Photos, videos and docs of Alan Mays, with the keywords: "Hamilton"

Inman Steamship Company

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:38:55 +0000

"Inman Steamship Company. The Major & Knapp Lith. Co., N.Y." Rubberstamped on front: "Chas. W. Hamilton, Brimfield, Illinois. Brimfield Bank."

A Victorian-era trade card advertising the Inman Steamship Company, a British passenger shipping company.

Charles K. Hamilton Flying at the Cameron County Fair, Emporium, Pa., Sept. 14, 1911 (Detail)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 04:17:12 +0000

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A detail from a real photo postcard showing daredevil aviator Charles K. Hamilton flying above the trees in his Curtiss biplane in 1911. For more information, see the full version of the photo:

Charles K. Hamilton Flying at the Cameron County Fair, Emporium, Pa., Sept. 14, 1911

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 04:17:14 +0000

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"Chas. K. Hamilton Flying at Cameron Co. Fair, Emporium, Pa., Sept. 14, 1911."

A real photo postcard addressed to Anneada B. Secrist, Rebersburg, Pa., and postmarked Emporium, Pa., Oct. 2, 1911.

Message: "Dear Anneada, Am waiting for a letter from you and very busy but am going to write you a letter if you don't soon write. Have not heard from May in two months. Lovingly, Ophelia."

According to Wikipedia, Charles K. Hamilton was "an American pioneer aviator nicknamed the 'crazy man of the air. He was, in the words of the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, 'known for his dangerous dives, spectacular crashes, extensive reconstructive surgeries, and ever present cigarette' and was 'frequently drunk.' He survived over 60 crashes."

Oh, in case you didn't notice the daredevil aviator in his Curtiss biplane, mouse over the image above to reveal the tiny silhouette of the man and his plane above the trees near the center of the photo.

Bells of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario, 1906

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:05:26 +0000

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Bells for the ABC Group (4/13/2017).

A real photo postcard showing the "Bells of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ont. Thony's Photo Post Card" (the description at the bottom of the photo is difficult to make out).

According to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church's Web site, "The Bells of St. Paul’s were installed at a cost of $4,000 and were used first on Sunday, November 11, 1906. Eleven bells [nine of which are fully visible here] make up the chimes, the largest one weighing 2100 pounds (955 k) and the smallest one 300 pounds (136 k). The total weight is 9873 pounds (4488 k). The bells are played every Sunday morning calling worshippers to church and on other special occasions."

The bells were manufactured by the now-closed Meneely & Co. ("the Old Meneely Bell Foundry") of Watervliet (formerly West Troy), New York. Some sort of label or tag is affixed to each of the bells in the photo.

If you're interested in knowing more about the bells and their installation in the church, check out the following two documents available in the Internet Archive: Programme of the Inauguration of the Chimes Placed in the Tower of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ont., 1906 and Souvenir Relating to the Installation of Chimes in St. Paul's Steeple, Hamilton, Ontario, November, 1906.