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

Emily and George Sexsmith, Westlake Park, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1930s

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 04:59:04 +0000

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of hand colored.

Handwritten caption on the other side of this photo: "Emily and George Sexsmith, Echo Park (McArthur Park), Los Angeles (about 1930)."

This is a hand-colored photo of Emily (Dippel) Sexsmith (1911-2006) and George Sexsmith (1908-1991) in a canoe, circa 1930. The handwritten caption on the other side of the photo notes the setting as "Echo Park" with "McArthur Park" in parentheses, but it's likely that it's really Westlake Park, which in 1942 was renamed MacArthur Park (not "McArthur," as misspelled in the caption). The park was also the subject of Jimmy Webb's popular song, "MacArthur Park," recorded in 1968 by Richard Harris.

Vacationing at Woodland Beach, Staten Island, New York, August 1908 (Full Version)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 02:56:02 +0000

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A real photo postcard from 1908. For more information, see the cropped version of the card.

Vacationing at Woodland Beach, Staten Island, New York, August 1908

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 02:56:04 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of on vacation / holiday.

Sign: "The Club." Life preserver: "U.S. Vol. Life Saving Corps."

This is a hand-tinted real photo postcard addressed on the other side to Miss G. Manning, 331 W. 29 St., N.Y. City. It was postmarked at Midland Beach, Staten Island, N.Y., and New Dorp, N.Y., on August 25, 1908.

Handwritten message (with original spelling): "Dear Grace, I'm having a splendid vacation down here. We have a bungaloe down here for the month of August & part of Sept. It's great sport. I would have written sooner but never think of writing down here. I didn't attent that millinery class in the YWCA because you didn't. Love, F. Cooper."

Added to the message: "Drop me a card. My address -- name. c/o W. H. Putnam, New Dorp, St. Island, N.Y. Woodland Beach."

See also the full version of this card.

April 1st—The Sweetest Kiss

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:00:02 +0000

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"1er Avril. Le baiser le plus doux est celui qui vient de loin!"

Google translation: April 1st. The sweetest kiss is the one that comes from far away!

A French hand-tinted real photo postcard for the first day in April.

Happy Tinted Birthday

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 05:26:02 +0000

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A photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park monthly topic of birthdays (submit a photo on this topic each week in addition to—or instead of—a photo for the weekly topic).

A tinted photo of a stylish birthday celebration.

Tintype of Girl in Plaid Dress, Norristown, Pa. (Cropped)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:40:45 +0000

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For more information, see the full version of the tintype.

J. L. Cope, Artificial Fly Tyer and Photographer, Norristown, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:40:43 +0000

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"Cope, artificial fly tyer and photographer, cor. Strawberry Alley & LaFayette Street, Norristown, Pa."

This is the reverse of Tintype of Girl in Plaid Dress, Norristown, Pa. (see small image below).

Tintype of Girl in Plaid Dress, Norristown, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:40:47 +0000

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Tinted tinype in a CDV-sized paper mount. Mouse over the top of this image to see a close-up of the tintype.

Printed on the reverse (see small image below): "Cope, artificial fly tyer and photographer, cor. Strawberry Alley & LaFayette Street, Norristown, Pa."

Man with Alligators and Coconut Tree, Miami, Florida, 1922

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 02:38:02 +0000

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A distinguished gent in a souvenir real photo postcard from "Miami, Fla., 1922," as it says on the tree stump. Looks like the poor fellow is fending off alligators with his cane as he poses in front of a scenic backdrop of ocean, sky, and coconut tree, all of which received appropriate tinting after the photo was developed.

For an untinted photo from the same studio, see Man and Dog with Alligators on the Beach (note that the tree stump is hidden behind the dog).

Children with Their Dog and Toys

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 03:56:15 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo of backyard sports (e.g., croquet, badminton, horseshoe pitching, bocce ball, etc.).

A tinted French real photo postcard from the early twentieth century showing children with a dog and toys, including a hoop and stick, doll, badminton racquet and shuttlecock, jump rope, and rings.

Something Fishy This Way Comes

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 03:58:10 +0000

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A French real photo postcard for April Fools' Day, called poissons d'avril (April fish) in France. There's no postmark on this hand-tinted card, but it likely dates to the early twentieth century.

"1er Avril. Si tu devines que l'envoie, / Tu n'es pas la moitié d'une oie!"

It's My Treat

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:14:05 +0000

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Printed on the back: "This card is a genuine photograph, hand colored. Made in the United States."

Perhaps this real photo postcard was intended as a birth announcement, since it used to be (or still is?) customary for fathers to hand out cigars to friends, relatives, and coworkers when a child was born. Otherwise, it seems rather strange to imagine a smiling infant passing out cigars like this.

Aim Straight

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:47:53 +0000

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"Aim Straight. A. Lanborn."

Cupid is aiming straight for the heart in the illustration on this nineteenth-century sentiment card.

Reward of Merit for Correct Deportment

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:43:21 +0000

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"Reward of Merit for Correct Deportment. To Martha E. D. Logan. From Mary E. Miller."

Tinted Mirror Photograph of Edna, Marlborough Photo Shop, New York City (Full Version)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 25 May 2016 18:15:53 +0000

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For additional information about the "multigraph" image on this real photo postcard, see the cropped version:

Tinted Mirror Photograph of Edna, Marlborough Photo Shop, New York City

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 25 May 2016 18:15:55 +0000

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Printed on the back of this real photo postcard: "Marlborough Photo Shop, 1355 Broadway, New York. Order ________. Negatives preserved for future orders. Cabinet photographs or life size portraits can be made from this plate."

Handwritten message on the back (no address, stamp, or postmark): "Dear Sister, I forgot to enclose this when I wrote so will send it now. It don't look much like me but the idea is quite good. Edna."

For information on the history and technique of this type of mirror photograph, or multigraph, see the report on Irwin Reichstein's presentation about The Multigraph, or read Reichstein's article, A Multigraph from Montreal (in PDF format), which appeared in Photographic Canadiana, vol. 33, no. 1 (May-June 2007), pp. 12-17.

You may also want to take a look at Heinz-Werner Lawo's impressive compilation of mirror photos on his Uneinsamkeiten / Unsolitudes: Fivefold-Portraits - Photo-Multigraphs - Multiple Photos blog.

See also the full version of this real photo postcard:

Poissons d'Avril

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:12 +0000

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Poissons d'avril (April fish).

A French real photo postcard for April Fools' Day, called poissons d'avril (April fish) in France. This hand-tinted card was postmarked on March 30, 1908.

Recevez mes vœux de Bonheur

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:14 +0000

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Devinez qui? Devinez quoi?
Je pense a vous; pense à moi!
Avec ce poisson et ces fleurs
Recevez mes vœux de Bonheur.

Google translation:

Guess who? Guess what?
I think of you; think of me!
With this fish and the flowers
Receive my wishes for happiness.

A French real photo April Fools' Day postcard, circa 1900s or 1910s.

Je vous l'offre de bout cœur

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:16 +0000

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"Je vous l'offre de bout cœur."

Translated as: "I offer you this with all my heart." [Thanks to John FitzGerald for the translation.]

A French real photo April Fools' Day postcard from 1912.

1er Avril Le port est payé d'un baiser

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:18 +0000

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1er Avril
Le port est payé d'un baiser
Vous n'allez les refuser.

Possibly translated as:

April 1st
The shipping is paid with a kiss
You will not refuse it.

A French real photo April Fools' Day postcard dated 1926.