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Beautiful Marilyn Monroe Color Photograph, Circa Late 1940s

Chris Holmes
posted on August 15, 2013August 14, 2013
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I don't know the date on this Marilyn Monroe color photograph, but I'm going with late 1940s. Regardless, it's a

Dick's Drive-In Hamburgers, Seattle 1955

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 34: Dick’s Drive-In, Seattle, 1955

Chris Holmes
posted on June 12, 2013February 19, 2022
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A look at an iconic Seattle eatery, Dick's Drive-In, in a vintage 1955 photograph and a picture from

Vintage coin-operated coffee machine, 1947

Posted in Capsules

Time Capsule: Vintage Coin-Operated Machines (Life Magazine, 1947)

Chris Holmes
posted on May 15, 2013May 13, 2013
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From a 1947 Life magazine article comes these vintage photographs of beautiful coin-operated machines. Features coffee, popcorn and book-dispensing

Vintage 1930s wire photo service transmission machine

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And Through the Wire — A Single-Topic Tumblr

Chris Holmes
posted on April 30, 2013June 18, 2013
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In which I promote my new single-topic Tumblr feed for vintage news service wire photographs, And Through the

Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 32: Marilyn Monroe Goes Fishing, c. 1946

Chris Holmes
posted on April 24, 2013April 18, 2013
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Behold these gorgeous vintage Marilyn Monroe photographs from a 1946 photo shoot by Andre de

Posted in Photography, Sports

The Boston Marathon, 1930

Chris Holmes
posted on April 15, 2013June 12, 2013
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The Boston Marathon will return, of course. As it

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 31: Classic American Cars (1930s – 1970s) Part 1

Chris Holmes
posted on April 10, 2013April 4, 2013
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A gallery of ten classic American cars from the 1930s through the 1970s, featuring Dodge, Buick, AMC, Chrysler, Studebaker, and

Posted in Football Friday, Sports

Football Friday: Baltimore Colts at Green Bay Packers, 10/8/61

Chris Holmes
posted on March 1, 2013February 21, 2013
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Vintage game action photos from a 1961 NFL contest between the Baltimore Colts and Green Bay Packers at New City Stadium. Green Bay won,

Vintage Photograph of a Franklin Township Deli, 1936

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 27: Franklin Township Deli, 1936

Chris Holmes
posted on February 13, 2013March 11, 2013
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A vintage photograph of a Franklin Township (NJ) delicatessen and grocery store from February

Beautiful Marilyn Monroe Color Photograph, Circa Late 1940s

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 34: Dick’s Drive-In, Seattle, 1955

Time Capsule: Vintage Coin-Operated Machines (Life Magazine, 1947)

And Through the Wire — A Single-Topic Tumblr

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 32: Marilyn Monroe Goes Fishing, c. 1946

The Boston Marathon, 1930

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 31: Classic American Cars (1930s – 1970s) Part 1

Football Friday: Baltimore Colts at Green Bay Packers, 10/8/61

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 27: Franklin Township Deli, 1936

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