dudes about to fall over that hydrant
Wouldn’t a camera in those days need a long exposure to get such a sharp picture with them moving?
By '37? No, you had cameras that could take pretty sharp images in a (ha) snap. Even some expensive consumer cameras could get damn fine shots. Late 19th century is when you have the dying days of long exposure - except for color photography, which generally did require a little time spent stationary until like, the 50s or something.
The trendsetting first portable, compact Leica came out in '25[1](https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_834692)
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TIL women have legs. 👍
Getting the right to vote, having legs… what mad innovation will tomorrow bring for the fairer sex??
What a time to be alive
Guy in the foreground about to have a religious moment when his shin hits the hydrant.
Judging by the height of the center of that thing it’s gonna be shin followed by his twins
I call it. Dude in front is 100% staged. He’s not walking, he’s standing. For the camera.
But it’s still a great photo.
Could we get a NSFW tag on this? I just got fired.
