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

Woman in the Outhouse at Creek Run Farm

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 03:31:02 +0000

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of birdhouses, doghouses, outhouses, etc. (any type of house besides a regular residence).

As a woman enters an outhouse, she reaches back to close the door and sees that someone taking her photo. You can tell by the look on her face that she's annoyed at the photographer.

This picture comes from a real photo postcard that's glued to a piece of black paper. Although the back of the card -- and any message or other information that may be there -- isn't visible, the dealer's notation calls this a "[B]rownie Photo at Creek Run Farm."

Valentine's Day Snow Sculpture, Poultney, Vermont, 1948

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:48:02 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of Valentine's Day - hearts, cupids, arrows, love, or what have you?

This real photo postcard features a snow sculpture of Cupid standing next to a heart with an arrow through it. A building is in the background, and two cars are parked along the street in front of the building. Two women are walking near one of the trees on the left.

The card is addressed on the other side to Edith Towey, 1744 Summerfield St., Brooklyn 27, N.Y., and it was postmarked in Poultney, Vermont, on February 13, 1948. The location of the snow sculpture is listed on the verso as "Green Mountain Junior College, Poultney, VT," and a handwritten "Valentine's Greetings" appears above the name of a studio, "H. B. Rood Photo, Poultney, VT."

According to a brief biography by the Poultney Historical Society, Harry B. Rood (1871-1960) lived in Poultney his entire life. He began working in his father's photography studio in the 1890s and continued as a photographer after his father's death.

At the time Rood took this photo, Green Mountain Junior College was a two-year college for women and then became a four-year college for both men and women in 1974, when its name changed to Green Mountain College. Ames Hall, the campus building that appears in the photo, is still standing, but the college itself closed in 2019 after experiencing financial difficulties.

Get Right with God at the Anderson Campaign Tabernacle, Coatesville, Pa., 1914

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:22:02 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of church, chapel, or any other religious building.

Caption: "Get Right with God." Painted on the side of the building: "Anderson Campaign Ta[bernacle]."

This is a real photo postcard with a photomontage consisting of five giant heads peering over the top of a large wooden building. "Get Right with God" is the admonition at the top, and the sign on the building identifies it as the "Anderson Campaign Tabernacle."

I also have a second copy of this card that has the name of a photographer -- "D. W. Faulk, 7 Second Ave., Coatesville, Pa." -- embossed on it.

A different version of this real photo postcard that I spotted online is captioned, "Be Sure Your Sins Will Find You Out," with the location given as "Coatesville, Pa." On the back of all three of the photo postcards is a Noko stamp box design (with "NOKO" on all four sides) that indicates a time frame ranging from 1907 to 1929.

After some searching, I discovered that "Anderson" refers to George Wood Anderson, a minister who ran some of his first large-scale revival meetings in a tabernacle building in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, in 1914. As reported in the Christian Advocate, December 3, 1914, p. 36:

"The Rev. George Wood Anderson, pastor of Elm Park Church, Scranton, Pa., has been conducting for six weeks an evangelistic campaign at Coatesville, Pa., an industrial town of 11,000 people. The service has been carried on in a tabernacle specially constructed. The local paper tabulates results, showing total attendance 140,700, with 2,208 conversions.... Beginning next spring, Dr Anderson will leave the regular pastorate, to devote his life to evangelism, in obedience to an impulse which he has long felt."

A later photo of the "George Wood Anderson Evangelistic Party" appeared in the Christian Workers Magazine, May 1916, p. 712, and allowed me to identify some of the giant heads on this photo card. That's George Wood Anderson himself on the left, his wife Nellie Anderson next to him, and Miss Agnes Smith, director of women's work, in the middle. The man on the right is Carl Leonard, business manager, but I haven't been able to determine who the man next to him is.

George Wood Anderson went on to build tabernacles in other states to continue his revival campaigns. A recent Facebook posting by the Logan County History Center, for instance, describes his evangelistic services and provides photos of tabernacles in Bellefontaine and Belle Center, Ohio.

Hotel Allen, Sandpoint, Idaho, 1912

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 03:53:22 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of a motel, hotel, tent, or any sort of building or structure used for overnight accommodations while traveling.

Signs: "Hotel Allen." "The Allen House. Meals 25¢."

This is a real photo postcard addressed on the other side to Mrs. Mary Ackley, Wyalusing, Bradford Co., Penna., R.F.D. 38, and postmarked in Sandpoint, Idaho, on May 9, 1912.

Handwritten message: "Sandpoint Ida, May 8, 1912. Mrs. Ackley:-This is our new home. We bought in Feb., are moved and settled, have a fine trade, can seat 30 at once in our dining room. We are both real well and busy, making lots of garden. Wish you would take a start and come out, a change would do you good. Mrs. D. H. Allen. 511 North 2nd Ave., Sandpoint."

Barn and Snakeskin (Detail)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 02:46:02 +0000

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The skin of a large eastern diamondback rattlesnake hangs from the side of a barn in this detail from a real photo postcard.

Barn and Snakeskin

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 02:46:04 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of a barn, farmhouse, or any variety of agricultural building.

This is a real photo postcard of a bank barn with a gambrel roof and roof-ridge ventilators. Next to the barn is a sturdy stone silo.

There's no name, address, postmark, or stamp box on the other side to indicate where or when the photo was taken. There is, however, a handwritten note that says, "Skin of a diamond rattler from Florida."

I had to take a closer look to spot it, but that's apparently the skin of a large eastern diamondback rattlesnake hanging on the gable-end side of the barn.

Who Was That Masked Man?

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:14:08 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of tricks or treats! (any kind of Halloween photo, including costumes, masks, jack-o'-lanterns, decorations, ghosts, skeletons, haunted houses, or anything spooky, scary, or frightening; no limit—post as many Halloween photos as you'd like!).

A photo of three young men goofing around in the backyard. I'm not sure if that's a Halloween mask or whether the fellow in the middle is wearing it voluntarily, but the two other guys appear to be having fun. There seems to be a lot of activity going on around them, with a woman partially visible on the right, a dog on the left, and a man walking in the background.

Robert and Maud Pulling a Wagon

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 03:43:02 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of horses, carriages, or wagons.

The handwritten message on the other side of this real photo postcard says, "This is our horses Robert & Maud in front of Fulton Miller's house." There's no stamp or postmark, but the card is addressed to "Mr. Glen[n] Lyle, RFD, Brookville, [Pennsylvania], c/o Herbert Lyle." The Velox stamp box (with diamonds in the corners and "Place Stamp Here" in the middle) indicates that it may date to as early as 1907-1917.

Three O'Clock in the Morning

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 02:38:02 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of outdoors at night.

Handwritten note on the back of this snapshot: "3 oclock in the morning."

Five women and three men pose for a photo at three o'clock in the morning. A handmade "welcome" sign on the door includes a drawing of two skull and crossbones.

Midway Diner, July 13, 1950

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:06:02 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of this was the [you name the decade] (please explain why the photo represents the period).

"Midway Diner, where we ate our dinner. On our trip to Atlantic City. Thursday, July 13, 1950."

This was the 1950s -- just barely -- but diners like this have played a significant role in fifties nostalgia. As Wikipedia observes, "In television and cinema (e.g. The Blob, Happy Days, Grease, and Diner), diners and soda fountains have come to symbolize the period of prosperity and optimism in America in the 1950s. They are shown as the place where teenagers meet after school and as an essential part of a date."

Based on other photos I purchased along with this one, I believe that the family members who ate their dinner here on July 13 were traveling to Atlantic City, New Jersey, from their home in or near Allentown, Pennsylvania. This suggests that the Midway Diner was located somewhere in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, but I haven't been able to determine exactly where.

As I was getting ready to post this picture, I discovered that I used a different diner photo for a previous 1950s theme for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. See Good Food Federal Diner, Brookline Avenue, Boston, Mass., 1956.

Horses, Cows, and Plows (Detail 3)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:50:18 +0000

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Horses, Cows, and Plows (Detail 2)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:50:20 +0000

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Horses, Cows, and Plows in Front of a Barn, Quarryville, Pa. (Detail on Left)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:50:22 +0000

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Horses, Cows, and Plows

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:50:24 +0000

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An on the farm photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

A photo showing a remarkable assortment of people, animals, and equipment on display in front of a large Pennsylvania barn. The dealer's tag on this cardboard-mounted photo identified the location as a farm near Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Mouse over the image above to see close-ups of the men, women, horses, cows, carriages, and plows visible in the foreground.

A King and Queen in St. Augustine?

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 04:41:02 +0000

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A scepter photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of canes, batons, spears, etc.

This regal real photo postcard bears a dealer's notation on the other side that says, "St. Augustine, 1920s." The design of the Azo stamp box (with four corner squares) on the verso suggests a possible date ranging from the early 1920s through the 1940s.

I haven't been able to determine where this king and queen may have been holding court. There are some people sitting on the porch of the building in the background, so perhaps this is a tourist site in St. Augustine, Florida, or elsewhere.

Parade Float, Welcome Home Day, Sunbury, Pa., 1919

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 03:56:04 +0000

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A photo of parades and/or flags for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

The dealer's notation on the back of this real photo postcard says, "Welcome Home Day, Sunbury, Pa., 1919."

The city of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, held a Welcome Home Day for returning World War I soldiers in 1919. This was one of the floats in the parade that was part of the celebration. Take a look at a cropped version of the photo for a better view of Lady Liberty and the other riders on the float.

Parade Float, Welcome Home Day, Sunbury, Pa., 1919 (Cropped)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 03:56:02 +0000

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Lady Liberty stands in the middle of a parade float in Sunbury, Pa., in 1919. A sailor and a soldier are in front of her, and a nurse and another woman are at the back of the float. For more information, see the full version of this real photo postcard.

Bird's-Eye View of Loon Lake and Freedom, N.H., ca. 1934

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 23:54:02 +0000

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(I'm finally caught up on the Vintage Photos Theme Park postings I missed while Ipernity was offline.)

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of by the lake.

"Birds Eye View, Loon Lake and Freedom, N.H. 9."

This area was the setting for the intriguing story of the mysterious House on Loon Lake, profiled in an episode of This American Life radio show (take a look at the assortment of ephemera found at the house, which includes an acquaintance card similar to the ones in my album).

This is a real photo postcard addressed on the other side to Mrs. Bruce Mather, Benton, Penna., and postmarked in Kezar Falls, Maine, on August 24, 1934.

Handwritten message: "Howdy Darl, Here is where we are getting all our swimming exercise. We climbed Mt. Chocorua yesterday, We made it to return on Thursday from the White Mountains. On Monday morning we leave for Boston. Will be seeing you soon. Rhoda."

Printed on the other side: "Photograph Post Card from Studio of Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast, ME."

Industrial Parade, Chambersburg, Pa., 1914

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:57:02 +0000

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A watching photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

"#21. Industrial Parade, Old Home Week, July 26 to Aug. 1, 1914. Chambersburg, Pa. C. A. Laughlin."

Spectators fill Memorial Square in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, as they watch a large piece of equipment pass by as part of the Industrial Parade that was held during Old Home Week in 1914. Photographer and postcard publisher Clyde A. Laughlin captured several different views of the parade and published a number of other real photo postcards besides this one.

For another Laughlin photo from an earlier parade, see Hoch's Ice Cream Parlor Cow, Patriotic and Industrial Parade, Newburg, Pa., July 3, 1909.

Candies, Ice Cream, and Soda

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 01:28:02 +0000

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A signs photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

Sign: "Candies, Ice Cream, and [Soda?]."

Five guys pose for a picture in this unused real photo postcard (the Azo stamp box--with four corner triangles pointing up--on the other side of the card suggests a date that may be as early as 1904 to 1918).