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New Year's Eve 1956
Submitted by tterrace on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 6:59pm.
December 31, 1956 (or January 1, 1957). A party my brother, then 19, went to. Other than recognizing a couple family friends, that's all I know about this Ektachrome slide. View full size.
Shorpy Countdown!
Submitted by Mattie on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 10:50pm.
Hey Dave, where's the Shorpy Top 20 Images Countdown of 2008?! My votes go to the 1925 office Christmas party and the Krazy Kat series.
[This year we have the "user-customizable countdown." Whichever photo you like the most wins! - Dave]
Conception Day
Submitted by =Patrick Frye III= on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 9:44pm.
This is truly wild: my mother always told me that December 31, 1956, was the night I was conceived. Now I know what was going on and what people were doing!
Sphere
Submitted by tterrace on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 7:28pm.
Thanks, No. 6; I was trying to come up with some snappy remark about the pink balloon, but I gave up.
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