John Wayne’s Senior Year High School Yearbook Was Bought For A Dollar On ‘Pawn Stars’

Man Bought John Wayne’s Senior Year High School Yearbook For One Dollar

Following our recent trend of reporting on celebrity yearbook photos, we came across a story about a man who made a real find at an estate sale.

A lucky man who picked up John Wayne’s high school yearbook for only a dollar brought it into the “Pawn Stars” to see what they thought of the rare item.

Wayne’s name was Marion Morrison back then, and the guys at the shop quickly discovered that he was all over that yearbook. The yearbook was from Morrison’s senior year, and he played football, was class president and was very active in the arts. And each photo of him throughout the yearbook made it a better and better find.

The shop was thrilled with the yearbook and made a deal with the customer to buy it for $800. Considering he’d spent $1, that turned out to be a great purchase for him. And he got to see a fun piece of a movie legend’s history.

Keeping up with the times – QR Codes in Yearbooks!

Our team was inspired this morning, after reading a story about a Texas high school bringing their yearbooks a leap forward using modern technology.

The changes sparked by new Apple mobile devices on campuses can already be seen in a long-cherished print product, the McAllen High School Yearbook. The first page of the 2012 edition sports a QR code — a kind of barcode that can be scanned with a cellphone, often to pick up website URLs.

Each QR code in the yearbook takes readers to a video of a different club or sports team, all shot with iPads distributed last year.

Check out the full story here!

So, interested in using this innovative idea for your own yearbook?  We thought so, so we put together a short tech note outlining the whole process, from shooting the video to adding the QR code to your yearbook.

October is Fall Harvest Month

Autumn was also known as the harvest season in the earlier days. It is so because this season provides the ideal conditions for harvesting crops, fruits and vegetables. Wheat ripens during this season. In fact in most of North America, the famous harvest celebrations takes place during autumn.  Surprisingly, this overabundance of beauty can lead to unique challenges when it comes to snapping photos.  Here is an article that discusses some of these challenges, and suggests methods to overcome them.  Have a read through, to ensure that your photos look their best.

New solutions available on our support site!

New candid related help document excerpts have been posted to our online support site.  Interested in learning about the new collage wizard?  Check it out here!  We’ve made huge improvements over last year’s collage wizard!

Candid images are a very important part of any yearbook.  Here’s a tip sheet to help you when creating your candids!