Lot 85
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(THE OFFICE)
Album containing 21 photographs depicting members of the Drybrough Co., apparently a Kentucky-
based bottling firm that may have been related to the British brewery of the same name. The
photographs focus on the “human side” of the company; its product appears nowhere.The album
opens with a picture of the president and founder working at his desk; theVP and general counsel
are depicted similarly. Pictures of the staff have slogans like “United for Service,” “Designed for
Efficiency,” “Quality in Everything,” and “Merited Relaxation.” Silver prints, 7
1
/
4
x9
1
/
4
inches
(18.4x23.5 cm.), linen backed, with caption information in the negative. Oblong 4to, black cloth,
twin-bolt binding. 1924-1925
[400/600]
There’s an austere quality about the men depicted in the album, who have the pinched expressions
associated with corporate culture—even when photographed at the company banquet! However, these
are offset by images of women working and socializing, who are beautifully attired and manage a subtle
smile while working.
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(AUTOMOBILES)
Professional photographer’s album entitled “Binghamton Motor Car Company,” with 21
photographs depicting spiffy motorcars, great industrial buildings in Elmira, Syracuse and Scranton,
and special views of the Binghamton company’s offices, deluxe showroom, storage area with brand
new cars, and automobile parts (with rows of thin tires on racks), in addition to marvelous views of
the Elmira Automobile and Supply Co., its “accessory department,” and Dodge Brothers Motor Car
byWalsh of Binghamton. Silver prints, 7
1
/
2
x9
1
/
4
inches (19.1x23.5 cm.), linen backed, the first with
Walsh’s blind stamp on recto, each with a typewritten caption on verso. Oblong 4to, gilt-lettered
leatherette, twin-bolt binding. 1930s
[600/900]
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