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Photos

  • Home hero: Selection buttons on a vintage Seeburg AY160 jukebox: Ethan Long, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Low and Slow: The Lowrider Story: A Chevy Impala lowrider on San Francisco's Embarcadero: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Low and Slow: The Lowrider Story: Lowrider car show in Chula Vista, California: Ahsoka Dillard, CC0
  • Low and Slow: The Lowrider Story: The lifting setup behind a lowrider's front wheel: Votpuske, CC BY 4.0
  • The Muscle Car Era: A 1964 Pontiac GTO coupe: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The Muscle Car Era: The 389 Tri-Power V8 in a 1964 GTO: Stephen Foskett (Wikipedia User: sfoskett), CC BY-SA 3.0
  • The Muscle Car Era: A 1969 Plymouth Road Runner on the road: Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Chuck Taylor All Stars: Red and blue high-top All Stars on the pavement: Mikko Lautamäki, CC BY 2.0
  • Chuck Taylor All Stars: Brand new versus worn to the bone: Michael James Shaw, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Roller Disco: Skates, Lights and Good Times: A roller disco hall lit up in neon: Charlotte Coneybeer she_sees, CC0
  • Roller Disco: Skates, Lights and Good Times: Roller disco skaters in Brooklyn, 1979: Discoskater, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Roller Disco: Skates, Lights and Good Times: Oaks Park roller rink, Portland, Oregon: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The Golden Age of Arcades: A pop-up retro arcade, 2016: Mitch Altman from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The Golden Age of Arcades: An original Pong cabinet: Rob Boudon (derivative work: Ubcule), CC BY 2.0
  • The Golden Age of Arcades: A Space Invaders table cabinet: Tomomarusan, CC BY 2.5
  • The NES: The Console That Saved Gaming: The Nintendo Entertainment System: Evan-Amos, Public domain
  • The NES: The Console That Saved Gaming: The original Japanese Famicom, 1983: Evan-Amos, Public domain
  • The NES: The Console That Saved Gaming: R.O.B., the Robotic Operating Buddy: Evan-Amos, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Game Boy: Gaming Goes Pocket-Sized: The original Nintendo Game Boy: Evan-Amos, Public domain
  • Game Boy: Gaming Goes Pocket-Sized: Tetris on the Game Boy: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0
  • Game Boy: Gaming Goes Pocket-Sized: The Game Boy Color, in clear purple: Evan-Amos, Public domain
  • The Sony Walkman: The original Sony Walkman TPS-L2: Anna Gerdén, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • The Sony Walkman: A 1979 TPS-L2, the first Walkman: Binarysequence, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The Compact Cassette: Cassettes in the University of Illinois music library: University of Illinois Library, CC BY 2.0
  • The Compact Cassette: A handwritten mixtape from the early 1990s: antony_mayfield, CC BY 2.0
  • The Compact Cassette: The Sharp GF-777 boombox: Sharpoff at Russian Wikipedia, Public domain
  • VHS and the Video Rental Era: A classic VHS videocassette: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • VHS and the Video Rental Era: The JVC HR-3300U, US version of the first VHS recorder: Groink, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • VHS and the Video Rental Era: A video rental store in Berwyn, Illinois: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0
  • Hot Wheels: A Hot Wheels Chevy Camaro from 2013: BenedictLiang, CC0
  • Hot Wheels: A wall-sized die-cast car collection: Matt, CC BY 2.0
  • The Rubik's Cube: A 3x3 cube mid-twist: kaʁstn Disk/Cat, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • The Rubik's Cube: A collection of cubes and twisty puzzles: Gerwin Sturm from Vienna, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The First Cell Phone Call: A DynaTAC brick phone beside a modern smartphone: Umut Çolak, Public domain
  • The First Cell Phone Call: Martin Cooper with a DynaTAC prototype in 2007: Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • The Birth of Blue Jeans: A well-worn pair of 501 jeans: Michael Carian, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The Birth of Blue Jeans: A vintage Levi Strauss and Co. label for patent riveted clothing: Jim Griffin, CC0
  • The Birth of Blue Jeans: Copper rivets on a pair of 501XX jeans: Tokunori, CC BY-SA 4.0

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