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Retro photos of the first McDonald's show the quaint burger joint before its glory days as a booming global franchise Vintage Pictures, Old Pictures, Vintage Images, Mcdonalds, Photos Du, Old Photos, 1940s Photos, Iconic Photos, Rare Photos
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Kroc, Ray - food, nutrition, body

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Ansel Adams: School children at Manzanar (Japanese-American Internment Camp), I love this documentation of history. Robert Mapplethorpe, Robert Doisneau, Ansel Adams Photography, City Photography, Fishing Photography, Photography Ideas, Portrait Photography, Wedding Photography, Gordon Parks
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Ansel Adams: School children at Manzanar, 1943

Ansel Adams: internees on their way to school at Manzanar War Relocation Center, Owens Valley, California, 1943. From the Ansel Adams at Manazar collection at the Library of Congress More Manzanar pictures | More Ansel Adams pictures [PD] This picture is in the public domain.

The war is over and US forces are being demobilized back to peacetime status. Here, 52 submarines and 4 submarine tenders of the US Navy Reserve Fleet rest in Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, circa Jan Naval History, Military History, Us Navy Reserve, Us Submarines, Go Navy, Us Navy Ships, History Online, Aircraft Carrier, War Machine
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The war is over and US forces are being demobilized back to peacetime status. Here, 52 submarines and 4 submarine tenders of the US Navy Reserve Fleet rest in Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, circa Jan 1946.

Ishi was the last survivor of the Yahi people of Northern California. He watched his tribe and family die until only was left. He emerged from the foothills near Redding and walked into a bustling post-Gold Rush California. Native American Photos, Native American Tribes, Native American History, American Indians, Indian People, California History, Native Indian, Historical Pictures, Before Us
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Readinglipps.com

Find Cash Advance, Debt Consolidation and more at Readinglipps.com. Get the best of Insurance or Free Credit Report, browse our section on Cell Phones or learn about Life Insurance. Readinglipps.com is the site for Cash Advance.

Two unknown(probably my great great great great grandfather and son!) loggers on first cut of giant tree in Sugar Pine, California. Giant Tree, Big Tree, Old Photos, Old Pictures, California History, Unique Trees, Old Trees, All Nature, Mountain Man
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First cut of giant tree

Two unknown loggers on first cut of giant tree in sugar Pine c. 1915

This picture depicts how White and Chinese Forty-niners worked the mines during the gold rush. This website also has archives that give other facts about the gold rush and other points in history around the time of the rush. Ruée Vers L'or, Woodstock, Cap Horn, Westerns, Digital History, Les Continents, Empire, California History, American History
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LEARN NC has been archived

White and Chinese miners hoping to strike it rich during the California Gold Rush, 1852.

I grew up in San Diego, California, so I grew up going to Disneyland every year. This is a photo of Disneyland in the I believe. What's hard to believe, is my Mom remembers going there, when it looked like this! Disneyland Vintage, Disneyland Sign, Original Disneyland, Disneyland Opening, Disneyland Photos, Disneyland History, Disneyland Photography, Disneyland Resort, Places
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Boughs of Holly

The official blog for Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe & Mercantile! "Boughs of Holly" provides a glimpse behind the scenes of this charming little online Shoppe!

Eruption of Lassen Peak, seen from Manzanita Lake, Shasta, California, by Chester Mullen My mother-in-law witnessed this while growing up in Red Bluff. California History, California Dreamin', Northern California, Photos Du, Old Photos, Timeline Photos, Lake Shasta, Mount Shasta, Chester
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Eruption from Manzanita Lake

One of two successive views of Lassen Peak in eruption from Manzanita Lake Chester Mullen October 6, 1915 VI-PH-C1.49

For over 7 decades, Fred Lyon, now from San Fran . - Fred Lyon from San Franciso, now 90 years old, has been working as a photographer for over 7 decade - Night Pictures, Old Pictures, San Francisco, Photos Du, Old Photos, Lyon, Photos Originales, Foto Blog, Vintage Photographs
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Circa 1952 - Pine and Taylor Streets - San Francisco Source: Chris-Dianne Johnson

CONTENT] The oldest operating McDonald's restaurant in the world is a drive-up hamburger stand in Downey, California, USA. It was the third McDonald's restaurant, and opened on August Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Rare Historical Photos, Rare Photos, Downey California, California Usa, California History, Southern California, Mcdonald's Restaurant, Restaurant Design, Layout
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California Historical Places!

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El Dorado County -- town of Placerville (previously Hangtown), California -- 1849 California History, Central California, Vintage California, Northern California, El Dorado County, San Francisco Earthquake, Famous Beaches, Sierra Nevada, Gold Rush
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What is a Hangtown Fry?

The dish consists of fried breaded oysters, bacon, and eggs cooked together like an omelete, fritatta style (flat omelette). Although some dispute the above story and say that it was the last request of a man about to be hanged, it is generally agreed that it got its start in Hangtown, formerly called Dry Diggings […]

Another picture of the Bay bridge Cantilever span Places In California, California History, Vintage California, Northern California, Pictures Of Bridges, Bridge Construction, Best Weekend Getaways, East Bay, Vintage Pictures
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State of California

California History - Sacramento - 1865 (I wonder where in Sacramento. Look at… California History, Sacramento California, Vintage California, Old West Town, El Dorado County, Panning For Gold, San Francisco Earthquake, Gold Rush, Future Travel
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1. Historic American Buildings Survey Wells Fargo Bank Historical Museum, S.F. - Sacramento, General View,1865, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California History - Sacramento - 1865 (I wonder where in Sacramento. Look at the hills!)

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2. Historic American Buildings Survey Wells Fargo Bank Historical Museum, S.F. Northwest from Roof of Capitol - Sacramento, General View, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California History - Sacramento - 1880

View of Sunset Boulevard looking north from Normandie Street, Hollywood, :: California Historical Society Collection, Usc Library, Classic Film Noir, California History, Southern California, Vintage California, Pepper Tree, Hollywood Boulevard, Pacific Coast Highway, City Of Angels
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Photos of L.A.'s Most Famous Streets When They Were Dirt Roads

Like some of the very people who drive on them, a few Los Angeles streets have achieved the height of fame. Sunset Boulevard lent its evocative name to Billy Wilder's classic film noir. Pasadena's Colorado Boulevard appears on millions of television screens each New Year's Day as the route of the Rose Parade. And to many around the world, Pacific Coast Highway instantly conjures up images of surfers, convertibles, and movie stars. (In L.A., we're more likely to think of traffic, wildfires…

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Cher is back on the charts with ‘Woman’s World’

The new women’s empowerment video “Woman’s World” finds the successful 67 year-old shape shifting into women of various ages, races and...