Moments that left a mark on time

1950s – 1980s Along the Silk Road Markets, monuments and villages from Afghanistan to Southeast Asia. 1900s Beyond the City Gates Courtyards, hidden passages, old shopfronts and architectural details from historic cities of the East. 1900s – 1910s City in Motion Streetcars, skyscrapers, railway terminals and changing urban landscapes at the dawn of modernity. 1860s – 1940s Faces of the Past Studio portraits and street faces from the 1860s to the 1970s. 1900s Grand Panoramas Sweeping views stitched at extreme resolution — tens of thousands of pixels wide, built for wall-sized prints. 1890s – 1900s Industry & Progress Factories, grain elevators, smelters and dams of the industrial age. 1970s North Africa Mosques, street scenes and people from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. 1900s Old New York Broadway, Brooklyn and Grand Central in the age of streetcars and steam. 1850s – 1910s Ottoman Istanbul Mosques, palaces, fountains and boatmen of the Ottoman capital, 1855–1912. 1880s – 1930s Rails Across America Bridges, tracks and frontier towns along the lines, 1880s–1930s 1920s Rituals, Performers & Spectacle Street performers, unusual public spectacles and cultural practices documented in everyday settings. 1930s The American Roadside Roadside businesses, abandoned automobiles, improvised transport and the changing landscape of American travel. 1950s The Color Film Era Original color slides from four continents, 1940s–1990s. 1930s – 1940s The Depression Years Farm workers, small towns and city streets, seen by America’s great documentary photographers. 1900s – 1930s Winter Scenes Snow-covered streets, frozen rivers and cold-weather life.