Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: modern

A 1909 real photo tall-tale postcard by William H. Martin. For a similar postcard with an automobile and oversized apples, see Apples–How We Do Things at Fearnot, Pa. :

"Lewis Motor Court. One mile south of twin tubes on U.S. 41. Chattanooga, Tenn." Sign at the top of the building closest to the road: "Lewis Modern Cabins." Printed on the back of this linen postcard: "Lewis Motor Court. 28 modern cottages, each equipped for comfort and convenience, quiet and only 7 minutes from city center. Telephone 2-9286. K 4893."

"Hotel Moderne, Paris. Les Ateliers D'Art, Paris."

"6 Steps to Modern Pool Sanitation." Brochure published by the Mathieson Alkali Works, New York, N.Y., with instructions for using its Sanitation HTH product for proper chlorination of swimming pools.

"The Modern Cycle Co., general repairing, brazing, vulcanizing. Wm. Deubel, proprietor. 1317 Montgomery St., rear. Allied Printing Trades Council, Union Label, St. Louis, 32. The Modern Way. The Old Way." The Modern Cycle Company was a bicycle repair shop that may have been located in St. Louis, Missouri (that's where this business card was printed), but I haven't been able to uncover any additional information about the company or its proprietor, William Deubel. In the illustration on the back of the card, the "modern way" and the "old way" both portray men who are working on bicycles, and the main difference between the two of them seems to be that the modern man is using a longer tire lever (or similar tool) on his bike. I'm not sure whether this was intended to show that the Modern Cycle Company used better tools, repaired bikes more efficiently, or something else.