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Eat Apples: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 12:01pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1926. "National Apple Week Association float at Pan American Union." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
Deja view
Submitted by Anonymous Arkie on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 2:34pm.
RDown and I had the same reaction to this photo! Eerie!
One More Change
Submitted by Bull City Boy on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 11:22am.
The P.A.U. (now O.A.S.) has done a fine job. Now we have apples year-round thanks to Chile, Argentine and Brazil.
A little later shot of that building
Submitted by BernieSC on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 6:55pm.
I shot that building about 10 years ago while in DC.
Two Changes
Submitted by Kilroy on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 3:07pm.
The Pan-American Union is now the Organization of American States (OAS). And National Apple Week is now National Apple Month.
The future
Submitted by RDown3657 on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 1:07pm.
Little did these guys know that in three years they'd be standing on a corner selling those apples for a nickel each.
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