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Gay Paree: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 11:06am.
September 1938. Granville, West Virginia. "Coal miner's sons watch aerial trapeze artists at outdoor carnival. Large event and only outdoor amusement during the year." Nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the FSA. View full size.
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Granville
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 08/30/2008 - 4:58pm.
Granville's current claim to fame is that it's home to a brand new Super Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, and other temples of consumerism.
Gay Paree
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 12:46pm.
How you gonna keep 'em down in the mines after they've seen Paree?
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