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“Accesable entrance” == Los Angeles
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“Accesable entrance” == Los Angeles

    • #los angeles
    • #photos
    • #spelling
    • #editing
    • #signs
  • 3 weeks ago
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My grandfather off the coast of Italy in the 1950s while serving with the U.S. Navy.
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My grandfather off the coast of Italy in the 1950s while serving with the U.S. Navy.

    • #navy
    • #photos
    • #1950s
    • #italy
    • #military
    • #water
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Joe Biden, coffee delivery man
(via Vice President Biden shows support for Officer Laboy - Pictures | WJLA.com)
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Joe Biden, coffee delivery man

(via Vice President Biden shows support for Officer Laboy - Pictures | WJLA.com)

    • #joe biden
    • #vice president
    • #coffee
    • #dunkin'
    • #dunkin' donuts
    • #photos
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mightyflynn:

1975
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mightyflynn:

1975

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    • #baseball
    • #1975
    • #japan
    • #photos
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Jennifer Lawrence remains awesome and, maybe, the only person in Hollywood who acts like a normal person her age.
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Jennifer Lawrence remains awesome and, maybe, the only person in Hollywood who acts like a normal person her age.

    • #jennifer lawrence
    • #oscars
    • #academy awards
    • #photos
  • 2 months ago
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It’s not all physical fitness at spring training, however. Players are put through baseball drills, as well. Unfortunately, financial concerns are still an issue for the Mets, who have been forced to practice without baseballs. (via Photos: Spring training’s grueling regimen - Sports Fans, Teams, Stadiums, Page 2 - Fandom Blog - ESPN Playbook - ESPN)
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It’s not all physical fitness at spring training, however. Players are put through baseball drills, as well. Unfortunately, financial concerns are still an issue for the Mets, who have been forced to practice without baseballs. (via Photos: Spring training’s grueling regimen - Sports Fans, Teams, Stadiums, Page 2 - Fandom Blog - ESPN Playbook - ESPN)

    • #baseball
    • #mets
    • #spring training
    • #photos
    • #espn
    • #dj gallo
  • 3 months ago
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(via The Passion of Former Days: The Colours of Nighttime New York)
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(via The Passion of Former Days: The Colours of Nighttime New York)

    • #photos
    • #photography
    • #1945
    • #new york city
    • #nyc
  • 3 months ago
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mattstopera:

The 50 Best Animal Photos Of The Year
This one is my personal fav.
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mattstopera:

The 50 Best Animal Photos Of The Year

This one is my personal fav.

    • #polar bear
    • #bears
    • #buzzfeed
    • #photos
  • 5 months ago > mattstopera
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From this week’s “Happy Endings” - -
P&P Romance Factory (Happy Endings) (by ABC)
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From this week’s “Happy Endings” - -

P&P Romance Factory (Happy Endings) (by ABC)

    • #happy endings
    • #tv
    • #comedy
    • #sitcom
    • #photos
    • #prank
  • 5 months ago
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Der Spiegel’s take on David Petraeus
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Der Spiegel’s take on David Petraeus

    • #Petraeus
    • #david Petraeus
    • #spiegel
    • #affairs
    • #scandal
    • #cia
    • #photos
    • #magazine
    • #germany
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From the NY Daily News.
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From the NY Daily News.

    • #joe torre
    • #marvin miller
    • #rip
    • #baseball
    • #photos
    • #mutton chops
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mightyflynn:

Ethan Allen bats for the Phillies during the first ever MLB regular-season night game on May 24, 1935 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Phils lost to the Reds 2-1.
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Ethan Allen bats for the Phillies during the first ever MLB regular-season night game on May 24, 1935 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Phils lost to the Reds 2-1.

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    • #baseball
    • #cincinnati
    • #cincinnati reds
    • #philadelphia
    • #phillies
    • #philadelphia phillies
    • #1935
    • #1930s
    • #u.s. history
    • #photos
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Probably my favorite ridiculous-but-fitting moment from “Skyfall.” He’s been shot, he’s just leaped from Caterpillar heavy equipment to the inside of a passenger train that’s separated from the other cars while having its roof ripped off, and the first thing he does is make sure his cuff is correctly placed.
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Probably my favorite ridiculous-but-fitting moment from “Skyfall.” He’s been shot, he’s just leaped from Caterpillar heavy equipment to the inside of a passenger train that’s separated from the other cars while having its roof ripped off, and the first thing he does is make sure his cuff is correctly placed.

    • #james bond
    • #daniel craig
    • #skyfall
    • #movies
    • #suits
    • #photos
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buzzfeedandrew:

A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken. (AP)
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buzzfeedandrew:

A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken. (AP)

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    • #hurricane sandy
    • #new york city
    • #photos
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lostsplendor:

Providence, Rhode Island. The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 (via)
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lostsplendor:

Providence, Rhode Island. The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 (via)

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    • #hurricanes
    • #1938
    • #photos
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