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- Now I'm Satisfied
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- "Direct From European Triumphs"
- 10th Avenue bridge
- Now it's water under the bridge
- Millers and sawyers
- Two Saints walk into a bar ...
- Building ... what?
- Wondered Where Her Life Went
- Psst ... don't turn around
- Somebody
- Moonlight Elevator
- Next Frame Please
- A Spindly Affair
- No! Don't Throw It!
- 25 miles?!
- Who reads 'Fort Loudoun Dam Safety News'?
- Someone is Missing from the Photo
- What we immediately notice today
- Like a cartoon
- Fifth & 43rd
- Sweet Sixteen
- And your little dog too
- Line in the sand
- Love the kicks
- Flor-Sham
- Hotfoot it to the mall
- Spotless
- Across the Circle
- The mighty LINN
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White Tower: 1941
October 1941. "White Tower hamburger stand, the popular place in Amsterdam, New York." View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier.
Johnny Rockets
Looks like a spitting image of the retro chain Johnny Rockets, except they're getting a bit more than 5 cents for a burger these days.
Kellogg's Pep!
I like that the bowl stands ready to serve the Kellogg's cereal, behind the waitress's head. That's… charming.
Bait and Switch
The exterior sign lures you with 5 cent hamburgers, but once inside you learn they are actually 9 cents. Still want to buy a bagful?
[Look again. The sign inside says Hamburgers 5¢. - Dave]
Tidy whitey, almost
Wow, at first glance, impeccable, clean and gleam until one notices the floor, but I'll still have a piece of pie for ten cents.
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