creative education

Great signs at the MN Fair Grounds--plus the activity pack that I worked on earlier this year filled with Sculpture related games and activities.

Garden Pack photo taken by Gene Pittman.

torpedo typewriter

The light blue Torpedo typewriter arrived in the mail today. Made in W.Germany in the fifties (pre Remington). Now I just need a new ribbon.

45s

Going through boxes in my attic attic space and ran across my old 45 collection. here are a few...

Sent Sept. 18, 1943

This deserves a detail.

Ah, you nimble goat you, and what a fine canopy!

See America Fast

gold and green

t, k and miss h

I do love the animals, but the old black and white photobooths are the best part of the State Fair.

found photobooth pictures

Great destiny is not for you...

A sampling of cards from mechanical fortune tellers, palm-reading, biorhythm and sexy machines. I read too much into these cards.

camel leopard

Giraffe: species name camelopardalis (camelopard) is derived from its early Roman name, where it was described as having characteristics of both a camel and a leopard.

topiaries and toymaking

Book by Mabel Early. 1944,
and check out my dream yardl

wild wild world of animals

Some fine books from my shelves...
The republicans are in town and school is in session!

it's labor day--eh!

all in one

Not an obvious color palette for a bowling alley + barber shop. Found in St. Ignace Michigan.