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- City Hell: 1906 April 22, 2018"Ruins of San Francisco City Hall following earthquake and fire of April 1906." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.Dave
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- No Soap, No Girls: 1960 April 21, 2018After the bathyscaphe Trieste descended to the deepest part of the ocean in January 1960, I made a "copy" out of cardboard boxes, cellophane and marker pens Dad brought home from work. That's me as a nine-year-old explorer at the window. View full size.Islander800
- 85 Leabrook Lane: 1964 April 21, 2018As I have said before, my mother was decidedly Mrs. Sewandsew. Along with making us matching RCA Picnic shirts in Princeton, she made matching red dresses for her, me, and a tiny one that was an exact replica of ours for my Barbie doll. These were not special occasion clothes. They had great big pockets […]aenthal
Shorpy Reader Comments
- Brushing Up April 22, 2018In reply to Saranac Lake: 1905: Stuck in the pillar roof supports all the way to the right in the image, is that a brush, or maybe a squeegee? At first I thought it was a loose or broken structural member, but it looks more like a platform maintenance tool, stored up there until needed.perpster
- Same memory.... April 22, 2018In reply to Good and Plaid: 1960: I was looking at the picture thinking of my Cotillion days. Apparently at the same place rgraham was, now the Laguanitas Country Club. Were you the guy in the plaid sport coat ?ricster