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Intercity Removals: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 12:10pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "National Delivery Association, Lincoln Memorial." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
When in Rome
Submitted by loribl on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 4:44am.
This shot reminds me of tourists in Rome getting their pictures taken at the Acropolis.
[Parthenon sequitur. - Dave]
Man of Letters
Submitted by OldHippieDude on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 3:16am.
As a retired journeyman sign painter, I can appreciate the great lettering on the van. I've done plenty of them in my lifetime career. It's not as easy as it looks. The key is uniformity.
I Love Shorpy
Submitted by Gazzie on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 12:41am.
We get Hi-Def pics for free. But the common folk have to search Ebay and pay $160 for an old cardboard pic.
Spirit of the Day
Submitted by Raccoon Princess on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 9:24pm.
I love that they drove over and wanted their picture before the monument, completed four years earlier. I love that they are there together, equal for a moment across occupation and race, reflecting on the great man and America's great accomplishment in building that memorial.
Modern truck
Submitted by nixiebunny on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 7:08pm.
That's the most up-to-date 1926 truck I've seen yet on this site. The wheels are of the type that's still in use today.
Fairies!
Submitted by fwtep on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 6:48pm.
Hey, look at that tiny little guy walking on the roof of the truck! Someone call Arthur Conan Doyle!
Intercity removals
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 5:46pm.
We also rent thugs and goons.
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