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

Opening Party Ticket, Fox's Hall, South Worcester, N.Y., December 15, 1887

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 10 May 2026 05:19:57 +0000

A Victorian-era ticket with a unique border and striking typefaces.

Typefaces: Bank-Note Italic Ornamented, 1875 ("Opening Party") , Mystic, 1882 (“Fox's Hall, South Worcester, N.Y.”).

Thanks to Florian Hardwig for identifying the typefaces.

Opening Party at Fox's Hall, South Worcester, N.Y.

Thursday Evening, Dec. 15, 1887
Music by Belcher's Full Band.

Yourself and lady are respectively invited.

Bill $1.50.

J. D. Beard, Manager. E. Fox, Prop'r.

U. W. Myers, Artesian Well Driller, Myerstown, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:27:08 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"U. W. Myers, drilling manager, artesian well driller, Myerstown, Pa."

For a similar business card, see William C. Myers, Practical Artesian Well Contractor, Salunga, Pa.

Petroleum Soaps, Rice and Robinson Soap Company, Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1892

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 05:11:36 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Rice & Robinson Soap Co., Petroleum Soaps. Presented by O. S. Rice. E. S. Rice, president. R. L. Rice, v, pres't & gen'l mgr. J. C. Robinson, sec'y. E. H. Beardsley, treas. Trademark. Drake. First oil well, 1859. Titusville, Pa. G. H. Dunston, Buffalo, N.Y. Over."

The Drake Well Museum near Titusville, Pennsylvania, includes a replica of the historic Drake Oil Well, which is featured in the illustration on this card.

Hudson River Day Line Pass, 1899

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:53:32 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Hudson River Day Line Pass, 1899. E. D. Bennett, G.S.,
Bennington & Rutland Ry. E. E. Olcott, general manager. 412."

E. D. Bennett, the general superintendent of the Bennington & Rutland Railway Company, also received a pass from the Adirondack Steamboat Company in 1897. The boat pictured on this card is the side-wheel steamer New York

See below for some other steamboat passes and tickets from the Adirondack Steamboat Company/ (1897), Baltimore Steam Packet Company (1911), New Jersey Steamboat Company (1870), and Reading Steamboat Company.

Old Folk's Ball, Litchfield, New Hampshire, March 3, 1869

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 21:02:30 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

A ticket or invitation for an "Old Folk's Ball" held in Litchfield, New Hampshire, in 1869.

"Old Folk's Ball at Town Hall, Litchfield, on Wednesday evening, March 3d, 1869. Your company, with ladies, is respectfully solicited. Floor managers: S. Kennard, S. Chase, I. N. Center, R. Frye, Isaac McQuesten, John White. Good music will be in attendance. Dancing to commence at 8 o'clock."

Thanksgiving Ball! Lisbon, N.H., 1869

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:40:35 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Thanksgiving Ball! At Town Hall, Lisbon, N.H., Thursday eve., Nov. 18, 1869. Your company is solicited. Floor managers, J. K. Atwood, J. W. Coburn. Music furnished by the orchestra of the Lisbon Cornet Band. Ticket for dancing, $1.00."

Baltimore Steam Packet Company Pass, 1911

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:52:28 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Baltimore Steam Packet Co. Bay Line, 1911. Pass Mr. John F. Auch, Frt Traf. Mgr-–Philadelphia & Reading Rwy, until December 31st unless otherwise ordered. John R. Sherwood, president & general manager. No. 1726. Not valid unless countersigned by W. W. Erdman or myself. Florida."

According to Wikipedia, "The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, nicknamed the Old Bay Line, was an American steamship line from 1840 to 1962 that provided overnight steamboat service on the Chesapeake Bay, primarily between Baltimore, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia."

The steamer Florida, which is pictured on the pass, was a propeller-driven, steel-hulled vessel built by the Maryland Steel Company in 1907. For another illustration of the ship, see Steam Packets on the Chesapeake: A History of the Old Bay Line since 1840 (Centreville, Md.: Tidewater Publishers, 1961), by Alexander Crosby Brown, p. 82.

John F. Auch was a freight traffic manager for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, which later changed its name to the Reading Railroad and was immortalized as one of the railroads featured on the Monopoly game board.

Compare this pass with an Adirondack Steamboat Company Pass, 1897:

Lunch Menu, Hotel Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine, Florida, Feb. 26, 1888

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 28 May 2015 20:30:18 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

The Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, was built by Henry Morrison Flagler, "a Gilded Age industrialist, railroad pioneer, and partner with John D. Rockefeller in Standard Oil" (as described on Flagler College's Legacy of Innovation page). The luxury hotel opened on January 10, 1888, and this menu dates to February 26 of that year. Today, the hotel building is part of Flagler College.

Gil Wilson 's History of the City of St. Augustine Web site contains additional information regarding the Ponce de Leon Hotel and Osborn Dunlap Seavey, the hotel's manager in 1888.

Not to be confused with the Ponce de Leon Hotel in Roanoke, Virginia:

Hotel Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine, Florida
O. D. Seavey, manager

Lunch, Saturday, February 25, 1888.

Consommé. Julienne with rice,

Pickled oysters. Fried shad roe, á la tartare. Radishes. Bermuda potatoes.

Roast leg of mutton. Smoked beef tongue with spinach.

Currie of chicken, á l' Indienne. Kidneys, sautés, with mushrooms. Baked sweet potatoes. New beets.

Boston baked beans. Pressed corned beef. Game pie. Ribs of beef. Ham. Tongue. Mutton. Pickled tripe. Pickled lamb tongue.

Asparagus salad. Chicken salad. Sliced tomatoes. Lettuce.

Stewed prunes. Apple pie. Pumpkin pie. Ginger snaps. Lady cake. Croquettes Parisiennes. Assorted cake. Pistache ice cream. Fruit. American and foreign cheese. Tea. Coffee.

Newspaper Stamp, Dover, Somersworth & Rochester Street Railway

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:44:42 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Dover, Somersworth & Rochester Street Railway Co. Newspaper stamp, 2c. Franklin Woodman, gen'l m'g'r."

Salt Air Beach Souvenir, 1915

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:05:12 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

Printed on the back of this real photo postcard: "Souvenir of Salt Air Beach, Dave Levene, mgr., season 1915."

They Are on the Way from the Harrisburger Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:09:54 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"They are on the way now. Harrisburg, Pa., ________. Dear ________. We are pleased to inform you that we are forwarding today--____ letters ____packages. And we have noted your change of address on our records. J. A. Johnson, manager. The Harrisburger, Harrisburg's newest hotel, Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.M. Doc Rankin."

Clarence L. Capewell, Manager, Popp's Music Hall, Baltimore, Md.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:21:40 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Clarence L. Capewell, manager of Popp's Music Hall, Ensor & Mott Sts. Select dancing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday nights. Always glad to see my friends. Baltimore, Md."

Shaw's Harmony Boys, Dance Orchestra, Lebanon, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:21:50 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Shaw's Harmony Boys, dance orchestra. J. H. Dubbs, manager, Bell phone 1131J, Lebanon, Pa. Have you heard them?"

Roseland Nightingale Orchestra, Melody, Pep, Harmony

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:21:54 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Roseland Nightingale Orchestra. A full evening's pleasure. Harry Wolford, business manager, 570 South Duke Street, Lancaster, Pa. Melody, pep, harmony. Bell phone."

Red Rose Boys, Radio, Vaudeville, and Dance Entertainers

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:21:48 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Red Rose Boys, radio, vaudeville, and dance entertainers, Paul E. Shank, mgr., Rheems, Pa. Phone 109J2, E'town ex. Entertainment for all occasions. WGAL, WEEU, WHP."

Majestic Quartette, Irwin, Pa., Musical Sketches and Songs

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:21:46 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Majestic Quartette, Irwin, Pa., musical sketches and songs for all occasions. A. Carlson, manager, first tenor. J. Carolan, second tenor. J. Carlson, baritone. A. George, bass."

This Majestic Quartette may be the same one that's pictured on the cover of the sheet music for the 1905 song, Someone Thinks of Someone.

George Tarlson's Orchestra, The Weirs, N.H., 1936

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 20:04:18 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

George Tarlson's Orchestra. 5 years of rhythm. Large or small orchestras for all occasions. Phone, Weirs 2213, 2542. George W. Tarlson, Jr., mgr. The Weirs, N.H.

Calendar, 1936-1937. Check your date with George Tarlson's Orchestra on this calendar card.

Mrs. General Tom Thumb Co., Admit One

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:29:22 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Mrs. General Tom Thumb Co. Admit one. W. J. Maxwell, manager. R. B. Marsh, business manager."

See also Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Trenton Theatre, 1912 (below, left). For more information, see Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb in Their Wedding Attire (below, right).

Easter Greetings Compliments of Lancaster Music Co., Lancaster, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 21:32:34 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Compliments of Lancaster Music Co., O. F. Brinkman, manager, pianos and organs, sheet music and musical merchandise, 21 East Orange Street, Lancaster, Pa."

Groundhog Brand Hams, Bacon, and Lard, 1929

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 21:24:12 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

"Punxsutawny Beef and Provision Company, Punxsutawny, Penna., packers-manufacturers, beef, pork, veal, lambs, and provisions. H. A. Philliber, general manager. John F. Philliber, business manager. Groundhog Brand hams, bacon, and lard. Weather for today. Date: 11/4/29. Forwarded by: Truck."

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is home to Punxsutawney Phil, the famous rodent who predicts the weather each year on Groundhog Day, which is celebrated on February 2. The Punxsutawney Beef and Provision Company used an illustration of its hometown groundhog--complete with an umbrella and "Weather for Today" newspaper report--as the logo on this 1929 billhead.

For an example of the company's logo on a matchbook cover, see Groundhog Brand Pure Kettle-Rendered Lard.