[78-L] How a Columbia Record is Made (silently)

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "martha" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
> I wonder if the those wearing ties around moving machinery (!) usually did
> so, or only for the filming. (I have photos of grave diggers, working in
> muddy holes in the rain, wearing grungy ties) ...
>
In this early part of the 20th century, wearing a tie spoke of one's social
class, as did a fedora as well. My father (born late in 1908) always wore
a dress shirt and necktie, as well as a fedora when outdoors! The "working
classes" wore, instead, flat, billed caps...!

Steven C. Barr