Thank you NYPL for preserving these great photos from the past.
Radio Maker, Camden, New Jersey
by Lewis HineWorker making an Art Deco radio in 1937.
From “Lewis Wickes Hine: Documentary Photographs, 1905-1938,” a collection of 500+ photos in the NYPL Digital Archive
Skilled cabinet workers in radio cabinet shop, Camden, New Jersey (1900-1937)
We’re also making radio this morning.
been there. seen that. would go back.
Wow. Talk about Things Organized Neatly.
For reelz.
Great design and great music. Best of both worlds.
John Peel’s Record Collection is here and it is so cool. You can’t stream everything unless it’s already on Spotify, but the A-section of his vinyl archive has been scanned and cataloged (B-Z are coming), there are links to his Peel Sessions and podcasts, and there are some never-before-seen home videos to watch. I’m not getting any work done today.
two things: 1) Does anyone else feel bad for Michael Collins? 2) I just told someone they should visit Johnson Space Center and see the original mission control. Um I don’t know if you can even still see it.
How many engineers does it take?
An ocean of engineers are present in this July 16, 1969, photograph of the mission control center in Houston, Texas, which was preparing for the launch of the Apollo 11 space mission. Four days later, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon.Photograph of Engineers Working in the Launch Control Center Preparing for the Launch of Apollo 11, 07/16/1969
via DocsTeach