![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kd8bF-R8JJqUHvbcLgkAH3jU2nTmdF3VvVMq6NB81bE2HoM5hd0oUlg7yag5BBY_ohM2vGvbu_avW-4opPwHWapEtdyPhyPK-oSM-zTx4ZxXbDZQJ9gYu47kUc0cwegMH_LHiyPq-eb1/s400/cowna.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dW7z4In35zxKPLG0UoHosBzIV5y92rvsAweAcY2XRWRg1asQpi_4IjqxulZ-E_WPOKB7TCcvNhQ09Gkl69h5w0SPqxPVzOJ1Tg44UrEtmZe64ZjcRMFGxVxYkgVaKuBvIUoZo45n6im_/s400/clownb.jpg)
Carved wood handle ring toss game Hand-painted Circa 1940 Collection Jim Linderman
Dull Tool Dim Bulb BOOKS HERE
Jim Linderman blog about surface, wear, form and authenticity in self-taught art, outsider art, antique american folk art, antiques and photography.
I know this hurts. A post-mortem tintype photograph circa 1870 depicts a mother holding her recently passed away child. Infant mortality was high and children were often photographed as a memento before burial. An image to share with family members, and nearly every post-mortem photograph is the only image of a loved child. Then, an all too common practice for young mothers. Today, merely a collectible category for early photography collections.