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Play Date: 1924

February 21, 1924. Washington, D.C. "McLeod & Robt. M. Clancy." So what's going on here? National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

February 21, 1924. Washington, D.C. "McLeod & Robt. M. Clancy." So what's going on here? National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

 

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Precursor

"If only we could get these to fit in a matchbox..."

Or maybe

they are considering a "flat" tax!

Strange Road

In the map behind them there is a road or railroad that runs just south of the Texas - Oklahoma border and then it looks to go through Lubbock into New Mexico. I tried looking at a few period maps but I can't figure out what this line represents. Anyone have an idea?

[It's an outline showing drainage basin watersheds (and, not incidentally, the borders of the Louisiana Purchase). - Dave]

The race is on

They're making final preparations for the Congressional Pinewood Derby.

The Island of Broken Toys

This is where all the broken toys used to go and where our missing ones are still.

Accident re-creation

At first I actually thought these guys might be recreating accidents, as we have seen previously here and here, but the scale is all wrong.

Bad News/Good News

Some kind of anti-tax publicity photo. Tag on the truck reads:

Bad News for the Owners
Good News for Uncle Sam
5% War Excise Tax Must Be Paid to Repair This Broken Wheel

The tax was imposed during World War I and hung on after the Armistice. As taxes tend to do.

Repeal the Tax

Michigan Congressmen Clarence J. McLeod and Robert H. Clancy consider repealing WWI era taxes.

Blown Tires

Interesting they are both left front tires. We have a manufacturing quality control issue here.

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