This photo gallery is a selection of Black and White vintage photos taken from the Library of Congress in Washington.   "... What I see has been here, in this place which extends between infinity and the subject (operator or spectator); it has been here, and yet immediately separated; it has been absolutely, irrefutably present, and yet already deferred..." Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida   Click on a thumbnail to view larger image. You can view a slideshow of entire gallery with PicLens.