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No.18

This tightly composed photograph is both instructive and cautionary as it displays the challenge facing the guy or gal who searches for the window crank while driving.  Because Joe or Jill would need to squeeze both hand and forearm between the steering wheel and door, it's should have been suggested that this operation might best be performed before the car is in motion.  Otherwise, the driver might pray to the Good Shepherd, who protects you and is merciful.

On a different note, one of the materials used in upholstery and door panels of this 1937 Oldsmobile is a wool and mohair blend.  The glass is tempered so rather than breaking into horrifying shards, it shatters into many menacing small pieces.  The steering wheel, meanwhile, is made of heavy galvanized steel finely sprayed with a rubberized "paint" or coating to create the illusion that it might cushion you as you rear-end a truck.  

1937 Oldsmobile Interior

Unattributed gelatin silver factory photo

15 1/4 × 19”