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- That's how we did it back in my day
- A song
- What did you say???
- Speaking of buff
- Who once slept in class here?
- Deep freeze
- Patient ID
- Bookworm
- Tied-Up
- The wall's still standing
- I sense Trouble with a Capital "T"
- Been there.
- Thanks, Mom -- I'll bring it right back!
- Tour de Fence
- Anytime, anywhere
- I Want To Ride My Bicycle
- A scout?
- Tie goes to the batter
- Casey at the bat
- Must be a New Catcher
- When I was about ten years old, out of boredom,
- This picture makes me cringe.
- Superb image
- Steam age environment
- Proviso Yard Noir
- Ready for the Saturday Evening Post cover
- A Face
- I think it's called charisma
- He's not looking for hard work
- The composition is correct
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Protected: 1936
Oct. 15, 1936. Washington, D.C. "Protection against that dreaded disease Silicosis is assured underground workers with this new sand-blasting helmet developed by William P. Biggs, Safety Engineer of the Navy Department. Weighing only 43 ounces, the helmet has been tested for nearly a year in various naval stations throughout the country." Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
Where is the hood
According to a safety bulletin from 1936, this came with a silk hood that went over the head and shoulders and extended to the waist, leaving only the area with the eye shield visible.
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
Silicosis first received widespread public attention in 1936 when as many as 1,500 men died near the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, as a result of breathing in silica dust. Nov 18, 1992
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/updates/93-123.html
Fill the pointy thing with sand
point it at the workpiece, and sneeze.
Hefty
30 minutes of work and 45 minutes of resting and cold ice packs. Yikes!
Is that all?
"Only" 43 ounces! Nearly 2 pounds of visual obstruction...
[Yeah, he should have calculated things better. -tterrace]
LOL! I meant to type "3 pounds".
Never caught it...
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