Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: L. & E.

"Clear the track for Merry Christmas. HBG." A Christmas postcard illustrated by H. B. Griggs (HBG). Addressed on the other side to Mr. Paul Cadwallader, Sharonville, Ohio, R.R., and postmarked in Cozaddale, Ohio, on Dec. 16, 1910. Handwritten message: "Hello Old Boy. How are you? Why don't you write. Have been very busy with my entertainment and did not have time. HRB."

"May your Thanksgiving blessings be ripened by a sunshiny heart! H.B.G." A Thanksgiving postcard illustrated by H. B. Griggs (H.B.G.). For other postcards by Griggs, see: -- 'Rah, 'Rah, 'Rah, Thanksgiving!!! -- Were It Not for Friday's Pain -- Thanksgiving Nightmare -- May Love Always Serve Your Thanksgiving Feast Addressed on the other side to Mrs. Laura Pease, 107 Stone St., Spokane, Wash., and postmarked in Charles City, Iowa, on November 14, 1910. Handwritten message: "Have not heard from you for a long time. How are you all. We are all well. I wrote to you two or three weeks ago and got no answer. Love to all. A.J.M." Printed on the verso: "L.&E. Serie 2263."

"'Rah, 'rah, 'rah, Thanks-giving!!! HBG." Is it a tussle on the football field? Post-game hugs? Or something else? I'm not sure what's going in this scene created by postcard artist H. B. Griggs and dated November 26, 1912, on the other side. There's no football visible, but the "rah, rah, rah" certainly sounds like a typical college football game cheer (see the chants in North American sports section of Wikipedia's Cheering article for examples).

"May your Thanksgiving never end in dreams like these!" Postcard postmarked Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 22, 1910. The foods of Thanksgiving haunt a boy's sleep in this nightmarish scene by illustrator H. B. Griggs (HBG). For two other Thanksgiving postcards by Griggs, see 'Rah, 'Rah, 'Rah, Thanksgiving!!! and Were It Not for Friday's Pain (below).

"Let us smoke the 'Patrick Pipe' of peace! March 17. HBG." Printed on back: "L. & E. Serie 2269." A St. Patrick's Day postcard illustrated by H. B. Griggs and published by Leubrie & Elkus, ca. 1910s.