c/truecomics · by RandomStickman@fedia.io · 1yEverett vs New York Street Magician (1906-12-25) 65 points · 11 comments · view on lemmy.world
11 Comments
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
Wagon, because trucks didn't really exist yet to any wide extent.
RandomStickman@fedia.io · 12 pts · 1y
It's these old timey things that I like so much
glimse@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
I'm overthinking this but where is True supposed to be here? Did people work in offices with a lot of public foot traffic? Or is this supposed to be a library?
RandomStickman@fedia.io · 12 pts · 1y
I'm guessing the hotel lobby had desks for some office work like how we'd have some public PC today
glimse@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Ah, good thought!
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
Indeed they did! For example this fancy room: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RGD7JF/the-strand-palace-hotel-the-strand-london-the-writing-room-2RGD7JF.jpg
Or, with the double desks featured in this comic, but somewhat less fancy: https://www.cardcow.com/images/set1016/card00039_fr.jpg
NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
Given the look of things, maybe a letter writing station? I don't even know if those were a widespread thing.
verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Every hotel had a quiet writing room with the many accoutrements needed to write, seal and mail letters.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
And, of course, a spittoon.
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I'd like to think the people in the doorway in frame 2 told this guy to show Everet the trick, and they were hiding in wait for him yo get clapped
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 322d
Lol he judo tossed him