19th Century Pen Point Portrait of a Gentleman Folk Art Miniature

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19th Century Pen Point Portrait of a Gentleman Folk Art.  A miniature.  Head is 1" x 1". Collection Jim Linderman

Pair of Antique Croquet Wickets Figural Iron circa 1890

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Pair of Antique Croquet Wickets Figural Iron circa 1890 Collection Jim Linderman

Moonshine served HERE Moonshine Party TONIGHT!

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Moonshine party!  Original Snapshot no date. The best song about the powerful brew is, of course, that sung by the legendary Possum....Ge...

Folk Art Sculpture Carving of General Pershing circa 1920

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Folk Art Sculpture Carving of General Pershing circa 1920 collection Jim Linderman

Blaze Starr Self Portrait RIP Collection Jim Linderman

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In case you missed it, A fireball fell on June 15, 2015.  Blaze Starr was 83 years old.  She invented modern burlesque, slept with at leas...

Bicycle Stunt Snapshot Vernacular Photo

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Bicycle Stunt Snapshot Vernacular Photo Collection Jim Linderman

Antique Yard Folk Art of Michigan

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Folk Art of Strong Lake RPPC Collection Jim Linderman

Unusual Antique Folk Art Furniture Mirror Stand with Carved Decoration

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Unusual Antique Folk Art Furniture Mirror Stand with Carved Decoration.  56" tall.  Circa 1920. Collection Jim Linderman

The Great American Baseball Game Hustler Toys 1924

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The Great American Baseball Game Hustler Toys 1924.  Wooden base, lithographed tin.  Works fine!

Antique Erotic Folk Art Novelty Carving Man in a Barrel

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  Erotic Folk Art Joke Carving Man in a Barrel circa 1920.  

The Saddest School Autograph Book Handmade and Brutal

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Not only is this depression era autograph book handmade, it appears a brother and sister had to share it.  That would be sad enough,...

Painted Silhouette of a Standing Man on Wood. Folk Art Mystery

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Painted Silhouette of a Standing Man on Wood.  Folk Art Mystery.  50" x 20" Collection Jim Linderman

Cropped like a Corset Photographic Manipulation before Photoshop

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Here a vintage photograph takes away some curves in an early example of photographic dieting (which shows women have been presented docto...

Blues in Brooklyn African-American Mug Shots from the Collection of Jim Linderman

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Real Black gangsters, I guess.  Criminals from the 1950s, but presumed, I am afraid, guilty until proven otherwise. Giv...
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Trompe L'oeil Drawing with Real Photo Postcards circa 1910 Collection Jim Linderman

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An unusual miniature Trompe L'oeil drawing seems to depict Real Photo Postcards circa 1910.  Trompe L'oeil drawing is intended...

19th Century Folk Art Drawing "Twin Angels" Fred Conn 1894 Collection Jim Linderman

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19th Century Folk Art Drawing "Twin Angels" Fred Conn 1894 Collection Jim Linderman

Old Folk Art Sign STAR Greenhouses Big Rapids Collection Jim Linderman

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Old Folk Art Sign STAR Greenhouses Big Rapids. 55" x 16"  The operation apparently burned down in the 1940s.  Plywood with...

Antique Folk Art Weathervane Original Paint Sculpture with No Head

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Antique Folk Art Weathervane Original Paint Sculpture with No Head  Collection Jim Linderman

Folk Art Man incised on a Brick End of Day Piece late 19th - Early 20th Century Collection Jim Linderman

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Folk Art Man incised on a Brick Sculptural End of Day Piece late 19th - Early 20th Century Collection Jim Linderman

Trojan Horse

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Trojan Horse early snapshot.  Collection Jim Linderman