41 at 1 ½
The 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, was photographed around 1925. The father of the 43rd President, George W. Bush, was taking his first steps...
A baby’s baptism
In August 1973, John H. White photographed a baptism at the Church of the Messiah in Chicago, Illinois, as part of his Documerica assignment about African...
A creeping baby doll
Robert Clay submitted this drawing in support of his patent application for a creeping baby doll in 1871. In his application, he claims that this will be “a very...
A house that fits under your bed
On August 17, 1886, Joseph P. Buckingham, was granted a patent for an improvement for collapsible toy houses. In his application, he explains the intricate details of...
A Knik family
Knik Chief Nikaly and his family of the Athabascan Dena’ina tribe pose next to a tent near Anchorage, Alaska, in 1918 for photographer H.G. Kaiser. Located on Cook...
A thoughtful Mamie
At age 17, Mamie Doud sat for this 1913 photograph wearing a white summer dress and holding an open book. Born in Iowa, Mamie spent her teenage years in Denver,...
“A typical Spanish-American community”
In April 1941, photographer Irving Rusinow took 94 pictures in El Cerrito, New Mexico. His photographs, like this one of a man with a child in one of the nicest homes...