Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: melons

"How we do things at Lancaster, Pa. Our Kind." Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr., of Waupun, Wisconsin, created this postcard in 1911.

A witch holds her broomstick tightly as she rides in the back seat of a watermelon car driven by a wide-eyed veggie creature. A black cat sits next to her, and a bat flies above. A date of "Oct. 31st, 1908" is written on the other side of this postcard, which was published by the British firm of Raphael Tuck & Sons and issued as part of its popular Halloween series 150 .

"You know I love you, but you had better ask papa, as I just cantaloupe [can't elope] with you." See also I Just Can't Elope! :

"You know how much I love you, but I just cantaloupe [can't elope] with you." See also You Had Better Ask Papa :

"Spring Garden Farms. Cantaloupes, grown and packed by Frederick H. Schmick, Preston, Maryland."