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A Box of Old Letters

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Buying a Television in 1949

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Tom Parks


One of the items I found among my father’s papers was the 1949 receipt for my parents’ first television set.

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Author Tom ParksPosted on August 15, 2016March 17, 2022Categories TangentsTags 1949, B&D, Television3 Comments on Buying a Television in 1949

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  • Watching Hogan’s Heroes with my Dad
  • Learning the Art of War: Episode 1: Pre-Flight
  • Learning the Art of War: Episode 2: Primary Flight
  • Learning the Art of War: Episode 3: Basic Flight
  • Learning the Art of War: Episode 4: Advanced Flight
  • Learning the Art of War: Episode 5: They Wanted Wings
  • Learning the Art of War: Episode 6: B-17 Transition Training
  • Learning the Art of War: Episode 7: Crew Training, Girls, and the Hoarder
  • Practicing the Art of War: Episode 8: Processing
  • Practicing the Art of War: Episode 9: Shipping Out
  • Sam’s Father, A Co-pilot’s Story
  • Enlisting in the Cause – Early 1942
  • A Girl from Maine Goes to War
  • Pearl Harbor & Going to War
  • Veterans’ Day – November 11, 2016
  • Endurance
  • Introduction and Contents

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  • Buying a Television in 1949
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