tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post654562673759773896..comments2023-09-11T23:57:00.520-05:00Comments on Velvet Sacks: Sepia Saturday: A Smooth Operator and Some Traveling MenLinda@VShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-12420142747910549002012-04-04T12:55:03.796-05:002012-04-04T12:55:03.796-05:00How lucky you are to have pics of your relatives a...How lucky you are to have pics of your relatives at work. Lola looks as though she was very efficient, and I take it that Samuel and Ernest were joiners :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-71809681869359874222012-04-03T20:11:57.264-05:002012-04-03T20:11:57.264-05:00The apparatus in the first pic is simply fascinati...The apparatus in the first pic is simply fascinating. Great mood too! <br />And the guys look proud, showing off their tools.<br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-89914545826327935672012-04-01T15:50:35.983-05:002012-04-01T15:50:35.983-05:00I've always been fascinated with the old switc...I've always been fascinated with the old switchboards and wondered how they did it. Great photos.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-91108804296096966072012-04-01T07:42:59.389-05:002012-04-01T07:42:59.389-05:00Great photo Linda. I had a friend who was an oper...Great photo Linda. I had a friend who was an operator in the "50's. She has fond memories of the job. Rosie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-16992328314875262452012-04-01T03:06:25.251-05:002012-04-01T03:06:25.251-05:00Having once sat at an Army switchboard during the ...Having once sat at an Army switchboard during the night I remember how confusing it was with a lot of plugs. Wonderful pictures especially the men with their carpentry tools.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-32217933570196375622012-04-01T02:11:10.941-05:002012-04-01T02:11:10.941-05:00Two wonderful pictures - and a fair helping of equ...Two wonderful pictures - and a fair helping of equally wonderful words. I have always been fascinated by those old fashioned telephone exchanges where connections seemed to be made in a very real and physical sense.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-11715860971132298322012-03-31T23:08:20.755-05:002012-03-31T23:08:20.755-05:00Wonderful photos of your grandparents and what tre...Wonderful photos of your grandparents and what treasures for your family. Like the song selection - I was a kid when Jim Croce was popular, but I always liked his music.Queen Beehttp://www.beeskneesdaily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-3958977561387171622012-03-31T14:10:16.449-05:002012-03-31T14:10:16.449-05:00Postcardy beat me to the punch -- I thought of Lil...Postcardy beat me to the punch -- I thought of Lily Tomlin too with her One RingyDingy. My sister and I still call each other and say, "Is this the party to whom I am speaking?"Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-33934385461838353332012-03-31T14:00:39.820-05:002012-03-31T14:00:39.820-05:00I think the funniest thing I ever saw on TV was Li...I think the funniest thing I ever saw on TV was Lily Tomlin doing "One RingyDingy" on Laugh In.<br /><br />You can watch it on YouTube here:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9e3dTOJi0o" rel="nofollow">One RingyDingy</a>Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-47803255645491586452012-03-31T12:26:19.583-05:002012-03-31T12:26:19.583-05:00The photo of your grandmother made me really nosta...The photo of your grandmother made me really nostalgic as I worked as a receptionist in the early 60s with equipment that looked very much like the one in that photo. I just loved plugging in those cords and putting people in touch with each other. How times have changed!<br />And that photo of the working men with the tools of their trade. Priceless.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-11214424713248895022012-03-31T10:08:35.000-05:002012-03-31T10:08:35.000-05:00This is a wonderful pair of photographs Linda, but...This is a wonderful pair of photographs Linda, but I'm fascinated by the one of your grandmother actually at her station as operator. I love that Jim Croce song and have it on an album. It gets to me too because he died so young.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-49323486057158877582012-03-31T09:24:07.074-05:002012-03-31T09:24:07.074-05:00Those are indeed two great photos. I love all the ...Those are indeed two great photos. I love all the equipment around your grandmother; the hanging microphone and the switchboard with all the switches. The two men look very cool, like they played an important part in the Wild West.Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.com