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

Peculiar Peek-a-Boo, July 3, 1908

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:04:41 +0000

What appears to be an odd game of hide-and-seek in a spooky forest is captioned "Peek-a-Boo, July 3, 1908," on the front of this real photo postcard. The image's irregular edges add to the strangeness of the scene.

The imprint on the back—"W. W. Deatrick, Kutztown, Pa."—identifies this as a photo by William Wilberforce Deatrick (1853-1925), who was a longtime faculty member at what is now Kutztown University.

Additional examples of Deatrick's photos are available for viewing in the Kutztown University Postcard Collection. See also "W. W. Deatrick Left His Mark at Kutztown," an article by George M. Meiser that appeared in the Reading Eagle, April 6, 1983.

Thanksgiving Greeting—Turkey in a Pumpkin

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:15:44 +0000

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"Thanksgiving Greeting."

A turkey seems to be hiding inside a hollowed-out pumpkin in this Thanksgiving postcard from the early twentieth century.

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.

Thanksgiving Greetings

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:23:48 +0000

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This Thanksgiving postcard, which was published in 1908 and postmarked in Lynn, Mass., on November 25, 1910, seemed more appropriate for Halloween to me. I couldn't resist changing the message to make it into a Halloween postcard. See Happy Halloween, You Turkey! (below).

Happy Halloween, You Turkey!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:23:50 +0000

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This Halloween postcard actually started out as an authentic 1908 Thanksgiving postcard (see Thanksgiving Greetings below). I couldn't resist doctoring the Thanksgiving message, however, in order to transform it into a Halloween postcard with a modern sentiment.