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If you had over 4,000 photos in your collection and someone unexpectedly offered you one more, what would your reaction be? If it was the photo shown above the answer is clearly “WOW - WHAT A GEM!”
What makes this photo so special?
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Artifacts, by definition, are from another era. This one proves that point.
It’s a matchbox from a time when most people smoked and did so anywhere and everywhere. It’s from the Oxford Hotel from the days when people went to the hotel for a delicious meal or a cold beer or a place to stay overnight. The phone number is 15, harking back to when you asked “Central” (the village switchboard operator) to connect you.
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One of the more delightful elements of our collection are the many receipts issued by Tavistock and area businesses over the years. This one, from Krug & Falk, speaks to the days of the general store. You really could buy everything you needed at a general store. This one, operated in partnership by Fred Krug and Adam Falk, was located at the five corners where Home Hardware stands today. This receipt, dated 1874, recorded a purchase made by August Asmus who we know was the local tailor. Mr.
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If you ask people what word they associate with “potter” most everyone of a certain age will say “Harry”. The boy wizard has a huge fan following. Others with different interests will reply “artisan” or “craftsman” or simply “someone who makes pottery”. If you are deep into Tavistock history, your answer is Schuler and Collins and Dwyer and Smith.
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The year was 1924. The place was Paris, France. The event was the Summer Olympics. Samuel Goodwin Vance, born in Hickson, was awarded a Silver Medal in Team Clay Pigeon Shooting.
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This beautiful cornet dates from the 1880’s. In its prime it was one of the instruments featured in the Tavistock Band. If you should happen to have the Tavistock photo history book “Crossroads In Time” check page 125. You’ll see a picture of the Tavistock Band in 1884. This cornet and its owner at the time, August Schaefer, are in the second row.
Our collection has a wealth of information … pictures, instruments, uniforms, written records and more …. about Tavistock bands through the years.
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The Tavistock and District Historical Society presents their Speaker Series with ALLEN TAIT: a member of the Society of American Baseball Research. RECIPE FOR SCANDAL: The 1919 Black Sox and the World Series Fix!
