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- Power cord
- Mangler
- Just Curious
- Water Barrels?
- Rug Monitor
- Barreling along the track.
- Barrels and tracks?
- Heart Pine Floor
- Tough on litter?
- Barrels
- Questions Questions Questions
- Dual use
- Wringers vs Mangles
- Perfectly safe!
- Who Could Nap
- Color TV
- Attention, Shoppers
- A lot going on here
- Guard Rails
- Not much has changed.
- Why is it?
- Watch that hair!
- Worst Part of the Day
- Now Lake Oconee
- Separating boys and girls
- The barrels of water
- Puppy-dogs' tails
- Thet weren't called mangles for nothing
- Comfort level: Nil
- Alice & Jerry
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Vintage photos of:
South Weadock: 1908
Saginaw, Michigan, circa 1908. "Houses on South Weadock Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Not Parking Meter Poles
Pretty sure the numerous poles along the street are hitching posts, still seeing plenty of use even in the early auto age.
[As in many of these photos, the hitching posts are accompanied by mounting blocks. - Dave]
Everystreet USA
In 1908 my grandmothers were old enough to baby sit for the three children shown.
A lot has changed in 106 years
At least if this 2014 Streetview image is correct:
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