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Jim Linderman interview on No Such Thing As Was with Joe Bonomo

Rock and Roll in Sepia: A Conversation with Jim Linderman

Jim Linderman
Jim Linderman is an archivist of the obscure. I profiled him here in 2011 and continue to deeply enjoy the curios he finds and actively posts at his three blogs, Old Time Religion ("Vernacular religious detritus"), Vintage Sleaze ("The true and untold story of smut in America"), and Dull Tool Dim Bulb ("Surface, wear, form and authenticity in art, antiques and photography"). He's just released a terrific new book via Blurb, a collection of found photographs titled The Birth of Rock and Roll in which he's arranged a storyboard of sorts that dramatizes the spirit, if not the chronology of rock and roll...


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Antique Folk Art Fish Sign from Punta Gorda, Florida





Lots of folk art fish signs are fake.  I have no idea why, but I guess unscrupulous antique dealers like to "reel in" a "big catch" at some of those high-priced shows.  How to tell if your tin sign is real?  Uneven rust throughout...more on one side than the other. Imagine a piece of tin hanging in the elements and consider what would happen to it over the years.  Reddish rust all over is often a sign of a chemical bath done at the fake folk art store.  The same applies to weathervanes and such.  It should look weathered. 

Punta Gorda, which has weathered a few hurricanes, is HERE on Wiki, and the official website of the town is HERE

Tin Fish Sign from Punta Gorda, Florida.  40 inches long.  Old.  Collection Jim Linderman
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The Dead Pig of 1913 RPPC Collection Jim Linderman


There IS a wonderful book useful for dating Real Photo Postcards, but once in a while the original owner (or person who commissioned the photo) makes it easy.  This giant pig slopped his last in 1913, but unlike many of his fellow porkers, was documented for all.

The book is Real Photo Postcard Guide by Roberrt Bogdan and Todd Weseloh from 2006.

Real Photo Postcard (The Dead 1913 Pig) Collection Jim Linderman

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Texas Rural Musicians during the Depression Original Photograph c. 1930 Collection Jim Linderman


A rare original image from Depression-era Texas of rural musicians entertaining a small group (and a photographer) in front of their humble home..  Foxtone Border Prints operated out of San Antonio from 1925 or so at least through the 1930s. 



Antique Folk Art Sculpture of Ned Cheeryble from Nicholas Nickelby






Antique Folk Art Sculpture of Ned Cheeryble from Nicholas Nickeby circa 1850 
Collection Jim Linderman

Flag Pole Sitters and Flag Pole Sitting




I've always wondered why flag pole sitting hasn't made a comeback.  I blame lawyers.  No one wants a lawsuit, and I guess if you own the pole, you are responsible for who sits on it,  and thus who may fall.

The first flagpole sitter was Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly.  HERE is the story of flagpole sitting on Wiki. 

Unidentified Flag Pole sitters, circa 1930 Real Photo Postcard Collection Jim Linderman
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Erotic Folk Art Motion Toy


Erotic Folk Art Motion Toy with soldered coat hanger handles.  No Date 

Jack Knife Village George Danner Creates a Miniature Folk Art City 1934




George Danner creates a miniature carved folk art city in 1934.  On reverse "Mr. George Danner with his jack knife village"

Pair of original snapshots collection Jim Linderman

The Scrapbook of Folk Art Shell Paintings by Mary Monteath circa 1930










The handmade book / workbook / artist's journal of Mary Monteath circa 1930 contains 50 pages of "shell paintings" along with numerous watercolors, sketches and ideas for craft projects.  All original.  The artist sold her work at craft shows in Michigan.  Included are notes on her projects, a typed letter describing sources for her tiny seashells and more.  Collection Jim Linderman

Homemade Leather Folk Art Cat Antique


Sewn by hand.  Circa 1920.  Leather with remnants of original embellishments.  Collection Jim Linderman

Wood Carnival Ball Toss Folk Art Sculpture


Wood Carnival Ball Toss Folk Art Sculpture. Plywood, circa 1950 Original Paint (traces of "10" under each eye...)  26" x 42"  Collection Jim Linderman

Folk Art Nude (Split Woman's Torso Sculpure) Collection Jim Linderman





Anonymous Circa 1950 Folk Art Nude Carving Sculpture North Carolina Collection Jim Linderman

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Make-Do Folk Art Reddi wip Watering Can


Make-Do Folk Art Reddi wip Watering Can No Date Collection Jim Linderman
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Shot from a Cannon F. O. Gregg Daredevil, Stuntman, Astronaut and Fearless photo collection Jim Linderman


 
Shot from a Cannon.  Fearless F. O. Gregg went on to daredevil fame with automobiles, but It would be hard to beat his "shot out of a cannon" stunt.  He poses like an Olympian while flying...and this pose had to come while in transit.  

Original 8 x 10 photograph circa 1930 Van Fossen Photo Chicago, IL and Beckers, Davenport IA, and Real Photo Azo Postcard circa same.  Collection Jim Linderman
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David Blom and his Big Oxen Pete and Punk visit the Fair!




Although I did find an article about Pete and Punk in a 1954 newspaper, it adds little to the big story.

Pete and Punk Postcard circa 1950 Collection Jim Linderman