Vintage work crew photos

[VinnieL]

And the amount of fingerprints has only increased exponentially since then. My understanding is that they have many buildings full of them now, and the civillian and military prints have been separated. The prints were all classified in those days and filed using "The Henry System," which was a a very involved formula for classification. Nowadays fingerprints are classified using the NCIC method with 2 letters or a 2 digit number for each print. I was trained classification and how to search for prints but it has been too many years ago now to remember all of it. I did the darkroom work making all the enlargements for court testimony etc.

[ranald]

and now days... the size of a phone..... a hackers delight

I was thinking a USB.

[Toolmaker51]

Oh, I thought he meant dames. . .

[ranald]

Oh, I thought he meant dames. . .

With empty pockets, I guess he had slim pickins.

[Ralphxyz]

Where did the phrase "****load" of dimes or whatever come from?

Ralph

[Toolmaker51]

Where did the phrase "****load" of dimes or whatever come from?

Ralph

IDK, cause pennies sound cheap? Far as quantity goes, anybody whose stabled just a couple farm animals find out quick how much collects overnight.
Not same topic, but related. I partnered with some horse owners long ago. Despite they'd been owners for decades, an afternoons work would disappear by the next day after work, causing them dismay. Like repairing fences where horses had cribbed [nervous chewing on fence wood] for example.
As explanation, telling the girls how it be so extensive. "They have ALL day!"

[Jon]

Employees on roller-skates tend to a Volkswagen at a gas station in Deidesheim, Germany -- 1954

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[Ronj]

Looking at the sign, I wonder if this company could be part of the Mobil gas that we use to know.

[Toolmaker51]

Looking at the sign, I wonder if this company could be part of the Mobil gas that we use to know.

Has to be, same logo, just spelled different in foreign markets. But how does a economy car like a VW warrant high octane fuel?

[hemmjo]

But how does a economy car like a VW warrant high octane fuel?

It is like ordering a medium drink at a fast food place, they don't have small size. The "Super"
is probably the low octane and the high octane is probably "Super Duper", "Super Xtra", or some such meaningless iteration of fancy name.