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A Blast From the Past: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 8:22am.
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New York, June 1918. "Nasal Spray - Laboratory for eye, ear, etc. aboard hospital ship Comfort." 5x7 glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.
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Submitted by switzarch on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 2:07am.
That doctor looks like he's about to fire a 15 inch gun on a battleship. Yep, life was simpler then.
A blast from the past.
Submitted by noelani on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 3:32am.
Or, a spray from back in the day.
That sure is a complicated contraption to do the same job as the simple little plastic bottles I use for my allergies between Spring and Fall!
If ever a photo begged to be Farked
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 11:52pm.
this would be it.
It's Hard To Believe
Submitted by JKoehler on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 9:25am.
In this day and age, with all the nasal spray concoctions that are out there, back in that era a Doctor or his associate would apply the soothing balm to that pesky proboscus.
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