Miner Works

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Brooklyn WW2 Memorial

gdfalksen:

A soldier who lost both his legs in the first World War, playing a game of billiards, 1915.

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Brimfield find #1: Deadstock Gillette Travel Safety Razor

natgeofound:

Navy pilots test their steadiness and muscular coordination in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Photograph by the U.S. Navy

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nypl:

Today in History

Coney Island’s Luna Park in opened today in 1903. This photo was taken shortly after the park opened, in 1907 (Courtesy of NYPL Digital Gallery.)

DId you know that NYPL teamed up with Coney Island Brewing Company in Brooklyn to create a beer fit for a Founding Father – a porter based on George Washington’s handwritten “small beer” recipe, which can be found in the Library’s extensive collections.

What’s your favorite Coney Island attraction?

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Family portrait @clairecosette

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bygoneamericana:

In front of a grocery store two days before evacuation. Florin, California, 1942.

By Dorothea Lange

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timmytimow:

Wife qualifications- must have this coupe

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formfollowsfunctionjournal:

WWII U.S. Soldier on Patrol in Sago Swamp in New Guinea.

Spooky Pastime.

New Guinea - Ankle deep in the mud of Sago swamp, Pvt Edward Kirby of Louisville, Ky. Hacks away jungle as he hunts any cache Japanese in New Guinea. The sharp machete is not only a useful weapon, it chops a path to their possible hiding place. Everyday, a Platoon of Yank fighters patrols the conquered area of New Guinea on a constant lookout for straying enemy.

Credit Line WP ACME, 6/17/43.

losangelespast:

The Flower Street entrance of the Los Angeles Central Library, 1930’s.

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