John F. Kennedy motorcade, Dallas, Texas. Photograph shows a close-up view of President and Mrs. Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally and his wife. Victor Hugo King, photographer. November 22, 1963

FIRST OFFICIAL SUPREME COURT PICTURE INCLUDING BACK. 11/18/37 This is the first official group photograph of the United States Supreme Court since the appointment of associate justice Hugo L. Black, Left to Right (FRONTROW) Associate Justices George Sutherland, james Clark McReynolds, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, Associate Justices Lois Dembitz Brand

Dead Confederate soldier of Ewell's Corps killed near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 19, 1864, photograph by Timothy O'Sullivan

Scenes of Los Angeles, the Ahmanson Center Theater and Circular Mark Taper Forum, components of the Los Angeles Performing Arts Center, commonly called the Music Center. It opened in 1967, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, California, 2005.

Scenes of Los Angeles, the Ventura Theatre, built in 1928, now a concert venue, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Ventura, California, 2005.

Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Jean Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, in Leningrad, during a visit to the USSR. September 15, 1955. Photograph by Robert F. Kennedy

The Civil War, Antietam, Md. Allan Pinketon, President Abraham Lincoln, Major General John A. McClernand, photograph from the main eastern theater of the Civil War, Battle of Antietam, September - October 1862, from glass negative, by Alexander Gardner, October 3, 1862.

The Civil War, Antietam, Md. Allan Pinketon, (E.J. Allen) of the Secret Service, on horseback, photograph from the main eastern theater of the Civil War, Battle of Antietam, September - October 1862, from glass negative, by Alexander Gardner, September, 1862.

World War I, American marines on their way to training camp in France in Hommes 40, Chevel 8 railroad boxcars, 1917, U.S. Signal Corps photograph

The Oriental Theatre, designed by Adrien Voisin, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Oregon, constructed 1927, demolished in 1970, photograph by Lyle E. Winkle, 1969.

Scenes of Los Angeles, the Koffee Pot, an example of fantasy architecture that mirrors the function of the building. Now abandoned, originally called the Hot Cha, built in 1932, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Long Beach, California, 2005.

World War I, Winning the war from the clouds, / exclusive photographs by Helen Johns Kirtland, Leslie's Staff Correspondent, images relating to the air war in France during World War I, men cranking the engine of an airplane, 1919.

Civil rights march on Washington DC, a procession of African Americans carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, and an end to bias, photograph by Warren K. Leffler, August 28, 1963.

Walter Cronkite, American Journalist, on television during the 1st presidential debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, September 23, 1976.

Future President Jimmy Carter, eats with his brother, Billy Carter, during a campaign stop at his brother's gas station in their hometown, Plains, Georgia, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, September 10, 1976.

The Ottoman Empire, studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from Istanbul, Bulgarian woman of Ahi Tchelebi, Greek peasant woman of Manastir, Greek peasant of Manastir, photograph by Pascal Sebah, 1873.

Cesar Pelli's Pacific Design Center on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, California, which evolved from 1975 to 1989, was a controversial colossus. Many critics felt its scale and cobalt and kelly-green colors overwhelmed the neighborhood, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Los Angeles, California, 2005.

Burning the Autumn leaves in Norwich, Connecticut, photograph shows Broadway from the corner of Otis Street facing downtown, Memorial Park on right, Jack Delano, 1940.

The Hollis Street Theater, auditorium, constructed in 1885, photograph by Arthur C. Haskell, Hollis Street, Boston, Massacusetts, circa 1935.

A wonderland of wrought-iron stairs, lacy elevator shafts, courtyards and skylights opens within the 1893 landmark Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles. Architect George Wyman accepted the project only after a ghostly O.K. from his dead brother, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Los Angeles, California, 2005.

The Hollis Street Theater, auditorium, constructed in 1885, photograph by Arthur C. Haskell, Hollis Street, Boston, Massacusetts, circa 1935.

Civil rights, Governor George Wallace (third from left), attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama, he is confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach (front right), photograph by Warren K. Leffler, June 11, 1963.

Nikita Khrushchev (front, center), leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, New York, photograph by Warren K, Leffler, September 22, 1960.

GANDHI STARTS HIS CAMPAIGN AGAINST ENGLAND-Mahatma Gandhi, the great revolutionary leader of India, and his chosen band of volunteers setting out from Ahmedabad on their march to Jalalpur and Aslali to break the salt laws. Gandhi is shown in the center of the photograph. 1930.

Scenes of Texas, The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, formerly the Guadalupe Theatre, built in 1940, renovated in 1983, Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, San Antonio, Texas, 2005.

World War II, American flag, original caption: 'High above, over a true 'home of the brave,' the floating folds of the Star Spangled Banner symbolize the American way of life to soldiers in training for the battles that will bring freedom to an unhappy, wartorn world', photograph by Alfred T. Palmer, Fort Knox, Kentucky, June, 1942.

Scenes of Los Angeles, the Hollyhock House gardens, and an onsite theater, off of Sunset Blvd., designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright called the style 'California Romanza', photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, California, 2005.

The Darkroom Store, built of black vitrolite and silver trim in 1935, an example of Streamline Moderne design, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Los Angeles, California, 2005.

CIVIL WAR-Photo shows Mathew B. Brady, famed Civil War photographer, in civilian clothers at the left with a Union artillery unit at Petersburg, Va.

Beverly Hills' Spanish Renaissance City Hall, designed by William Gage, was finished in 1932, while the Hollywood film industry thrived and the nation sank into a Great Depression. The building's eight-story tower features a tiled dome and gilded cupola, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Los Angeles, California, 2005.

Scenes of Los Angeles, condominiums line the beach at Newport Beach, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Orange County, California, 2005.

Back view of fashion models in swim suits, two kneeling wearing swim fins, and one seated, photograph by Toni Frissell, circa 1950.

Scenes of Texas, the Majestic, in downtown San Antonio, built in 1929 by John Eberson, showing the musical 'Cats'. Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Texas, 2005.

Future President Dwight D. Eisenhower (back left), and future First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, watch the Republican National Convention on television, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, July, 1952.

New York City, Central Park's Bow Bridge, view showing underside of arch, the Dakota Apartment building is visible to the left, photograph by Jet Lowe, circa 1980s.

Civil rights, riot damage in Washington DC, ruins of a store in Washington DC that was destroyed during the riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, photograph by Warren K. Leffler, April 16, 1968.

World War I, American 'colored' troops of the 351st Field Artillery, 92nd Division, firing in maneuvers at Maidieres, Mousson, U.S. Signal Corps photograph, 1918

Cuban Missile Crisis, aerial photograph of Sagua La Grange before recognizable Soviet military activity, Cuba, September 5, 1962

World War I, American soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 307th Regiment await orders to advance north of La Four de Paris, U.S. Signal Corps photograph, 1918

Scenes of Los Angeles, Los Angeles's Union Passenger Terminal (aka Union Staion), with 135 foot clock tower, completed in 1939, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, California, 2005.

World War I, American soldiers in the Bois de Nonsard section holding empty beer steins left by the retreating German troops, 1918, U.S. Signal Corps photograph

Lighted pylons along Century Boulevard and the airport gateway became a symbol of Los Angeles International Airport in 2000. Ranging from 25 to 100 feet high, the steel truss and translucent glass pylons cycle through 300 color variations in three hours, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Los Angeles, California, 2005.

Civilian Conservation Corps boys at work, United States Resettlement Administration, photograph by Carl Mydans, Maryland, August, 1935.

Long Beach, California, is a melange of architectural landmarks and utilitarian condos. Villa Riviera, left, opened in 1929 as a luxury 'own your own' apartment. It was once Southern California's second-tallest building, behind only L.A. City Hall, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Los Angeles, California, 2005.

Boy in front of a movie theater showing a film with Beulah Poynter, original caption quote: 'Where the boys spend their money', St. Louis, Missouri, photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, May, 1910.

New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art seen through the Greywacke Arch, Central Park, photograph by Doris Ulmann, circa 1917.

Scenes of Los Angeles, a nondescript building at Washington Blvd. and Culver Ave., photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, California, 2005.

GETTYSBURG-Scene near the Rose Farm or Devil's Den on the Gettysburg battlefield, of dead Union Soldiers. Photograph was taken by Timothy O'Sullivan on July 5, 1863.

Cincinnati Union Terminal, lunchroom, constructed in 1933, partially demolished in 1974, Cincinnati, Ohio, photograph circa early 1970s.

Scenes of Los Angeles, the parking structure for the Pike shopping and antertainment area, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Long Beach, California, 2005.

World War I, American Liberty Plane. The original caption reads: Winning the war from the clouds, / exclusive photographs by Helen Johns Kirtland, Leslie's Staff Correspondent. Images relating to the air war in France during World War I, 1919.

Scenes of Texas, The Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico, portrayed on a mural in the form of a candle. Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, San Antonio, Texas, 2005.

World War I, The first two pages of signatures on the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I. The first signature is Woodrow Wilson's. The original caption reads: The greatest moment in history, / exclusive photographs by Helen Johns Kirtland and Lucian Swift Kirtland, June 28, 1919.

The 1929 Holmby Hall, in the heart of Los Angeles's Westwood Village - a college town inside a giant metropolis - was once a U.C.L.A. women's dormitory. Redeveloped at the turn of the 21st Century, it is now known locally as the 'Clock Tower.', photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Los Angeles, California, 2005.

World War I, American soldiers of the 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division, in a trench at Alexandre, Meuse, France, U.S. Signal Corps photograph, 1918

World War I, American Corporal Erland Johnson showing the strain of battle on guard in his trench at the Meuse-Argonne front, U.S. Signal Corps photograph, 1918

Exterior of the Alabama Theatre, marquee reads: 'Showplace of the South', Birmingham, Alabama, erected in 1927, photograph circa 1990s.

The White House, President Ronald Reagan, at his desk in the Oval Office, speaking with Republican Senator Alfonse D'Amato, of New York. President Reagan's paperweight reads 'It CAN be done'. Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Washington D.C., 1987.

Prague River Vlatva and the Charles Bridge panorama panoramic photograph in evening summer light Czech Republic Eastern Europe EU