Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Workers build a home in Joplin, Missouri, on January 19, 2012. At the time, the city had issued nearly 4,000 building permits to homeowners since the tornado hit in May of 2011.

The sun sets behind the gutted remains of the old St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2012. The hospital was destroyed a year ago by the massive tornado as it cut through Joplin.

The annular solar eclipse, partially seen at sunrise on May 21, 2012, from coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, 187 km (116 mi) southeast of Manila, Philippines.

A thundershower rolls through as an annular solar eclipse appears in Gardnerville, Nevada, on May 20, 2012.

Peggy Lee, ’40s

A view of the city from the New York tower of George Washington Bridge, 168th Street & Hudson River, on December 22, 1936.

Painters suspended on cables of the the Brooklyn Bridge, on October 7, 1914.

A night view of Midtown Manhattan, looking south from Madison Avenue and the 50’s, ca. 1935-1941.

Sunlight floods in through windows in the vaulted main room of New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, illuminating the main concourse, ticket windows and information kiosk. Photo taken ca. 1935-1941.

The interior of Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, Brazil’s National Library, in Rio de Janeiro, on April 24, 2012.

Ministries Esplanade and the National Congress’ reflecting pool and its buildings, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, as seen at sunset in Brasilia, on April 12, 2012.

Nyiragongo Volcano Expedition

Farah Hall a member of the USA RS:X team and Brendon Todd the coach of the Australian RS:X team practice at Bathers Bay during day 13 of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships on Dec. 15 in Perth, Australia.