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Some fun photos

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Ran across these at the Kentucky Historical Society. Cool old distillery photos interspersed among the more prosaic from Kentucky's past.


(see Uncle Jesse's post below)
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Crikey!!! I thought I did that right...I'll try to fix it, but any help would be appreciated!!
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hmm

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Not sure what you're trying to do but I believe this might be it:

http://tinyurl.com/yplb8b
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That was exactly it!! Thanks!!

(How'd you do that? I tried it with...well you can see what I tried!! Where'd I go wrong?)
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Excellent photos, thanks!
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Post by new_moonshiner »

Great pics thanks for sharing .
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Post by goose eye »

yall see where it say that one law was killed in shootout but didnt
say nary a thang bout bootleggers. them deads didnt much count.
it was that way in most places. theyd try an flush you an
run you in a ambush.
i gotta shake my head when i see how some of these new likker dicks set up there outfits in front of naybors windows an such.
times have surely changed

so im tole
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goose eye wrote: i gotta shake my head when i see how some of these new likker dicks set up there outfits in front of naybors windows an such.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I cant open the page.
am I the only one?
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nope :(
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I can't open it either.
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i can!
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same here working fine for me .
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I can't open it either.
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nice pics.
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Hmmm...seems to be an Australian thing...maybe your internets are swirling the wrong way... :lol:

(Sorry, but if ya can't be much help, ya might as well be a smart-ass...)
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The Chemist wrote:Hmmm...seems to be an Australian thing...maybe your internets are swirling the wrong way... :lol:
more like an anti-american thing
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Post by punkin »

First time i heard of it, but looks like the link won't work from Australia.
I can't get it to open.
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stoker wrote:
The Chemist wrote:Hmmm...seems to be an Australian thing...maybe your internets are swirling the wrong way... :lol:
more like an anti-american thing
You can't open it either? Maybe it's been declared a 'state secret'...for American eyes only... :lol:
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Looks like us Aussies are not allowed to see such terrible sins being committed. Big Brother and his censors must be watching :(
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The Chemist wrote:
stoker wrote:
The Chemist wrote:Hmmm...seems to be an Australian thing...maybe your internets are swirling the wrong way... :lol:
more like an anti-american thing
You can't open it either? Maybe it's been declared a 'state secret'...for American eyes only... :lol:
can I borrow your eyes?
what is the site about?
and does anyone feels like reuploading those pictures? :(
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Cruiser wrote:Looks like us Aussies are not allowed to see such terrible sins being committed. Big Brother and his censors must be watching :(
Uh-oh, we've been rumbled. Quick, burn all the documents, except the false passport, might need that. :shock:
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ok

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I'll risk being a fugitive from the State in Australia. Hell, I'm honored to be on the Most Wanted List on yet another continent.

Here is one of the banned images:

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I can't open it either, and I'm a really nice, honest, compassionate, fair dinkum, true blue aussie. :roll:

blanik

Bugger me, when I went back to the forum UJ's pic was there. :)
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Damn, those revenoorers certainly had a field day with their axes, some really sad lyne arms there. That photo is enough to make a man shed a tear.
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blanikdog wrote:I can't open it either, and I'm a really nice, honest, compassionate, fair dinkum, true blue aussie. :roll:

blanik
You liar, blanik. We all know you're a sinful, bootlegging scoundrel, with a hunchback and cross-eyes and a whole zoo of nasty skin diseases, who lurks outside school gates just waiting for any opportunity to corrupt our innocent yoof with your evil home-brewed potions. :P
duds2u wrote:Damn, those revenoorers certainly had a field day with their axes, some really sad lyne arms there. That photo is enough to make a man shed a tear.
Bastards. :evil:
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duds2u wrote:Damn, those revenoorers certainly had a field day with their axes, some really sad lyne arms there. That photo is enough to make a man shed a tear.
Nothin a bit of panel beatin and some solder couldn't fix :wink:
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Mean eyed bunch for sure.A lowly profession for sure damn revenuers.Bet they kicked dogs to.
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tater wrote:Mean eyed bunch for sure.A lowly profession for sure damn revenuers.Bet they kicked dogs to.
When they creeped down the sidewalk small children would cross the street and cry. :cry:
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now now

Post by Uncle Jesse »

Come on guys, the fellow on the far right looks pretty upstanding.
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