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While Margaret Siemers was happily posing for a snapshot with her brother and Laurent TRUILLET was busy tying his...

Farming Memories...

Another post on the subject of "What Was I Doing When Margaret Siemers Was Being Photographed With Her Brother"...

My final post to conclude the chapter of "wearing ties".

Fascinating article about the NYC panorama constructed for the 1964 Worlds Fair. Lots of photos.

did not see many of these as a kid...but thought they were so cool

had almost forgotten what one looks like

Exciting and frunny moments through Italian emotions in English during a drive experience.

Photograph of my grandfather during his time in British Navy World War II. Handsome man and a true gent.

Now that's a grinding stone. I would be terrified doing his job.

To follow up on Margaret's photo, what was I doing in 1958 ?

Below is some of the original text from the first time I posted this.

In 1920 crystal palace had a first class show of dinosaurs.

North Street world boxing championship, The Marquess of Queensberry rules of course.

A favorite from Mother Goose, 1916.

Another favorite dusty book, 1916.

Proposed Schlitz #beer truck by the General Body Company, #1930s. http://bit.ly/1av4pEM Via Hemmings Motor News

When I see someone's post, it often triggers with me a reaction that I may also have something to show on the same...

It has come to my attention that not everyone here has seen the Thin Man movies.

The mention of street photographers made me think of our own street photographer in Vancouver, Foncie, of Foncie's...

Okay, all you rockers and rebels, here's my little subjective history of the leather biker jacket as the uniform of...

Li'l Mikey Martin, Age 4, Park Hills, KY

Title

Ok, bowing to peer pressure from Laurent TRUILLET and Mike Perry I have found a rare photo of me behaving and...

Okay as Laurent TRUILLET has started the ball rolling and Ann Kennedy is anxious to show us her "baby or early...

I agree about everybody posting their shame photos

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: LIFE's Pic of the Week.

THE KISS OF DEATH 1955

#throwbackthursdays were made for this community...drive-ins were the bomb

#throwbackthursday

Leslie Howard Steiner and Mirna Loy (The Animal Kingdom 1932)

To conclude my chapter on "Our Beautiful Bridges", here is another interesting one.

Bouncing back on Matthew Woodall's photo of the Carnival boy and the dog, here is one of me (left) and my younger...

Knight algerian in rich monture

And this one was entitled "Playing with his little paws, 1920".

This one was simply entitled "Lisa and a black cat, 1920".

I couldn't find anything on this photo, but I just thought it was so cool & interesting that I should post it.

Okay folks, as some of you know, I'm really into fashion history.

I invented a term for the playful, colourful, 60s fashion made possible by polyester: "wash and go whimsy." I'm a...

Who has ever noticed that Nicolas Sarkozy, the past French President, just happened to be there when the Beatles...

drive my car

T o Mike Martin

This isn't America, it's actually 1920 London.

The chap with the two top hats is certainly having a good time.

1955

Texaco gas station, c. #1940s. Art deco styling combines traditional craft motifs w/ Machine Age imagery & materials.

We are now 711 in this community, and it's always more or less the same members sharing posts...

To Mike Martin

1944, a soldier on a 72-hr.

Taken in the 20's, these girls look as if they're advertizing for a husband, showing that they're willing to work...

And for those who did not like my story about the window, here is another great postcard.

To me, research is a great part of the fun of digging into the past.

My Grandfather, Dr. Glenn W. Brewster