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100 YEARS AGO TODAY

by Michael Kupperman

Real memories from people who were there
Detail of panel 1, below. Text: I WAS A DOORMAN AT A BUILDING ON WEST 28TH STREET. YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN THE UNIFORM I WORE, IT WAS RIDICULOUS.
Text: I WAS A DOORMAN AT A BUILDING ON WEST 28TH STREET. YOU SHOULD’VE SEEN THE UNIFORM I WORE, IT WAS RIDICULOUS. (Image: A doorman standing holding the door of a fancy apartment building. His uniform is ridiculously elaborate and grandiose, with epaulettes with a trio of horses rearing on each one, sashes, a hat with emblems and starts coming off the top; a little like a Soviet General, but more ridiculous).

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