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83Collecting Black Americana
Black Americana is a term used to refer to any collectible that has an African- American theme. Most of these items were produced between the late 1800s and the 1950's, and most are not particularly complimentary towards African Americans...Do not let the offensive nature of these items keep you from collecting. These things need to be remembered.
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82Art Journaling for Beginners
Written By: Jaclyn Popola An art journal is a type of altered book that is created using mixed media (paint, pens, crayons, rubber stamps) and ephemera (magazine clippings, ticket stubs, matchbooks) to turn...
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74Guru-C Salt-and-Pepper Shaker Gallery
Salt-and-Pepper Shakers are among the best dinner table collectibles. My favorite tables are strewn with sets of salt and pepper shakers close enough that you never have to say, "Please pass the salt..." By Cory Zacharia
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63Lost Books, Cerventes and Dali
Friend of mine at work has been reading. This is dangerous enough, but he's been reading old books. He's asked for recommendations of 19th Century American fiction. Reading old books can be downright alarming....
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65Guy Stuff!
Men are a confusing beast to most Women and I can totally understand that. Hey, we aren't the best at communicating our wants and needs and when we do sometimes it comes off more like a dictation or request then an expression of emotion. This Hub is all about Guy Stuff, the stuff we love and the reasons we love them.
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61Help Me Find the Owners of This Old Ephemera-It's Good Stuff
For those who don't know what ephemera is, I hope you will become interested in helping me find the owners of such things as papers and photographs which have become separated from their families along the...
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65Mask-Making Step-by-Step
Mask Making Step-by-Step! Making Beautiful Art Masks can be Simple & the Results can be Fabulous Mask-making is an ancient art form that has been practiced world wide, and ranges from simple folk...
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79Free Vintage Halloween Postcards
These free vintage Halloween postcards can be used for invitations and scrapbooking, as kids Halloween cards and for a variety of other purposes.
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42Captains of Industry and Rural Kansas
This trade card is the type of thing I'm hoping to preserve through the American Book Trade Index. I know nothing about it. It's like millions of other trade cards from the end of the 1800s, but this one is...
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37Alcoholics Anonymous and Ephemera Collecting
A recent arrival for my collection. Typically I buy items and put them away once a decent image is uploaded to the American Book Trade Index. Then I'll go back and poke around, recording details as I can find...
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