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Buncombe County Deputy Sheriff Certificate for Leo Finkelstein, 1934

Leo Finkelstein's 1934-36 Buncombe County, North Carolina, Deputy Sheriff certificate.

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A conglomeration of papers Leo Finkelstein collected over his lifetime, from newspaper clippings about a bookmobile and his father's death to letters from the Buncombe County library. It includes pictures from the Asheville Lion's Club and Leo's years serving the military as well as Western Union telegrams, airline and travel ephemera, "Song of the Lions" sheet music, an obituary for Lambkin (pet dog), and various membership and identification cards.

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A conglomeration of papers Leo Finkelstein collected over his lifetime.

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A member of the Asheville Lion's Club reminisces on the "good old days" in the 1930s. The item also contains a handwritten story about the time humorist Irving Cobb spent the night at the Grove Park Inn.

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