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A.F.L.: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 1:42am.
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Washington, D.C., January 1921. "American Federation of Labor." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
Look natural!
Submitted by Michael L on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 4:52pm.
Both women have those giveaway facial expressions, pretending to be busy at their work while they know full well a cameraman has his sights on them.
Filling in the blanks
Submitted by tterrace on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 2:31pm.
You can't have too many rubber stamps, I've always said. One of my favorite things to order when I was in charge of ordering stuff.
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Submitted by Kairho on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 1:02pm.
" ... date me unless you have a lot of ... "
Look for the union Mabel
Submitted by aenthal on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 11:47am.
No clue about the names of these lovely women, but I am sure that whoever shares the office with them was not a card-carrying member of the "clean your desk" club.
Impedimenta
Submitted by Mr Mel on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 2:01pm.
20th Century paraphernalia strewn all over the place: ledger, typewriter, rubber stamps, filing cabinets, card files, radiator, inkwell, roll-top desk, Labor Unions and people that were referred to as "girls."
Elbows off the table, please
Submitted by limehousechappy on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 8:04am.
Would love to know exactly what the sign on the desk says, but there seems to be an elbow in the way. "You're too young to _________ money." Any ideas out there?
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