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I will post my dad's and his brother's Kodachromes from the late 40's through the late 70's. As kids we only got to see these on special occasions when it was worth the trouble of setting up the projector.
We now can check them out any time and see details better than when they were projected on the screen, but it's still not quite the same without the hum and aroma of the projector. And popcorn!
Stay tuned for more Christmas, Mother in her finest, touring the Mediterranean in the Navy during the Korean War, camping with the family, boating and fishing in the 50's, and much more.
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