An employee handbook by The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company describing the importance of overlapping (multitasking) for the most efficient management of operating a switchboard for both the customer’s and the employer’s sake.
Lillian Gilbreth was an industrial engineer, professor, and consultant who demonstrated how it is possible to be both a mother and career woman through her contributions to production-line efficiency and innovative designs of various kitchen…
Holding a miniature model of one of her 1935 tomato-processing kettles, Tillie Lewis posed in front of the original in 1975.The size of her early food-processing business is seen in the big copper kettle behind her, which is set against the backdrop…
This motive magazine article from the lesbian/feminist issue (Vol. 32 No. 1 1972) tells a comical take on an early transition transgender woman named Edward with her psychiatrist Dr. Knox. During the encounter Edward tells of troubles with bathrooms…
The cover illustration features two children, rendered in a cheerful, rounded cartoon style typical of the 1950s. Their clothing—simple shirts, skirts, and saddle shoes—reflects the era’s idealized image of middle‑class youth. The title Jack and Jill…
This artifact is a 1941 fourth edition copy of Mechanical Engineers Handbook by Lionel S Marks. The handbook is a big reference guide that covers many principles formulas and standards used in mechanical engineering. It shows the technology and…