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From Flickr: “Dutch Girl Bakery employees, 1955” by Seattle Municipal Archives

Bakery department in an Albertson’s supermarket. Item 168287, Clerk File 226341 (Record Series 1802-01), Seattle Municipal Archives. via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2btqVa7

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From Flickr: “Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works Read More →

From Flickr: “Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works Read More →

From Flickr: “Yonge St., King To Queen Sts., looking n. from s. of Temperance St.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

Another snowy Thursday long ago… This week, a newspaper photo of Yonge Street, south of Temperance. The caption reads “REMOVING THE "BEAUTIFUL: Carting Thursday’s snow from downtown Toronto streets” (December 30, 1922). How à propos! Creator: Unknown Date: 1922 Identifier: X 65-97 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Read More →

From Flickr: “The sawmills, Scotswood Works” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Views of workers in the sawmills, Scotswood Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1905 (TWAM ref. 5484). According to ‘Warships and War Materials’, a book produced by Armstrong Whitworth, the sawmill was spread over three floors and included “a complete plant for the manufacture of Artillery wheels, consisting of spoke copying machines, Read More →

From Flickr: “Eat right … feel right” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

Yes, it’s been a long winter, so make sure to eat right during this cold and flu season. This broadside is from the Health League of Canada Nutrition Committee, dated between 1939 and 1945 Creator: Health League of Canada. Nutrition Committee Date: 1939 Identifier: 1939-45. Health. Item 2. L Format: Read More →