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Hooray! San Jose

A queen stands guard in the main hall at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose.
In 1968 singer Dionne Warwick created a lasting hit after recording "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" Back then few guessed this emerging agricultural community would become the nation's tenth largest city and California's third metropolis after Los Angeles and San Diego. Today, called "heart of Silicon Valley," San Jose has become an economic, tourist and cultural giant.

Explore much in a single day, but plan longer to sample San Jose's many diverse attractions. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 is a good time to start. Visit the San Jose Super Toy, Comic and Record Show at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road. See 200 tables of vintage to modern toys and collectibles, Disneyana, dolls, ...

MORE		 Native Son Returns to Collect City's History

At the tender age of 5, Russ Cross unknowingly became a collector when an uncle returning home from World War II presented him with a helmet. Later, Cross's dad gave him a German helmet. Today, Cross's collection of military helmets numbers about 25 and is displayed in his den at his Los Alamitos home.

But Cross's true passion for collecting didn't emerge until decades later. The Long Beach native, who grew up in Wilmington, Calif., returned to join his hometown police force in 1966. He would serve there for 23 years, rising from patrolman to commander, before becoming chief of the Banning Police Department, where he retired in 1995.

In 1973, Long Beach began replacing its ...

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TODAY'S COLLECTING

Small Books Make Big Impressions With Collectors
News had not reached the slaves in Galveston, Texas yet. And Union soldiers were given the task to deliver it. They rode in on June 19, 1865, with thousands of miniature books to relay one word – freedom. The miniature books were the first printed version of President Abraham Lincoln...
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VINTAGE HAPPENINGS

In Memorium - Ralph Kovel Cleveland, Ohio - Ralph M. Kovel, nationally known antiques author and expert, died Thursday, August 28, 2008, in Cleveland. In the early 1950s, Kovel came up with the idea of publishing a book that indexed antiques by the factory-specific marks found on the bottom of the pottery. He and his wife, Terry, becam...
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TODAY'S AUCTIONS

Victorian Casino Antiques On The Move Victorian Casino Antiques recently moved to its new gallery, located at 4520 Arville St., Las Vegas, Nev., which will serve as the company's office, warehouse, and auction facility. According to Peter Sidlow, president of Victorian Casino Antiques, "Having all of our operations under one roof will gr...
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