• Buck and Bubbles

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    The only place we can see performances of Buck and Bubbles today is on YouTube and there are some sketchy biographies around. There is only one thing for sure: once you see them work, you’ll never forget them.

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    Buck and Bubbles

  • The Best Dressed Boys Wore “Wearpledge”

    The Best Dressed Boys Wore “Wearpledge”

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    It is not unusual that a six-card set of postcards opens a new world of interest for a collector. “Wearpledge” clothing for boys, made by the Bauman Company (NY) did this for me. If you were a boy with a Wearpledge suit, please comment.

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  • The Village of Arundel and Arundel Castle

    The Village of Arundel and Arundel Castle

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    English towns and villages, each and every one, has tales to tell. Some of them are even true. On a summer night, some years ago the ghost stories of Arundel Castle amused the tourist on a tour of England’s south shore.

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  • The Mines of Metcalf, Arizona

    The Mines of Metcalf, Arizona

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    Metcalf, Arizona was a historic mining town tucked into the rugged mountains. Once a busy copper mining community, it is now a nearly forgotten piece of Arizona’s early industrial past. Postcards and pieces of other media remind us of the pioneer spirit.

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Past Article

Timothy Van Staden
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The 1916 western romance novel “Nan of Music Mountain” by Frank Hamilton Spearman was a grand success in the American bookstores and on the silver-screen. Scribner’s Sons of New York published the book, and we have a copy of the promotional postcard.

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