EVB2937472: Abe Fortas, President Lyndon Johnson's nominee to the Supreme Court at the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1965. He was confirmed but failed conformation as LBJ's 1968 nominee for Chief Justice and was forced to resign in 1969 for accepted fees while serving on the high court / Bridgeman Images
EVB2937638: Electrical outlets in an American home during World War II. The photo was released with the following conservation instructions: 'How to add years to the life of your electric cords: remove them gently but firmly from wall sockets. Don't pull or tug. When not in use, coil cord loosely around a hook.' 1943 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2937772: Interior room of the Electric Telegraph Office at Charing Cross, London. British telegraph equipment was based on the Cooke-Wheatstone patent, the clock-like devices along the walls, in which the receiver pointed to the letters on a dial, which spared operators the task of translating code / Bridgeman Images