Social Park USA

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Do you?

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An opera performer was helped into his costume, 1948

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Baby goes for a buggy ride with trained cat for nurse, 1938

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Children swearing allegiance to the Little Red Book during the Cultural Revolution. China, 1971.

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She could have done anything, gone anywhere, bought a mansion in Beverly Hills, but instead, Susan Boyle bought four-bedroom, ex-council house in Scotland, and turned it into the home of her dreams..

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A grocery store clerk in Tallahassee, Florida, 1962.

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Tatars. Wedding photo 24.09.1917

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Rare photo of a remote control from the 70's.

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★ A shoeshine boy in London, 1877.

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A Crow boy. 1907. Photo by Richard Throssel.

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Futuristic Baby Stroller, West Germany, 1950s

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Remember doing this ?

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I sure do!

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Remember this show ?

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Boulder Canyon Stage in Colorado c.1880s

In the remote reaches of the western frontier, the stagecoach reigned supreme as the sole means of public transportation for many years before yielding to the iron horse of trains and, later on, the advent of automobiles.

These stagecoaches held a significance far beyond their role as mere conveyances. They were the lifeblood of camaraderie in the sparsely populated frontier, as fellow travelers would spend hours or even days embarking on the daring journey to some far-flung corner of the frontier.

Stage stations evolved into vital centers of countless communities, offering a central gathering spot and a thrilling source of entertainment for the local populace.

Numerous stage routes maintained round-the-clock operations, and weary travelers were subjected to the unforgiving rigors of these primitive routes for days on end. As detailed in the pages of "Ben Holladay the Stagecoach King," the discomfort of extended stagecoach travel was vividly portrayed: "They were banged, beaten, and jolted, their heads were swollen and their faces bruised. Heads ached, nostrils were choked with sand, limbs were stiffened and bent with cramps."

While most stage stations served the needs of travelers embarking on long-distance journeys between towns, some also catered to the day-trippers and tourists seeking brief but memorable adventures.

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The Main Plaza in San Antonio, Texas. Photographed in 1872, 36 years after the fall of the Alamo.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene in 1953