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1948

Seated close to the evening fire, old man Gray Mountain, 91, tells his small grandchildren legends about the early days of the Navajo people. lifestyle

‘A Country Within a Country’: Inside the Navajo Nation in 1948

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What Black Friday Looked Like Before It Was Called Black Friday

1948 Macys Thanksgiving Day parade lifestyle

A Brief History of the Balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Jackson Hole 1948 destinations

See Breathtaking Photos of Jackson Hole in its Dude Ranch Days

"Butch", baby female Indian elephant in the Dailey Circus, at feeding time. animals

The Story of Butch the Baby Circus Elephant

Route 30 Nebraska, USA, 1948. destinations

Road Trip! Photos From US Route 30 in 1948

Eiffel Tower, winter 1948 destinations

The Eiffel Tower at 125: A Paris Landmark Captured in a Classic Photo

Then-unknown actress Marilyn Monroe with Clifton Webb and Laurette Luez on the set of a 1948 comedy, "Sitting Pretty." people

Unpublished: Portraits of Marilyn as a Young Actress, 1948

Dr. Ernest Ceriani makes a house call on foot, Kremmling, Colo., 1948. people

W. Eugene Smith’s Landmark Portrait: ‘Country Doctor’

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