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A stereograph showing a bored looking woman in a full, hand-colored skirt.

Pops of Color: Hand-Colored Photographs

Posted by: Kate Phillips

A contact sheet composed of four vertical panoramas. Each shows an audience overlooking the edge of a racetrack under a bright blue sky.

Widening the Frame: Panoramas by Armando Arorizo

Posted by: Kate Phillips

Photo shows People on the platform and train at the Foggy Bottom metro station on the Washington Metro, Washington, D.C.

Subterranean Travel: Subway Systems in Pictures

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

Finding Pictures: Charles M. Goodman Collection

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

Two nearly identical black-and-white photographs appear side-by-side and show a fountain covered icicles in the foreground and the U.S. Capitol in the background.

Nature’s Ornaments: Icicles in Photographs

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

A Letter to Santa

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

Two women display a three burner heating device. One holds a bottle of alcohol and the other a piece of toast.

The Latest and Most Scientific Cooking Utensils: Technology in the Kitchen

Posted by: Kate Phillips

Advertising on Four Wheels: Early Washington, D.C. Photos of Commercial Trucks and Businesses

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

Crop of color lithograph shows woman sitting in early car. Two men stand near her, and a city view is visible in the background.

Cold Weather Fashions in Print

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg