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Irma the Ironer: 1941
December 1941. Akron, Ohio. "Manufacture of self-sealing gas tanks, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co." A patriotic ensemble of red, white and blue. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, Office of War Information. View full size.
Kitty Foyle
This pic is used on Wikipedia, on the Kitty Foyle Dress page.
Pushing the Iron, er, the Envelope
This was very early in the lifetime of U.S.-built self-sealing fuel tanks because patents had just been issued that year. Check Wikipedia for their history. Here's a segment from the 1943 documentary "All Out For Victory" with one of those almost-British narrators. "Yes, I get into working on some queer things. I sure do."
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1785081081357314567#
I can't believe...
I'm getting PAID to iron something other than a shirt!
As time went by
I'm sure there was a better way found to make gas tanks.
First, it was all his shirts
Now he has me ironing his gas tanks.
Irma the Ironer: 1941
Where did you find this photo? I don't see it on the LOC site, and I don't see any color photos for Alfred Palmer in 1941. Did you colorize it?
[It's here. - tterrace]
[There are lots of color photos by Alfred Palmer from 1941 in the LOC archive. - Dave]
I have daughters who would kill for this dress.
No, really.
Palmer vs. Hine
Her smile alone shows how glad she is to be employed.
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