Thursday, April 04, 2019

using billiard balls to keep track of something in a service station


1944, Wisconsin

For a closer look, click on the image at https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/jbmurdoch/id/937/rec/58


7 comments:

  1. Interesting. The ball in his hand is numbered 29, which is higher than an normal billiard ball. There are switches at the left side of the bench to turn on the lights by the names above the rack of balls.

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    1. What? No way! Whoa! Zooming in for a closer look, adding the zoomed photos to the post! Brb!

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    2. Okay, yup, but hand numbered... there is a 28 as well (I just added the zoomed in photos) weird stuff!

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  2. The UWM website says this picture is from Edwards Motor Co., the same place that you posted the women working at the parts counter. I searched on Edwards Motor and found these pictures.

    https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/jbmurdoch/search/searchterm/edwards%20motor

    The picture of the garage has a sign in the background that calls it the "World's Largest Service Station".

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  3. The pictures of the 1937 strike with an outhouse on the back of a truck are interesting, too. It seems like they are saying Mr. Edwards died or sold the business and it went into the toilet.

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    1. What in the world are you referring to?

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    2. oh... you're referring to the photos I didn't post, from the link you put in the other comment I hadn't gotten to yet

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