Shorpy has a very high resolution photo showing the Smith & Wesson factory in Springfield, Massachusetts circa 1908. The below photos is just a thumbnail. Click through to see the full size photo.
[ Many thanks to Hudson for emailing me the link. ]
Now if we could just take a time machine and go back and buy their guns. Imagine what the S&W collectors would pay!
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03rd florr, left side of photo there is a curtain billowing OUT of the window. Must be the lawyers offices, all that hot air. Second floor, left side appears to be someone being tossed out the window, Engineer perhaps?
0 0What a beautiful building. It was a testament to a strong company and the quality of their product. Now everything is just boring metal buildings.
0 0At least 15 employees in the windows –
Hey, get back to work! You;re not getting 25c an hour to lolligag around and watch some entertainer take your picture! You have a quota to meet on this twelve hour shift, get to it!
Ahh, the good ol’ days. Sure miss them, don’t we?
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Now if we could just take a time machine and go back and buy their guns. Imagine what the S&W collectors would pay!
3rd florr, left side of photo there is a curtain billowing OUT of the window. Must be the lawyers offices, all that hot air. Second floor, left side appears to be someone being tossed out the window, Engineer perhaps?
What a beautiful building. It was a testament to a strong company and the quality of their product. Now everything is just boring metal buildings.
At least 15 employees in the windows –
Hey, get back to work! You;re not getting 25c an hour to lolligag around and watch some entertainer take your picture! You have a quota to meet on this twelve hour shift, get to it!
Ahh, the good ol’ days. Sure miss them, don’t we?