Okay, here's a great piece of ephemera collecting. Maps. Maps are huge. I don't mean literally, but there are huge maps. But I'm talking about all kinds of maps, especially the kind well, if you're as old as me, you remember going to a gas station. You know, you ask they guy, how do I get somewhere? They actually gave you maps for free. Can you image that? Yeah, it was a long time ago. But anyway, look at this cool old road map, Western United States, 1947. You know, these maps are worth, starting around five dollars each. I mean, they're nice. Now, look at this, this is more of a little travel brochure, but it's a map of Vancouver and they're featuring the octopus at the aquarium. How cool is that? Look at this. Here is a map of the Frankfurt Airport. Now why would somebody need to navigate the Frank...? Who knows? Now, here's another cool map here. These came in the old National Geographics and people used to pull them out and people actually look for them now. They're not worth a whole lot, but they're very interesting. Texaco. Texaco Gas station map, remember? Free. There's just so many. Oh, this is fascinating. This is a California guide for farm workers, a farm labor map. And this is administered by the Department of Employment, State of California, Goodwin Knight, Governor. I can't remember what year that was and, hopefully, it was before my time, unless I'm not remembering well. My short-term memory. Arizona, isn't that cool. Michigan. Let's go through them. How exciting. Aren't they wonderful? You've got to love these maps. Save your maps. But they didn't print as many then as they do now. Maps are wonderful. I love them.
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