Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: sandbags

On an Airship from San Francisco to New York

On an Airship from San Francisco to New York

Alan Mays
05 Aug 2019 2 408
An airship photo for the theme of photographic tricks and amusements during the free-for-all week of Wild Card Month in the Vintage Photos Theme Park. See also the full version of this real photo postcard.
On an Airship from San Francisco to New York (Full Version)

On an Airship from San Francisco to New York (Full…

Alan Mays
05 Aug 2019 1 273
See also the cropped version of this real photo postcard.
High over Zurich, Sept. 22, 1910

High over Zurich, Sept. 22, 1910

Alan Mays
12 Aug 2013 5 1811
Posted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park group for "rattan/bamboo/wicker" theme week. Although the photo is obviously contrived, the gondola--with attached ropes and sandbags--looks like a real wicker basket similar in appearance to those used for hot air balloons. A real photo postcard addressed on the back to: "Mr. and Mrs. J. [Paules?], Oakryn, Pennsylvania, U.S. America." The message on the back: "Sept. 22nd, 1910. We are spending the afternoon at Zurich on our way home from Switzerland, had a lovely drive. The lady in the balloon with us is the one we have been staying with at St. Gallen. Love, Leslie and Ethel."