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Doggie Canasta Decks

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:54:05 -0500

Canasta was invented at the Jockey Club in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1939, though the craze for this fu

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:34:48 -0500

The back cover blurb of the 1965 Scholastic Book Services paperback of The Red Car, which work of Ho

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:34:37 -0500

Alton, Illinois, is old and full of junk. This river town 35 miles north of St. Louis has long been

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:34:27 -0500

Seeds are miraculous. Anyone who has ever planted a papery quarter-inch sliver of grey and white sun

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:34:09 -0500

People taking pictures of their cars. They used to do it more in the 20s and 30s, evidently, because

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:33:54 -0500

The world has three asphalt lakes, and the biggest of these is Pitch Lake in southwestern Trinidad.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:33:46 -0500

“Chinatown by night is a never-to-be-forgotten experience. The Oriental lanterns, softly glowing, th

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:33:36 -0500

These magazines were found in farming country, but far from the RR in Jamestown, Tenn., where John C

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:33:30 -0500

The fruit of the prickly pear cactus, called the “tuna” for some reason known only to those who name

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:33:24 -0500

The plaques below from Action, a company specializing in low cost popular art, are big-eyed rip-offs

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:33:18 -0500

Here’s a beautiful package of records designed by the psychologists and ex-KGB colonels at Reader’s

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:33:05 -0500

One of the best ways to distinguish a Colonial Couple from a Victorian Couple is by noting the detai

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:41:24 -0500

Tooled leather was popular from the 40s through the 70s. The unfinished kit featured on this page is