The "Leaning Tower of Groom," a tilted water tower that used to supply a now-extinct truck stop off old U.S. Route 66 in tiny Groom, Texas

Svadebnye obriady Kirgiz. Smotr zhenikha (Kiiau-korda)

Svadebnye obriady Kirgiz. Zhenikh (kiiau) Kirgiz. Ruzi-bai

Zwei verschiedene Aufnahmen der Rikah, des Thronsessels, auf welchen man in Mekka die jungfräuliche Braut in der Duchlah-nacht zu erheben pflegt. Auf B sitzt der Bräutigam dort, wo die Braut sitzen soll

Men's wear -- here comes the groom

Strike up the wedding march. Here comes an Albanian bride and groom. In that country folks are unable to tell whether a chap was lucky or not because the bride never unveils ...

Polish bride and groom. Getting married causes a lot of work among the Polish peasants, but the celebration that attends the ceremony lasts long enough to make it worth while. For weeks ...

[Trademark registration by Groom Shovel Company for Groom Shovel Co brand Shovels, Scoops, and Spades]

A massive cloud presages a thunderstorm above Groom, a tiny community along old U.S. Route 66 in the Texas panhandle

A 19-story-high cross, erected by the nonprofit Cross Ministries along U.S. 40 (the old U.S. Route 66) near Groom in the Texas Panhandle

A grain elevator and related buildings in Groom, a tiny community along old U.S. Route 66 in the Texas panhandle

A 19-story-high cross, erected by the nonprofit Cross Ministries along U.S. 40 (the old U.S. Route 66) near Groom in the Texas Panhandle

A perfectly flat wheatfield, worthy of western Kansas. But it's hundreds of miles away, near the tiny town of Groom in the Texas panhandle

1. Close-up of front elevation - Robert Best House, Groom Corners, Saratoga County, NY

Robert Best House, Groom Corners, Saratoga County, NY

[Studio portraits of Japanese tattooed "bettoes" (horse grooms), a mother carrying child on her back, and two young sisters]

[Studio portraits of a Japanese "betto" (groom), a high official in court attire, a courtesan and a pilgrim or priest, wearing white robes and carrying a bell]

Grooming the horse

Count Screwloose. "Ah! 'Groom wanted to take care of a horse.'"

[Elves grooming a girl]

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