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Bicentennial Schlock Captures College Testers Interest
Prof. Jesse Lemisch of the State University of Buffalo collects and catalogs Bicentennial memorabilia he terms Schlock. Students and friends sent in a flood of items from Sweden, including a Declaration of Independence bag, Patriot menu items, and Bicentennial wrappers. He plans to display the hoard on campus in October, noting the varied and often low value of these artifacts as they fuel patriotic feeling and nostalgia.
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Herb Wije
Buffalo
N.Y
Marc
Lemisch
Schlock
Lemsch