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Saturday, April 29, 2017

WWI Postcard for use by British Military


I have been unable to get hooked on a new author ( my fault, not theirs) but after reading just a few pages of my grandfather's WWI diaries, I am hooked. Among the pages are cards and pictures and this is one of her earliest posts home, not much, it was all they were allowed. #military #foundpaper #wwi #documents #war #pow #veterans #vfw #greatbritain #prisoner #cool #urbanarcheology #family #memoirs #history #germanempire #england #postcard #restricted #censored #interesting

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Other People's Mail


I like to read other people's mail but not for the personal information. No! I don't for the letterhead like this from 1930 and the Hotel Abraham Lincoln in Springfield Illinois. Demolished now but once a pillar of the downtown. Law book found last weekend. #foundinbooks #foundpaper #bookmarks #brooksbrothers #bullwinkel #greatnames #fashion #lincoln #architecturelovers #illinois #Springfield #collectables #estatesale # #ephemera #hotels #letterhead #1930

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Found: 1835 Deed


A very nice family allowed me to purchase a box of old letters that they couldn't toss but couldn't keep - they were happy to release to an urban archeologist. Swipe right to see one of many documents I found. #foundpaper #deed #documents #legal #cool #urbanarcheology #family #memoirs #history #land #cuyahoga #ohio #1835 #oldpaper

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Paging Mr. Bullwinkle...


I'm going back to 1910 to have a suit made! This business card from Brooks Brothers in New York. Was in a 1905 Law book found last weekend. #foundinbooks #foundpaper #bookmarks #brooksbrothers #bullwinkel #greatnames #fashion #mensclothing #oldnewyork #newyork #businesscards #collectables #estatesale #clothes #ephemera #merritt #1910

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Sunday, April 16, 2017

Happy 1920's Easter!


Have a Happy 1920's Easter! #1920s #postcards #postcard #urbanarcheology #easter #antique #nostalgia #collectables

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Saturday, April 15, 2017

Beach combing is Urban Archeology on Vacation


I was Jones-Ing while on vacation because there were no estate sales to dig through, so I went beach-combing instead. #beach #shells #sand #ocean #Atlantic #barnacle #sun #fun #beachcomber #florida

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If you can't stand the heat...Get a metal cookbook cover!


If you go searching for the odd and unique...you will find it. This is a Pillsbury cookbook from 1933 bound in an aluminum case. Why? Well, that's the joy in discovering the odd and unique. #book #books #odd #unique #cookbook #pillsbury #food #foodie #cooling #meals #culinary #1930s #artdeco #aluminum #estatesale #urbanarcheology

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Saturday, April 8, 2017

I promise not to Escape...maybe


As a World War I POW my grandfather was required to sign this simple document promising not to escape. *Sigh* war used to be so civilized. #military #foundpaper #wwi #documents #war #pow #veterans #vfw #greatbritain #prisoner #cool #urbanarcheology #family #memoirs #history #germanempire

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