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You Know You’re a Rockhound When…

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Snowflake Obsidian Specimen _____________________ – You look down instead of up. – Any rock, no matter how common, will raise your pulse. – You see beauty in all rocks, even “Leaverites,” the ones you leave behind. – Your family and friends just roll their eyes when you pick up yet another rock. – You are willing to dig up a rock with a spoon, even if it means ruining the spoon. – You have been known to visit urban rock piles and risk stares from people who are wondering why an old person is crawling around on a dirt pile. – You are willing to pay excess baggage fees (international, yet) for a large yellow rock that looks like a loaf of bread. – Your pockets are always filled with rocks and residual dirt. – You often find pebbles in your shoes and even socks. – You don’t mind dirt at all, even under your fingernails. That’s why soap and water exist. – You get why rocks are so spiritual; you understand that rocks have been around since the beginning of earth ...

2012: Box #49b – Miscellaneous Collectibles, Newspapers, Magazines, and Collectible Clothes

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The New Yorker: Black Cover with Shadow of the Twin Towers (Art Spiegelman), 9-24-11   2012: Box #49b – Miscellaneous Collectibles, Newspapers, Magazines, and Collectible Clothes   Brown Box (9/11/2001 and 2000 Election Magazines)   Amnesty International : 9-11-01, Fall 2001   Heroes: The World’s Greatest Super Heros: 9-11-01 (Marvel Comics)   Life: A Commemorative: In the Land of the Free– September 11–and After   The New Yorker: 10-8-01   The New Yorker: Black Cover with Shadow of the Twin Towers (Art Spiegelman), 9-24-11   News Digest (Delta Airline’s Employee Magazine): Moving Forward: Delta’s Recovery Plan, 9-26-01   Newsweek: 9-17-01–Magazine issued BEFORE 9/11/2001   Newsweek: America Under Attack, Extra Edition, Dated 9-11-01, Obviously issued later   Newsweek: Cliffhanger, 11-6-00   Newsweek: Commemorative Issue, On Sale Until December 3   Newsweek: Fig...

2012: Box #49a – Miscellaneous Collectibles

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A Bee on a Purple Flower   2012: Box #49a – Miscellaneous Collectibles Some from Boxes 2003-24, 2003-25, and 2003-64   Bag: Black miniature messenger bag, leather? (REALLY cute!), 1   Brochure: Maurice Wyckaert brochure, 1   Candle Stick: Hammered metal candle stick, 1   Cardboard: Red Lion Bus by MCI-TMC, 1   Catalogue: “Rodin, A Magnificent Obsession” (Sioux City Art Center), June 13 to August 31, 2003, 2   Catalogue: “Rodin, Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collection” (Sioux City Art Center), 2003, 2   Cereal Box: Honey Balls box (Belgium)   Clock: Millennium Countdown Clock, in box, 1   Coffeepot: Blue enamelware coffeepot (not old, but cool), 1   Crystal: Waterford Crystal, The Times Square Collection “Star of Hope” Design Clock, in box (2000), 1   Cup: Trinity Cup, inside wooden mug, 1   Dish: Small leaf candy dish in purple box (“Crystal Ga...

2026: Box #26 – Grandmother’s Diaries and Own Diaries and Notebooks (Important)

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Left: Grandmother ’s 1919 Autograph Book. Right: The Webmaster ’s 1965-1966 Diary Grandmother ’s 1919 Autograph Book The Webmaster ’s 1965-1966 Diary The Webmaster ’s 1965-1966 Diary (closeup, cedar box) The Webmaster ’s 1965-1966 Diary (cedar box) The Webmaster ’s 1965-1966 Diary (inside cedar box) The Webmaster ’s 1965-1966 Diary (inside cedar box) A Page from Grandmother ’s 1919 Autograph Book   2026: Box #26 – Grandmother’s Diaries and Own Diaries and Notebooks (Important) WAS 2012: Box #48 – Important Papers WAS 2020: Box #14 – Old Notebooks (Mo)   Grandmother’s Diaries and Notes: Autograph Notebook from 1919 Brown notepad marked “Bapaco.” An informal autograph book. Diary (1955) Brown Coil-Bound Theme and Notebook Diary (1980) Brown Collegiate Theme and Notebook Diary (1982) Red Mead Notebook Diary (Circa 1984) Blue and white five-year diary with lock   Personal Items:   Autograph Book (Green Plastic)   Calenda...

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