Well we got another big dump of snow here – about 70cm of snow in 5 days! Garbage collection across the city has been cancelled for the week, which has never happened as long as I’ve lived here. Just as well, because I wouldn’t have done much exploring anyways with the streets like this.
That seems like a good time to finish up with the stuff from this spot. I now have one less collection of old finds on the shelves of my garage, although this was one of the smaller ones.
I saved a whole bunch of postcards from this house, most of which were from the WWI era. These ones are known as real photo postcards, or RPPCs. Basically, a photo printed on postcard paper. Sometimes they can sell for a lot of money, usually when the subject is unusual. I doubt mine are worth a lot, but they’re still cool and blog-worthy. Zoom in for a closer look!
Some had writing on the back, but it was all written in German so I have no idea what was said.
These ones are a from a little later, featuring the Wehrmacht – the Nazi Germany military forces.
I also found some negatives from that era. There’s around 30-40 of various subjects, including some boat flying a Nazi flag.
Back to circa World War I. Here’s a bunch of regular postcards. These are very much from another time, which is an obvious thing to say given that they’re about 110 years old. Zoom in for a closer look!
There were a few little cards too, which I’m guessing came from cigarette packs.
Here’s a few miscellaneous photos and etc. I think that patch is probably from the 1936 Berlin Olympics – I also found a program from that Olympics, but it was in pretty rough shape.
I decided to list the military ones in three different lots. I doubt they’ll sell for a huge amount, but we’ll see what happens. You can see them on my eBay, the bidding is due to end Sunday night.
As for the stuff from part one, it all found a good home with a researcher and I got 500 big ones for my efforts. That included all the prisoner of war related stuff from my last post plus this batch of POW mail. I consider that a pretty ideal destination for these artifacts.
I’m not sure what my next post will be about yet. Old finds? Recent finds? We’ll see!
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Well, if you are a photography buff these are great. I find the clothing from that era interesting and the fact that everything looks kind of soiled. Or just worn. A hard life back then for many. We have accumulated a lot of snow here in mid-Michigan over the last couple of weeks and it’s been very cold. Not my kind of weather at all! Happy searching and stay warm!
Love the snow pic. And I find all this historical ephemera fascinating.
That’s a nice $500 haul you received from a researcher for that last haul of POW ephemera! A good home indeed. Good work!
Are those birch bark envelopes?! If so, wow – the ingenuity is astonishing.
I always wish I knew more about the backgrounds of the people in old photos.
You did indeed find a good home for the POW artifacts. That must be satisfying.
Absolutely amazing how all that ephemera would’ve been lost had you not rescued all this. Good on you!!
These photos are amazing; a look to the not so distant past. Loved that ‘Halloween’ costume on the front yard, even if it would be terrifying to a young lad; also, the one that looks like Laurel and Hardy. Really enjoyed looking at these pics.
Well done! Especially the sale to the researcher! Thank you for ALL that you do.