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January 25, 1955. "Becton Dickinson Inc., Rutherford, New Jersey. Entrance toward double secretarial desk. Fellheimer & Wagner, client." Welcome to the cubist man-trap known as Executive Reception, where Miss Stellwagon presides over the Secretarial Lair. Please have a seat and we'll be right with you. 4x5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
I spy two: The main caption is obvious, the tie-in to Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is way more obscure.
Always a staple in an otherwise bland environment.
[A little Dieffenbachia sap mixed in with the office coffee has been known to work wonders. - Dave]
If you take a look at this picture, you'll see that the typewriter and shelf can disappear into the desk, allowing the cubby door to shut, thus freeing her from her self-imposed prison.
Her chair is placed over a pneumatic tube. When she wants to leave, she presses a button and is whooshed to a new location.
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