November 2011 - Kansas City With The Russian Accent

Old Photos: Times Square Through The Years

Few images of New York’s Times Square through the years.

Lights in Times Square being dimmed to conserve energy during WW II.April 1942.© Time Inc.William C. Shrout

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Old Photos: Leningrad

A recent clip of a base jump from the 404 ft. spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St.Petersburg was widely discussed on the Russian-speaking internet.

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Untrustworthy Element Uncovered In Shawnee Mission School

I don’t like to be overly melodramatic on this here blog: when I see people sleeping in tents, I don’t see it as a spectre of communism haunting this country and when I see a ruckus about a girl saying things on Twitter, I don’t necessarily think that mass arrests will follow and free speech

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Old Ads: Electrics and Electronics

Previously:

Old Ads: Alcohol Old Ads: Food Remember the 80′s? Old Ads: Automotive

This set of ads is about home appliances and electronics from the time when TV’s had legs but no colors, cameras used film and keyboards connected to paper.

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Old Photos: At The Bottom Of The Tuttle Creek Lake

In June 1960 the Life Magazine published the following report about the imminent flooding of the Tuttle Creek Reservoir.

Forlorn End For a Valley.

In the verdant farmlands of the Blue River valley in northeastern Kansas, where 3,000 people found themselves in the path of progress, only a sorrowful handful still stayed near ghost towns.

…but wait,there is more… Old Photos: At The Bottom Of The Tuttle Creek Lake

Old Photos: Times Square Through The Years

Old Photos: Leningrad

Untrustworthy Element Uncovered In Shawnee Mission School

Old Ads: Electrics and Electronics

Old Photos: At The Bottom Of The Tuttle Creek Lake

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