Toy horse
In 1867, William F. Goodwin, of Washington, DC, applied for a patent for an improvement in mechanical toys. His drawing shows a mechanical horse, but in his...
Tsimishian family
Sir Henry Wellcome photographed this Tsimishian family at home in Metlakahtla, Alaska, around 1910. A small group of Tsimishian Indians, following Anglican missionary...
Vacationing at Yellowstone
North Dakota Senator Gerald P. Nye posed with his family at Camp Roosevelt in Yellowstone National Park in 1933
Visiting Daddy at the office?
Captured for posterity, a little girl stares balefully at the camera while she clings to an unidentified man. This photograph is one from a series of portraits of...
West Virginia coal mining family
Documerica photographer Jack Corn took this photograph in April 1974, showing Martha Crider and her family on their way to a band concert at a local grade...
Young Franklin D. Roosevelt
Born in 1882, a young Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown in this photograph dressed for riding. In addition to riding, he enjoyed sailing, fishing, golf, tennis, and...
Young glass worker
From 1907 to 1918, photographer Lewis Wickes Hine documented child labor across the country for the National Child Labor Committee. Hine took this image of Rob Kidd...