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June 15, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Joan Wile
These are great photos, and many thanks for inserting our Granny Peace Brigade anti-war message into your photo album.
Joan Wile, Granny Peace Brigade
May 31, 2011 at 11:38 pm
Cinda
Amazing old signs. Are they landmarked? Maybe this blog could fight to have them maintained?