Retro Office

Suppose you were a young woman anxious to find a husband, get married and settle down. What would be the best sort of job for you? Here's what a survbey ?

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Why is it that I feel like the accounting machine and the train both make roughly the same chuff-chuff-chuff noise? From a series of ads that National ran during the 50s and 60s showing off the companies that use their equipment. I am sure I will run more,. Here's one I posted already: www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/3021832847/

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"You may be a girl with a light in your eye ... with the conquest of a Career in your mind. You may be a girl who's saving her pennies for the accessories of a vine-covered cottage ... But you're a girl in an office." The Perfect Secretary (1950)

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Xerox 914

This behemoth machine helps gets drugs to America's Youth. Maybe if she sells that 8,000 pound beast she could get hooked up with some primo Colombian... The third one of these I have posted: www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/3021832847/ www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/3086037524/

Of course no one wanted to end up a spinster in the 1950s and 1960s but smart single gals knew a job could be a Space age launching pad for snaring a husband. So until Prince charming came along, t…

Just a moment, please. Hi tech when I got my first job. :).

These desks from a 1959 vintage office furniture catalog featured modernist styles, contemporary materials, muted colors, and no-nonsense design.

It's strange to watch the news coverage of the unemployment crisis in the United States right now. The word "jobs" has become a simplistic mantra. We need to create jobs! Where are the jobs? Yet, as everyone who has a job knows, there's nothing simple about modern employment. A good job is a wondrous thing, and can form the foundation of a meaningful and satisfied life. But many jobs turn out to be irrational at their core, and even the best jobs are riven with conflict. There's no doubt…

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