The Pines, A Kozy Kamp for Tourists, Hydeville,Ver…
Reg Kehoe and His Marimba Queens, Lancaster, Pa.
All Stars at Augustaville Dance, Jan. 21, 1933
They Are on the Way from the Harrisburger Hotel, H…
The Great Carlisle Fair, Carlisle, Pa., 1913
Hello, Neighbor! I Will See You at the Great Fair,…
Honk! If You Think We're Nuts
Wedding Menu for Gustav Brünner and Helene Rumke,…
Unlucky Days for Getting Married
A Boy, His Bike, and a Country Squire, 1961
Speed Limit 15 Miles
Romper Room, WGAL-TV, Lancaster, Pa., ca. 1950s
Witches Watch Halloween Party Invitation, October…
Sani-Phone Hygienic Telephone Discs Ad, World Alma…
Hygienic Telephone Disc, Bellevue-Stratford Hotel,…
Lithuanian-American Dance Ticket, October 31, 1895
Maple Grove Roll Arena, Lincoln Highway, Lancaster…
Altered Victorian Cabinet Card Portrait with Paint…
Fergani A. H. Khattab, Dragoman and Tourist Conduc…
Bicyclist Near the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Giza…
Gas on Stomach for 20 Years
No Man Loves a Tired Nervous Woman!
Halloween Ghost Party Ticket, Reading, Pa., 1954
We Had a Big Old Time--Playing Cards and Drinking…
Bartholdi Hose Company, Butler, New Jersey, ca. 19…
Bartholdi Hose Company, Butler, New Jersey, 2013 (…
Certificate of Weight, Electrical Advertising Scal…
I Eat at the Royal Coffee Shoppe / I Don't
Pedal Car and First Straw Hat, 1938
Life Magazine in Grumpy and Grouchy Slide
Grumpy and Grouchy
Grand View Ship Hotel: A Steamer in the Allegheny…
Do You Want to Know How to Make Money?
Ready to Hang Lace Curtains
Red Seal Dry Battery: The Choice of a Nation, 1919
Fun with Dry Batteries
Joy Riding, California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles…
Two Men and a Paper Moon, Riverview Exposition, Ch…
Bargain Water Closets from the St. Louis World's F…
Bargain Water Closets from the St. Louis World's F…
Trike Motorcycle Hearse, Harris Funeral Home, John…
Coming Towards Home with Lena Under the Seat
Labor Day Novelties Store Sign, 1922
Reading Fire Department, Labor Day Parade, Reading…
Ox Roast, Independent Fire Company, Labor Day, 191…
See also...
See more...Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
2 707 visits
We Had a Big Old Time--Playing Cards and Drinking Wine


A playing cards and board games photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.
A scary scene during a card game! The four young men pictured in this real photo postcard have obviously been playing all evening. One of them is holding a bottle of Tokay wine, and we can see that a tobacco pipe, playing cards, and various coins and bills are strewn across the table (mouse over the image above for a close-up view of the table).
The guy on the left with the unruly hair is staring intently at the one on the right, who has drawn a gun and seems to be trying not to laugh. The two other fellows, however, haven't even noticed the gun. Perhaps the guy with the gun is angry because he suspects that one of his friends has been cheating, or maybe he's just upset that the print hanging on the wall behind him is starting to fall down.
Judging by the humorous poem that's written on the other side of this photo postcard (see below), it's doubtful that any gunplay ever took place. Instead, considering that we can see a bed on the right-hand side of the photo and a dresser piled with books on the other side, it seems likely that these lads are simply students in a dorm room or apartment posing for an amusing photo of a card game gone wrong.
--------
Handwritten poem on the other side of this real photo postcard (note: "out of chine" seems to mean "out of alignment" or "out of sync" in this context):
Perhaps we had a big old time
And maybe it was a spree
But really I don't know
What actually did happen to me.
I only know my poor intellect
Was most awful out of chine
And I longed for just one drink of---
Well it wasn't wine.
L. Messersmith,
Fairmont, Minn.
A scary scene during a card game! The four young men pictured in this real photo postcard have obviously been playing all evening. One of them is holding a bottle of Tokay wine, and we can see that a tobacco pipe, playing cards, and various coins and bills are strewn across the table (mouse over the image above for a close-up view of the table).
The guy on the left with the unruly hair is staring intently at the one on the right, who has drawn a gun and seems to be trying not to laugh. The two other fellows, however, haven't even noticed the gun. Perhaps the guy with the gun is angry because he suspects that one of his friends has been cheating, or maybe he's just upset that the print hanging on the wall behind him is starting to fall down.
Judging by the humorous poem that's written on the other side of this photo postcard (see below), it's doubtful that any gunplay ever took place. Instead, considering that we can see a bed on the right-hand side of the photo and a dresser piled with books on the other side, it seems likely that these lads are simply students in a dorm room or apartment posing for an amusing photo of a card game gone wrong.
--------
Handwritten poem on the other side of this real photo postcard (note: "out of chine" seems to mean "out of alignment" or "out of sync" in this context):
Perhaps we had a big old time
And maybe it was a spree
But really I don't know
What actually did happen to me.
I only know my poor intellect
Was most awful out of chine
And I longed for just one drink of---
Well it wasn't wine.
L. Messersmith,
Fairmont, Minn.
, , and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2025
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Alan Mays club has replied to RicksPics clubThey look like a fun bunch of guys. If it wasn't for the bureau, I'd suspect a play. : )
Alan Mays club has replied to Deborah Lundbech clubSign-in to write a comment.