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Camp Wolters, Texas
Fort Wolters was a US military installation four miles northeast of Mineral Wells, Texas. Originally named Camp Wolters, it was an Ar...
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Leakey, Texas, 1973
Motorcyclist in Leakey, Texas, 1973.
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Tropical Hobbyland
By today's standards, a very odd place. Tropical Hobbyland, Miami, Florida.
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Cat Girl
Cat Girl movie poster, 1957.
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Baugh's Bar-B-Q
Baugh's Bar-B-Q, Evansville, Indiana, was a popular roadside venue famous for great barbecued ribs. This linen postcard dates from the 1...
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Summer of '74
Photos from the summer of 1974, Brooklyn, New York. Photographer Danny Lyon Source: Business Insider
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Silver Spur Nite Club and Cafe
On Route 66, Gallup, New Mexico.
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The Champ Smokes Chesterfield
Joe Louis
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Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant at age 20 (1967).
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To Live in the 20's
A remarkable video depicting some aspects of life during the 1920's.
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The Sizzle Special
A $2.45 steak dinner. A Howard Johnson's advertisement from 1964.
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Radio Queen
Elmira Humphries, Radio Queen, 1939.
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Life Preserver
A rather strange life preserver from 1915. Described as a floating hotel.
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A 70's Halloween
Vintage photos from Halloween during the 1970's.
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban revolution, 1959.
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Steering Wheels
A collection of steering wheels, from 1962. Oldsmobile Starfire Volkswagen Beetle Pontiac Catalina
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Strongman
Louis Cyr, 19th Century Canadian circus strongman, with his family.
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Schlitz Beer
A vintage advertisement for Schlitz Beer, 1951.
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Delhi Diner
The Delhi Diner in Delhi, New York, 1940's. And as the original location stands now...
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Bowling with Barbara
Barbara Eden bowling.
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Shawneetown
Shawneetown, Illinois, 1945.
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Under Construction
The Chrysler Building under construction, New York, 1929.
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Willie Nelson Mugshot
Mugshot of American country singer Willie Nelson, arrested in 1974 by the Dallas Police Department for possession of marijuana.
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Trapeze Artist
A Charles Cushman Kodachrome of a circus trapeze artist, taken at Soldier’s Field, c.1944, Chicago. Source
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On the Curb
A fantastic 1940's Kodachrome.
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