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- Baldwin 62303
- Baldwin VO-1000
- Cold
- No expense spared
- Tough Guys
- Lost in Toyland
- And without gloves
- If I were a blindfolded time traveler
- Smoke Consumer Also Cooks
- Oh that stove!
- Possibly still there?
- What?!?
- $100 Reward
- Freeze Frame
- Texas Flyer wanted
- Just a Year Too Soon
- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
- You kids drive me nuts!
- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
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"Nice even teeth"
Judging by the note on the back, my mother must have sent this picture of my father when they started dating to her parents or a close friend: "Taken some time ago at a church choir outing. Very like him — singing or whistling, constantly happy. His mother says he's incurably happy.
"Not handsome, hair stands up, weighs 170 lbs., dark brown hair like mine, indistinctly blue eyes, nice even teeth."
Sharp-eyed camera buffs will also notice the Kodak Retina tucked in his pocket.
Long live the Kodak Retina!
I recently won a Kodak Retina IIa on eBay.
Found a website where I could download a copy of the owners manual and I was off. It is a sweet little camera that is now my everyday shooter. It was truly made to fit into your pocket and is just a joy to use.
And the best thing is it is built like a tank. If someone tries to mug me, I'll just beat them over the head with the Retina and then take a photo of their battered remains because I know it would still operate.
Try that with one of those fragile $1200 DSLRs of today.
And a spiffy dresser
Oh, I think you could safely say he came to grow on her!
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