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Cranked: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 6:43pm.
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April 1937. "Bureau in the bedroom of the house occupied by the Ingrahams and the Smallwoods near Nelma, Wisconsin." A cryptic tableau if there ever was one. Medium-format nitrate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
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Crank It: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 7:05am.
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June 29, 1925. "Dr. H.C. Hayes of U.S. Naval Research Lab, Bellevue, D.C." I'll bet that knob goes up to 11. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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Through the Wringer: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 1:52pm.
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May 1938. Irwinville Farms, Georgia. "Mrs. Coleman doing a washing." Slow but steady progress in the science of mechanized laundry. Medium-format nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Hello Fada: 1929
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/19/2012 - 8:49pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1929. "Loomis Radio School." A display of Fada radio sets. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Dynamo Room: 1904
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 5:20pm.
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Circa 1904. "Dynamo room with switchboard." Seen earlier here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Power and Light: 1904
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 11:46am.
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Circa 1904 somewhere in North America. "Switchboard in dynamo room." (UPDATE: Also seen here.) 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
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Cockaday and Banning: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 09/13/2012 - 6:20pm.
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New York circa 1924. "L.M. Cockaday and Maj. Kendall Banning." 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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