Old order and the new 1886
Ricking the reed, first published in: Life and landscape on the Norfolk Broads 1886.
Gathering Lillies 1886.
Quanting the marsh hay, Norfolk Broads, England 1886.
The mangold harvest 1887.
A rushy shore 1886.
Poling the marsh hay 1886. 
Rowing home the schoof-stuff 1886.
The sedge harvest 1888.
Osier peeling 1888.More Information.
The Great Sphinx of Giza 1893
Photogravure print showing the Great Sphinx of Giza partially buried in the desert sands 1893Robert Peary 1909
Robert Peary in arctic furs on the main deck of steamship "Roosevelt" during his last attempt to reach the pole 1909.The bridge 1903
The bridge by John Francis Strauss 1903A Photogravure picture across the rooftops of New York City to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Tug boat receiving mail
Tug boat receiving mail and pilots for New York circa 1900-05 by the Detroit Publishing Co.Brooklyn Bridge 1898
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress at Washington D.C.New York and the Brooklyn Bridge 1898 by George P. Hall
Venice 1914
A dreamlike vision of Venice by Edward Steichen 1914. First published in Camera work no. 44. More Information.
Lower Manhattan seen from the S.S. Coamo 1941
Lower Manhattan as seen from the S.S. Coamo leaving New York 1941 by Jack DelanoS.S. Olympic 1911
Image courtesy Detroit Publishing Co collection at the Library of Congress at Washington D.C.
The White Star line S.S. Olympic being guided into port by tugboats Geo. K. Kirkham and Dowmer June 21 1911.
RMS Titanic in dry dock 1911
George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).A pre launch press publicity photograph of the RMS Titanic Captioned: TITANIC, to be launched May 31st 1911.
The docks at Traverse City 1903.
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress at Washington D.C. The docks by Orson W. Peck, Traverse City, Michigan 1903.
RMS Lusitania
Image courtesy of the George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
The RMS Lusitania coming into port at New York circa 1907.
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The world's railroad scene 1882
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress at Washington D.C.Lithographic print advertising the Illinois Central Railroad showing well-dressed passengers waiting as the Illinois Central Railroad train pulls into the station and the extent of the I.C.R.R. lines.
Postcard of the RMS Olympic
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Postcard showing the RMS Olympic at sea, Published by the Detroit Publishing Co. sometime between 1910-15.
Bird's-eye view of the Boston water front 1906
Image courtesy of the Detroit Publishing Co. collection at the Library Of Congress At Washington D.C.Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Mass. 1906
Head House 1906
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress at Washington D.C. Head house, City Point, South Boston, Mass. 1906
Head House was named after the fact that it sat on the head of a peninsula reaching out into Boston harbour. Designed in 1897 by Edmund M Wheelwright the restaurant and bathhouse was a popular tourist attraction at the turn of the 19th century.
Dock Street 1906
Dock Street, Philadelphia, 1906 taken by the Detroit publishing Co.more information
A "crack" with the blacksmith
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A "crack" with the blacksmith, by Francis S Allen 1900.
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The Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery
Image courtesy of the Harris & Ewing Collection The Confederate Memorial, Arlington Cemetery taken circa 1910-20
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The Lusitania boarding passengers 1907
Image courtesy of the Bain News ServiceA close-up of the starboard side of the Lusitania at dock while arriving in New York City; September 13 1907
Aerial view of The Astor Hotel
Image courtesy of The Bain News Service collection at the Library Of Congress Aerial view of The Astor Hotel circa 1916.
Erected in 1904 on the west side of Broadway between 44th and 45th Streets the Astor Hotel was touted as a successor to the Waldorf-Astoria, with ornate rooms and a grand roof terrace it was well placed to take advantage of the emerging theatre district of Broadway. Sadly the hotel was demolished in 1967 to make way for the 54-storey skyscraper One Astor Plaza.
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The Daily News 1925
A man reads the headlines of the Chicago Tribune at a local news stand. The visible headline relates to the United States navy submarine S-48, which went aground in bad weather on Jaffrey Point, January 30, 1925.
Grand Central Station
Grand Central Station, New York City, taken by the Bain News Service circa 1915.One of the "smart set"
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Proof for a humorous postcard entitled "One of the smart set" 1906.
The Capitol Building 1863
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Photograph shows a rear view of a statue of George Washington by Horatio Greenough in front of the U.S. Capitol building, with its dome extension under construction. A group of sightseers stand nearby, taken July 11 1863.
The embroidery frame 1900
Image courtesy of the Library Of Congress At Washington D.C.The embroidery frame 1900 by leading American photographer Mathilde Weil
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