 | Now THIS was an excellent find !| OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss Now THIS was an excellent find ! in the Current forums; Ok so I've been cleaning up my basement and getting rid of stuff.
A number of years ago I ... |
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12-23-2005, 04:42 PM
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#1 | | Member
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Ok so I've been cleaning up my basement and getting rid of stuff.
A number of years ago I was helping my ex sister inlaw move her Dad out of their family home, he's since deceased. He was a very interesting guy and very creative but a MAJOR pack rat. There was all kinds of stuff and most of it went to good will or the dump.
I found these under a huge pile of old lapidary magazines.       
It's the front pages of the Vancouver Herald and the Vancouver Sun Dated May 7th 1945.
Wish I had the rest of the paper, very interesting to read from the perspective of the time !
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12-23-2005, 04:45 PM
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#2 | | He who does not skim
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You'll want to be looking after those! | |
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12-23-2005, 04:47 PM
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Country:  | That's exactly why I keep newspaper from significant events. So far I have news from 9/11, Afghanistan, Saddam Arrested........etc.......
Good finding! It has also a certain value, I believe. | |
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12-23-2005, 05:32 PM
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Country:  | Good find bustedwing. Interesting reading too I'm sure. I have a copy of the local paper from late June 1940 that was found at my old house in Aberdeen, it is really interesting reading (currently framed in the bathroom).
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12-24-2005, 02:33 AM
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#5 | | Master of Ewes
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and that's quite a find, i'd pay for summit like that so hang on to it.........
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12-24-2005, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass why the bathroom
and that's quite a find, i'd pay for summit like that so hang on to it......... | Not sure why, I think because it is the only place there is room for it to hang on the wall, means people will read it anyway 
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12-24-2005, 05:56 AM
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#7 | | Master of Ewes
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12-24-2005, 09:57 AM
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#8 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Good find! 
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12-24-2005, 12:14 PM
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#9 | | Master of Ewes
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12-24-2005, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass maybe to him it is porn ............ | No it isn't, maybe for you though...
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12-25-2005, 04:12 AM
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#11 | | Master of Ewes
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12-25-2005, 09:45 AM
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#12 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | Good stuff Busted. I have a few like that from my grandmother. They get very brittle though here in the dry California air.
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12-26-2005, 10:49 AM
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#13 | | Der Crewchief
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A couple of years ago I recieved from my Grandmother a couple of News Papers that belonged to my Grandfather. They are French Newspapers, One anouncing the fall of Paris and the other the French surrendure. Very very interesting news papers. I also own a couple of Yank News Papers from 1944 and I have several German Newspapers from between 1943 and 1945 from Berlin.
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