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I had a couple of people from the ephemera group suggest I share this here. These are the contents of my great-grandmother's purse, which I found when cleaning out the back of one of my parent's closets. She died at the age of 92 in the early 70s, so this is likely what she was carrying around with her sometime not too long before her death. Just thought it was a neat snapshot of daily life that was unintentionally preserved. (I blurred out names and addresses on items for privacy).

Helping my parents clean out some things, and came across this purse that was in the back of a closet. It belonged to my great-grandmother, who passed away at the age of 92 in the early 70s. Best I can tell, it still had all the contents of what she had been carrying around prior to going into the nursing home in the late 60s. Contents include pantyhose, powder puffs, skeleton keys, an old toothbrush, farmers pocket ledger and workmen's time book, as well as several post cards and info on family genealogy. Just thought it was a neat time capsule of daily life that wasn't intended to be kept for 60 years. (I blurred parts that contained names and addresses).