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A Collection of Historical and Rare, Beautiful and Strange, Cherished and Forgotten Photographs, Postcards and Paper Ephemera Incidentally Preserved by Would-be Memory Makers of the Past. *Art & Jewelry COMING SOON*

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Preserve This Measure Card John Wanamaker Trade Card
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Preserve This Measure Card - John Wanamaker - Trade Card, c. 1800s
$9.50
Independent Edwardian Woman Pinky Ring Cabinet Photo
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Independent Edwardian Woman - Pinky Ring - Cabinet Photo, c. 1900s
$16.50
Scripture A to Z Hammond Publishing Co Antique Print
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Scripture A to Z - Hammond Publishing Co. - c. 1910s
$7.50
Our School Mate Memorial Cabinet Photo
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Our School Mate - Memorial Cabinet Photo, c. 1890s
$15.00
Slants on the Origin of Bundling in the Old World A. Monroe Aurand Jr. Booklet
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Slants on the Origin of Bundling In the Old World - A. Monroe Aurand Jr. - Booklet, c. 1938
$30.00
Blarney Castle Cork Ireland Vintage Postcard
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Blarney Castle - County Cork, Ireland - Postcard, c. 1940s
$4.50
Tuesday Ironin's Easy Takes a Big Man to Chop Kindlin Antique Postcard
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Tuesday - Ironin's Easy, Takes a Big Man to Chop Kindlin' - Postcard, c. 1910s
$4.50
Grace and Oscar Dean Antique Cabinet Photo
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Grace & Oscar Dean - Marengo, IL - Cabinet Photo, c. 1890s
$6.50
I Am Stuck On This Place Antique Drinking Postcard
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I Am Stuck on This Place - Postcard, c. 1900s
$3.50
Cupid Whispered A Ring Of Gold Antique Valentine Postcard
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Cupid Whispered, "A Ring of Gold" - Postcard, c. 1900s
$5.50
Depart From Evil Elkhorn Automobile Antique Photo RPPC
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Depart From Evil - RPPC, c. 1909
$9.50
Women's Army Corps Parade WW2 WAC Vintage Photos
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Women's Army Corps Parade - SET of 3 - Snapshots, c. 1940s
$7.50
Jack-O-Lantern Die-cut Pumpkin Vintage Halloween Card
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Halloween Jack-O-Lantern - Die-cut Card, c. 1950s
$12.50
Japanese Divinity Worcester Art Museum RPPC
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A Japanese Divinity - Worcester Art Museum - RPPC, c. 1910s
$4.50
Lincoln Kennedy Penny 1971
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Lincoln-Kennedy Penny - c. 1971
$14.50
Cairn on Summit of Mt. Madison Antique Photo RPPC
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Cairn on Summit of Mt. Madison - Gorham, NH - RPPC, c. 1900s
$5.50
Saleslady Antique Postcard
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Saleslady - Valentine Comic Series - Postcard, c. 1910s
$6.50
Prize of Superiority Football Statue Berkeley California Antique RPPC
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Prize of Superiority Football Statue - University of California - RPPC, c. 1910s
$5.50
The Room Tree Sequoia National Park Vintage Postcard
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The Room Tree - Sequoia National Park - Postcard, 1930s
$5.50
Redwood Tree Muir Woods California Vintage RPPC
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Large Redwood Tree - Muir Woods, CA - RPPC, c. 1950s
$7.50
San Francisco Disaster by Earthquake and Fire 1906 Antique Postcard
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San Francisco Disaster By Earthquake and Fire - Postcard, c. 1906
$5.50
The Unseen Friend A K Yapp YMAC WWI Antique Booklet
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The Unseen Friend - A. K. Yapp - WWI Y.M.C.A. - Booklet, c. 1910s
$15.00
Jesus Mary Joseph Christmas Antique Postcard
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Jesus, Mary and Joseph - Nativity Postcard, c. 1910s
$5.50
Christmas Crib at St. John's Church Pittston PA RPPC
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Christmas Crib at St. John's - Pittston, PA - RPPC, c. 1900s
$4.50
Infant Jesus in Manger Antique Postcard
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Infant Jesus in Manger - Postcard, c. 1910s
$5.50
Full Moon Rise on the Ocean La Jolla CA Antique Photo RPPC
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Moon Rise on the Ocean - La Jolla, CA - RPPC, c. 1910s
$5.50
Young America Antique Booklet
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Young America - Booklet, c. 1910s
$11.50
Tent Camping Boise Idaho Antique Photo RPPC
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Tent Camping - Boise, Idaho - RPPC, c. 1910s
$4.50
Greetings Gay For Christmas Day Antique Postcards
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Gay Christmas Wishes- SET of 2 - Postcards, c. 1910s
$2.50
Post Quartermaster WWI Air Service Antique Photo
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Post Quartermaster - WWI Air Service - Photo, c. 1910s
$6.50
Beet Beat It Kid Antique Postcard
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Beet It, Kid - Visual Pun - Postcard, c. 1910s
$6.50
Money Is The Root Of All Evil Frederick L Cavally Postcard
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Money is the Root of All Evil - Postcard, c. 1900s
$3.50
Merry Widow Wiles Walter Wellman Antique Postcard
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Merry Widow Wiles - Walter Wellman - Postcard, c. 1908
$4.50
Head of Egyptian God Amon Antique Photo
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Head of Egyptian God Amun - RPPC, c. 1920s
$4.50
Hausdrache Medieval Punishment Antique Postcard
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Hausdrache - E. Nister - Postcard, c. 1900s
$25.00
Morey's Baking Powder M Greiner Antique Bookmark
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Morey's Baking Powder - M. Geiner - Bookmark, c. 1906
$5.50
Chicken Inspector Antique Postcard
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Chicken Inspector - Postcard, c. 1910s
$6.50
Peace WWI Armistice RPPC
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Peace - WWI Armistice - RPPC, c. 1918
$9.50
Sphinx and Sailors in Egypt Vintage RPPC
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Sphinx and Sailors in Egypt RPPC, c. 1930s
$5.50
Holy Week Mantilla Embroidered Vintage Postcard
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Holy Week Mantilla - Embroidered Postcard, c. 1950s
$8.50
Olinger Mortuaries - Denver, CO - Memorial Card, c. 1950
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Olinger Mortuaries - Denver, CO - Memorial Card, c. 1950
$5.50
Buffalo Bill's Grave Vintage Postcard
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Buffalo Bill's Grave - Golden, CO - Postcard, c. 1950s
$5.50
Ornate Indian Burial Aztalan Vintage Postcard
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Ornate Indian Burial - Aztalan State Park - Postcard, C. 1950s
$4.50
Oh I Don't Know Antique Postcard
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Oh- I Don't Know - Postcard, c. 1920s
$3.50
Horned Goat Cart Vintage Photo
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Horned Goat Cart - Photo, c. 1920s
$13.00
Dickson's Mound Builders Tombs RPPC Set
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Dickson's Mound Builders Tombs - SET of 3 - RPPCs, c. 1940s
$55.00
Chief High Backed Wolf Indian Mummy Postcard
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Chief High Backed Wolf - Mummy - Postcard, c. 1940s
$14.50
Dickson's Mound Builders Tombs Lewiston Ill Postcard
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Dickson's Mound Builders Tomb - Postcard, c. 1940s
$17.50
How About the Future Palm Reader Antique Postcard
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How About the Future? - Postcard, c. 1906
$9.50
Victorian Darling Julesburg CO Cabinet Photo
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Victorian Darling - Julesburg, CO - Cabinet Photo, c. 1800s
$7.50

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