George Laithwaite of Canada Concrete Sculptures Folk Art Environment

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It’s the cement garden of George Laithwaite in Canada created from 1912 to 1952. At the garden, historical figures consort with figures fr...

Halloween Antique Gauze Masks

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A fine group of antique halloween masks. The story of the manufacturers is told on a post on the Blog with more pictures. Collection Jim Lin...

Famous Monsters of Filmland the DRAWINGS submitted by a boy. Forrest J. Ackerman Private Collection

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Original Drawings for Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine submitted by a boy. Famous Monsters was started in 1958. These were contest draw...

A Cactus Pebble Sculpture by Visionary Artist Ben Hartman Folk Art Environment

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It’s Ben Hartman posing with a pebble masterpiece. I guess I would call it a cactus thingamajig for birds. Not only is his amazing environm...

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Totem Pole Park in Crescent City CA is a bit of a mystery. There is little written about it. This, and a dozen other RPPC images of the pl...

Circus Carnival Back Half of a Zebra Man ? Original Photograph c. 1930

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Bonus Post. Zebra and back half of a zebra man? Original snapshot c. 1930ish? Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Lillian M. Trafton Schoolgirl Folk Art Handmade booklet with Drawings c. 1900 Collection Jim Linderman

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Four pages from the lovely handmade and hand drawn book of Lillian M. Trafton. I was able to find one girl with that name born 1892 in Mass...

Large Folk Art Sculpture / Bust.

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Large folk art sculpture I've had around 20 years. I'm not sure how old he is, but the bark fell off not long after I found him an...

Antique Folk Art Bird Whirligig

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Antique Folk Art Whirligig. A simple abstracted bird original paddles. Circa 1940 or so. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

A real Yellow Submarine for One!

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A real Yellow Submarine! It's only about ten feet long,looks homemade. I think Ringo could fit in. Yellow Submarine Michigan. Ph...

Apple Antique Die Cut Forms for cutting Victorian Scrapbook stickers

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Apple Antique Die Cut Forms. Victorian lithograph paper “scraps” were originally sold in gummed sheets which had to be hand cut with scisso...

Moon Mullins and his little brother Kayo Folk Art Sculpture from Florida. RPPC

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Moon and Kayo cartoon characters Moon Mullins and his little brother Kayo Mullins. Moon is my kind of guy, his name derives from Moonshine…...

Goofy Mid-Century Drawing of a Man inventing the Internet

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Check out this cool mid-century guy who invented the internet so he could look up teeth! Well…maybe he invented the iPad. An original drawi...

Visible Pumps and the American Dream. Petroliana Vintage Photograph

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A photo of the American Dream. Note on the reverse indicates this is “Mother, Dad and Kay”. No location, but somewhere between places. Cit...

Bettie Page with Bangs and without Bangs.

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From a scrapbook circa 1955 - 1960 it’s Bettie Page with and without bangs. There is no original source, but I believe the adjacent photos ...

Aunt Boo and her Dolls. Hillbillyana Real Photo Postcard collection Jim Linderman

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I’ve had this RPPC of “Aunt Boo” for a while, and finally decided to learn her story. Turns out she was a member of Bob Burns comedy troup...

Birdhouse Folk Art Environment Anonymous Real Photo Postcard c. 1940 (?) Collection Jim Linderman

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Subdivision for Birds. Real Photo Postcard c. 1940? Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb #rppc. #realphotopostcard. #birdhouse. #d...

Anonymous early folk art drawing "Are You A Princess" circa 1920 in Crayon

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Circa 1920 anonymous crayon drawing "Are you a Princess" While crayons were invented around 1905, by 1920 they are in general us...

Wooldridge Sculptures in Maplewood Cemetery photograph

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A original period snapshot of the Wooldridge Monuments located in the Maplewood Cemetery of Mayfield Kentucky, along with an enlargement of...

Victorian Spencerian Graphic Calling Card with a basket and rose

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Victorian Spencerian Graphic Calling Card with a basket and rose. A very fine original hand drawn card with calligraphy. Colored by hand....