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Sunday, July 2, 2017

F A C T O R I E S . . . of the past

a Leslie Ragan factory illustration, birdseye view
a Leslie Ragan illustration,
1940s?
    
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a Leslie Ragan illustration of a train and factory all in blue
Leslie Ragan       click image twice for full size
    
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a French toy doll factory, 1100? illustration
a toy doll factory,  1100?
   
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an Iakov Chernikhov constuctivist factory Russia
 Iakov Chernikhov       click twice
   
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1883 hand grenade fire extinguisher
"Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher"  for 1883 industries in Ontario
   
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1892 engineer oilcans, illustration
an oil can set for moving parts in 1892       click twice
   
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1898 factory mom buries child, illustration
an 1898 mother buries one child
   
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a Charles Sheeler painting of a factory interior with catwalk
a Charles Sheeler painting       click twice
     
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portable temporary industrial illumination, a 1900 gasoline torch
portable industrial illumination,  a 1900 gasoline torch
   
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factories at Niagara Falls, 1900 tinted photograph
factories at Niagara Falls,  1900 ... the falls are out of frame to the right
see full size
   
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a copy of a Victor Hugo drawing
this is some artist's copy of a Victor Hugo drawing,  etched by yet a third person for printing on cheap paper,  stored for a century,  scanned at a university,  downloaded,
cleaned and presented here
   
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a Thornton Oakley illustration of a smokey factory in the middle of a town
a Thornton Oakley illustration
   
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a 1901 dog-powered machine, illustration
this 1901 dog-powered machine doesn't show the dog's motivation . . .
likely a human has to supervise . . . patent denied!!
   
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1905 factory circle sawblades
1905 factory circle saws
   
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Dave Passalacqua 1960s art, a factory
Dave Passalacqua,  1960s       click twice
   
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a 1913 paper mill, illustration
a 1913 paper mill: walking through paper machines is a sonic experience,  hot loud and beautiful from all directions,  dwarfing the quiet shouts of workers
   
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1919 factory illustration
1919 factory architecture reminded all that workers were small
   
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Stow Wengenroth, a factory exterior
Stow Wengenroth       click twice
   
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1920s factory office photograpg
the angry boss's  "Shop Office" ... a 1920s pantomime cube
   
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Martin Lewis print 1937, a procession of workers at a factory exterior
a Martin Lewis print,  1937       click twice

   
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1928 factory ceiling illustration
1928
   
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1930 printed crepe from Russia, photograph
1930 printed crepe from Russia
   
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an Iakov Chernikhov constructivism-style factory
an Iakov Chernikhov constructivism-style factory       click twice
   
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a mock assembly line at the 1939 New York World's Fair
a mock assembly line at the 1939 New York World's Fair       click twice
   
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a 1940s plastics factory, Tarbonis, skin irritation plastics
"I won't be in Today"  
skin irritation from a plastics factory job could be reduced
with a product for employers called "Tarbonis"
   
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a Ken Fagg illustration, 1947 factory at night, birdseye view
a Ken Fagg illustration, 1947       see full size
   
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a Peter Helck illustration of a printing factory
a Peter Helck illustration       click twice
   
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a 1958 Russian children's book illustration of a power generating factory
a 1958 Russian children's book
   
F A C T O R I E S
      
Heinz Edelmann factory
a Heinz Edelmann illustration
   
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1972 car factory, Datsun assembly line photograph
a 1972 Datsun factory ... brightly lit for safety
   
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a 1920 interior factory stairs photograph
a loud hot
chemical smell in 1920