Retro Air Conditioning

Before home air conditioning, what did families commonly do on hot summer evenings to cool off?

What device, placed in windows, used a fan to blow air over water-soaked pads to cool a room through evaporation?

Which inventor is credited with creating the first modern electrical air conditioning system in 1902?

What type of business was among the first to advertise air conditioning to attract customers during hot summer months?

What window-mounted appliance brought affordable air conditioning to millions of American homes in the 1950s?

What simple cooling device consisted of a large, reversible fan mounted in a window to blow hot air out or pull cool air in?

What was the purpose of the large fan installed in the ceiling of a home's upper hallway or attic that drew hot air upward and out?

What brand of home air conditioning became so popular that its name was nearly synonymous with the product, like Carrier?

What chemical refrigerant, later found to damage the ozone layer, was widely used in air conditioners from the 1930s through the 1980s?

What luxury car feature became a major selling point in the 1950s and 1960s, advertised with phrases like 'climate control'?

What hand-held item, often from a funeral home or church, was the most common personal cooling device before air conditioning?

What did the signs reading 'Come in, it's COOL inside!' advertise at stores and restaurants in the 1950s?

What whole-home cooling system, installed in the 1960s, used ductwork to distribute cool air from a central unit to every room?

What region of the United States saw its population boom largely because of the widespread adoption of air conditioning?

What simple bedroom device did many people place at the foot of the bed and aim at themselves to stay cool on summer nights?