Pictorial history of the USA

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Pictorial history of the USA

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This site is damn cool I've spent hours going over all of the photos taken by different people covering different periods of the USA's history..even found Reggie and his Kombi van ... there seems to be a lot of smoke "Inside" the van..also found a picture of a buggy used by Steve McQueen ... be sure to scroll down the right hand side and click on the different photographers...my personal favourite is of the guys standing around the front of the store...the ones that made the biggest impression are of the great depression....this is really cool..http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/william-gedney-an-american-archive-kentucky/
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Yeah, that first pic will definitely have to be a keeper.
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That buggy is awesome, I've never seen that before.

I don't see the link?

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That might be one of the coolest vehicles I've ever seen. I can't believe I've never seen it before today. I found this page after a little google search:
http://www.blazeofgloryoffroad.com/2009/12/classic-baja-buggy-steve-mcqueens-baja.html

Do you have a link where you found all those images?

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Yep it is all part of the top link scroll down the right hand side it shows examples of different photographers work..

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tizeye wrote:Yep it is all part of the top link scroll down the right hand side it shows examples of different photographers work..
Okay, now I'm feeling stupid. I don't see any link at all?

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Thanks! That site looks amazing. I know I'm gonna have to spend some time there, I love that kind of stuff. 8)

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:lol: that's all I've been doing for the last few hours ... when you look at how people suffered during the great depression it makes me realize that what we are in now it nothing compared to that..very sobering..

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I love this Lion riding in a sidecar on the wall of death ... crazy stuff ..http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/the-wall-of-death-daredevils-lions-riders-fairs-oh-my/

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tizeye wrote: Reggie and his Kombi van ... there seems to be a lot of smoke "Inside" the van..
From left to right, Reg, Mel, and MrLexan (help, he's fallen and can't get up ) ... :mrgreen:
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Anybody remember where we parked the van?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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MelvinsArmy wrote:Anybody remember where we parked the van?

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Halgar wrote:
tizeye wrote: Reggie and his Kombi van ... there seems to be a lot of smoke "Inside" the van..
From left to right, Reg, Mel, and MrLexan (help, he's fallen and can't get up ) ... :mrgreen:
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Is that Jammin Jay is see in the back of the bus? :lol: Yo Mr Lex, your supposed to exhale! :mrgreen:

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