Found Objects

Artifact 1


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Description: 3 of Spades card with art missing. In its place, a dirty, crumpled mess.

Found: Spring 2020. 28th Street West. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Impressions: This was the first card I found. I was walking the neighborhood with my husband. The gasp I gasped could be heard from space as I snatched it from the wet, muddy sidewalk.



Artifact 2

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Description: Jack of Diamonds with art missing. In its place, a dirty, crumpled mess.

Found: Spring 2020. 28th Street West. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Impressions: Judging by condition, this card is almost definitely from the same deck as the 3 of Spades. However, I found them weeks apart around the same area. I didn't see any other cards at the time. Now knowing my quest to find a deck of playing cards, my husband was happy for me (but still bemused) as I scooped it up.



Artifact 3

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Description: 10 of Diamonds card with blue and white Canterbury Park art. Round hole punched near center.

Found: June 2024. Target entrance. Crystal, Minnesota.

Impressions: My husband pointed this out to me as we left Target.



Artifact 4

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Description: 10 of Diamonds card with blue and white Canterbury Park art. Round hole punched near center.

Found: June 2024. Target parking lot. Crystal, Minnesota.

Impressions: This was found on the same day as the 10 of Diamonds. There were several cards scattered around the entrance and parking lot. This one was outside. I felt that two cards from the same deck was enough, so I left the rest behind.



Artifact 5

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Description: Joker card with red back.

Found: August 2024. Columbia Heights, Minnesota.

Impressions: I found this face down in the shoe section of the Columbia Heights Savers. No other cards were around, so I felt it was fair game as a find. No, I did not pay for it.



Artifact 6

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Description: Wild UNO card.

Found: July 2024. Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Impressions: My husband picked this up for me.



Artifact 7

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Description: A silver rhino that comes apart. Hollow space in the middle. A hiding place?

Found: 2018. South Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Impressions: I had driven somewhere with my coworkers. When I got out of the car, I found this rhino in the grass. I couldn't resist keeping it.



Artifact 8

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Description: A moody scene on a postcard for the restaurant moto-i. Sadly, the back has no message.

Found: 2021. South Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Impressions: Found this near an apartment building on a street south of Hennepin Avenue.



Artifact 9

Car

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Penguin
Description: Silver pieces from a Monopoly game. All are mostly intact, with some nicks and scratches. The car is in the worst shape. It's smooshed.

Found: Spring 2020. 28th Street West. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Impressions: I found this pile of Monopoly pieces in the street, so I'm counting them all as one artifact. I found them not far from where I found my first playing cards, though near a different intersection. They were also found on different days. I wonder if someone threw a bunch of games out of their window or something.



Artifact 10

Dice
Description: A pair of white six-sided dice with black markings. They're a bit chewed up from the road. Not sure if the damage would affect the odds.

Found: Spring 2020. 28th Street West. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Impressions: I believe these belong with the Monopoly game pieces. I found them in the same area, but on separate weeks.



Artifact 11

Squid Card
Description: A squid swims along the ocean floor. The number 18 sits in both upper corners. The back is blank white.

Found: 2022. South Minneapolis.

Impressions: Found this on a sidewalk outside of an aprtment building somewhere in South Minneapolis, Minnesota.



Artifact 12

Squid Card
Description: A card advertising the psychic services of Charlotte. There is a phone number on the card, which I have blanked out.

Found: 2012. Memphis, Tennessee.

Impressions: I went to Memphis with two friends during my college spring break in 2012. Not sure why we chose Memphis, but it ended up being a nice time. We did not see Charlotte, which I regret.