Making screws

1902. "Screw Machine Department, National Cash Register, Dayton, O."

[Photo: Shorpy/Detroit Photographic Company]

Not quite the scene that Randy Newman had in mind in Dayton Ohio 1903:

Sing a song of long ago
When things were green and movin' slow
And people stopped to say hello
Or they'd say hi to you
Would you like to come over for tea
With the missus and me?
It's a real nice way to spend the day in Dayton, Ohio
On a lazy Sunday afternoon in 1903
Sing a song of long ago when things could grow
And days flowed quietly
The air was clean and you could see
And folks were nice to you...