Ice-covered coin-operated viewing telescope on snowy railing – Antique Print
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Step back in time with Ice-covered coin-operated viewing telescope on snowy railing, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Ice-covered coin-operated viewing telescope on snowy railing
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Frost has crusted over the coin-operated viewing telescope, its eyepiece and hood furred with ice while snow drifts along the railing beside it. Such telescopes, usually fixed on a pedestal at a scenic overlook, were a common sight at lookouts and city waterfronts through much of the twentieth century, taking a quarter or a dime for a few minutes of looking. Winter tends to leave them idle, since the lens and mechanism can freeze and the paths to them fill with snow. Here the instrument stands silent, its view still available to anyone willing to brush off the ice, which makes it a quiet emblem of the season in this set.
| Original scan | 3,072 × 2,304 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3144518832_3c8c696928_o blown snow bqautrea |
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