Alan Mays' photos

Printed on the back of this postcard: "Th. E., L. Theochrom-Serie No. 1210|6. Printed in Germany." Postmarked Baltimore, Md., Apr. 7, 1910, and addressed to Miss Ella Killinger, Mongul, Franklin Co., Pa. Handwritten message: "How is your five o'clock beau. Just the same I guess. With love to all and from the girls. Our address is 2334 E. Monument St., Balto., Md. From Ellen Truer." Anyone know what a "five o'clock beau" might refer to? A boyfriend that you only see after work perhaps?

"Monkees. Colgems, full fidelity, 33⅓ rpm. 1. The Monkees (Theme), 2. Teardrop City, 3. Papa Gene's Blues, 4. (The) Day We Fell in Love. This is record no. 1." A Monkees cardboard picture disc, circa 1970 or 1971, that someone unevenly cut out from the back of a box of Post's now-defunct Frosted Rice Krinkles cereal. Notice that Mike Nesmith's head is missing--he had already departed the group by the time this appeared. As I was searching for information about this disc, I learned that Rhino recently re-released--on cardboard, nonetheless!--some of the Monkees songs that originally appeared on cereal boxes. And I was also surprised to discover that a brand new Monkees album is due out at the end of this month (on May 27). For another cardboard picture disc, see Christmas Carols as Sung by Your L&M T.V. Quartet :

A Polaroid photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. Run, Johnny, there's a big bunny behind you! For a similar photo, see A Visit with the Easter Bunny :

A handwritten note on the back of this real photo postcard says, "For dear little Gilbert from uncle John, aunt Sue, Pat, and Spottie cat with lots of love and kisses ." Unfortunately, there's no address or postmark on the card, and I don't have any additional information regarding the location of Cozy Nook Farm or the identity of Gilbert and his aunt and uncle. You've probably already noticed that Uncle John is holding Pat the dog. But have you spotted Spottie the cat yet? If not, mouse over the image above to see where Spottie is located .

That's Gilbert's Aunt Sue with Spottie the cat perched on her shoulder, and Uncle John is holding Pat the dog. Check out the full version of this real photo postcard:

A colorful print by Vredenburg & Company, Rochester, N.Y., that appeared in an advertising leaflet from W. P. Rupert & Son, a nursery that was located in Seneca, N.Y. See Nineteenth-Century Rochester Fruit and Flower Plates , by Karl Sanford Kabelac, for more information regarding Vredenburg & Company and other printing firms that supplied illustrations to nursery businesses like W. P. Rupert & Son.

See also Good for a Ride Only on Ridge Avenue Railway :

"Good for a ride only on Ridge Avenue R.W. Good for a ride over Penn'a R.R. from Ridge Avenue to Centennial Station." See also Good for a Ride on Ridge Avenue Railway :

"A. B. Tack, practical paper hanger and decorator, 1210 N. 3d St., Harrisburg, Pa. Full assortment of wall paper and window shades always on hand."

"Thos. W. Durston & Co. Booksellers and stationers, Vanderbilt Square, Syracuse, N.Y."

"Geo. B. Weast, dealer in stoves, tinwate, &c., R.R. St., Newville, Pa." This may be the same George B. Weast (1862-1946) who's identified as a "retired sheet metal worker" in an obituary reprinted in his Find A Grave entry.

"Canoodling" plus "canoeing" equals "canoedling" in this early twentieth-century postcard.

A photo of buildings in the garden/backyard (sheds, summer houses, pigeon coops, etc.) for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. "Bill's Old Backhouse" was the men's outhouse located in the backyard at Bill's Place, which was a roadside stop and service station along the Lincoln Highway (U.S Route 30) in south central Pennsylvania. Bill's Place was situated on Rays Hill at an elevation of 1,958 feet, and travelers who stopped there could climb a tower for a 40-mile view out over the surrounding area (or they could drive a little farther west on the Lincoln Highway to see the view from the Grand View Ship Hotel instead). For another outhouse featured on a real photo postcard, see Mr. Santa Claus Outhouse, Santa Claus, Arizona :

Check out the back , too:

Identification. Name ________ Address ________ Employed by: ________. Taken by the Photomatic .... See patents listed on our daylight loading magazine. Made in U.S.A. International Mutoscope Corporation, New York City." Take a look at the front :

St. Roch's Carnival, Weona Park, Pen Argyl, Pa., August 10 to 15, 1942 Free attractions. Fleetwood Jack and His Nevada Ranch Barn Dance Gang. Flo Irwin's Society Circus. Servais Sylvester the Magician. Doc Hudspeth and Mme. Iris. Rides and concessions. War stamps awarded nightly. Queen contest. Patriotic pageants. Amateur contests.

"Ithaca Journal Extra. D.B.S. Manufactured by D. B. Stewart & Co. Ithaca Journal."

A cigar box label featuring an artist's conception of what Conrad Weiser might have looked like. According to Wikipedia, Conrad Weiser (1696-1760) was a Pennsylvania German "pioneer, interpreter, and effective diplomat between the Pennsylvania Colony and Native Americans. He was a farmer, soldier, monk, tanner, and judge. He contributed as an emissary in councils between Native Americans and the colonies, especially Pennsylvania, during the 18th century's tensions of the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)."