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On the Brink: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 9:49pm.
November 1942. "American Smelting and Refining. Garfield, Utah." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Andreas Feininger for the OWI. View full size.
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Roots: 1949
Submitted by tterrace on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 8:23pm.
My brother and me, blissfully unaware of what our hair would be like 25 years later. On a 1949 visit to our grandparents in Calpella, Calif. On the right, there's the family Hudson when it was still new. From a 120 roll film negative shot by my sister. View full size.
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The Coast Is Clear: 1974
Submitted by delworthio on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 3:51pm.
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Yardbirds: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 3:48pm.
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Ruth St. Denis and husband Ted Shawn, of the Denishawn dance company, strike a pose circa 1920. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Scooby-Doo: 1967
Submitted by delworthio on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:58pm.
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Peephole: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:27am.
May 1864. "Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the North Anna River below Taylor's Bridge." Wet plate glass negative by Timothy O'Sullivan. View full size.
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Caution: Sharp Car
Submitted by tterrace on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 9:31am.
1962. It seems that parking places in Carmel, California were not designed with 1960 Cadillacs in mind. Lethal-looking enough to be giving my brother, mother and father second thoughts about jaywalking. 35mm Perutz slide. View full size.
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