Scrap book, 1893,1944.

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Scrap book, 1893,1944.

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Scrapbook, 1893,1944, entitled "Scrap book", includes newspaper clippings of births, marriages, and obituaries for Gobleville and Kalamazoo (Mich.) residents, clippings about local World War II soldiers, news articles about famous people of the day, advertisements, postcards, holiday cards, undated 19th c. photographs, some letters with envelopes, and two programs, one for an 1893 Gobleville High School exhibit, and one for the 1894 Gobleville High School Commencement. Famous people documented at length in the scrapbook include: the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Jimmy Stewart, Carole Lombard, Clark Gable, Joe Louis, Deanna Durbin, and the Dionne Quintuplets. Also included are two copies of Gobleville Weekly Advertiser (newspaper) v. 1, no.8 (Feb. 12, 1881) and v. 1, no. 13 (March 19, 1881). The v. is extremely acidic and fragile.

1 Oversized v. (in 1 flat box) : ill.

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