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The Hair Brothers at Crater Lake: 1975
Submitted by tterrace on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 3:57pm.
1975, Crater Lake, Oregon. A friend, my brother and me, captured during the golden hour. I shot this on 35mm Kodak Vericolor via self-timer. Lighting is everything, isn't it? View full size.
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Tin Tin Tin: 1927
Submitted by D_Chadwick on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 12:45pm.
My Great-Aunt Bessy in 1927. Scanned from the original print. View full size. [Who's her friend? - Dave]
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Mad Luncheonette: 1957
Submitted by John.Debold on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 12:35pm.
The last in the "Luncheonette" group. If you look carefully, there's a Mad Magazine on the shelf (floor level). Enjoy! View full size.
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My First Car: 1972
Submitted by tterrace on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 12:02pm.
Summer 1972, Lake Tahoe. You'd think, after hearing me rhapsodize about my lifelong obsession with cars, that a) I'd have learned to drive before I was 26, and b) my first car would have been something a bit more spectacular than a 1972 Datsun 1200. That's Nissan to you. Well, I had nice pants, anyway. Not bad for a Polaroid, though scuffed as usual. View full size.
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Payne and Twomey: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/09/2008 - 1:54pm.
Washington, D.C. "Texas Company. Payne & Twomey, 1925." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Who wants tobacco cakes?
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Fort McAllister: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/09/2008 - 1:50pm.
1865. "Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). Interior of Fort McAllister." Wet-plate glass negative, left half of stereo pair, by Sam A. Cooley. View full size.
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