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Ephemera offers a glimpse of a moment in time and often expands our understanding By Barbara Loe
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ne of the things I love about ephemera is that it captures a moment in time and yet it can tell us so much with that brief glimpse. Often it enlightens us to something we never knew happened or something that happened much earlier than we thought.
In this case, I’m going to focus on an interesting envelope from 1884 that tells a pretty complex story with one single image. Smallpox had been ravaging the United Kingdom for decades and there was little people could do other than to isolate themselves to prevent becoming exposed. Most who did get exposed died. first quarter 2024
