Food and Drink

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of seeing double (a photo with two people or things that look the same) . An amazing double exposure of a man pouring a drink as his doppelgänger holds the glass. I don't have any information about the photographer or the method used to achieve such an effect in pre-Photoshop times.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of guess what's going on (you know but viewers have to guess) . Photographer Charles H. Venus (1872-1959), of New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania, took this picture of twelve men and eight women at a get-together. The photo likely dates to the early twentieth century, and many of the participants are pretending to eat something that they're holding up to their mouths. I think I know what it is. Can you guess what they're eating? For clues, see cropped versions of the left-hand side and the right-hand side of the photo and the handwritten message that's on the back of the photo .

See also the full photo , a cropped version of the right-hand side , and the handwritten message on the back of the photo .

See also the full photo , a cropped version of the left-hand side , and the handwritten message on the back of the photo .

See also the full photo and cropped versions of the left-hand side and right-hand side of the photo. Transcription of the message: Margaret, Alma, Anna, Bert, Leidy, and Melvin, out for their health after the party Mar. 4 to 5th. They seem to think that colds are a good spring opening. Oh! my taffy is gone. Anna Alma says Harner's overcoat was awful warm, his mittens also. We visited water street, altho it was Sat. morning. Anna didn't approve of Bert's proposition. But if she would of had Harner, I believe she would of have walked until daylight. The boys had watch night, & the poor fellows had to make their escape thro the back yard. We might as well have walked to our graves, but of course we didn't take cold did we Anna? If Leidy & Bert would of had overcoats too we would of had been allright.

A detail of the photo showing the framed image of a ladder propped up against a cross. For the full photo, see A Hearty Party .

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of forks, knives, and/or spoons . Yum! The photographer caught this woman in midbite as she lifted a forkful of lobster to her mouth. This is an undated slide with no location information.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of food . Caption at the bottom of the photo: "A Joyous Outing." Date written vertically on the tree in the background: "Aug. 1913." A photo of twenty-six men and women who have gathered around a picnic blanket covered with food and place settings. See a cropped version of the photo for a better view of the food. This is a divided-back real photo postcard with no message, address, or postmark on the other side. The Cyko stamp box ("Cyko - Place Postage Stamp Here") printed on the verso indicates a date between 1907 and the 1920s, which matches the August 1913 date written on the front.

The food laid out on a blanket for a picnic in 1913. For more information, see the full version of this real photo postcard.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of in a doorway . Handwritten description on the other side of the photo: "A cake and a couple of mugs." A man and a woman stand in (the vicinity of) a doorway as they silently contemplate the cake on the table in front of them. Perhaps it's their wedding anniversary, but they don't seem too excited about it.