They all appear different from each other to me.
The one on the right does stand out with the shiny shoes, dapper coat and hat. He must be the boss and wanted to be in the photo. Seems he is pretending to work, but I do not believe the line shaft is running. The long exposure times of those old photos would cause the spokes in the pulleys and teeth in the gears to be blurred.
![](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.homemadetools.net%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Fp%3D223631%23post223631&media=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fhmt-newsletter%2Fhmt_avatar_200.jpg&description=Vintage Work Crew Photos by mansworld - This picture "Glazier Stove Company=" is probably meant for the boss who pretends to be working and oblivious to the camera in his suit, tie, and hat. Everyone else has a grim look.= "Pin It")
This picture "Glazier Stove Company" is probably meant for the boss who pretends to be working and oblivious to the camera in his suit, tie, and hat. Everyone else has a grim look.
Ok guys, picture time, now get your --s to work,
The one on the right, he's a dandy! Looks like at least a few nice South Bend lathes in there! From right down the road.
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."
- Muhammad Ali
Brazos Valley Cotton Mills workers. West, Texas. November, 1913.
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nova_robotics (Jun 5, 2023)
Cotton pickin' kids!
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."
- Muhammad Ali
Yep, but I bet they grew up to be hard workers LOL. not like the phone farkers of todayOriginally Posted by Hoosiersmoker
Never try to tell me it can't be done
When I have to paint I use KBS products
"like pink-fingered phone farkers of today."
Additional derisive labels work; yet sure the point is clear.
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Toolmaker51
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The lack of smiles indicates a genuine natural look. This is before people started to fake smiles for cameras.
 were treated like painted portraits, and it was considered inappropriate for the subjects to smile.
This is in part why the Joseph Ducreux meme became so popular. Ducreux was an 18th century French portraitist known for painting portraits of people with unconventional expressions. His self-portrait ended up as a meme template, in which common expressions or lyrics are presented in archaic phrasi "Pin It")
Yes, expressions in early photographs (until around 1920 or 1930) were treated like painted portraits, and it was considered inappropriate for the subjects to smile.
This is in part why the Joseph Ducreux meme became so popular. Ducreux was an 18th century French portraitist known for painting portraits of people with unconventional expressions. His self-portrait ended up as a meme template, in which common expressions or lyrics are presented in archaic phrasing.
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