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July 1941. "Store with cap guns and fireworks for sale, Fourth of July, Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
... of pearl grips on a cap gun. And while I like a good Hubley, I'm a Fanner 50 man.
A first-rate brand. Ask the kid who owned one.
Very nice inventory, I am partial to the pearl handled 1911.
A plaster dog, at that. I bet his mother just loved it! Well, at least it didn't need to be housebroken.
The "ammo" for a cap gun is a roll of red paper with small amounts of explosive powder. The smell of the smoke emitted along with the shot was part of the experience.
What in the world is on the front of this young man?
[A dog. - Dave]
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