Norristown and Montgomery County, Pa.

A cabinet card photo featuring a decorative mask that forms a tennis-themed border, with two crossed tennis rackets and three tennis balls at the bottom, netting along the bottom and sides, and leaves and vines at the top. This appears to be the same mask (although flipped horizontally) used in Photo_History's Woman with Tennis Racket Decorative Mask - Cabinet Card .

Tinted tinype in a CDV-sized paper mount. Mouse over the top of this image to see a close-up of the tintype . Printed on the reverse (see small image below): "Cope, artificial fly tyer and photographer, cor. Strawberry Alley & LaFayette Street, Norristown, Pa."

For more information, see the full version of the tintype.

"Cope, artificial fly tyer and photographer, cor. Strawberry Alley & LaFayette Street, Norristown, Pa." This is the reverse of Tintype of Girl in Plaid Dress, Norristown, Pa. (see small image below).

"Lewis Kramer (successor to S. H. Bucher). Practical blacksmithing and horseshoeing. Repairing of wagons and machinery. Rear 332 Chestnut St., Pottstown, Pa."

"Miniature Railway for the Kiddies, Willow Grove Park. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. 07694625. One 6¼¢ fare. G. W. Davis, treasurer." Handwritten: "1924." From the Street Railway Review , Feb. 16, 1906, p. 66: " Willow Grove Park is owned by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. [which later became the Philadelphia Transportation Company ]. It is situated in Montgomery county, 13 miles from the center of Philadelphia, and is the terminus of six direct car lines, making it easy of access from all points in and about the city. It covers an area of more than 100 acres containing many natural and artificial beauties."

A fruits and vegetables photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. This is a real photo postcard postmarked on the other side at: "Glenwood, Pa., Dec. 2, 1909." Addressed to: "Miss Sara Leggett, S.W. Cor. Peach & Media, West Philad." Message: "Dec. 2/09. Glad [that] kind Providence is allowing you to pass another Mile Stone on Life's Journey. M.M.L. Psalms 91.16. A picture of our Harvest Home." Bible verse cited in message (Psalms 91:16): "With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation." Although the message on the back of this card is a birthday greeting, the front of it is an interesting "picture of our Harvest Home" that shows fruits and vegetables arranged around the altar at the front of a church (mouse over the image above for a close-up view ). "Harvest Home" was--and continues to be--a religious celebration that's typically held at Lutheran, Reformed, and other churches in Pennsylvania and elsewhere during the late summer or early fall. As seen here, one of the notable aspects of the observance is a display of tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkins, cornstalks, flowers, and other fruits, vegetables, and grains. For additional examples, see my Harvest Home album.

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"Clover Leaf Dairy sends holiday greetings and a toast to good cheer. Your Milkman." A die-cut paper wreath that a milkman could place over a milk bottle as a holiday greeting for his customers. Clover Leaf Dairy was located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

An advertising ink blotter for Lee Tires. This automobile tire manufacturer went out of business in 1980, and the historic Lee Tire and Rubber Company factory buildings, located near Philadelphia, Pa., have been converted into an office complex known as the Spring Mill Corporate Center. For another Lee blotter, see Go Carefree! Lee Tires .

An advertising ink blotter for Lee Tires. A manufacturer of automobile tires, the Lee Tire and Rubber Company factory opened near Philadelphia, Pa., in 1912. See Burn Rubber to the Conshohocken Historical Society for a brief history of the company. For another Lee blotter, see Better Quality Lee Tires .