Vintage work crew photos

[PJs]

75 something guys. How many hours or shifts? At least half need wheelbarrows, and probably more shovels. One loading ramp in view, might have 2 coal hatches, Who knows how many cubic yards consumed in transit - did all ports have collieries? They'd still need water too, but evaporative desalinization had been ship sized awhile. Lube oils, coal scoops, foodstuffs, chandlery...HMS Charybdis appears to have masts as well, add a sail locker.
I wonder at how deeply expenses were itemized, pure overhead, operating costs of a naval cruiser [or later sold for cargo use] to satisfy Admiralty or freighters so quotes could be made? All those are after she's been laid down; what about design phase justifying purchase?

I'm thinking, do Naval Architects and those specifying vessels have same distaste for bean counters we mechanics do?
Shorter answer might be who doesn't.

Whelp, if they did they could use an eight car motorcade to move 250 feet and not tell the tax payers how much they spent doing that. Seems to never change even back in 1901...people power is always available and cheap, right.

[Jon]

Bottle washers at E.C. Dahls Brewery. Trondheim, Norway. 1916.

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[Jon]

Shell manufacturing at Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1918.

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[Jon]

Coating the boiler with asbestos at the locomotive assembly plant, St. Nazaire, France. Feb 14, 1918.

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[Frank S]

I'm trying to figure out if about 20 of those guys are on the clock or just in the shot.

[Toolmaker51]

I'm trying to figure out if about 20 of those guys are on the clock or just in the shot.

SLACKERS! Looks as cab and it's roof is a popular balcony, along with locomotive boiler mezzanine and frame aisle-ways. Those on floor? No app for pre-sale ticket orders...

[PJs]

Great pic of all those destined for asbestosis, regardless of slacker/posers.

Curious what the tool is this guy is holding? Anyone know and it's use?

[marksbug]

looks like either a tucker...his favorite golf club or his favorite hoe......just in tyme for christmass, hoe hoe hoe!!! it could be a supdog but I doubt it.

[MeJasonT]

75 something guys. How many hours or shifts? At least half need wheelbarrows, and probably more shovels. One loading ramp in view, might have 2 coal hatches, Who knows how many cubic yards consumed in transit - did all ports have collieries? They'd still need water too, but evaporative desalinization had been ship sized awhile. Lube oils, coal scoops, foodstuffs, chandlery...HMS Charybdis appears to have masts as well, add a sail locker.
I wonder at how deeply expenses were itemized, pure overhead, operating costs of a naval cruiser [or later sold for cargo use] to satisfy Admiralty or freighters so quotes could be made? All those are after she's been laid down; what about design phase justifying purchase?

I'm thinking, do Naval Architects and those specifying vessels have same distaste for bean counters we mechanics do?
Shorter answer might be who doesn't.

This is the Cherry "B" I remember, My Opo served on her, she was sister ship to Danae. The relevance here gents is they were all steam ships, i'm sure our bloody things had sails as well. I can remember an exercise where we had a steering breakdown and had to hand pump the rudder into position, unfortunately it was officer of the watch manoeuvres with a young osifer, he got absolutely nailed for it, we were only supposed to centre the tiller not try sailing around all night.

all that nasty distane for accountants over the years, they are getting their own back now as company CEOs, They still cant add up for toffee.

[MeJasonT]

It looks round and domed, is it for the front of the boiler box/engine ?