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“LOT 223” – Prints & Photographs Online Catalog Library of Congress
Search Results: “LOT 223” – Prints & Photographs Online Catalog Library of Congress. Pictures of Union Station taken February 1943. This looks like an interesting resource.
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The Tip Jar Shall be the Downfall of this Great Republic, Evidence from 2012 and 1916
From: The Capitalist; The Case Against Tipping Tipping is an aristocratic conceit — “There you go, my good man, buy your starving family a loaf” — best left to an aristocratic age. The practicing democrat would rather be told what … Continue reading
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Elderly woman destroys 19th-century fresco with DIY restoration
Three separate photographs of “Ecce Homo” by painter Elias Garcia Martinez show extensive damage caused by an elderly woman who decided the masterpiece needed a little refurbishment. via Elderly woman destroys 19th-century fresco with DIY restoration – Telegraph.
Why Are Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Records Still Not Recognized?
On this 100-year anniversary of the Stockholm Games, there are several good reasons for the IOC to relent and fully recognize Thorpe as the sole champion that he was. Countless white athletes abused the amateurism rules and played minor-league ball … Continue reading