It's An Honor To Open This Time Capsule I Was Speechless

Thank you Ray for giving me a chance to open this trunk on my show and share the content with the world. There is so much history in this amazing
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[@TrickyBoa]

This video is a great demonstration of Peter’s passion for the line of work he’s in.

[@SmoothEmJay]

Would be an absolute crime if any of this ended up in a landfil or trash, this persons memories DESERVE to be preserved and enjoyed forever. I bet nobody in those photos even imagined that one day the entire world would be able to access their memories like this. What a world. Take care of it, Peter (and the eventual buyer).

[@bakielh229]

"this "persons' memories DESERVE to be preserved and enjoyed forever." Why?

[@davidellis5141]

A remarkable life she led.

[@ALF3Y]

Each patch is a dude that nailed her

[@shakascloset1700]

@@ALF3Y probably true

[@wingerfan1]

She led a pretty remarkable life to say the least. This stuff needs to be returned to the family if possible or donated to a museum. As far as the ship goes, this is what I found from searching. USS General C. G. Morton (AP-138) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Gould Morton. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General C. G. Morton in 1946 There are several photos of the ship online and it looks like a beautiful ship. It was sold for commercial operation as the SS green wave, but sadly with scrapped in 1980. The ship had quite a story in history. It earned three stars for its contributions in the Korean War. It also served in the communist China aggression and the first UN counteroffensive. That was back in the 50s. It was a transport ship Squier class. And held 230 officers and 3300 enlisted personnel.

[@BeardedVeteranMechanic]

Pete if you filmed a 5 hour video and Uploaded it we would watch it.

[@jamiecrawford7220]

I just literally found his channel while somehow now I'm watching it quite frequently.. I'm wondering why out of all the other different channels I've subscribed to while still finding myself physically & mindfully going to his KZbin channel which I normally never do.. I actually gave it some thought thinking of the reasons to why I'm so damn interested in taking the initiative to go right to his channel to watch more videos.. I think it's because of his demeanor or personification feathered by his pets being a Parrot & a Cat.. However there has to be some other reasons to why I'm obsessed with his videos online so much.. And ur correct in terms of people who would watch a 5 hour video of him, I unequivocally would be one of them for sure.. Then I wouldn't have to go to his channel clicking on his videos one after another because they are only 18 to 25 mins or so long.. A good irrefutable 5 hour compilation video would be incredible to me as well as others including u..

[@radicalrick9587]

*If anything, those items belong in the Smithsonian Museum, such an extremely rare and exquisite collection of history.*

[@sharkattack67]

No, they don't. The items are very cool but not Smithsonian material.

[@xx7secondsxx]

Your comment makes me think of INDY! "It belongs in a museum!✊"

[@CGplay186]

@radicalrick9587 yes every single people life was important because happen live during ww2- post war, no some smaller museum at best they need material to not everything should go to the greatest museum but a sure they can help find a place.

[@radicalrick9587]

@@CGplay186 *Everybody knows that if they want to see the rarest of the rare stuff, they need to go to the biggest and best out there. With the items in the Smithsonian, those items will not only be properly taken care of but will also have much more exposure. Smithsonian sends out magazines to all its subscribers, showcasing the latest items on display. You won't get any of this at a small museum where many of them cut corners to save on expense at the expense of the item on display.*

[@bakielh229]

"The items are very cool but not Smithsonian material." No, they're not. @@sharkattack67

[@dansanfrisco]

She had a great eye for photography too. Just beautiful images.

[@blpblp-tj7ux]

I've been fascinated with these videos, Peter. In this depressing time of late-stage capitalism, I find it oddly profound that your business model is essentially complete honesty, and the idea that both parties be ultimately satisfied with the transaction. This is practically never the case with groceries, gasoline, or the electric bill, but it's business as usual in your shop. Also, I love the brief montages with trip hop beats. Good stuff, my man.

[@donnieporter7890]

Wow what a life this lady had

[@conniesetter1430]

That's amazing! So much history and a family member to someone. Would be nice if that could be reunited with the family if possible. Not a money maker that way. A museum of some kind would be great but limited accessible to the albums and all on display. The sad thing is the photos will mean nothing to anyone but the family. Strangers will have interesting pictures but no connections to the actual people. Thanks for a truly great video ! 🏆

[@CCscott]

Seems like she provided aid to soldiers from many units so I bet she acquired them that way.

[@conniesetter1430]

@@CCscott Yes. A wonderful lady. Too bad we don't know more about her. Years ago, in the 1980s, we had the opportunity to go into the neighbor's attic to help her clean it out before she sold it. It was built by a gentleman in 1915-16 who I knew when I was a child in the 1960s. We found diplomas from the gentleman and his wife from high school. Letters that we didn't open. A flag from an early Indy 500 and many photos. By the Grace of God, before computers, I was able to locate the son in California. He flew back here and was next door to his childhood home. He got 2 boxes of a family history he thought was gone forever or didn't know existed! Many happy tears all around. I'm still in the home next door. The loving spirit of the family who built that home remained with each of the 4 next owners. The current owner is 98 and has a beautiful family. Hopefully this treasure chest will have a home too.

[@TheDeviIDogg]

I've got a ton of things my grandpa acquired while in the Navy, both sentimental and historical. I hate to think of being separated from it or they no longer travel in the family

[@incompletesentience]

IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM! - Dr. Indiana Jones

[@eastonvonschist2283]

No, it belongs to the family if there are any left!

[@L-Jay1147]

​@@eastonvonschist2283the family lost the rights to it after they went delinquent on a storage unit and didn't try to recover anything for 10 plus years

[@__1201]

Haha, and what a pertinent quote too.

[@jwwj30]

Hopefully one of your KZbin followers has some private eye connection/Internet sleuths & can track down this woman’s family. It will mean something to her family but probably no one else. Possibly the company (Red Cross) she worked for, but they usually have little or no interest in personal collections. Thanks for this different style, history lesson video.

[@dregosteel]

Agreed!

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

Ahh but the Red Cross have a long memory./ I mean the international red cross.

[@hynestimothy411]

Just hope it's not the FBI, she'll probably get locked up on trumped up charges and being American she'll do time without representation

[@JCreole]

@@hynestimothy411 Stupid….

[@gailresources3970]

Very sad this collection ended up in an abandoned storage unit. The ephemera is so charming and creates perfect provenance.The photo albums alone are quite valuable monetarily. I really hope some family will be found. If so, that they don’t sell and find a proper museum for it. Keep us updated. Great video!

[@skeetskeetonu6928]

she put together her own blog that is really Sweet..

[@Erikr-ex9dj]

The American Red Cross National Headquarters is located at 430 17th Street NW in Washington, D.C. Built between 1915 and 1917, it serves both as a memorial to women who served in the American Civil War and as the headquarters building for the American Red Cross. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965

[@TheDeviIDogg]

I have that exact same trunk but it's green and has my grandpa's squadron painted on the top

[@paulviles8587]

So sad that this historical trunk has gotten away from the family and abandoned in a storage locker. PLEASE see that the contents of the trunk go to family members (if possible) or to a museum. I would donate to a GOFUNDME to make this happen. Thank you!

[@bakielh229]

Pay for it then

[@TheOldMansPicks]

Pete, this was amazing! What a treasure trove.

[@ThriftLife]

Longer Video Every Video, Please. Love It.

[@janetfraser1953]

I hope someone gets back to you with information, it seems like she was a very proud lady,happy 😊 God bless

[@2044Nick]

Her life could be a movie from what I see

[@justcaptainkirk78]

Amazing find! Great pieces of history in one little location. Thanks for sharing this to all of us.

[@TRIQUETRA24]

Literally insane, the amount of detail, the places she has been, the times she has been there, the sheer metiulous level of effort to record every step where possible. This kind of thing is what documentaries are made of, with soo much subject matter and evidence of times and locations, this could easily (as is stated) be "museum pieces". A rarirty beyond measure and it saddens me to think stacks of people will try and claim this for their own with flimsy evidence, I hope It does end up in a safe place.

[@BUGSYGz]

Yesss sir longer videos love watching them.

[@marine-jv1pq]

Great video, would love to see more of this collection....make another video Pete!

[@dkoko3585]

Awesome history trunk. Would be great to go through it all.

[@AC-fv7kt]

You run a great business man...awesome videos

[@tammylouasksdearsubswtf7955]

Anyone know if there is a follow up to this??.. please,, I'm so curious to know where it went,, although, with all the " IT SHOULD BE IN A MUSEUM " demands in the comments, I wouldn't blame him if he doesn't share who it went to,,( if it did find a home) .. but I sure would like to see an update, even if just the display case for it..

[@chuck8974]

I admire your attention to situations like this; only a few businessmen would.

[@Rainman75]

Cheers ... bada bing... fancie...

[@craigfreeman7665]

That should be donated to a museum for sure for all to see her remarkable service

[@RobertELee420]

lol

[@MarkfromArizona]

Very interesting. I think you should reach out to the History Guy or someone from the university. I think it would be better served as you said in a museum. Thank you for sharing

[@pegedey1291]

Wow that is quite a find. The history she was a part of, amazing lady!

[@chrismalcomson7640]

This womans incredible life comes down to the contents of a trunk. I've come accross this kind of thing before from house clearances. The relatives will grab the medals and anything obviously worth something but leave the rest. I don't know the story of this lady and if they had kids but it might be worth investigating a bit so it could be reunited with the family..

[@dwent77]

Dragonman would love that!! He's in Colorado Springs and has America's largest privately owned military museum.

[@Rondawwg]

What a beautiful woman in the first picture with the small dog.

[@colp441]

Amazing that this just came to the store.

[@thomasgentry6201]

Golden Dragon Certificate is for crossing the Ecuador on the USS Puebla a Merchant Marine Army transport troop carrier! Cool as A Retired Navy Veteran the Golden Dragon certificate isa Historic Naval piece! Red Cross Museum for sure!

[@GSGExtreme44]

Love your videos, craigslist hunter - Keep em coming!

[@pyroninja5677]

This video is awesome, it was like seeing the world thur her eyes during that time. Very inspiring and cool

[@rustyjames_shortfilms]

something different - thanks for sharing Peter

[@hippydippy]

Fascinating Collection. Very Cool.

[@alexandermatthews145]

I LOVE IT

[@guyneace]

Hey Oh!!!

[@grumpy1311]

Ohh this is going be neat! Thanks for posting Pete!

[@jackiechapman8189]

Very neat to see all the photos from different places/countries..🤔 Mostly a conversation piece but still very cool..😍😉 Love it.. Take care guys..👍💕🔥👀👊

[@simonastley8546]

That's stunning. It's more a musiem peace

[@billymilinovic2773]

Love your content as always big fan.i live in Michigan for 3 years looking forward to see your store in person it's a 5 hr trip big in collectables

[@kingfunk9336]

To the Red Cross.. historical material

[@marks.schwartz8468]

Pete, maybe the National World War II museum would be interested in these things.

[@MichaelsExplorations]

The chest full of all the old stuff is so cool ❤

[@bridgetbrady52]

Really cool! I love world history!

[@michamotyka4645]

Pete you killing this negotiations when you say you know what I mean i Love how you handle your biznes please if you need someone to clean toilet or sweep around let me know

[@Horseracingtip]

Redcross patches and medals can be worth some dough if they are the right ones.

[@williamgallucci9913]

I just love things like this what a great episode peter

[@ctaber2011]

Pete there is an Red Cross Museum in Washington, DC that would be willing to pay well for that collection i am guessing. Try them.

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

I think they would apreciate a donation.If interested, because the generation that owned these are dying off rapidly.

[@dadbod4life]

This is the stuff that makes your job so special!

[@mikedoux2521]

Come on, the weed wackers and jumper cables people plop on the counter are pretty extraordinary!

[@Hamata68]

Peter, not sure if you still have the trunk but there is a guy called Mark Hall Patton, he is museum curator and a lot of other things in Nevada. It's worth the try with a person ,who seems , had a very interesting life.

[@SchwaLoppy]

Historical military memorabilia and old photos with names on the back sell very well. Genealogy buffs will buy it and upload to the internet to eventually reunite with their families or future generations to find.

[@xx7secondsxx]

I keep thinking of Indiana Jones with "It belongs in a Museum!!!✊" This is absolutely AMAZING!! The things this woman had to see!! My moms been a pediatric nurse for longer than I've been alive!! They see soooo much! N I just turned 38 in Sept!

[@darrellpennington9232]

So amazing

[@Horzzo]

This is a piece of history. It's fascinating reading about all of those places she's been that I also was in the military. I'm sure someone has informed the Red Cross about it. If not, I will!

[@danielvanness6936]

Ken Burns could make a great documentary film with all that treasure and that would tie the historical and personal together the way it deserves. Other than that I agree with a museum or historical society. I think it should remain intact in order to preserve this great woman’s legacy for posterity and any short term gain that breaks it up would diminish the value of the whole. This is a treasure that should be treasured.

[@SocketSilver]

Vintage Krunk. Yeah buddy!

[@tufferguy5651]

Incredible stuff.

[@Mia-C-Crest]

Incredible!

[@leebest1a470]

Need to find family and give to them. They sh b the ones to decide what to keep an donate as they wish. Great vid !

[@tonytrump995]

you know what i mean

[@terrisantiago9128]

Very interesting

[@supermullaney]

Absolutely amazing chest full of history,hope it gets a great home .

[@davidrice6989]

First time honey wasn't in video that l can remember

[@buffdaddy4673]

Such a smart business move too! " Come to the store and check it out" maybe you see something you like ;)

[@Straightprimo]

Great videos boss!

[@robertclubs9908]

Awesome show

[@jakestoe]

Really cool piece of history of someone's life for sure. Hopefully it lands back with her family line. It is possible that she doesn't have any family left and that's how he ended up with it. I have a bunch of stuff my dad held onto that was his best friend in high-school but died in Vietnam. All his family is now gone but I'm stuck with it all after my dad has passed. Alot of it is personal pictures and such but I really don't know what to do with it. It's been sitting in my closets for 5 years and I don't want to make my kids to have to deal with it. They're gonna have a hard enough time with my crap.

[@ctaber2011]

Those patches alone are worth a fortune.

[@williamgallucci9913]

What price range could they go for

[@DerlChur]

@@williamgallucci9913 any patch for about 40 up to half a grand easily for each one

[@Logic_vs_VerbalShite]

Yeah New Zealand!!! 🇳🇿

[@steelcityreseller8170]

Pretty cool. Was there an update to this video? Interested in what the history guy said and what happened to the items.

[@DonzCoolVids]

Definitely should go to a Museum.

[@woookash]

At 19:15 that page of photos is in Brussels

[@josephhauad8673]

I collect miltaria I think in my opinion you should keep all the stuff together offer it in a package my friends at the military collectables shop would be interested. Lmk lots of history here.

[@kevinnye5132]

Pete there’s definitely history there , that’s for sure 😂, think I got it after the 4th you said it 😉, only joshing 👌🏻.

[@markthoms385]

Wow!! My Grandmother's maiden name was Bradley! We have an annual Bradley Family Reunion. I wish I could say she's a relative, but I have not heard her name in all my genealogy research. But WAY COOL!!

[@benisosa2752]

History stuff like this needs to be returned to there families

[@sekigetzune7340]

love the music

[@ttomc1964]

Too Cool...I Love Yesteryear !!!!

[@RyanHorseHelmet]

I work with a lot of old pictures and documents, make sure to display those items out of the sun if you can! It will help preserve them, especially the things with ink like photos, documents, and clothing. Not saying you didn't already think that through, but I figured I'd throw that out there if it may be a bit before they sell.

[@RetroRussell]

It belongs with her family before any museum. I hope y’all make an effort to find them.🙏

[@anthonylopez9142]

I'm sure her family would be grateful for people to actually be able to see it and remember it. Than sitting in a basement where no one will see it

[@shaun7638]

@@anthonylopez9142 Agreed 100%

[@RobertELee420]

@@anthonylopez9142 who left it?

[@Chrisss2112]

Absolutely fascinating seeing items from yesteryear

[@Crosshatch1212]

Dnt break it up ,that’s one persons history telling a unique story that are all lost ,

[@Z0nnie]

The WWII museum in New Orleans would be an excellent place for something like this. its one of the most detailed museums ive been to.

[@gigirumbaoasuzuki7175]

Hello there !! Let me see what they write in small Japanese Flag ..please close up in picture and I will translet to you guys!! Have a good day & good luck !! 😉😉👍👍 良い一日を過ごしてください　幸運と最高の願い、お幸せに。👍👍🙏🙏

[@themerchgeneral9698]

I would suggest contacting the American Red Cross Museum in Wahington, DC; they may be interested in these items.

[@UDTGHOST420]

She had to ask somebody for each one of them patches they weren't giving out to just to anyone that jacket is special it should in the right hands

[@drewzuromski6289]

This kind of stuff you only see on shows like "antique road show", they could appraise it in 5 mins

[@Nohiro.3D]

19:15 Looks like Brussels to me ;D

[@christopherwestrom5813]

Dragon man from Dragon Arms Inc would like that Red Cross stuff maybe even the pictures

[@francesacoy4730]

Perhaps call to the UN could give direction for further research as diplomats usually work thru the UN!?

[@DB-po8rs]

Youngins, pay attention. When you get old and die, this is what happens to your memories. Lol

[@RealityTrailers]

As the great Indiana Jones would say, "It belongs in a museum!!!"

[@AdventureCoupleUK]

Great video and so interesting. Just remind me, how long is it since he's looked at it 🤣

[@SocketSilver]

Maybe 6 years, maybe 8 years, maybe 10 years, maybe last week. 😂