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- Texas Flyer wanted
- Just a Year Too Soon
- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
- You kids drive me nuts!
- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
- Passenger trains have right of way over freights?
- Coal
- Never ceases to amaze me.
- Still chuggin' (in model form)
- Great shot
- Westerly Breeze
- For the men, a trapeze
- Tickled
- Sense of loneliness ...
- 2 cents
- Charm City
- What an Outrage
- Brighton Park
- Catenary Supports
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Darn That Hammer: 1936
"Rockville High School circa 1936." On the wall: "To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise." National Photo Company Collection safety negative. View full size.
The Carpenter's Creed
Maintain our rank, vulgarity despise,
To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise,
You would not swear upon a bed of death--
Reflect--your Maker now may stop your breath.
- Anonymous
“Leisure is the time for doing something useful.” - Benjamin Franklin.
How to build a desktop
I check Shorpy all the time, and usually get my desktop backgrounds from your site. With woodworking being my hobby, this is my new one....
Mr. Chair-man
Seventy-two years later, those bentwood chairs are still in style.
So much to like!
Nice to see young lads well dressed and doing something useful. I much prefer these ones to the graffiting, pants round knees youth of today.
Oh Fudge!
Hammer on thumb: "Drat!"
Nail through toe: "Oh, pshaw!"
Finger lopped off by band saw: "Yikes!"
Shop Class
This was back when shop teachers wore pin-stripe suit pants and ties to work.
Credit where credit's due
The chap looking at the camera has done a great job building a root beer crate!
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