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- Before getting his first car
- Mean Streets? San Rafael ?!?
- A hidden truth
- Charming children
- Sweet kids
- Trying, but failing
- 1947 or 1948
- Evidence missing from this "Big Shot" case.
- Down those mean streets ...
- Which X?
- I Feel A Song Coming On
- Canadian Club is the King in Canada
- I'm disappointed
- Que j'en ne sais quoi
- Perfect Circle
- Narration by Joe Friday
- A mysterious caper alright
- RE: "Thing" on head
- Department store men's section scene
- Brand identity
- Headwear
- World's best chimney sweep?
- That jacket
- Fashion forward
- My first Ford
- Left-Wing Issues
- Maybe it's just the photograph
- Urban development
- How's Your Reception?
- Keep Your Hair
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Troubled Waters: 1864
1864. "Civil War R.R. operations, bridges and equipment -- Railway Bridge across Platt Creek (vicinity of Knoxville, Tenn.)" Wet plate negative. View full size.
Old School Virtual Reality
Half of a stereo pair, click for bigger, in a new tab:
Replacement bridges
I would assume from the contract between the substantial stone piers and the makeshift decks, that these are the replacements after the bridge burnings
Risky Business
Check out the temporary nature of the rail bridge. I don't think I would take a train over this at anything above a "creep". Pretty sketchy.
East Tennessee Bridge Burning Conspiracy
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