Down On The Corner

Photograph, no date or writing on reverse.

Found in "Book of Stories" edited by Emily Hanson Obear. Published by Allyn and Bacon, 1928. 

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was @swimforher, who entered on Instagram.

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Friday Giveaway: Nine Vintage Whitman books - contest closed

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Marked

Handmade silk bookmark.

Found in "The Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant." Published by D. Appleton and Co., 1898.

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This week's winner was Jennifer Soll Prowell, who entered on Facebook.

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Friday Giveaway: Nine Vintage Books - contest closed

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Ressurection

Stereocard, labeled #6673, "The Ressurection."

Found in "The Life and Times of Queen Victoria" by Arthur Lawrence Merrill. Published by Charles Foster Publishing Co., 1901.

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Hello Dolly

Doll dress.

Found in "The Mysterious Image: A Nancy Drew Mystery" by Carolyn Keene. Published by Wanderer Books, 1984.

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Wag The Dog

Two trade card illustrations.

Found in "New Waggings of Old Tales" by J.K. Bangs and Frank Dempster Sherman. Published by Ticknor and Co., 1888.


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This week's winner was @juliannlaw, who entered on Twitter.

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Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Children's Books - contest closed

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Reunited

Handwritten registry of deaths of the Potts family.

Found in "The Life of our Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" by the Rev. John Fleetwood. Published by Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1850.

I found this sheet over the weekend, and did my best at some internet sleuthing. After several hours, I was able to find a descendant of the Potts family that lives locally and successfully delivered it back home.


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Good Ship

Shirley Temple paper doll.

Found in "Savage Messiah" by H.S.  Ede. Published by The Literary Guild, 1931.

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Portrait

Large photograph, no date or writing on reverse.

Found in the July 12, 1954 issue of Life Magazine.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Scott Morris, who entered here on the site via email.

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Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Novels - contest closed

Contest is now closed, winner will be announced shortly.


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In The Weeds

Bookmark.

Found in "Wild Flower Families" by Clarence M. Weed. Published by Lippincott, 1908.

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Famous Four

Four-leaf clover.

Found in "Famous Pictures of Real Animals" by Lorinda Munson Bryant. Published by John Lane Company, 1918.

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