RandomStickman@fedia.io to Everett True Comics@midwest.social · 2 years agoEverett vs New York Street Magician (1906-12-25)fedia.ioAquileo | external-linkAquileo | message-square11Aquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up168Aquileo | arrow-down12
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Aquileo | minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up12·2 years agoI’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?
Aquileo | minus-squareRandomStickman@fedia.ioOPAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up12·2 years agoI’m guessing the hotel lobby had desks for some office work like how we’d have some public PC today
Aquileo | minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up7·2 years agoAh, good thought!
Aquileo | minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eeAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up6·2 years agoGiven the look of things, maybe a letter writing station? I don’t even know if those were a widespread thing.
Aquileo | minus-squareverity_kindle@sh.itjust.worksAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up5·2 years agoEvery hotel had a quiet writing room with the many accoutrements needed to write, seal and mail letters.
Aquileo | minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.worksAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up4·2 years agoAnd, of course, a spittoon.
Aquileo | minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.worksAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up6·2 years agoIndeed 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
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?
I’m guessing the hotel lobby had desks for some office work like how we’d have some public PC today
Ah, good thought!
Given the look of things, maybe a letter writing station? I don’t even know if those were a widespread thing.
Every hotel had a quiet writing room with the many accoutrements needed to write, seal and mail letters.
And, of course, a spittoon.
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