Ever put a scrapbook together? Mark Twain was an avid scrapbooker and even published them. A scrapbook can be a unique slice of history, such as this one from a World War 1 soldier.

“Explosion in trench 50 yds off gets wind up the section, another trench in front 20yds off goes up, section for evacuating trench, one against proposal. German snipers deadly. Trench good target for snipers. Three stragglers arrive. Take shelter in the wheat sheaves 5 yds in front of trench. One shot through the head. Another in the knee, third man rushes for the trench and falls dead head first into trench”.

Here’s our feature on collectible scrapbooks.