Seth Poppel operates a remarkable archive in Seattle, housing around eighteen thousand high school yearbooks, including those of celebrities like Donald Trump and Monica Lewinsky. His extensive collection includes notable alumni such as RBG, David Letterman, and Leonardo DiCaprio, and certain yearbooks are historically significant, like Harry Truman's. The Poppels have made substantial acquisitions, exemplified by a $25,000 yearbook of Jean Harlow. Despite the sheer volume, Poppel is unfazed by potential theft, believing that the true value lies in uniqueness rather than notoriety.
"The first floor of Poppel's house in Seattle is home to some eighteen thousand yearbooks; he and his wife, Danine, advertise their holdings as 'the original and largest library of high school yearbooks of the stars.'"
"Poppel believes that they have the only extant copy of Harry Truman's yearbook. He has Marlon Brando's personal copy of his yearbook."
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