Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. LAST MINUTE CHECK OF THE ENGINE OF THE AMTRAK TURBOLINER PASSENGER TRAIN IS MADE BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM S

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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. LAST MINUTE CHECK OF THE ENGINE OF THE AMTRAK TURBOLINER PASSENGER TRAIN IS MADE BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. TWO TURBOLINERS WERE LEASED FROM THE FRENCH AND BEGAN SERVICE IN OCTOBER, 1973. AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF TRIAL AMTRAK OFFICIALS PURCHASED THEM AND ORDERED AN ADDITIONAL 11. IT IS PART OF THE CORPORATION'S CONTINUING EFFORT TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENT INHERITED FROM THE NATION'S RAILROADS

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O'Rear, Charles, 1941-

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Charles O'Rear (born 26 November 1941, Miss) is an American photographer. His image Bliss was used as the default desktop wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. O'Rear started his career with the daily newspapers Emporia Gazette, The Kansas City Star, and Los Angeles Times; worked for National Geographic magazine; and was part of the Environmental Protection Agency's DOCUMERICA project. He began photographing winemaking in 1978. Since 1998 O'Rear has been associated with Corbis...