“Portable” has always been a flexible word. Today it usually means something slips into a pocket or laptop bag. A few decades ago, it could mean carrying a 25-pound computer by a handle and being grateful it was not bolted to a desk. Cameras needed tripods, radios came with backpack-sized hardware, and bringing music outside could involve equipment that looked suspiciously like luggage. None of these objects were oversized as a joke. They were genuine tools, gadgets, and pieces of technology people were expected to move around and actually use. That makes the old photos considerably better. Here are 15 historical images proving that portability once required a little more upper-body strength.
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