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NEW FROM THE VINTAGRAPH VAULTS • 1955 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE
Mother-in-law with a Mercedes
Submitted by sengel on Sat, 05/19/2007 - 8:37am.
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Violet Mae Phillips - Spring 1934
Submitted by TK42ONE on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 4:44pm.
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Violet Mae Phillips in the spring of 1934, at or near the family farm in Cherry County, Nebraska. A few months after this picture was taken, Violet was shot and killed by her father George.
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Redwood Tree
Submitted by kevhum on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 1:29am.
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This is a redwood tree ready to be felled. No chainsaws then. Most likely Humbolt [or would that be Humboldt, with a D?] County, California.
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two "T"s
Submitted by kevhum on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 1:22am.
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Submitted by kevhum on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 12:54am.
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This looks like it was taken in San Francisco. The lady in the front seat looks like she is holding a doll. Car appears to be from mid teens.
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Me & Mrs. Grillo: 1948
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 11:37pm.
"Me and Mrs. Grillo." Circa 1948 Anscochrome transparency of my grandmother (on the left) at her house in Miami Shores with Mrs. Grillo, who rented a garage apartment there. View full size.
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