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robertlagrant 9 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The window for great-grandmothers is closing

> Funny how we're closer to the past than we think.

I really love this recording[0] from 1941 of a photographer born in 1843, talking about the American West. It's one of Youtube's many gems.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ab5nv4Suc (video)

jackcosgrove 9 months ago [–]

There's also this video interview of Bertrand Russell, whose grandfather met Napoleon as a young member of Parliament.

https://youtu.be/4OXtO92x5KA

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