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Careful Aim: WWII
Submitted by toefee on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 9:20pm.
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Found in Giessen, Germany in 1970. On the back is "Schwerer Granatwerfer in Stellung." View full size.
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My Father: 1970
Submitted by ahmadreza on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 9:18pm.
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My Grandfather c.1938
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Detroit PO Demolition: 1931
Submitted by DetroitScott on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:08am.
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From a glass negative the Detroit News was discarding, rescued by my father, a photographer for the paper. Companion to this Shorpy photo. View full size.
War News: 1942
Submitted by DetroitScott on Sun, 04/28/2013 - 10:39pm.
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April 1942. An unknown diner reading World War 2 headlines from the Detroit News in a downtown Detroit cafe. Photo taken by my grandfather, Howard McGraw, of the Detroit News. Scanned from a 4x5 negative. View full size.
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Informal Entertaining: 1953
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 04/27/2013 - 9:14pm.
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"Tedfords' party." In this latest installment of the the Linda Kodachromes, we reconnect with some of the beautiful people last seen here, making short work of that mid-century phenomenon known as the buffet supper, where servantless living meant tableless dining. 35mm color transparency. View full size.
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