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aphrodite783 — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:27:05 -0000

I really enjoyed these pictures. I love looking at pictures of past and present. Thanks for sharing - I almost wish there were more to look at!

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xxdilligafxx — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:39:09 -0000

Actually this type of art was around a long time before the indie hipster types even got sober long enough to actually think. I did this back in the 1980's when I was first learning photography. I used old photo's my parents took of our house and city and had my friends hold them up while I took the photo with a film SLR... Digital makes it so much easier I'll look to do that project again.

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TheVideoMan — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:42:58 -0000

This was a tough assignment...I did not like the way the hand held photo looked in my lens, so I kept the photos seperate...lol... I did not follow directions, but it was fun...and the Pacific earthquake hit while I was shooting this...Take care, Al

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robsatori123 — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:32:27 -0000

impressive!

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jrboi96786 — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:30:09 -0000

Love it!

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skinsfan1214 — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:02:17 -0000

Please do more of these. I'd take this over stupid pop-culture stories that belong on tabloids rather than CNN. Not saying this is something that should be the headline story, but I'd like to see it instead of the 'Idol' blog now that the show isn't worth watching.

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Gilasevi — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:47:14 -0000

These photos are too small, I dont get the impact of the difference, sorry.

But this apparently is inspired by those photos of those indie-hipster types with album cover portraits where they complete the rest of the body in a photo holding up record/vinyl album covers.

These though are interesting, but hi-rez por plz.

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Selmers — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:10:04 -0000

Excellent article! More of this please!

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Asiablue — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:43:52 -0000

The world as it was captured by some of the best photography I've ever seen. This is why they invented the camera.

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FUplz — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:33:52 -0000

photo 21 is something special to me, I stood in that same spot about 1995

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peppertrella — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:26:44 -0000

The picture with the New York skyline brings back memories of what the skyline use to look like.

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Pray4Obama — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:16:23 -0000

votes this two thumbs in the very upward direction

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Irrelevantor — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:10:18 -0000

Photo 19 of the Oregon Trail kind of makes me emotional. Don't know why, it's just very impacting to me.

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RandyMSP — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:28:54 -0000

This is so cool. I love this stuff !

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lkajsdfg — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:07:50 -0000

That's funny.

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eeesho — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:53:36 -0000

thank you for the interesting way for us to look at history truly truly, better years to live in back then awesome work people.!

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Berns — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:34:18 -0000

Image 11 shows the exact spot in Cincinnati Museum Center where, in 2002, President Bush delivered his speech about the Iraqi threat.

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BarbPernaris — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:25:14 -0000

Awesome!

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gtg008q — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:07:51 -0000

This is great! :) Thank you!

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KCRep — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:33:01 -0000

These are excellent!! Great job everyone!!

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bcoffey2005 — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:31:09 -0000

I love these photos...it disheartens me though that in the name of "progress" so many of these opportunities are lost. If a building shows it's age just tear it down for a new shiny building. Thank you to those who chose to preserve the past and make it better.

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TexasGirl1 — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:57:36 -0000

Truly an amazing piece. What a way for us to see history! Thanks to all who took part!

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ccdesan — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:56:38 -0000

This is an awesome way of recording history. Superb work! :D

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contopus — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:45:50 -0000

The white-bearded pioneer in photo 19 is Ezra Meeker, one of the founders of the community I live in, Puyallup, Washington. He traveled back over the Oregon Trail in 1906, marking its route with stone monuments so its route would not be lost to time. In the mid-1990s I helped to transcribe his journal from that very trip for the Washington State History Museum. I love every one of these wonderful photos.

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SergioMG — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:33:25 -0000

AMAZING