Flea Market Finds

How a Hull Name Unlocked a Cold War Cargo Ship

A name painted on a rusted hull led us to a Cold War cargo ship built in East Germany, sold to North Korea, and scrapped in Bangladesh. We know the vessel - now we need to find the port.

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A Glass Negative from the 1880s

Most Sundays I come home with film rolls. This time I came home with a glass plate negative — probably from around 1882.

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