> I thought some (or a few) of you might find this interesting: When I was going through family records in December, I came across old documents including receipts and property deeds.
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> A yearlong farm lease from 1947 to 1948 in the Mid-West cost $7 per acre.
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> A hospital stay in 1933 cost $3.50 per day.
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> And, the reason I stuck this post in this thread, the car prices:
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> - 1920s Ford Coupe: $350.
> - 1939 Ford Tudor: $414.72.
> - 1949 Kaiser Deluxe: $2,441.50, with an additional $1.50 for the license and title.
> - 1951 four-door Dodge Coronet: $2,413.77. For an additional $21.55, you could get "2 Back Up Lites and Directional Signal Lites."
> - 1955 four-door Chevy Bell Aire: $2,155.75.
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> Ellmyruh

I find that interesting, because I was born in a hospital in 1933. And at one time, my family had a 1949 Kaiser Deluxe. We bought it used in 1951, but I can't remember what we paid for it. I was almost 18 when we got it and I remember driving it all over Nashville. It was a pretty nice car.

Did you know that some people collect old documents? Old ones in good condition are rather valuable sometimes.
Howard