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Advice to the Lovelorn–Give Him Plenty of Encouragement

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 10 May 2017 16:16:48 +0000

"Advice to the Lovelorn. If he is bashful, I would advise you to give him plenty of encouragement. Put your arms around me–so! Oo-oo, I don't like ter! August Hutaf. P.C.K. 1908."

One in a series of humorous "Advice to the Lovelorn" postcards by illustrator August Hutaf (1874-1942). For more of his work, see Advice to Vacationists–Take the Children with You (below) and my other Hutaf postcards.

Decoration Day: The Story of the Flag

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 27 May 2016 18:40:28 +0000

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"Decoration Day. Story of the Flag. C. Bunnell."

This 1908 postcard for Decoration Day (now called Memorial Day, of course) is unusual for its humorous take on the holiday. The illustration of a couple kissing behind a flag is quite a contrast to the depictions of monuments, gravesites, and soldiers that typically appeared on Memorial Day postcards in the early twentieth century.

Wacky in the Tobaccy

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:26:57 +0000

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In this real photo postcard, a man hides among the leafy tobacco plants on a hazy summer day.

Hostetter Farm Oats Field

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:18:49 +0000

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A trick or treat photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

Handwritten on the back: "Hostetter Farm oats field."

This photo doesn't feature a Children of the Corn scenario like Deborah Lundbech's delightfully spooky If You Grow It, She Will Come..., but I wouldn't want to see these sinister Grown-Ups of the Oats coming through the field toward me!

Men Out Standing in Their Field, Ohio, 1909

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:01:22 +0000

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This real photo postcard was addressed to Miss Olive Hanner, Strasburg, Ohio, and was postmarked Akron, Ohio, Nov. 5, 1909. There was no greeting or message.

Pouting Baby with Hidden Mother's Arm, Harrisburg, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:45:54 +0000

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"John D. Lemer, 1218 North 3rd St., Harrisburg, Pa."

For the Vintage Photos Theme Park, a hand in the photo with the person cut off.*

For more of the same, track down a copy of Linda Fregni Nagler and Gioni Massimiliano's book, The Hidden Mother (London: MACK, 2013), which is a compilation of over 1,000 vintage photos of mothers attempting to remain hidden as they comfort children who are being photographed.

*I try to sort through my collection in order to post a brand new photo for each week's theme, but I came up short this week and had to use one that I had previously posted elsewhere on Ipernity.