An American Hero, Salesman Sample, Lead Paint and MORE

Philip J. Landrigan, a fellow you won't recognize but one we should all thank. It was his research which "led" to banning "lead" from paint. The children he saved from impaired brains, kidneys, and more is countless. As if that wasn't enough, Landrigan has figured prominently in ALL of the following: Removing lead from gasoline. The banning of several lethal pesticides. Figuring out the Gulf War Veteran's Illness. Refusing to let the effect of asbestos in New Yorker's lungs following the World Trade Center attack be dismissed. (Having breathed in the burning WTC for 6 solid months, this one is of particular interest to me) The minimized and emasculated Environmental Protection Agency of George Bush attempted to say the particles were "too small" to do damage, but Landrigan showed that the smaller the asbestos particle, the more dangerous it was. He was instrumental in passing the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. I could go on and on. This man is a hero. Needless to say, THIS is a man our children should look up to rather than some meathead beefcake baseball player on steroids.

But I digress. These see-through templates allowed one to preview house colors with the included color cards. Each set came in a leather case embossed with the Eagle Paint logo. The kids who come to my house in summer asking if I need a paint job (I do) don't bring nothing but an earnest pitch.

Set of Eagle Lead Paint "chips" with Transparent house templates Salesman Sample c. 1945. Collection Jim Linderman

Mail with Stamps on Both Sides

Waste not, Want not. I especially like the Columbus discovers America clock.

Group of Postcards with applied stamp decoration and paint. Circa 1900-1945
Collection Jim Linderman

Leaving the Baptism Real Photo Post Card Jim Linderman Thanks

Many years ago a good friend told me the art world works slow. It does indeed. I started collecting antique photographs of folks being washed and saved many years ago. With each one I found and acquired, my desire to share them with others increased. All good things come to he who waits. I was fortunate indeed to find Lance and April Ledbetter at Dust to Digital, they brought a professionalism and respect to the material I could have not have even imagined. Master designers John Hubbard and Rob Millis have recreated my delight finding the photos with every turn of the page. Luc Sante, who has a remarkable acuity for translating visions into text generously provided words I am incapable of. Many others were involved, Lance thanks them in the credits. I am pleased the originals have been accepted into the permanent collection of the International Center of Photography, where, unlike many of the things I have assembled over the years, they will be kept together for all to enjoy. Today, anyone can leave a footprint...all it takes is the ability to hit "send" or "upload"...but to have a physical object as beautiful as the book and CD my friends have produced is a wonderful thing.

So, on to the next. I have shoe boxes full and ideas plenty.

"Baptism on the Ohio River, near Cincinnati, Ohio" Azo Real Photo Post Card circa 1910 Collection Jim Linderman

Gladis Smyth's Drawing Teacher

Drawing Teacher boxed game and three templates Parker Brothers c.1890 Collection Jim Linderman (ex-collection "Gladis Smyth")

Alonzo Hall Blind Accordion Playing Pastor Phones in a Performance

Blind Columbus Ohio Pastor Rev. Alonzo Hall plays accordion over telephone to congregation.

Original Wire Photo 1949 Collection Jim Linderman

UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER (formerly Memorial Day) FITS-IN

Fits-In Lightweight Unbreakable plastic lens c. 1965 (?) Collection Jim Linderman

The Emotion Control Machine of Mr. Higgins 1930

Laurence Higgins of Cleveland, OH explains how his invention "The Emotion Control Machine" works.

Original 8 x 10 Photo by J. L. Greenfield 1930 Collection Jim Linderman