Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: Miller

Hallowe'en Greeting

16 Oct 2014 3 1116
"Hallowe'en Greeting. Ellen H. Clapsaddle. Painting only copyrighted by the Int. Art Pub. Co. 1912." Handwritten: "Annie Miller, 1912."

Merchants' House, Denver, Pa.

23 Jun 2015 1 686
"Merchants' House, Denver, Pa. F.P. Miller, prop'r. Bar stocked with the finest wines and liquors. Livery connected."

The Jokemaster

12 Feb 2014 1 1601
"The Jokemaster. / At cracking jokes you're a wow, / But your wisecracks are old, somehow, / Your jokes are stale, your puns are cheap, / You're so darn funny you make us weep!" A vinegar valentine criticizing those jokesters who tell us, "Listen--here's a new one!," and then proceed to relate a stale old chestnut from Joe Miller 's Joke Book (the first version of the book was published as Joe Miller's Jests, or the Wit's Vade-Mecum in 1739).

How to Tell When the Honeymoon Is Over

04 Feb 2014 1 1 1483
A Kodachrome slide dated July 1959.