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NEW FROM THE VINTAGRAPH VAULTS • 1955 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE
Hi-Fi 1954
Submitted by tterrace on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 9:41pm.
My brother's do-it-yourself hi-fi. From Top: tweeter, woofer, Webcor portable phonograph, Heathkit amplifier. One of his high school buddies assembled the Heathkit for him. He took this in the upstairs bedroom we shared until a year or so later. That's my bed on the right. Check out our cool wallpaper. View full size.
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Radio Room: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 10:09am.
1925. "Condenser assembling department." Another view of workers putting radios together at the vast Atwater Kent factory in Philadelphia. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.
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The Enormous Radio Factory: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 2:44am.
The Atwater Kent radio factory in Philadelphia circa 1925. 8x10 glass negative, National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
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Queens of the Radio: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 12:50am.
"Radio set assembling room, 1925." Another view of the Atwater Kent factory in Philadelphia. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Bulbs: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 8:47pm.
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March 12, 1925. "C.W. Mitman of Smithsonian Institution with giant and midget bulbs." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Radio Days: 1928
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 2:16pm.
1928. Speaker grille assembly at the Atwater Kent radio factory in Philadelphia. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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A Real Life Saver: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 12:01pm.
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May 24, 1913. Joseph N. Callahan modeling "Coxey's Life Saver and Water Wings." View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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