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November 2009

The 1925 Thanksgiving Turkey Throw. The toss of a live turkey was sponsored by the Sill Brothers Store, which was located on 2nd Street in downtown Laramie. The image of the turkey is blurred in this photograph. It appears just above the Sill Bros. sign. Photo from the Ludwig-Svenson Collection, UW American Heritage Center.

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Other 2009 Photographs:

October	1969 Wyoming football squad.
September	Got Milk? Laramie, Wyoming, residents received their milk in style in 1937.
August	Oil can display, Dave's Standard Service Station, Rawlins, Wyoming, 1939..
July	The Castro Theater in San Francisco, California, built in 1922.
June	Aloha Baker in front of an airplane outside of Laramie, Wyoming.
May	Springtime in Yellowstone National Park, feeding bears from car window.
April	Irene Wicker receiving the Peabody Award on April 19, 1961, for her outstanding contributions in radio broadcasting.
March	The Thomas Flyer is greeted by Laramie residents as the race car prepares to enter Lovejoy's Garage on S. 2nd Street on March 1, 1908. Elmer Lovejoy Papers, American Heritage Center.
February	Valentine's Day Dance, 1919. Ludwig-Svenson Collection.
January	The 60th anniversary of the Blizzard of '49 remembered in this image.