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by Mike Savad
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Decorate your bathroom and dry yourself off with our luxuriously soft bath towels and hand towels. Our towels are made from brushed microfiber with a 100% cotton back for extra absorption. The top of the towel has the image printed on it, and the back is white cotton. Available in three different sizes: hand towel, bath towel, and bath sheet.
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Hand colored photo from 1943
Original title: An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe operator and telegrapher throwing one of the interlocking... more
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Hand colored photo from 1943
Original title: An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe operator and telegrapher throwing one of the interlocking switches
Photographer: Jack Delano
Location: Waynoka, Oklahoma
In the early days of railroad communication, telegraphs were the backbone of coordination, allowing operators to relay train movements, delays, and orders across vast distances. The telegraph sounder in the image was a vital tool for decoding Morse code, but in noisy rail yards or crowded telegraph lines, operators sought ways to amplify the faint clicks. A common improvisation involved mounting a tobacco can to the sounder, enhancing its volume and clarity.
These telegraph systems functioned as party lines, with multiple operators sending and receiving messages. A receiving operator would listen for a message header directed to them, while the rest was just background noise. When a novice operator, known for having a poor "fist" (sending technique), came online, expe...
My name is Mike Savad, I create one of a kind images. Photo realistic, is what people think of first. I specialize in job themes, such as Pharmacist, Doctor, Firemen, Lawyer, etc. Steampunk is another favorite. I'm certain you will find something that you will like. My art is inspired by Norman Rockwell and Paintings from the time of the Renaissance. Be sure to visit my Scene in Color section. I expertly restore and colorize black and white images. See the past come alive with color. Each image is painstakingly cleaned and repaired, colors are researched and shaded in. Images are designed to coordinate with the rest of my collection. The past was far more colorful than you would have imagined. Want something fun to do? Sometimes I hide...
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