Posted in American, Art, design, history, vintage, tagged 1930S, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Macy's, Manhattan, New York, Parade, Thanksgiving on November 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
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–John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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1948, Hyannisport, Massachusetts, USA — Kennedy family at Thanksgiving at Hyannisport, Massachusetts. From left: John F. Kennedy, Jean Ann Smith, Rose Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy Sr., Patricia Lawford, Robert F. Kennedy, Eunice [...]
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Posted in American, Art, Auto, British, Icons, history, motorcycle, sports, tagged 1930S, 1950s, automobile, Bonneville Salt flats, land speed record, motorcycle, photolithographs, Roland Free, speed, speed record, Utah, world record on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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Original caption, ca. 1951, Utah, USA — On the Measured 13 Mile Straight-a-way Course, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Roland R. Free, Making a New American Motor-Cycle Record. Roland R. Free, of Los Angeles, Calif., riding a British-Vincent Motor-Cycle in a prone position to cut down wind resistance approximately 2 miles, on Sept. 11, 1950, established [...]
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