Christmas 1945

Two photographs and a small Swiss flag. Written on reverse side of photos:

Solothurn, Switzerland

Christmas Day 1945

(This is how we looked upon arrival)

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Christmas 1945 in Solothurn Switzerland

(This is the home to which I was invited on Xmas night)

Found in "History of Art Criticism" by Lionello Venturi. Published by Dutton, 1936.


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Read Before You Dig

Plastic flag, looks like the little ones you see planted in the ground before a dig.

Found in "Problems, Cases and Materials on Evidence" by Eric Green, Charles Nesson and Peter Murray. Published by Aspen Law and Business, 2000.

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Stars and Stripes Forever

I was packing up the set of book from Friday's giveaway and this old girl fell out of volume six:

The flag is eight inches by ten inches, and the material feel modern, like a silk/poly blend. Then again, what do I know about fabrics.

Found in "The Library of Choice Literature," volume six, published by Gebbie and Co., 1882.

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Rebel

Very small Confederate Flag, five inches by four inches.

Found in "Satellite!" by Erik Bergaust and William Beller. Published by Hanover House, 1956.

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