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Boarding a street car in Washington, Pa., in 1954. Note the teenager lighting up just before getting on the trolley.

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The Reed & Short Lumber Co. in Houston, Pa., offered speedy delivery.

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The Little Giant Fire Company of Washington, Pa., featured the "Little Giant," state-of-the-art equipment in 1885. Shown with it are Jim Curran, left, Jim Harter and Pat Curran. The steam-powered pumper may have been a great advance from the bucket brigade, but at the time many of the city's building were still made of wood, and often whole blocks would go up in flames.

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Polly wanna quacker?

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Ever wonder how they put up telephone poles, back in the days before trucks with cranes? I don't know where this was taken or when, but my guess is around 1915.

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You may have heard of the rock group, Big Head Todd and the Monsters. This photo of the class of 1916 at East Bethlehem Township School could have been the inspiration for the name. That's Big Head Todd seated at right, and the Monsters are the two guys on the left.

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Check out this dude, cruising for chicks on High Street in Waynesburg. That's Miller Hall in the background. I'll need a little help dating this photo. I'm guessing sometime around 1912.