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I guess the oven was too large for the scavengers to rip off. I can picture Thanksgiving turkeys and hams being baked in that oven. Or maybe homemade breads & cakes.
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Perfect lighting. Beautiful. And yes, I see the "No Pest Strip" hanging from the duct. Lord, I haven't seen one of those since the 70s. Pics like this makes my imagination run wild. I wonder what the last meal prepared here was.
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This made me gasp! Wow! So much in this photo to take in. The bricks, the ironwork, the stairs. Nice shot.
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Looks like there was a fire in the top of the tower.
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When was the fire?
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Stunning workmanship on the brick vaulted ceiling. That floor looks mighty boogerly. I'm surprised the decay is this advanced. I'm sure that open window letting the rain/snow in has a lot to do with it.
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What beautiful ironwork.
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I dont understand why they would use infant diapiers for the adults. This room should have been more organized. I guess they are closed down for a reason mmh......
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As a side note, you were very wise to trust your gut feelings in staying out of the brewery, Mr. Motts. Sometimes you never know what's on the other side, and it's better to stay safe and go with your intuition. I've gotten that same feeling sometimes whenever I've explored places and knew when to back off...maybe my Guardian Angel is looking out for me.
Ephemera: Cemetery Safari: Baltimore's Sinking Stones
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Love the statue of the angel; hauntingly beautiful cemetery!
Ephemera: Cemetery Safari: Baltimore's Sinking Stones
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It's too bad the year is cut off from the date in the upper right.
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Nope. It's an old mk1 radar set, built by Raytheon. They had a rather large dual band vaccume tube magnetron controller, but only put out 40 watts, which is why the screen was only 4 inches across. That other boat wasen't a "subchaser" or anything like that. They didn't have the 'walk wings" on each side of the bridge because it would have gotten in the way of fire control for the guns. They DID, however, have a need for them on harbor net tenders, (looking at the steel on the bow, I'd say it may have been a net tender) minsweepers, and YTB's (yard tub, big- used by the Navy or the Army. Yes, the Army had tugboats, more than the Navy did, believe it or not).
The black and grey buttons at the top right were to change the display color from yellow to red for night time use. No, they weren't green. The Mk 4's were green,and had a hoodscreen to look thru. The round control at the bottom right is the distance ranging switch, for high (12 miles) and low (2 miles). The toggle switch under the display was the power switch. it took 5 full minutes to warm up, ran on 125 volts DC power, and each magnetron tube only lasted 1000hrs before burning out.
I ws an ET in the Navy before I cross rated to OT. I really loved the chances I had to work on historical gear that still functioned.
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I love this photography. Tell Carl that if he's not liking them, it's a free country and he can choose to close his eyes or move on. He's not impressing anybody here.
By the way, this old boat was a minesweeper, a tug, (YTB) or harbor sub net tender. not a subchaser or any other kind of escort. I doubt it had more than a single 20mm AA gun on it. at one time, then later had the steel added to protect the bow, probably after it went into civilian ownership. Thanlks for the wonderfull pics, and this very nicely done site. Wonderfully done.
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Imagine being trapped in that room for the night?! *shudders*
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Rekrats, you and I think on the same wave length. .