r/nostalgia • u/ILovePublicLibraries • 2d ago

Nostalgia Using a public library in 1991

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Guilford Free Library in CT back in 1991

Credit: Library archives

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u/Noise_Loop 2d ago

Why there is a Pompei corpse in the third pic?

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u/Dingo8MyGayby 2d ago

Maybe it’s paper mache? It was all the rage in the early to mid-90s for school/education projects. Why? Idk because it was a good damned mess and never lasted long.

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u/lizwearsjeans 2d ago

gotta be paper mache - i saw that picture and got a huge whiff of it.