Vintage work crew photos

**greyhoundollie** · Oct 4, 2019, 06:46 PM

Bob Denver (Gilligan on the comedy Gilligan's Island) Wore a Dixie Cup with the brim down as his every day costume when filming the series.

**Jon** · Oct 3, 2019, 03:51 PM

Working on a Junkers Ju 287.

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**Jon** · Oct 5, 2019, 03:19 PM

Early U.S. mail wagon. New York, 1900s.

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**Ralphxyz** · Oct 6, 2019, 10:40 AM

The men along the street look so distinguished! Even the driver is wearing a tie. I sure would love to have one I assume it is electric.

**Jon** · Oct 6, 2019, 11:21 AM

Nurses treat patients with ultraviolet light from a Finsen hospital lamp. London, 1900.

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**Frank S** · Oct 6, 2019, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Jon

Nurses treat patients with ultraviolet light from a Finsen hospital lamp. London, 1900.

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Haven't they been telling us for years now that UV is bad for us. maybe when this was machine was being used they were trying to use UV to increase vitamin D absorbson.

**hemmjo** · Oct 7, 2019, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by Frank S

Haven't they been telling us for years now that UV is bad for us. maybe when this was machine was being used they were trying to use UV to increase vitamin D absorbson.

UV light is used to sterilize things. I had a cabinet in my classroom for safety glasses. It had timer with a UV light to sterilize glasses between classes.

Have to remember that all medical procedures are "practices". They practice one thing until they discover it is not really a good thing to do, then they practice something else. They used to "bleed" people also to let the "bad blood" out, among other crazy things.

**Jon** · Oct 7, 2019, 12:33 PM

Weighing the catch. Gloucester, Massachusetts, c. 1905.

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**Toolmaker51** · Oct 8, 2019, 08:54 PM

re: #1093, the dockworkers and haul of fish.
Yes, imagine the smell on a warm sunny day something best to avoid.
But as with certain other black and white photos, exemplary technique on full display. Stone white to pitch black and every grey between, pale compared to spectacular depth of field. Prior to digitization for online, probably ~10% sharper yet.