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  • Choppers at Junction and Main, Sturgis, SD, 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Where is everybody? The busiest corner in Sturgis on the busiest day of the rally. Rossini went on to create his famous tattoo parlor in the barber shop. While Rossini died in 2003 and the building was eventually scraped, but it’s still the best corner to watch the scene. Enough time has passed that the look has come back - the long front ends, metal flake, pull back bars, maybe just not the Honda chopper.
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  • Led Sled Outside New Orleans, LA. 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
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  • Long Road to the Smokeout. TN, USA. May 15, 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
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  • Smokeout Stage, Rockingham, NC. 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
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  • Sportster John & Arlene’s Wedding. Evergreen, CO. 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1980 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: When Sportster John and Arlene married in Eldorado Springs, CO, the big question was would he still be “Sportster John” even though his bride surprised him with keys to a brand new “Wideglide.” As part of the festivities, we rode to the Little Bear in Evergreen but clouds moved in and we moved out.  The moniker lasted.  The marriage didn’t.
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  • Claudia and Sante on their Moto Frera's. Missouri, 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
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  • Suzuki, President Solo Angels MC. Tijuana, Mexico. 1995 <br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1995 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Suzuki liked the glorified hogs, but not the pretentious attitudes of the riders. Although he had none of the trappings of his fellow riders; no money, no Harley, and limited budget for food and drink, he rode along. His nature was different though. He was wild, enjoyed a good drunk and a fistfight. He chased the women, and wore his rags with pride. He soon tired of the Road Angels style and quit. Ultimately he started his own club the Solo Angels. He worked odd jobs for six years and saved for his first and last Harley. In 1968 Suzuki bought a used Sportster and built his first chopper. He raked the frame, extended the front-end, built a set of long upswept fishtails and mounted them to a tall and sharp as a knife sissybar. He dug up the first coffin gas tank to be seen south of the border, bolted on a set of tall buckhorn handlebars and got the most radical paint job in the city. He set the ramshackle town on fire every time he blew through. After almost thirty years, he's still straddling the same machine with his colors. It has been his one and only, his true love. <br />
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By K. Randall Ball, from an interview with Suzuki
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  • High Pipes. Denver, CO. 2011<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2011 Michael Lichter.
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  • Harass the Police, Sturgis, SD 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1980 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: All for fun, fun for all. Can we laugh together and laugh at each other anymore?
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  • Sloopy, Diablos MC. San Bernadino, CA. 1995<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1995 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: An alternate lifestyle swept Sloopy into a legendary club of outlaws. Although, his lifestyle was raucous, violent, drug ridden and outside the law, he had his father's stability. During the most notorious days of his outlaw youth he worked a steady job for 12 years. Despite the drugs, the dealing, and the death of his father, he remained a stalwart member of his ever changing club for 32 years, only leaving for two years during the mid eighties. "They weren't listening or paying attention to the writing on the wall", Sloopy explained. Family ultimately saved him from the fate of many outlaw motorcyclists. His girl friend of 20 years and now his wife for half a decade, Rose, reined him in from the world of constant drug use before he self-destructed.
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  • Hanging out at Lake Perry. KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Everybody's Talking, Sturgis, SD. 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter.
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  • Bike Bash at the Iron Horse on Main, Daytona Beach, FL. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Tattoo Flash. Sturgis, SD. 1988<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1988 Michael Lichter.
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  • Nighttime at the Night Owl, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Late Night at Rudy's. Sturgis. SD. 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
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  • JR, Sons of Silence MC National President,  Colorado, 1997<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1997 Michael Lichter.
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  • Heading South on Highway 85. Black Hills, SD. 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Sunday morning, heading through the hills for the last ride of the week.  It's brisk out as you climb, the cool morning air energizing.  South of Deadwood, the road opens up into sweeping curves and you rock back and forth, accelerating out of each turn.  Moving forward, you know where you are going, but at the same time, you are lost in the wonderful journey.
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  • Riding to the Mexican border, CA. 2007<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2007 Michael Lichter.
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  • Andy and Thomas ride to the Pacific. MC Cannonball, CO. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
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  • Crud, Gary and Their Mom, Mary. Clarinda, IA, 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Clarinda, Iowa is only a few hours from Humboldt so after the Freedom Rally, I stopped to visit Crud and his family.  They were all there when I arrived; his mom Mary, brother Gary (still in uniform from his job at the jail,) kids, in-laws and grandchildren.  We went out back under the large shade tree where it was cooler. Mary surrounded by her two sons, the 1%er and the jailer - She couldn’t be more proud.
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  • Maverick Junction. Riding to Sturgis, 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Truck stops and cafes help me remember my travels.  The journey blends together in a swirl of images and memories but the truck stop is frozen in my mind. I put four gallons in the tank, park and go in for a chicken fried steak. The waitress’s twang and variations in the menu give me a flavor for the land.
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  • Harley Back Piece. Humboldt, IA. 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Its unique - the Harley logo tattooed on arms, backs, tops of heads, and sensitive areas that don’t see the light of day. It's displayed like a badge of honor and seen as an exclusive club membership. There's a loyalty and pride of ownership that has brand managers at other companies green with envy.
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  • Bobber at the Bar & Lounge, Sturgis, SD. 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter<br />
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The Story:With its powerful direct flash, I’m reminded of old newspaper and police evidence photographs from the 40’s or 50’s. It looks like it could have been taken during the Hollister incident of 1947, but this was Sturgis 1979 when Gunners Lounge was at the center of it all. Funny - I feel too young to have taken it.
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  • Late Night Around the Campfire. Sturgis, SD. 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Late at night by the campfire, a bottle passed. Time and the world beyond just a concept. A chance to share stories and tails of the road. One by one, drifting off, only a few remain. Voices interrupt the quiet. Silence as dawn breaks.
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  • Property of Paul. Main Street, Sturgis, SD, 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter<br />
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Description: When I first got my “Property Of” buckle, I hated it.  I wasn’t going to wear it so it hung on the back of my chair for 3 weeks. I got the impression that this guy thought he owned me and controlled me but I knew I was a single, independent woman and I wasn’t anybody’s property.  My man wasn’t happy. I didn’t understand that it meant more to him to give me that Buckle than to give me a diamond ring. <br />
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Eventually, I started getting to know more people and realized that if you wore the buckle, you were more respected by the brothers in the club.  It also provides protection, to a certain degree, because people realize you are with a club and they leave you alone.<br />
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I have been wearing my buckle for almost six years now. I feel naked without it.  It’s a part of me and I wear it with pride.  <br />
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Donna on “Property,” 2003
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  • Tattoo Window, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: “Crazy Ace was one of those people that put tattooing on the map, he was a pioneer. He was one of the first artists, along with Mr. Tramp, that set up in Sturgis.  I owe him a lot; he always helped me out in the early days. There was always a place reserved for my studio in the back of his tattoo area somewhere on Main Street and he would always have a whole lot of girls lined up ready to be photographed when I got there.  He’s still an infamous tattoo artist and he’s a biker. He even had a full chrome plated Harley-Davidson, just about everything on it was chrome: gas tank, fenders, everything.  I met him through Mr. Tramp in Texas where he and Tramp were members of a bike club. At one time, he had a motorcycle and tattoo shop in Richmond, Virginia.  Then he started promoting some of the first tattoo conventions around.  He worked here in the States for years but for now, as far as North America is concerned, Crazy Ace is staying well north of the border in Canada where he’s a citizen.”<br />
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Billy Tinney, Easyriders Photographer and Editor of Tattoo Matazine, 2003 (Crazy Ace died in 2010)
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  • Heading to Mexico. AZ. 2006<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2006 Michael Lichter.
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  • Grudge Racing Near Bear Butte, Sturgis, SD. 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1980 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description:   No centerline on Highway 79 as the bikes burn rubber past Bear Butte. Crazy John gets the hole shot, and Happy Smith watches just a few feet to the right. A blown piston ends the fun, but at least I survive a high speed wobble racing back to town. No Broken Spoke, No Buffalo Chip, Can you imagine riding this section of road and not worrying about cops in every direction?
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  • Bikers National Anthem, Steppenwolf plays the Hills, Sturgis, SD. 1987<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1987  Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: All for fun, fun for all. Can we laugh together and laugh at each other anymore?
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  • Bikes Across the Plains. I-90, WY. 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter<br />
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The Story: The plains glisten in the bright western sun while bikes and a dotted line converge in the distance.  A "Stonehenge" like shadow from the overpass marks the land.
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  • Al Klein, Pres. Antelope Valley Sundowners. CA. 1995<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1995 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Al Klein was president of the Antelope Valley Chapter of the Sundowners Motorcycle Club when I photographed him in his Acton, CA. motorcycle shop.  He may still be the club president but I don't think he still has the shop.  I tried to contact him to send him a print but had no luck; the number has been disconnected and there is no record of the shop.  For a variety of reasons, bikers tend to not leave trails behind them as they move on to a new job or home.  Perhaps, this is why at runs like Sturgis, there is so much excitement on the street as friends greet friends.  It is the one place they know they can find each other.
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  • City Park Days. Mouse and Kim. Sturgis, SD. 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young Couple on Dresser, City Park, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©XXXX Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: BLURB
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  • Moto Madonna on I-90. SD, 1986<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
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  • Drummer's View, Dancing at the Chip, Sturgis, SD. 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Like some sort of an ancient ritual, women got on stage to tantalize the worked up crowd. Many had never been naked in front of strangers before, but somehow, at midnight on a concert stage in the middle of the Black Hills, they choose to perform.
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  • Monster Wrestling. Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • On the Horn, Sturgis, SD. 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.
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  • Blowin’ in the Wind, I-90, SD. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Bike Wash, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Crash, City Park. Sturgis, SD, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
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  • Still Downtown, Sturgis, SD, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Daily Maintenance. Burlington, CO. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
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  • The Old Masonic Lodge, Reliance, TN. 2010<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
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  • Chris crossing the river near Statesville, NC. 2010<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jackpine Gypsies' Hillclimb, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.
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  • Downtown at Ingalls, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Just for Fun, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Threesome. Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • What's Up? Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Bea, Puppy's Pig Roast, Whitewood, South Dakota, 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter
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  • Rudi. Sturgis, SD. 1988<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1988 Michael Lichter.
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  • High Bars at the Oasis, Sturgis, SD. 1987<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1987 Michael Lichter.
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  • Stoned. Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Faces, City Park. Sturgis, SD. 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1980 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: City Park was a world of its own, a protective sanctuary for many. Inside its gates, little existed beyond. Such an odd collection of personalities, backgrounds, and faces. The heart of America.
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  • Beat. On the El Diablo, Ensenada, Mexico.  2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young Rider, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter
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  • Blu-In, Mexico. 2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
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