Rare Photos Of History

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    Good for you @Ken Anderson for reviving this interesting thread.
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    canteen for Disney actors, Hollywood.
     
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    Now that's what I'd call a studded tire. BTW news story this morning about Jackman ME has not had a no school day for 3 years because of snow.
     
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    @Al Amoling

    When I was in school, no such thing existed (in the Chicago area) as a "snow" day. One morning in Kindergarten, a foot had fallen overnight. Off I trudged at 5 years of age through that foot of snow, following tracks from tires, footprints, etc., the 1-1/2 miles to my school. My Mother knew full well I could handle it!

    Three kids showed up! The other two had been driven there by their m others..

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    @Frank Sanoica I grew up in Boston and I don't remember any snow days either. In fact I have one favorite memory of hooking a ride on the back of a taxi that was heading towards my school. I happened to look up and my teacher was staring at me so I let go just as we hit a bare spot and I scraped my face a bit.
     
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    Vendre means sale in French.. what drove this mother to sell her babies.
     
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    A Suffragette meeting in Britain.. circa 1913
     
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    1st 2nd 3rd place in the Miss Correct Posture Contest pose with trophies and their X-rays (1956)
     
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    OK. I wish I had the...…………………………… back bone those girls do. :D
     
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    This pic was actually taken in Australia in 1910 not Afghanistan.
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    Well, you didn't say that!!!!!:D
     
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    Perhaps you have access to some historical NC pics. I'd be interested in seeing those and expect so are others.

    The Sydney "coathanger" nears completion. I expect this is around 1932.
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