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Talking Machines: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 9:42pm.
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The Owens & Beers record shop at 81 Chambers Street in New York circa 1915-1920. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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His Master's Voice: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 9:15pm.
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Waldman's music store in New York, May 1921. A nice selection of records and Victrolas, with Nipper keeping an eye on things. Does anyone know where this was? View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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TVA: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 12:21pm.
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June 1942. Control Room of the TVA's Watts Bar Dam on the Tennessee River. View full size. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein.
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Hanna Furnaces: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 10:27pm.
November 1942. Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit. General view showing tank which stores gas from the coke oven. Square building and extension in middle ground is where coal is fed to a feeder belt and then transferred to a storage place on top of the coke oven. The coal is then dropped into three inverted bottle-like containers and from there fed directly into the coke ovens. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Arthur Siegel.
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Wireless Telegraph: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 5:09am.
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"Amateur Wireless Station" with headset circa 1920. Note photo of the young operator. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Contraption From Hell: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 4:24am.
"Auto Street Cleaner" circa 1913 in New York City. (Hello, alternate side of the street parking.) View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Do Not Adjust Your Set ...
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/03/2007 - 12:33am.
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Oops. In attempting an upgrade I've made kind of a mess and some images might be missing, or the wrong size. Please stand by ...
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