Vintage Photos of American Workspaces
Before laptops and home offices, this is how work looked. These photos capture the American workspace before the world went digital, a time of paper stacks, hard work, and the daily grind.
Image Credit: Russell Lee /Library of Congress
Office Worker
Office worker in wheat broker’s office. Whitman County, Washington, 1941.
Image Credit: Harris & Ewing /Library of Congress
At The Office
Inside the office, with paper stacks and many people working, 1936.
Image Credit: Harris & Ewing /Library of Congress
Working
Organizing files and photos at the office, 1932.
Image Credit: Harris & Ewing /Library of Congress
Organizing Files
Women working at the office, 1932.
Image Credit: Harris & Ewing /Library of Congress
Paper Stacks
Working on paper stacks and large bags that most probably are filled with more work to do, 1932.
Image Credit: Harris & Ewing /Library of Congress
The Typewriter
In the typewriting Room, 1935.
Image Credit: Library of Congress
Copyright Office
employees in the Library of Congress Copyright Office, 1920.
Image Credit: Library of Congress
Office of War Information
Break time at the Office of War Information newsrooms. Washington, D.C.
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