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

C. B. Winchell, Harrisburg, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:25:10 +0000

"Presented by C. B. Winchell, Harrisburg, Pa."

This inscription, handwritten in elaborate Spencerian script, appears on the reverse of a business card for "E. R. Parker, manufacturer and dealer in new hardware specialties, 227½ Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, Pa."

E. R. Parker, Hardware Specialties Manufacturer and Dealer, Scranton, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:25:12 +0000

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"E. R. Parker, manufacturer and dealer in new hardware specialties, 227½ Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, Pa. Parker's Patent Combined Clamp and Filing Guide."

Handwritten in elaborate Spencerian script on the other side of this business card: "Presented by C. B. Winchell, Harrisburg, Pa."

The illustration of "Parker's Patent Combined Clamp and Filing Guide" refers to a patent for an "Improvement in Saw-Clamp and Filing-Guide" (see below) that was issued to Edwin R. Parker in 1879.

Improvement in Saw-Clamp and Filing-Guide. U.S. Patent No. 219,650, dated September 16, 1879.
"Be it known that I, Edwin R. Parker, of Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and Improved Saw-Clamp and Filing-Guide . . . . The object in making this invention is to produce a convenient instrument or machine for clamping and holding the saw-teeth and guiding the file in filing all sizes of circular and mill saws of any gage, size, and shape of teeth, and whether the saw be on the arbor or removed therefrom; and the improvements consist, respectively, in the several devices, and in the combinations and sub-combinations, as hereinafter described and claimed."

Tourists on Camels Near the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Giza Necropolis, Cairo, Egypt (Cropped)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:52:16 +0000

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Tourists on Camels Near the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Giza Necropolis, Cairo, Egypt

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:52:18 +0000

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An Egypt photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

A woman and a man pose on camels for a souvenir photo in front of the Sphinx and Great Pyramid at the Giza Necropolis near Cairo, Egypt. Mouse over the image above for a close-up view of the tourists and the Sphinx behind them.

For a similar souvenir photo that may also be from Egypt, see Tourists on Camels. For one with a bicycle instead of camels, see Bicyclist Near the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Giza Necropolis, Cairo, Egypt.

Nick Manoloff's Modern Accompaniment Guide for Spanish Guitar

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:55 +0000

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"To accompany any key the student should know either the name of the key or find the number of sharps or flats in the piece he will play. Then turn the disk until the arrows point to the desired key or key signature...."

Pacific Tour Bus No. 14, Cliff House, San Francisco, California

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 03:44:10 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo of trains, planes, ships, and buses (people photographed traveling inside one of these modes of transport—preferably shot from the inside).

A souvenir real photo postcard of tourists at the Cliff House restaurant, San Francisco, Calif. They're riding in "Pacific No. 14," one of the Pacific Sightseeing Company's tour buses. Mouse over the image above for a close-up view of the passengers.

For similar photos, see the Cliff House Project's Transportation Web page (scroll down to the Tour Buses section).

Pacific Tour Bus No. 14, Cliff House, San Francisco, California (Cropped)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 03:44:08 +0000

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Fergani A. H. Khattab, Dragoman and Tourist Conductor, Cairo, Egypt

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:20:10 +0000

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"Fergani A. H. Khattab, dragoman & tourist conductor, Cairo, Upper Egypt, & Nubia, Nile trips and camping contractor. Address: Mena Pyramids P.O., Cairo, Egypt."

As far as I can determine, "dragoman" in this context on a business card simply means "interpreter or guide." Wikipedia's dragoman article explains the historical significance of the term, which referred to "an interpreter, translator, and official guide between Turkish, Arabic, and Persian-speaking countries and polities of the Middle East and European embassies, consulates, vice-consulates, and trading posts."

For a similar card, see SonomaPicMan's Dragoman's 1885 Calling Card on Flickr.

Seeing Middletown, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 19:41:54 +0000

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Gilbert's Guide to the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:28:54 +0000

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Gilbert's Guide. Along the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania from the Ohio line to Philadelphia. To find the distance between two places, move the slide to the name of place at top of card. The number in the first row opposite the name on slide is the distance in miles. Daniel Gilbert, Chambersburg, Pa.

Eddie Herr. Quality auto insurance. Service that satisfies.

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Ohio Line, Beaver Falls, Rochester, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Ligonier, Jennerstown, Bedford, Everett, McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Caledonia, Gettysburg, Abbotstown, York, Wrightsville, Lancaster, Coatesville, Paoli, Philadelphia.

Quality Courts Motel Guide, 1950

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:10:00 +0000

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"Quality Courts United, Inc. Free guide, 1950. Travel first class."

Cover illustration from a small booklet listing the motels affliiated with Quality Courts United.

Seeing Washington

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:32:01 +0000

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"Seeing Washington. No. 2. Starting point, Home Life Bldg., Cor. 15th & G. Sts., N.W., opposite U.S. Treasury."

An Easy and Pleasant Guide to the Art of Reading?

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 22:15:27 +0000

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I picked up this battered copy of The New England Primer after noticing how it claimed to be An Easy and Pleasant Guide to the Art of Reading just above the woodcut illustration showing a man being burned at the stake as a crowd of children and adults uneasily watch the gruesome and unpleasant scene.

"The New England Primer Improved, or An Easy and Pleasant Guide to the Art of Reading; To Which Is Added the Assembly's Shorter Catechism. Pittsburgh: United Presbyterian Board of Publication."

Dye's Taxi, Tours and Trips Arranged to Suit You

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:09:43 +0000

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"Dye's Taxi. Tours and trips arranged to suit you. Yorktown, Jamestown, Plantations, Monticello, and Carter's Grove a specialty. Competent, courteous chauffeur, guide: Vance. Phone 99."