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Old Photos: Presidential Thanksgiving

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (C), ducking as the Thanksgiving turkey takes the throne. Photographer:Thomas D. Mcavoy. © Time Inc

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his family, smiling and laughing during Thanksgiving dinner. Photographer:Thomas D. Mcavoy. © Time Inc

Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt w. his wife Eleanor, serving Thanksgiving turkey to polio patients who drew [...]

November 27th, 2009 | Category: Nostalgia, Photo | One comment
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Old Photos: One Fine Day In The USSR

One day browsing through the Google Life Photo Archives I discovered a treasure trove of some old photos taken in the USSR sometime before 1956, when Stalin’s portraits were still hanging on many walls. These photos are pretty interesting, as they captured many small details of the Soviet life after the World War II, but [...]

October 18th, 2009 | Category: Behind the Iron Curtain, Photo, Russian Accent | 13 comments
 
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