7 Mar 2012
1996 fire reveals two ghostsigns in Columbus, Ohio
Photo: udhcmh
Documentation of the exposure resulting from fire on Ohio State University land in 1996.
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Australian ghostsigns profiled in this 2008 Stephen Banham article
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