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Lund's Plywood Garden of Michigan

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Lund's Plywood Garden of Maple City, Michigan.   E.K. Lund was a part-time magician who lived to the age of 100. From the looks...

Strike Up the (Native American Peoples?) Band!

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CLICK TO ENLARGE I can't tell you how many, or if ANY of the players here are first nation performers, but there were authentic Nat...

Opening April 1, 2013 Art of the Potholder

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The Art of the Pot Holder is supported by a grant from the Makers of Rayon and generous funding from the Skillet Foundation.
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Lawn Leporidae of Galvanized Steel Folk Art

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Galvanized Steel, Iron, Paint.  No date, circa 1950? 

Confetti on the Floor Salesman Samples for the Basement Retro and Modern at the Same Time!

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When I was a lad, one of these was the entire basement floor…I scuffed them up playing ping-pong down there.  Retro m...
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A Full Yard of Grand Rapids! Yard Long Panoramic Photograph

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CLICK TO ENLARGE (THEM ALL) ( CLICK TO ENLARGE ) A yard of Heaven! "Yard Long" or panoramic photographs are ...

Guests

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Sorry if I'm late...we had guests last night and they wouldn't leave. Anonymous Snapshot  No Date  Collection Jim Linderman

Miniature Handmade Whittled Wooden Pliers Folk Art Whimseys

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Depression-era Miniature Handmade Whittled Wooden Pliers Folk Art.  Whimsical but good only for using up time.   Miniature carved tool...

Who Moved the Anvil? Blacksmith Occupational Tintype

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Tintype photograph circa 1870 of a Blacksmith with his anvil, hammer and a horseshow.  What I want to know is if he moved the anvil to th...

Denying Dinah Washington Airplay Big Censored Slidin' Thing

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 Why is Dinah Washington's single here rare?  The answer lies not in the groove...but the censorship handwritten instruction to ...
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Awaiting Salvation in the Woods ? Baptism Photograph

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I believe this to be a photograph of two folks waiting to be baptised, or having just BEEN baptised, but it could be any rite which i...

Circus Acrobat Nellie Bellmore in Frank Wendt Cabinet Card Photographs 1895

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A pair of Frank Wendt Cabinet Card photographs circa 1895 depicting a lovely young acrobat named Nellie Bellmore or Nelli Regina. ...

Link to Collector's Weekly articles

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An editor at my favorite Collector's site COLLECTORS WEEKLY wrote to say they had redesigned their pages, with a new layout and more...

Original Drawing of Lone Ranger Costume from the 1950s. Johnny Depp and an excuse to show Iggy Pop (!)

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Lone Ranger costume in Ink Johnny Depp and Iggy Pop ??? Normally, folks post images of Halloween costumes only on the day.  It...

Book of Weavings Fredrich Froebel Antique Paper Designs

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A folding book of children's paper weavings (and titled same, simply WEAVING) circa 1880.  Influenced by the teachings a...

Impregnated Matches of Young Mr. Root

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Original Matchboxes circa 1920 - 1930 from the collection assembled by young Lowell Root.  As you can see, Lowell trave...