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Happy Fourth of July!
Submitted by Fredric Falcon on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 3:03pm.
I planned to hold off on uploading any more colorized images for about a week or two, but these ladies and Old Glory just seemed so right for color I couldn't resist. And now was the time to get them colorized and uploaded. View full size.
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Splinter Alley: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 2:42pm.
July 11, 1925. Another look at the lineup on Laurel Speedway's board track. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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North Pole Colorado: 1956
Submitted by Samuel1940 on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 2:41pm.
My father and his sister in 1956 at "North Pole Colorado -- Home of Santa's Workshop," at the foot of Pikes Peak. Dad was 6 and his sister 8. View full size.
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Laurel Speedway: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 2:40pm.
July 11, 1925. Our third look at the lineup on Laurel Speedway's board track. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Field Music: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 12:53am.
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Circa 1912. Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania. "National Guard camp. Field music band from Trenton, N.J." National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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Summertime Santa: 1956
Submitted by Samuel1940 on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 6:25pm.
My dad (6 years old) and his older sister in 1956 at "North Pole Colorado -- Home of Santa's Workshop" at the foot of Pike's Peak. Santa sure looks jolly. Full size.
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Stars and Stripes: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 1:33pm.
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