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Cold War Christmas: 1960
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/07/2008 - 4:17pm.
Christmas 1960. "Mrs. McKone, RB-47 wife." John McKone, an Air Force lieutenant whose plane was shot down over the Arctic Ocean by the Russians, came home in January 1961 after six months in Lyubyanka Prison. Blurry but atmospheric Kodachrome by Grey Villet, Life photo archive. View full size.
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Shop Early for Xmas: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:58am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1921. "Sport Mart, 1303 F Street N.W." Shorpy would like one of each, please. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. Update: For the window-shoppers among us, I've posted a bigger closeup here.
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Parker, Bridget: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 4:33pm.
Washington, D.C. "Parker, Bridget & Co., Ninth Street and Market Space N.W. 1921 or 1922." View full size. National Photo Company glass negative.
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A Dickey Xmas: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 12:28am.
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"Dickey Christmas tree, 1923." Eight years after our previous photo of this Washington lawyer's family, there's an extra Dickey under their somewhat spherical tree. View full size. National Photo Company glass negative.
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Hot Wheels and Krazy Kar, Christmas: 1968
Submitted by eknirb on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:16pm.
Louisville, 1968. Remember the Christmas morning frenzy? I do. My sister and I have just scored two of the primo toys of the late 60's: the Hot Wheels Super Charger set for me, and the Krazy Kar for her.
(update: my sister tells me that it's a Krazy Kar, not a Big Wheel.)
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Christmas in July: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 1:47pm.
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