This is Esther, this is Gladys, and they will bust a cap in your ass
To see a series of interesting, completely random objects from the past, look no further than the Detroit News Archivist. This series of high-quality images taken from the late 1800s to the 1990s contains more black-and-white eye candy than you're likely to find on any website. It is presented completely randomly, with little in the way of curation, but that makes it more fun to browse through. Here are some pics/picks:
In the pre-CG 1960s, the only way to show the public how the inside of a car was constructed.
Who knew that the early municipal water supply was piped through hand-bored wooden logs?
A bookbinding machine from 1930.
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