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NEW FROM THE VINTAGRAPH VAULTS • SUMMER IN ITALY, 1951
Love Car
Submitted by delworthio on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 2:33am.
Car Love
Submitted by delworthio on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 2:32am.
Don't know much about horseless carriages to know the make of the subject of this Kodachrome. View full size.
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Mother, Stone Faced
Submitted by delworthio on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 2:26am.
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My uncle went on a road trip with his mother sometime in the '50s. Kodachromes always follow. View full size.
Grrr!
Submitted by delworthio on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 2:21am.
Fins!
Submitted by delworthio on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 2:18am.
Hold that Pose: 1967
Submitted by tterrace on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:37pm.
A rare photo of me actually wielding a camera, in this case my Retinette, in 1967 atop a hill overlooking San Rafael, Calif., with the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in the background. I'm not really aiming at my brother here, but at my friend while he was taking this 126 Kodachrome slide. I wasn't quick enough, and didn't get the shot. View full size.
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The Golden Age of Handbags: 1964
Submitted by tterrace on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:34pm.
Marin Art & Garden Fair in Ross, California, July 1964. Little did I realize when I snapped this Kodachrome slide that I'd be documenting an era in women's fashion accessories. View full size.
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