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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:53 PM
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When you are feeling desperate and unhappy about politics today
and you wonder how things used to be (for you young'uns), here's a great place to hang out and discover times past and places that exist in memory only.. You might even see a familiar face or two..

and the politics of the time & place is evident too..

http://www.old-picture.com/
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:57 PM
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1. What a cool site! Thank you!
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zabet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 09:01 PM
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2. Cool!
:thumbsup:
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Yael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:08 PM
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3. Oh, that is fantastic. Thank you!!!
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 10:32 PM
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4. Thanks, SoCalDem. That is beautiful.


Amazing. Every picture I see, I want to share.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 11:19 PM
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5. Have you looked at the Iraq gallery?
Amazing old pics.. and how civilized they were back then.. My guess is that once we leave, they will find a way to get some of it back..
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 11:52 PM
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6. What an awesome site!
Going through those incredible pictures was like taking a peaceful vacation, if only for a short time, away from all the stresses of the day.

Thank you for posting this link, it is much appreciated!
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:23 AM
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8. Here's another favorite
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 12:33 AM by SoCalDem
I have these bookmarked..and they make especially great desktop pics.. peaople passing by always comment on the cool photos :)
This site even offers pics for sale :)

http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/

and one more

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:39 AM
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9. Thanks! I was in a very pissy mood until I visited the link in your
OP and looking at those photos brought back some sense of balance. I will definitely bookmark these as well!
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crickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 12:15 AM
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7. Beautiful. Thank you! -nt
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 01:11 AM
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10. Damn. Great bits of history there.
I think that shot of Lincoln is just stunning. The difference between then and now. A tent.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 01:24 AM
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11. What gets me is how primitive the photography equipment was then
and how those pictures are still amazing to look at :)
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 01:48 PM
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12. I edit a paper for an American Western History organization
and have spent much time at that wonderful site! Thanks for sharing it.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 03:12 PM
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13. What a great job to have.. I suppose you knew about these too?
http://www.historicphotoarchive.com /

and one more

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 04:00 PM
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14. "Job"? I wish!!!
It don't pay nuthin', I do it for love of history and to wear myself out once a month!

THANK YOU so much for those links... I'll be busy for a good while now, pokin' around!
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