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Two guys and their workbench

By adamg on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 1:42pm
Two guys at a workbench

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.

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By Bob Leponge on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 2:12pm.

The white label on the jar on the bottom shelf to the left of the seated man's knee reads, "Defective brain; not for transplant."

By jmeltzer on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 4:48pm.

or Abby Normal?

By KellyJMF on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 2:25pm.

MIT before they moved across the river?

By anon on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 2:37pm.

is this the precursor to the MWRA?

By John Costello on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 2:52pm.

Right? There weren't doing chemistry at Station 11.

By anon on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 2:55pm.

I don't have a clue where this is, but it's very cool looking.

By DapperO on Fri, 10/09/2020 - 7:48am.

The guy on the left is making coffee and the one on the right is mixing relish.

By Boston City Archives on Fri, 10/09/2020 - 8:58am.

Thanks for playing, folks! This shows the Boston Fire Dept's Fire Prevention Chemistry Lab in 1951. The lab was in Engine Co 8/Ladder Co 1 on Hanover St. You can see the photo with the original caption here: https://twitter.com/ArchivesBoston/status/1314550001503219712

By dd808 on Fri, 10/09/2020 - 9:05am.

Is that's It's red balloon outside the window?