Underneath some old linoleum which I finally pulled up this AM.
These newspaper pages were from March and April 1932.
I wonder what life was like for these people who papered their floor with the Minneapolis Tribune all those years back, during the Great Depression...
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Well, people didn't actually *paper* the floor. Newspaper was used for insulation between the floorboards and linoleum.
Was the camera you used found under the floot too?
Here's a Minneapolis Tribune story that gives you a slice of what life was like -- crimewise, at least -- in the early 1930s:
May 1, 1933: Short-change artist
Old papers are always a great find. They are among the best windows to the realities of previous generations.
I discovered whole sections of St. Paul papers in my attic; cheap insulation. In one section, I found grandmother's photo and wedding announcement from the summer of 1939.
Cheers.
I love that! How exciting to find those old papers and it what seems to be really good condition.
I love that there is a SOCIETY section!
Amazing find, you could have them framed and put on display.
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