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Them are some huge journal boxes on that RR car.
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Them are some huge journal boxes on that RR car.
Are those bricks in the wheel?
They might even be hollow glass bricks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralphxyz
Quote Originally Posted by Ralphxyz
"Are those bricks in the wheel?"
Quote by Frank S
"They might even be hollow glass bricks"
Very possible. Shallow cavity and smooth texture however, says they could be solid glass bricks. Most people haven't seen them, commonly installed in areas wanting natural light, but elevated security.
This post does not indicate I've had direct contact with either side of such material, only that by way of interest in common hollow glass brick.
https://www.gbaproducts.com/security...ention-windows
Western Maryland Railway Co. workers. October, 1910.
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Where the workers are in the center looks like a landslide.
Thats what I thought also.
Work crew at the Homestead Steel Works of the Carnegie Steel Company. Homestead, PA. 1893.
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Looks pretty modern. Four supervisors and two guys to do the work!
Five Bean Counters and two workers...
Workers in the Babbiting department of the Pittsburgh Railway Company. 1925.
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Printers at the Machinists' Association. Washington, D.C. January, 1922.
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More like 1922...
Thanks IntheGroove - fixed.Quote:
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C&P platten presses along the wall; what's the one in the foreground?
Must be apprentices.
Worker at the Atwater Kent factory. Philadelphia, PA. 1928.
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Expediters delivering inter-departmental messages on roller skates at the Douglas Aircraft factory. El Segundo, CA. February, 1943.
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My mother did that on a bicycle.
Workers process steel rods at the Aliquippa Works of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. Pennsylvania, 1942.
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Motorcycle patrolmen. St. Louis, MO. 1935.
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Workers at the Cumberland Glass Works. Bridgeton, NJ. November, 1909.
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Looking at right-center of photo, they appear to be making bottles of some sort.
It staggers the mind to realize the change that has occurred in the last 100 years. This photo brings into question "the good old days".
It certainly brings "the good ole days" into focus as a point of discussion. Life is hard, always has been, always will be. All of the workers in that photo knew it. They dealt with it. They lived the best lives they could.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dollar Bill
These vintage photos always remind me of the quote;
“Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
And, weak men create hard times.”
― G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain
Those are the words as they were written. If you wish to substitute people, or women to replace "men", it still has the same meaning.
If we look back over history it is a continuous cycle of good times and bad times. Some say the quote is a pesimistic view of life. For others it is a optimistic view, Then there are those like me that feel it is a realistic view. Much like is the glass half full or half empty.
As parents, most of us strive to make things better for our children. We, most of us anyway, protect our kids. It happens a lot in nature. We hear things like, "don't mess with the mama bear". There is not a much more dangerous animal that a bear who thinks her cub is in danger. Have you ever walked through a woods and been "attached" by several bluejays when you are too close to a nest that you had not even seen. Even bass protect their eggs and the fry until they are free swimming. Many many other examples of this in nature.
As humans we have taken this to a new level. Some to the point where their kids have no idea the struggles of their ancestors. Many people today think it is a hardship when the battery on their phone is below 50%.
We need photos like that one to make us grateful for the foundation those "strong men" built for us. Far too many have no clue how hard people have worked to makes things easy for them. We also have to keep in mind, there are STILL shops much like that, producing products right now. We have seen video evidence of that among these threads. Some of us have actually seen it with our own eyes.
I guess there were no child labor laws then.
Check out the fellow on the right in the white shirt. I think he is the glass blower and has moved his hands too much to form an image. Also the white shirt might indicate he is the highest paid worker. Carl.
Workers remove the old span number 10 from the Ohio Connecting Railway Bridge. July, 1914.
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A worker stamps loudspeaker bells at the Atwater Kent radio factory. Philadelphia, PA. 1925.
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You can call them loudspeaker frames, or baskets. They will be pierced later to allow the rear air pressure to escape. Although there are sealed midrange drivers that use a basket exactly like this as well.
Mark
Work crew at the Indianapolis Cotton Mill. Indianapolis, IN. August, 1908.
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Workers strip down pinion housings at the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation's Aliquippa Works facility. Beaver County, PA. September, 1953.
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A worker at a cotton cloth printing machine. Ware Shoals, South Carolina. April, 1932.
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Radio set assembly workers at the Atwater Kent factory. Philadelphia, PA. 1925.
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Machine shop workers at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. 1900.
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Machining anti-aircraft gun barrels at a Chrysler Corporation plant. Detroit, MI. 1942.
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Workers in the spinning room of the Cornell Mill. Fall River, MA. January, 1912.
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look like 12,13,14,15,16,17 & 19.
Workers at the Homestead Steel Works of the Carnegie Steel Company. Homestead, PA. 1893.
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A welder at the Willow Run bomber plant. Willow Run, MI. July, 1942.
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Tool room workers at the National Cash Register Co. Dayton, OH. 1904.
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