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RVN VET71

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11. Now that is a beautiful and compelling photo!

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #9)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:11 PM

Feb 2021

The sled dog seated, waiting, in front of icy water and snow covered mountains, the helicopter in the background, approaching for whatever workaday reason.

There’s something about the simplicity of the composition that is very moving.

Also, it could be a still from John Carpenter’s “The Thing”!

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Wallet lost 53 years ago in Antarctica returned to owner [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2021 OP

"Wallet found in Antarctica, Cold hard cash returned to owner." lastlib Feb 2021 #1

It's like a time capsule... diverdownjt Feb 2021 #2

"What's in YOUR wallet?" Would be interesting! lastlib Feb 2021 #4

Ice see what you did there. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #13

It's snow joke--that cash was COLD for 53 years. lastlib Feb 2021 #15

No cellphone? Geez, what kind of society did they live in? ... aggiesal Feb 2021 #3

stone tools and animal skins, I'd say. lastlib Feb 2021 #5

Probably got their cable TV over telegraph! Gore1FL Feb 2021 #6

That's a mighty modern looking credit card for being from 1967. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 #7

Stock photo - there's a picture in this article chowder66 Feb 2021 #8

Thing is... Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #9

Now that is a beautiful and compelling photo! RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #11

It is from Carpenter's masterpiece. Every frame is amazing... Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #12

I had a feeling about that . . . RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #17

There are a lot of good people out there. NJCher Feb 2021 #10

He's going to be pissed when he finds out... LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #14

I wintered over in 1970 - Navy Seabees rickford66 Feb 2021 #16

Card found in the wallet about nuclear blast, chemical or biological attack TomVilmer Feb 2021 #18

My father used to carry a nuclear attack card in his wallet. PlanetBev Feb 2021 #21

Remind me of the purse found behind a cabinet when school was renovated Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #19

While metal detecting a fiend I was with dug up a wallet from the 1950's, this was around 1979 yaesu Feb 2021 #20

Amazing story! I wonder if those old bills are worth anything. C Moon Feb 2021 #22

I lost a wallet in East St Louis about the same time. 1968 world wide wally Feb 2021 #23