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

Souvenir Photo of Man and Woman at the Wawona Tree

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 03:30:02 +0000

A photo of people in or by distinctive trees for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

A man and woman pose with their automobile at the Wawona Tree, a giant sequoia in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California. The sign on the left says, "Wawona, diameter 26 feet, height 227 feet, roadway cut in 1875" (Wikipedia, however, indicates that 1881 was when the opening was cut through the tree).

The Wawona Tree fell to the ground in 1969 after a heavy snowfall. It was about 2,300 years old.

I Want You To Be My Valentine

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:05:54 +0000

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Buster Brown and his dog Tige on a valentine postcard, circa 1907, by cartoonist Richard F. Outcault (1863-1928). For another Buster Brown valentine, see Here's a Wireless Telegram—Be My Valentine.

"I want you to be my valentine. It doesn't seem to be a secret. R. F. Outcault. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Limited. London, Paris, New York, Montreal."

Dr. LeGear, Largest Horse in the World

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 05:07:04 +0000

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What would be a good name for the "largest horse in the world," a Percheron owned by Dr. L. D. LeGear, whose company manufactured patent veterinary medicines in the early twentieth century? Well, how about "Dr. LeGear"? That wouldn't confuse anybody, would it?

Dr. LeGear
Largest horse in the world.
21 hands high, weight 2995 pounds.

Owned by Dr. L. D. LeGear Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Mfrs. Dr. LeGear's Stock and Poultry Remedies.
"One for every ailment."

Printed on the back of the postcard:

"Dr. LeGear" the giant horse is a beautiful dapple seal brown Persheron gelding 21 hands high, takes a 32-inch collar, is perfectly proportioned, absolutely sound, weighed May 1, 1913, 2995 pounds, and is valued at $25,000.00. Owned by Dr. L. D. LeGear Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo., m'f'g's. Dr. LeGear's Stock and Poultry Remedies.

Giant Redwood Tree, Santa Cruz County, California

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:15:44 +0000

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Tourists pose for a souvenir photo in front of the "Giant" (as the sign indicates), one of the huge redwoods in what used to be called Big Tree Grove but is now part of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, located in Santa Cruz County, California.

Cedar Tree Near Monroe, Washington

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:19:09 +0000

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Caption: "Cedar, diam 20 feet, cir 60 feet, near Monroe, Wash. Teeple Photo, copyright."

Three women and a boy stand on or beside a towering cedar tree--20 feet in diameter with a circumference of 60 feet--that was (or still is?) located near the city of Monroe, Washington.

Giant Jack Rabbit, Ogallala, Nebr.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:52:55 +0000

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Anyone know where this big bunny hopped off to? I couldn't find any trace of him through Google.

For another roadside rabbit posing with small children, see The Rabbits Aren't Really That Big.

The Rabbits Aren't Really That Big

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 16:01:24 +0000

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A real photo postcard addressed on the back to Miss Rose Gill, Oak Street, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, and postmarked August 16, 1947.

Message: "Dear Rose, This was taken near Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 15, 1947. Kids weren't washed or combed yet, and the rabbits aren't really that big. Love, Mrs. Preacher."

For another example of small kids posing with a big bunny, see Giant Jack Rabbit, Ogallala, Nebr.

Mugging for the Camera at Café Bauer, Garmisch

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 09:03:00 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of smiling faces of yesteryear (photos of smiling people, based on the Flickr group of the same name).

"Memento of the world-famous Bavarian evenings at the Café Bauer, Garmisch."

Stamped on the back of this real photo postcard: "Foto Franz, 81 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Kainzenbadstr. 26, Tel. 3202. Erinnerung an die weltbekannten Bayerischen Abende im Café Bauer, Garmisch."

Small Shoe, 1882. Big Shoe, 1926.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 03:01:02 +0000

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When I purchased this unused real photo postcard at a postcard show a few years ago, I thought it would be a straightforward matter to determine whose shoes these were.

My first thought was that they belonged to someone like Robert Wadlow (1918-1940), who at 8 feet 11.1 inches "was the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence." But since Wadlow was born in 1918, the smaller shoe from 1882 couldn't be his, and the larger shoe from 1926 dates to when Wadlow was 8 years old. Surely he wasn't wearing shoes that large at such a young age!

How Do the Big Hats Strike You?

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:25:42 +0000

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Ouch!

Service Shoes, Size 17 EE

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 19:35:59 +0000

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"Service Shoes, Size 17 EE. The largest size shoe issued by the Pennsylvania National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap."

On display at the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum, located at Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, near Annville, Pa. The museum has two floors of interesting and intriguing exhibits and is definitely worth a visit.

For the Vintage Indoor Oddities group.

A Big Man for Sheriff (363 Pounds), York County, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:53:07 +0000

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"If you want a big man for sheriff, vote for Laury P. Sevis, the biggest man in York County (363 pounds). Thanks."

A local political candidate card, probably dating to the 1930s.