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 Nick
(@Nick)
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This site is pretty interesting. Much more than VI:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fsaSubjects62.html#bottom

 
Posted : July 27, 2006 8:15 pm
(@r-norman)
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Great pics of the usvi, thanks much.

 
Posted : July 27, 2006 11:44 pm
(@sandcrab)
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ebay has lots of old vi postcards for sale.

 
Posted : July 28, 2006 2:25 am
(@gari-ann-in-tx)
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Oh how very cool! Loved the photos of the dock at Cruz Bay...look at the cool outfits and hats those folks are wearing!

 
Posted : July 28, 2006 10:35 am
(@bluwater)
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Nick,

Thank you for this site. VERY interesting.

 
Posted : July 28, 2006 10:36 am
(@Weary)
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That is quite the website. I jumped from the VI to South Dakota and was heading for Mississippi before i stopped myself.

 
Posted : July 29, 2006 1:02 pm
(@east-ender)
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Nick: I have to say I spent quite a bit of time while the tropical wave passed yesterday reviewing the pictures. Really incredible. Thanks for sharing.

 
Posted : July 30, 2006 8:13 am
(@on-island-time)
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Interesting site, what would be cool is a side by side, then and now page.

 
Posted : July 30, 2006 10:50 am
(@gari-ann-in-tx)
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Great idea!

 
Posted : August 1, 2006 10:24 am
 Nick
(@Nick)
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Some more interesting stuff can be found on the STJ Historical Society site---a few photos, more documents and articles:

http://www.stjohnhistoricalsociety.org/Archives.htm

 
Posted : August 1, 2006 10:21 pm

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