Album Something's Fishy from Alan Mays

Two Men and a Big Fish

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 03:58:02 +0000

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of something fishy (fishing or fish).

This is an unused real photo postcard showing two men posing with a big fish. The name "Harry Kehn" is written on the front, and "Florida" is penciled in on the back. The Azo stamp box (with four corner triangles pointing up) on the other side suggests a date that may be as early as 1904 to 1918.

For a similar photo, see Sailfish Caught on Yacht Skip Jack, Floridian Hotel Dock, Miami Beach, Florida.

April 1st—The Sweetest Kiss

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:00:02 +0000

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"1er Avril. Le baiser le plus doux est celui qui vient de loin!"

Google translation: April 1st. The sweetest kiss is the one that comes from far away!

A French hand-tinted real photo postcard for the first day in April.

The Way We Catch Them

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 04:19:02 +0000

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"The Way We Catch Them. Souvenir Post Card Co., N.Y." Postmarked Ocean City, N.J., Sept. 6, 1919.

There Are Some Freak Fish Around Here!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:37:22 +0000

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"There are some fish around here. Greetings from Beach Haven Terrace, N.J."

Printed on the back: "Series 925, Freak Fish, 12 designs."

See also There Are Some Fish Around Here.

Something Fishy This Way Comes

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 03:58:10 +0000

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A French real photo postcard for April Fools' Day, called poissons d'avril (April fish) in France. There's no postmark on this hand-tinted card, but it likely dates to the early twentieth century.

"1er Avril. Si tu devines que l'envoie, / Tu n'es pas la moitié d'une oie!"

Truckload of Copper River Salmon, Cordova, Alaska, 1937

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:47:38 +0000

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Caption at bottom (difficult to see): "179. Copper River Salmon, Cordova, Alaska. Photocraft."

Sign on building: "Northern Meat [Market]."

Addressed on the other side to Bob Bern, Seward, Alaska, and postmarked Cordova, Alaska, Sep. 30, 1937.

Message: "Dear Bob, How is everybody in Seward? Cordova ain't so bad, but I haven't met any girls yet. We are about a half a mile from town so I go every day. Write some time and let me know how you are. Vic Hughes, c/o Wright & Stock, Cordova, Alaska."

Fish for April 1st (Poisson d’Avril)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 18:50:49 +0000

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"1er Avril [April 1st]."

A-tisket, a-tasket, that's a lot of fish in one basket!

A French hand-tinted real photo postcard commemorating the first day of the fourth month.

Girl and Dog with Fish (Poisson d’Avril)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:21:02 +0000

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"1er Avril. Souvenir d'une amie." Handwritten on the back: "Devinez qui vous aime."

"April 1st. Remembering a friend." Handwritten: "Guess who loves you."

A French hand-tinted real photo postcard commemorating the initial day in the month of April.

Small Girls with a Large Fish (Poisson d’Avril)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:02:36 +0000

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"1er Avril. L'amitié vous l'envoie."

A hand-tinted French real photo postcard for the first day in April.

Comparison of the Fish in Two Tall-Tale Postcards by Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:24:44 +0000

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Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr., a Wisconsin photographer and creator of a series of tall-tale postcards, used the same image of a fish in two different postcards (see below).

This Is No Dream—How We Do Things at Ovid, Mich.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:24:46 +0000

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A tall-tale postcard by Wisconsin photographer Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr. The large fish on this card (at bottom center) appears to be the same one he used on another card (see below for the other postcard and a comparison of the fish).

Landing a Pike—How We Do Things at Harrisburg, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:24:48 +0000

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In the early twentieth century, Wisconsin photographer Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr., created a series of tall-tale postcards featuring oversized fruits, vegetables, and fish. Johnson also used the image of the fish on this postcard for another one of his cards (see below for the other postcard and a side-by-side comparison of the fish from each card).

1er Avril Devinez-qui?

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:10 +0000

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1er Avril. Tout mon Coeur. Devinez-qui?

Google translation: April 1st. All my heart. Guess who?

A French April Fools' Day postcard.

Poissons d'Avril

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:12 +0000

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Poissons d'avril (April fish).

A French real photo postcard for April Fools' Day, called poissons d'avril (April fish) in France. This hand-tinted card was postmarked on March 30, 1908.

Recevez mes vœux de Bonheur

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:14 +0000

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Devinez qui? Devinez quoi?
Je pense a vous; pense à moi!
Avec ce poisson et ces fleurs
Recevez mes vœux de Bonheur.

Google translation:

Guess who? Guess what?
I think of you; think of me!
With this fish and the flowers
Receive my wishes for happiness.

A French real photo April Fools' Day postcard, circa 1900s or 1910s.

Je vous l'offre de bout cœur

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:16 +0000

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"Je vous l'offre de bout cœur."

Translated as: "I offer you this with all my heart." [Thanks to John FitzGerald for the translation.]

A French real photo April Fools' Day postcard from 1912.

1er Avril Le port est payé d'un baiser

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:18 +0000

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1er Avril
Le port est payé d'un baiser
Vous n'allez les refuser.

Possibly translated as:

April 1st
The shipping is paid with a kiss
You will not refuse it.

A French real photo April Fools' Day postcard dated 1926.

1er Avril

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:20 +0000

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"1er Avril" (April 1st.).

A French real photo postcard for April Fools' Day, called poissons d'avril (April fish) in France. This hand-tinted card was postmarked on March 31, 1910.

Viewing Fish at Homosassa Springs, Florida

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:00:06 +0000

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A watching photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

"Viewing fish from 'Walk Under Water.' Nature's Giant Fish Bowl, Homosassa Springs, Fla. 2-E-540."

Visitors to Homosassa Springs, a Florida tourist attraction promoted as "Nature's Giant Fish Bowl," could watch the fish swimming in the waters of the springs through glass panels--as we can see in this real photo postcard--in a "'Walk Under Water" observatory that was located below water level. (In this day and age, the glass ashtray there on the ledge seems a bit out of place.)

Today, the state of Florida has preserved the site, which is now known as the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. The park still has a "Fish Bowl" underwater observatory, where visitors can view fish as well as manatees.

For photos and postcards from other Florida springs, see my images tagged with Silver Springs and Weeki Wachee Springs.

Fish Is a Brain Food, Which Is Said to Never Fail

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:25:10 +0000

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Fish is a brain food,
Which is said to never fail.
I therefore recommend
That you should eat a whale.