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A Curious Wedding Party
 It looks like a fairytale wedding.In center place are the dashing groomand his enchanting bride.Standing behind themis a roguish fellow,perhaps the city mayor who conducted a civil ceremony,along with...
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Portraits of Double Bassists
 Every musician forms a lifelong partnershipwith their instrument.It's a bond not unlike that betweena craftsman and his tools,but few hammers or saws can inspire as much passion as a musical...
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Taking a Ride in a Flying Machine
 Imagination is a powerful force of nature.It drives ambition, enterprise, passion and love.In the early 20th centurya new mechanical marvel inspired people to imagine themselves doing something that...
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Double the Fun with the Beverly Twins' Orchestra
 To the Hannon TwinsDorothy & Margaretcuteidenticalsmartshapely18not conceitedswellW. B.S. B.I don't usually collect this type of photograph. The two young saxophonists have beautifully engraved...
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Up the Hill, Down the Vale
 In olden timeshorsepower was measured by teams of four-footed steeds.Fueled by hay, barley and oats,horses once provided peoplewith dependable transportationpulling wagons and coaches over impressive...
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A Medley of Horn Players
 The horn is a brass instrumentthat originally began as a long conical tube coiled into a kind of hoop shape.At one end was fixed a small mouthpiece to buzz the lips intoand at the other was a large...
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Das Auto, part 3
Crankshaft,chassis, ignition, clutch, displacement, magneto,cylinders, throttle, valves, transmission,carburetor, sprockets, battery, radiator, lubrication,and H. P. — horse power  It was the new age...
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Music for a Wine Garden
 It's heard when dining at a cafe or restaurant, pushing a supermarket cart orstrolling through a shopping mall, standing in line at an amusement park, or even while pumping gas at a service station....
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The Band on the Troopship
 It was a tough crowd to please. They were tired of marches and grumbled at anything that sounded like a German waltz or polka. Some wanted more of that raggedy jazz stuff they'd heard from the colored...
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On Parade in Old Wien
 A parade was once a common thing to see in cities and town. Every religious holiday, political rally, protest demonstration, or other special event included a procession of people marching in the...
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Two Views of a Parade Ground
 It was a special outdoor eventthat needed music.The regiment's band was ready.Every soldier was therelined up according to rankbut without their rifles and swords. The focal pointwas a small temporary...
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The Pierian Sodality of Harvard
 Antique photographs of musical groupsoften have musicians arrangedin almost random disorder.Tympani might be at the front,cellos and violins at the back,cornets next to flutes,so the placement of...
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Riding Around in Mason City, Iowa
 It's that double-take we all do.You are out and about  and another vehicle drives past.Suddenly you catch a glimpseof something out of the ordinary.Was that fella holding a tuba?Or maybe it's just the...
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The Boy Wonder - Franz von Vecsey
 It seems like an ordinary snapshotof a boy in stripy pajamas stepping out the doorof a small house on wagon wheels.Disregarding the unusual shack being above water, nearly every family has photos just...
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Swimming with the Fishes
 Left and right. Forward or backward. East, west, north, and south. Once upon a time the world was defined in just two dimensions because no matter where you went, your feet were always firmly affixed...
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One Times Three
  Sharp eyes and self-assured poise.In a child it's a face that always inspires affection, love, and pride from parents and teachers.   Today it's common to see itin children involved with sports or...
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Relaxing at the Spa
 Life is full of thousands of little indignities. Slipping in a bathtub is no joke. But wallowing in a tub full of muck is definitely funny, though it's not an activity you would usually share with...
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The Cowboy Band from Bonesteel, South Dakota
  The first thing you might noticeare the big cowboy hats and neckerchiefs.It's a fashion style that not many bandswould choose for a uniform.      And though there are a clutch of clarinets on one...
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Feminine Charms of Music
 grazioso— graceful  zart— tenderly, delicately   We may never hear the music in a musician's photobut we can still appreciate the personal qualities conveyed in their photographs,especially when they...
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Boardwalks East and West
 The world's first seaside boardwalk was built in Atlantic City, New Jersey along its sandy shoreline. Built in 1870, originally as a temporary wooden structure for the spring/summer season, the...
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