1. The Editors: A Tribute Upon the 50th Anniversary of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
G. Alexander Patterson, MD, FRCS(C), FACS 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 99, Issue 1, Pages (January 2015)
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2. Fig 1
Letter to STS membership from Editor Steele announcing upcoming January 1965 launch of The Annals. The letter also shows the composition of the first Editorial Board.
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3. Fig 2
Dr Sloan and Doris enjoying a social event during his tenure as editor.
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4. Fig 3
Dr Ferguson and “Libby” enjoying a pleasant 2012 afternoon at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, with the iconic Gateway Arch in the background.
(Reprinted from [4] by permission of Elsevier Inc.)
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5. Fig 4
Dr Edmunds and Martha Mel at the Heidelberg Castle on an excursion during the 2000 annual European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery meeting in Frankfurt, Germany.
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