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Mikhail Baryshnikov during a Hollywood Bowl rehearsal.

The baby contest is still a feature event of the Fourth of July celebration in Altoona, Kansas, which has a population of less than one hundred. As many as twenty mothers--and even a father or two--were willing to stand in the hot sun while the…

A gas-station attendant in California tries to calm an irate customer during the oil crisis. The customer had discovered that the attendant had cut off the waiting line at the point where he could close at noon. The driver was in line before the…

A car exploded after an eight-car wreck during the Sportsman 300 at Daytona International Speedway. The driver, Joe Frasson of Pauline, SC, escaped his car unharmed, but at least one of the other drivers was seriously injured.

A top fuel dragster driven by Frank Rupert of Carritos, blew the supercharger off the engine. The dragster turned over several times before it finally hit the guardrail, while the heavy blower bounced 250 yards down the track towards Rooks, knocking…

A not-so happy landing. Ken Jamir's run-in with the Gainesville, FL post office was soon followed by a run-in with the law. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with an invalid driver's license.

This corpulent Michigan fan photographed his team leaving the locker room during the Rose Bowl.

Mike Bell, first-round draft choice of the Kansas City Chiefs, puts on his uniform for the first time at rookie camp. He suffered a knee injury his last season as a college player, and was unsure of his performance as a pro.

Bullfighter riding a horse lunges for the bull.

Architecture students work on top of a wire skeleton for a concrete house under construction in Sullivan County, NY. The structure, which uses asymmetrically curved beams for support, is designed by Italian architect Vitorrio Giorgini.