Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: sun

"Move the sun please, we just can't help squinting. M.C.L." A real photo postcard addressed on the other side to Mr. Earl Cady, Laramie, Wyo., and postmarked in Laramie on April 27, 1909. For other squinty photos, see the Flickr group Squinting at the Sun. Vintage Photographs .

"Sun-Ray Cigar. Pleasing to all. Mild and fragrant."

A nineteenth-century advertising trade card for Solar Tip Shoes. For two additional cards, see Solar Tip Shoes Sold by John P. Twaddell and Solar Tip Shoes Manufactured by John Mundell and Company (below). "Solar Tip Shoes. Made only by John Mundell & Co., Philad'a. The Best Sole Leather Tip Made. Pat'd February 19, 1878. None genuine without the trademark. Solar Tip. I wish I had Solar Tips. Sold by ________. Craig, Finley & Co., Lith., Phila. Over."

"Solar Tip Shoes, sold by: John P. Twaddell, 1212 Market Street. Made only by John Mundell & Co., Philad. Solar Tip Brigade. The Daisy Shoe. The Best Sole Leather Tip Made. Solar Tip, trademark, J.M. & Co., patented 1877. Lith. Craig. Finley & Co., 1020 Arch St., Phila."

A soldier and his father stand at attention in the bright sunlight while his mother waits impatiently in the shadows with her hands on her hips.

"Solar Tip Shoes. Manufactured only by John Mundell & Co., Philadelphia. The best sole leather tip made. Pat'd February 19, 1878."

"Eagle No. 6. Quality Brooms. Manufactured for B. S. Janney, Jr. & Co., Inc., 119-121-123 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa."