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Flowerpot Pavilion: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 6:21pm.
Alma, Michigan, circa 1905. "Alma Sanitarium, part of the sun parlor." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
CSI: Shorpy
Submitted by Ice gang on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 2:32pm.
The viewers of Shorpy should be hired by criminal investigators to peruse crime photo scenes for discovering previously undetected clues.
Simplicity
Submitted by switzarch on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 1:12am.
That's a very simple, yet effective way to design a radiant heat system.
Where's Johnny?
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 8:33pm.
Sorry, long hallways always remind me of The Shining.
The rocker moved!
Submitted by Goats Of Venus on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 7:06pm.
At first I thought a breeze had moved the first rocker on the left, then I spotted the shoe and just the top of someone's head in that chair! Solitude.
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