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  4. <title>Shorpy Old Photos | Framed Prints - Comments</title>
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  9. <title>Inner harbor</title>
  10. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405#comment-234719</link>
  11. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405&quot;&gt;Bromo Tower: 1912&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  12.  
  13. &lt;p&gt;You&#039;ll still find ships in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, notably the USS Constellation--but they&#039;re not going anywhere. (Sadly, the same has recently become true for the larger Port of Baltimore, we hope temporarily.) The Inner Harbor area underwent a hugely successful redevelopment as a tourist destination in the 1970s and 80s. The focus today tends toward sports (Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Ravens&#039; stadium), gambling (Horseshoe Casino), and lots of condos.&lt;/p&gt;
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  15. <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:35:01 -0400</pubDate>
  16. <dc:creator>GlenJay</dc:creator>
  17. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234719 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  20. <title>Details, Details</title>
  21. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405#comment-234724</link>
  22. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405&quot;&gt;Bromo Tower: 1912&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  23.  
  24. &lt;p&gt;What&#039;s up there? Click to embiggen.&lt;/p&gt;
  25. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/files/rooftops.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/files/rooftops.jpg&quot; width=&quot;766&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  26. </description>
  27. <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 15:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
  28. <dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
  29. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234724 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  32. <title>What&#039;s that building to the left of the tower?</title>
  33. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405#comment-234722</link>
  34. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405&quot;&gt;Bromo Tower: 1912&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  35.  
  36. &lt;p&gt;The one with the substantial external framework visible.  Could that be a refrigeration/icemaking building, with the structure holding up the cooling towers?  &lt;/p&gt;
  37. &lt;p&gt;The other thing I note is most buildings over maybe 8 stories have at least one water tank on the roof.  Fire protection, water pressure in the structure, or both?  &lt;/p&gt;
  38. </description>
  39. <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:21:53 -0400</pubDate>
  40. <dc:creator>deemery</dc:creator>
  41. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234722 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  44. <title>Coal Barges</title>
  45. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405#comment-234721</link>
  46. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405&quot;&gt;Bromo Tower: 1912&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  47.  
  48. &lt;p&gt;Loading that ferry steamer with wheelbarrows of coal sure looks like a hard day&#039;s work.&lt;/p&gt;
  49. </description>
  50. <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
  51. <dc:creator>subsailor</dc:creator>
  52. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234721 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  54. <item>
  55. <title>Bromo-Seltzer</title>
  56. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405#comment-234720</link>
  57. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405&quot;&gt;Bromo Tower: 1912&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  58.  
  59. &lt;p&gt;Was one of the great cure all medicines that actually survived the Pure Food and Drug Act and is still available today. For a very long time it was used for everything from upset stomach to a popular cure for the &quot;morning after&quot; blahs. There is a story about the famous comedic actor WC Fields who reportedly staggered into the dining car one morning on a train, obviously hung over from a night in the bar car. The steward asked if he could get Mr. Fields a Bromo, to which he replied; &quot;No. I couldn&#039;t stand the noise.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;
  60. </description>
  61. <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:03:38 -0400</pubDate>
  62. <dc:creator>Ad Orientem</dc:creator>
  63. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234720 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  66. <title>The Basin</title>
  67. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405#comment-234718</link>
  68. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405&quot;&gt;Bromo Tower: 1912&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  69.  
  70. &lt;p&gt;This was known as the Basin to the Baltimore of 1912. All the low structures fronting the water are facing Light Street, still a major north/south route. Most of the upper end of the Light Street waterfront was rebuilt after the Baltimore Fire of 1904. The low clock tower in the left foreground is part of the office and terminal of the Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the &quot;Old Bay Line&quot;. This was the starting point for lines to the Eastern Shore of Maryland as well as Washington and Richmond. The Old Bay Line would survive until 1960/61.&lt;/p&gt;
  71. &lt;p&gt;Note the men with wheelbarrows hauling coal into the fuel bunker of that first boat. Labor was cheap in 1912. Maybe someone who knows his steamboats can identify some that we are seeing here.&lt;/p&gt;
  72. </description>
  73. <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:56:25 -0400</pubDate>
  74. <dc:creator>Olde Buck</dc:creator>
  75. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234718 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  77. <item>
  78. <title>What a headache!</title>
  79. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405#comment-234717</link>
  80. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405&quot;&gt;Bromo Tower: 1912&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  81.  
  82. &lt;p&gt;The Bromo-Seltzer clock &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Bromo-Seltzer_Tower#History&quot;&gt;remains&lt;/a&gt;, but the 51-foot bottle and its equipment (it rotated!) had to go because of structural concerns. By 2002 the tower was empty, but it was refurbished into the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bromoseltzertower.com/&quot;&gt;Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower&lt;/a&gt;, providing artist&#039;s studios/shops and a Bromo-Seltzer museum.&lt;/p&gt;
  83. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.bromoseltzertower.com/sites/default/files/outro-tower_0.jpg&quot; width=&quot;520&quot; height=&quot;648&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  84. </description>
  85. <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:25:39 -0400</pubDate>
  86. <dc:creator>archfan</dc:creator>
  87. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234717 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  90. <title>Giant stepladder?</title>
  91. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405#comment-234716</link>
  92. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27405&quot;&gt;Bromo Tower: 1912&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  93.  
  94. &lt;p&gt;I&#039;m wondering about the structure, apparently made of wood, either part of a ship or standing on the dock, against the background of the further State Tobacco Warehouse, below and left of the word State -- anyone know what that is?&lt;/p&gt;
  95. </description>
  96. <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 03:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
  97. <dc:creator>Old Photo Fan</dc:creator>
  98. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234716 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  101. <title>Baldwin 62303</title>
  102. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404#comment-234710</link>
  103. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404&quot;&gt;Switchcraft: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  104.  
  105. &lt;p&gt;The build plate is next to Lefty&#039;s right glove. No. 62303 was Baldwin&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.american-rails.com/vo1000.html&quot;&gt;third VO-1000 diesel&lt;/a&gt;, completed 12/12/1939&lt;/p&gt;
  106. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/files/62303_build_plate.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/files/62303_build_plate.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  107. </description>
  108. <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
  109. <dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
  110. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234710 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  112. <item>
  113. <title>Baldwin VO-1000</title>
  114. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404#comment-234707</link>
  115. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404&quot;&gt;Switchcraft: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  116.  
  117. &lt;p&gt;According to my ATSF all-time diesel guide, #2202 was a Baldwin VO-1000 delivered in 1939. Prior to seeing this photo, I didn&#039;t know that the Santa Fe received VO-1000 locos that had an oval radiator grille instead of the later rectangular one.&lt;/p&gt;
  118. </description>
  119. <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:28:03 -0400</pubDate>
  120. <dc:creator>Ron McF</dc:creator>
  121. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234707 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  124. <title>Cold</title>
  125. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404#comment-234705</link>
  126. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404&quot;&gt;Switchcraft: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  127.  
  128. &lt;p&gt;Wool pants and coats, heavy mitts, hats over the ears – it’s definitely cold here.  Plus I like the twin ciggies.&lt;/p&gt;
  129. </description>
  130. <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:06:11 -0400</pubDate>
  131. <dc:creator>davidk</dc:creator>
  132. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234705 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  135. <title>No expense spared</title>
  136. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404#comment-234702</link>
  137. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404&quot;&gt;Switchcraft: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  138.  
  139. &lt;p&gt;Note that the AT&amp;amp;SF went with fancy raised metal numbers on the engine&#039;s number plate when Baldwin built this engine for them in 1939.  Simply painting the numbers would have been a lot cheaper.&lt;/p&gt;
  140. </description>
  141. <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:03:29 -0400</pubDate>
  142. <dc:creator>WoodsideParkBob</dc:creator>
  143. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234702 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  145. <item>
  146. <title>Tough Guys</title>
  147. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404#comment-234695</link>
  148. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27404&quot;&gt;Switchcraft: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  149.  
  150. &lt;p&gt;You do not want to be a hobo riding the rails and run into these two!&lt;/p&gt;
  151. </description>
  152. <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:25:36 -0400</pubDate>
  153. <dc:creator>Vonderbees</dc:creator>
  154. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234695 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  156. <item>
  157. <title>$100 Reward</title>
  158. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402#comment-234674</link>
  159. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402&quot;&gt;TICKETS: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  160.  
  161. &lt;p&gt;As best I can read the sign, the city of San Augustine is offering a $100 reward ($1,805 today) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone guilty of arson.  It&#039;s signed by the mayor of San Augustine.  Dave -- how close did I get?&lt;/p&gt;
  162. &lt;p&gt;San Augustine is in East Texas, home of large tracts of piney woods.  Arson is serious business there.&lt;/p&gt;
  163. &lt;p&gt;Click to embiggen&lt;/p&gt;
  164. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/files/REWARD.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/files/REWARD.jpg&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  165. </description>
  166. <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:13:08 -0400</pubDate>
  167. <dc:creator>Doug Floor Plan</dc:creator>
  168. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234674 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  171. <title>And without gloves</title>
  172. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27403#comment-234685</link>
  173. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27403&quot;&gt;Stop, Look, Listen: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  174.  
  175. &lt;p&gt;I love the woman in this photo.  To operate railroad crossing gates she wore a dress, hose, and heels, but no gloves.&lt;/p&gt;
  176. &lt;p&gt;Below is looking south today down Washington Street from its intersection with Columbus Boulevard.  The brick building with columns was and is Elks Lodge 957.  The huge parking garage at left today is attached to New Britain City Hall.&lt;/p&gt;
  177. &lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1713734501320!6m8!1m7!1scL3FLoMh510yjoQv0MDFWA!2m2!1d41.66929310947742!2d-72.78379516616475!3f174.49149931549738!4f4.09828902012498!5f2.048066275347826&quot; width=&quot;766&quot; height=&quot;450&quot; style=&quot;border:0;&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer-when-downgrade&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  178. </description>
  179. <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:22:44 -0400</pubDate>
  180. <dc:creator>Doug Floor Plan</dc:creator>
  181. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234685 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  183. <item>
  184. <title>Lost in Toyland</title>
  185. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27403#comment-234686</link>
  186. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27403&quot;&gt;Stop, Look, Listen: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  187.  
  188. &lt;p&gt;One can only imagine the treasures to be found in that store.&lt;/p&gt;
  189. </description>
  190. <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 18:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
  191. <dc:creator>DadsWorld</dc:creator>
  192. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234686 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  194. <item>
  195. <title>If I were a blindfolded time traveler </title>
  196. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402#comment-234683</link>
  197. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402&quot;&gt;TICKETS: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  198.  
  199. &lt;p&gt;... and placed in this station, I&#039;d be able to identify where I was by the way it smelled: a mixture of coal smoke, stale cigar smoke, and the faint aroma of a spittoon in the corner. In the late 1940s Midwest, I remember taking the train with my grandmother 15 miles into the local &quot;big town&quot; (population 20,000) for a day of shopping. Every small town had a train station. Gone forever, sadly.&lt;/p&gt;
  200. </description>
  201. <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 10:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
  202. <dc:creator>Matilda Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
  203. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234683 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  205. <item>
  206. <title>Smoke Consumer Also Cooks</title>
  207. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402#comment-234682</link>
  208. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402&quot;&gt;TICKETS: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  209.  
  210. &lt;p&gt;If you have one of these buried in your barn, pull it out and eBay it. Depending on condition and age it could be worth anywhere from $1,000 to $4,250.&lt;/p&gt;
  211. &lt;p&gt;On top were plates to keep your coffee hot and maybe toast that sandwich Mom packed for you.&lt;/p&gt;
  212. </description>
  213. <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 20:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
  214. <dc:creator>EvenSteven</dc:creator>
  215. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234682 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  217. <item>
  218. <title>Oh that stove!</title>
  219. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402#comment-234678</link>
  220. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402&quot;&gt;TICKETS: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  221.  
  222. &lt;p&gt;My maternal grandparents had a stove just like that in Crosby, Mississippi -- it did a fine job keeping the farmhouse warm and even toasty. I was too young to have to chop the wood, but loved making a fire in the mornings.&lt;/p&gt;
  223. &lt;p&gt;That waiting room is about the size of their entire house, or maybe half the size.&lt;/p&gt;
  224. &lt;p&gt;Memories ...&lt;/p&gt;
  225. </description>
  226. <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 16:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
  227. <dc:creator>louJudson</dc:creator>
  228. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234678 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  230. <item>
  231. <title>Possibly still there? </title>
  232. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402#comment-234676</link>
  233. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402&quot;&gt;TICKETS: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  234.  
  235. &lt;p&gt;This old building on Google Maps has small-town-train-station characteristics, anyway.&lt;/p&gt;
  236. </description>
  237. <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:42:32 -0400</pubDate>
  238. <dc:creator>happywaffle</dc:creator>
  239. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234676 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  241. <item>
  242. <title>What?!?</title>
  243. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402#comment-234675</link>
  244. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27402&quot;&gt;TICKETS: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  245.  
  246. &lt;p&gt;&quot;Are you telling me there is no separate ladies waiting room?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
  247. </description>
  248. <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:23:06 -0400</pubDate>
  249. <dc:creator>JazzDad</dc:creator>
  250. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234675 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  252. <item>
  253. <title>Freeze Frame</title>
  254. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27398#comment-234669</link>
  255. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27398&quot;&gt;Blue Island Yard: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  256.  
  257. &lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerator_car&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; on refrigerator car had a photo of the icing platform in use, possibly from the same Jack Delano series. I was surprised that mechanical refrigeration for rail cars didn&#039;t catch on until after WWII.&lt;/p&gt;
  258. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Men_loading_ice_blocks_into_reefers.jpg&quot; width=&quot;700&quot; height=&quot;550&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  259. </description>
  260. <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:00:20 -0400</pubDate>
  261. <dc:creator>archfan</dc:creator>
  262. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234669 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  264. <item>
  265. <title>Texas Flyer wanted</title>
  266. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399#comment-234654</link>
  267. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399&quot;&gt;The Woman in the Window: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  268.  
  269. &lt;p&gt;Is there a a ladder hidden behind the signal box, or is that what we&#039;re seeing on the leg in the foreground?  (If so, it looks rather difficult to climb).  But regardless, this appears to be a position where &lt;em&gt;getting&lt;/em&gt; to work is the hardest part.&lt;/p&gt;
  270. &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[There&#039;s also a ladder on top of the signal box. - Dave]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  271. &lt;p&gt;Indeed, but I believe she&#039;d have a hard time reaching it.&lt;/p&gt;
  272. </description>
  273. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:42:14 -0400</pubDate>
  274. <dc:creator>Notcom</dc:creator>
  275. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234654 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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  277. <item>
  278. <title>Just a Year Too Soon</title>
  279. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399#comment-234653</link>
  280. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399&quot;&gt;The Woman in the Window: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  281.  
  282. &lt;p&gt;The film noir &quot;Woman in the Window&quot; premiered in 1944 with an innocent Clark Kent-like Edward G. Robinson becoming involved with a beguiling woman and a murder.&lt;/p&gt;
  283. </description>
  284. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
  285. <dc:creator>Phare Pleigh</dc:creator>
  286. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234653 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
  287. </item>
  288. <item>
  289. <title>WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.</title>
  290. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399#comment-234652</link>
  291. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399&quot;&gt;The Woman in the Window: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  292.  
  293. &lt;p&gt;Postwar world -- Replacing both with automatic machinery.&lt;/p&gt;
  294. </description>
  295. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
  296. <dc:creator>Joe Magarac</dc:creator>
  297. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234652 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
  298. </item>
  299. <item>
  300. <title>Yes, Icing</title>
  301. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27398#comment-234648</link>
  302. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27398&quot;&gt;Blue Island Yard: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  303.  
  304. &lt;p&gt;Before mechanical refrigeration was developed, railroad refrigerator cars were kept cold by ice in bins at the ends of the cars. (Remember the icebox in the home?) The bins were filled through hatches in the roof of the cars, usually at the ends. Icing platforms were a little taller than the refrigerator cars, arranged to ease getting ice into the bins. The boards you see were probably used to make temporary bridges to the cars, including to reach to the far side hatches.&lt;/p&gt;
  305. </description>
  306. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:20:12 -0400</pubDate>
  307. <dc:creator>signalman</dc:creator>
  308. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234648 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
  309. </item>
  310. <item>
  311. <title>You kids drive me nuts!</title>
  312. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399#comment-234647</link>
  313. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399&quot;&gt;The Woman in the Window: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  314.  
  315. &lt;p&gt;She&#039;s clearly yelling at the brakeman to stay off his dang smartphone while he&#039;s working&lt;/p&gt;
  316. </description>
  317. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
  318. <dc:creator>ZebraMan</dc:creator>
  319. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234647 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
  320. </item>
  321. <item>
  322. <title>NOT An Easy Job</title>
  323. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399#comment-234646</link>
  324. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399&quot;&gt;The Woman in the Window: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  325.  
  326. &lt;p&gt;This is not an easy job. &lt;/p&gt;
  327. &lt;p&gt;In my young days before I came to the USA, I was a conductor Guard on British Railways (as it was known then). Part of the training was to observe the signalman in the signal box (as they were called back then), and to see how that job functioned. &lt;/p&gt;
  328. &lt;p&gt;The strength needed to pull those levers was tantamount to doing the job correctly.&lt;/p&gt;
  329. &lt;p&gt;Kudos to that lady for doing that job.&lt;/p&gt;
  330. </description>
  331. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:06:52 -0400</pubDate>
  332. <dc:creator>Baxado</dc:creator>
  333. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234646 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
  334. </item>
  335. <item>
  336. <title>I wonder</title>
  337. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399#comment-234645</link>
  338. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399&quot;&gt;The Woman in the Window: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  339.  
  340. &lt;p&gt;if the lady managed to get his attention. He seems to be engrossed on his phone?&lt;/p&gt;
  341. </description>
  342. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:08:12 -0400</pubDate>
  343. <dc:creator>Abner</dc:creator>
  344. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234645 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
  345. </item>
  346. <item>
  347. <title>Just add window boxes</title>
  348. <link>https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399#comment-234644</link>
  349. <description>&lt;p&gt;In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shorpy.com/node/27399&quot;&gt;The Woman in the Window: 1943&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  350.  
  351. &lt;p&gt;Two fallen flags --&lt;/p&gt;
  352. &lt;p&gt;MEC Maine Central: The Pine Tree Route&lt;br /&gt;
  353. T&amp;amp;NO Texas &amp;amp; New Orleans:  a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad&lt;/p&gt;
  354. &lt;p&gt;Whether it&#039;s a tower to control trains or highway gates, it is well-built, airy, and in need of some flower boxes to complement this sturdy structure    &lt;/p&gt;
  355. </description>
  356. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
  357. <dc:creator>BeeGuy</dc:creator>
  358. <guid isPermaLink="false">comment 234644 at https://www.shorpy.com</guid>
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