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America in Pictures { 44 images } Created 25 Nov 2006

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  • A 96-year-old Victorian home made a 25 mile voyage across Tampa Bay from Bradenton, Florida to Ruskin, Florida.  The 7,000 square foot home crossed under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
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  • A 7,000 square foot Victorian mansion was moved by barge from Bradenton, Florida to Ruskin, Florida.  The 25 mile voyage ended with a rainbow seemingly leading the way home.
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  • Autumn color in the Great Smoky Mountains Naitonal Park near Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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  • The New York Stock Exchange three months after September 11, 2001.
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  • A view from the nose of an airborne B-17 Flying Fortress over central Florida.  The device at center is a Norden Bombsight and was top-secret during WWII.
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  • A view of the tail of an airborne B-17 Flying Fortress.  The pilot provided a warning about removing glasses and making sure the camera was securely attached before sticking my head out...
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  • A moment in time on New Year's Eve, 2001, in Grand Central Station in New York City.
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  • A quiet, small town street scene in Rhinebeck, New York.
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  • Months after September 11, 2001, patriotism was still on display in New York.
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  • The 400 Grill along U.S. Highway 400 in rural Kansas.
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  • A living remnant of the past in small town, Kansas
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  • Autumn colors and a rushing stream in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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  • Cedar Key, Florida
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  • Lonely downtown Claremont, South Dakota.  Despite the fact the town is not on a major road, people still live here, kids still play baseball at the town park.
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  • Despite being closed for nearly 50 years, this 100-year-old school still stands in Andover, South Dakota.  The town, currently with only 100 or so residents, must have had big plans a century ago.
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  • A class room in a 100-year-old school building in Andover, South Dakota.  The school has been closed for nearly 50 years.
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  • A lone desk sits before a chalk board in a 100-year-old school in Andover, South Dakota.  The school has been closed for nearly 50 years.
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  • The remains of a Co-Op gas station in Claremont, South Dakota.  Years ago this gas station was a gathering place for the men in the small town.
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  • An ancient cemetery in Rhinebeck, New York.
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  • An abandoned gas station stands as a remnant from the past in Claremont, South Dakota.  In decades past, it was a meeting point for men in the town.
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  • Tourists live their dreams on the Field of Dreams movie site near Dyersville, Iowa.  The baseball field and house played a key role in the 1989 movie.
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  • The worlds largest ball of sisal twine in Cawker City, Kansas.  Many people talk about it (in jest, at least) but few ever take the time to see it.
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  • There are a number of midpoints in Kansas - this one in Kinsley is the halfway point between New York and San Francisco.
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  • Street scene in Chicago, Illinois.
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  • Making statements through metal art along U.S. Highway 166 in rural Kansas
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  • A woman works on her boat at a boatyard near Tampa, Florida.  The woman planned to go cruising for an indefinite period.  With increased development, many marinas - this one included - have since closed.
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  • A strawberry farmer runs sprinklers to ward off freeze damage during a cold snap in Florida.
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  • Evening falls on the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota.
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  • Veterans are remembered at the cemetery in Rhinebeck, New York.  Flags were placed near the graves of soldiers of all wars in American History.
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  • Veterans are remembered at the cemetery in Rhinebeck, New York.  Flags were placed near the graves of soldiers of all wars in American History.
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  • A statue of Mary Tyler Moore stands largely alone on the night of Christmas in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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  • An everyday scene from the Old South in southern Georgia.
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  • This scene has the very hallmarks of small town America:  A phone booth (with working pay phone), a meat market and a water tower
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  • A typical midwestern Christmas scene as shot on Christmas Eve in rural Worthington, Minnesota.
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  • A wind generator in a soybean field near Worthington, Minnesota.
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  • The sun sets on wind generators in a soybean field near Worthington, Minnesota.
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  • An old time experience in rural Alabama.
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  • Pauline's in Chicago, Illinois.
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  • A view through a broken window into a condemned home slated for demolition in Ruskin, Florida.
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  • ...And they continue to come to the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.  This baseball field and farm was the site of the 1989 movie Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner.
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