On November 29, 1910, the first US patent for inventing the traffic lights system was issued to Ernest Sirrine.
The photograph below, courtesy of Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections, shows one of the early traffic lights.
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Traffic lights
Posted in images, physical object, tagged 1926, automobiles, children, Pittsburgh, police, traffic lights on November 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Happy Repeal Day!
Posted in images, tagged liquor, police, prohibition, stills, Washington (state) on December 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
On December 5, 1933, the United State officially repealed the 18th Amendment to the Constitution that had outlawed liquor sales. Until that time, you might have seen scenes like the one below, courtesy of the University of Washington Libraries.
Police with confiscated stills, Kent, ca. 1928
Police with Confiscated Stills, Kent WA circa 1928.
Courtesy University of Washington Libraries
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