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

Double Header Bowling Alley Cigar Label, 1911

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:14:12 +0000

A sample cigar label printed by the Moehle Lithographic Company.

Daddy on the Deck of the F-6 Submarine

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 18:58:33 +0000

A real photo postcard showing "Daddy" (handwritten in the upper left-hand corner) posing on the deck of an "F-6" submarine. Although the postcard is heavily soiled and some details of the painted scene in the background are difficult to make out, it appears that there are two or three ships floating (or sinking?) in the heavy waves behind the sub, while smoke billows from the smokestacks of a ship that's visible on the horizon at left. Meanwhile, two or three biplanes and an airship are visible in the sky above.

The "F-6" hull number on the submarine is puzzling, but perhaps it's intended to refer to the U.S. Navy's submarine no. 6, the USS Pike, which saw service between 1903 and 1922. For more information, see the Navy Historical Center's page regarding USS Pike (Submarine # 6, later SS-6), 1903-1922 and Wikipedia's article on USS Pike (SS-6).

The Gang's All Here!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:14:59 +0000

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Five gents pose with their dog and automobile in this real photo postcard. It looks like they were out for a jaunt in a wooded area, and their destination may have been the house that's barely visible at left in the photo.

Group Portrait with Man Smoking

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:40:06 +0000

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Posted for "Smoking" theme week in the Vintage Photos Theme Park group.

The man in the middle of the photo is smoking, and I just hope he doesn't burst into flames! 8-)

Actually, I suspect that this photo shows a group of teachers or chemists (notice the bottles of what may be chemicals on the shelves at the back of the room, and is that a periodic table chart hanging on the wall at right?) hamming it up for the camera in a school or workplace.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy Skating New Year

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:02:06 +0000

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"Sunset Park. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Skating New Year."

This photographic greeting card shows sisters Beatrice, Henrietta, and Victory Baumgart (I'm not sure who's who in the photo). The Baumgart sisters operated the Sunset Park Rink in Williamsport, Pa., for a number of years in the 1930s.

For a related item, see Halloween Party, Sunset Park Rink, Williamsport, Pa., 1939 (1 of 4).

Two Jolly Good Fellows

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 02:32:44 +0000

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Man with Bicycle

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:02:05 +0000

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A cyanotype photo cut to fit into an oval frame.