March 4, 2013September 1, 20181950s, Aircraft DeHavilland Comet Cutaway, 1950 The Comet was quite a big deal when it was unveiled in 1950. Both Popular Mechanics (Popular Mechanics’ deHavilland Comet Cutaway) and […]
March 2, 2013March 2, 20131950s, Alexander Leydenfrost, Military Structures Atomic Pile Cutaway Drawing, 1950 A gorgeous noir-like cutaway of an atomic pile by Alexander Leydenfrost. But why does the drawing look so vague and devoid of […]
March 2, 2013March 2, 20131930s, Railroad Two Story Duplex Pullman Rail Car Cutaway, 1932 In 1932, the time of this cutaway, this two-story Pullman berth intended to offer four rooms: two up and two down. Each […]
March 1, 2013June 21, 20171930s, Commercial Buildings, Theaters Radio City Music Hall Cutaway, 1930 When this cutaway first appeared, the intended structure was still called the International Music Hall, as part of Rockefeller Center, New York, […]
March 1, 2013March 1, 20131950s, Military Structures, Submarines Jim Creek Naval Radio Station Illustration 1950 Artist unknown, as this was a tossed-off illustration in the middle of a Popular Science, but what interested me: This is one […]