Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: 1952

Gondola Ride, Venice, Italy, 1952

24 Feb 2020 4 574
A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of ship out! (taking a trip by any conveyance but extra credit by ship or boat) . A souvenir real photo postcard of tourists riding in a gondola on the Venetian Lagoon in Venice, Italy. It's dated 1952 on the other side. The dome of St Mark's Basilica and its tall campanile (bell tower) are visible in the background.

Don't Take My Picture

14 Oct 2019 1 1 488
A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of someone is not happy (pouting, scowling, etc.) . A snapshot of a woman who was understandably annoyed at having her picture taken while she was eating. The typewritten date on the back of the photo is "Aug. 27, 1952." Notice, too, that there's another women who's barely visible in the background, She's walking past a couple of small structures, which may be outhouses or storage buildings.

Be Specific, Say "Union Pacific" (1952)

21 Mar 2014 2 826
"For dependable transportation, be specific, say ' Union Pacific .' Road of the Daily Streamliners. 1952. 1953." Places listed on the map: Portland, Seattle, Spokane, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sun Valley, Butte, Ogden, Pocatello, Salt Lake City, Hoover Dam, Cheyenne, Denver, Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago.

Ned Day, Famous Bowling Champion

25 Sep 2017 3 4 582
One in a series of sports trading cards printed on the back of Wheaties cereal boxes in 1952. For another Wheaties card, see Gretchen Fraser, Sun Valley Skiing Champion .

Peach Festival Ticket, Second Reformed Church, Rea…

17 May 2017 1 681
Peach Festival Sponsored by the Women's Guild of Second Reformed Church, 45 South Sixth Street, Saturday, September 13, 1952, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Baked ham supper, peaches and ice cream, novelties, cake and candy. Tickets good for anything on sale. Tickets - 10 cents. No. 3623.

Women at the Rockefeller Center Roof Studio, New Y…

13 Jun 2016 2 2 1089
"Rockefeller Center Roof Studio, New York, 850 feet, 70 stories." Handwritten date on the back of this real photo postcard: "Taken June 4th, 1952." For a similar souvenir photo, see Man and Woman at the Rockefeller Center Roof Studio, New York City :

Delaware Horse Racing Ticket, 1952

17 May 2016 4 805
A colorful daily double ticket used for betting on horse races at the Delaware Park Racetrack , Wilmington, Delaware, on June 14, 1952.

Rainbow Cabins, Newcastle, Ontario, Canada

03 Feb 2015 5 2 1490
"Rainbow Cabins, Newcastle, Ont., Canada. 50 miles east of Toronto on No. 2 Highway." A real photo postcard advertising the Rainbow Cabins. Postmarked 1952 on the back.

Ventriloquist Paul Winchell with Jerry Mahoney

24 Jun 2014 3 2063
This "Paul Winchell" trading card is no. 18 in a series of 36 "Television & Radio Stars of N.B.C." cards published in 1952 The description on the back of the card identifies ventriloquist Paul Winchell as the star of the Paul Winchell-Jerry Mahoney Show on NBC-TV (the show ran from 1950 to 1954) . Winchell's puppet (also called a ventriloquist's dummy or ventriloquial figure) was named Jerry Mahoney, and the back of the trading card explains, "Jerry, the sassier half of Winchell, is one of the most valuable puppets in the world. He is insured for $10,000. Winchell lives in New York with his wife and small daughter, who accepts Jerry as a living member of the family." Paul Winchell died in 2005, but his puppets--Jerry Mahoney and another one named Knucklehead Smiff--live on in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution.

Gretchen Fraser, Sun Valley Skiing Champion

20 Dec 2013 2 914
One in a series of sports trading cards printed on the back of Wheaties cereal boxes in 1952. See also Ned Day, Famous Bowling Champion .

Simon's Texaco Station, Eau Claire, Wisc., Sept. 1…

12 Aug 2013 4 1344
Handwritten note on the back of this photo: "This is the place. Taken Sept. 12, '52. Come and see us." Handwritten by someone else: "[Eau] Claire, Wis. Simon's Gas Station." Signage on front of gas station building: "Texaco. Lear & Simon. Marfak Lubrication. Washing." Other signs, banners, and billboards around the gas station: Registered Rest Room. A Texaco Dealer Service. Grand Opening. Come in! Meet your new neighbor. B. F. Goodrich Tire. Defies skids! Grand opening today! Free gifts! Copenhagen. Outdoors, indoors, the best way to take tobacco. If you like beer you'll love Schlitz.