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- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
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- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
- Passenger trains have right of way over freights?
- Coal
- Never ceases to amaze me.
- Still chuggin' (in model form)
- Great shot
- Westerly Breeze
- For the men, a trapeze
- Tickled
- Sense of loneliness ...
- 2 cents
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- What an Outrage
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American Beauty: 1942
September 1942. "New York, New York. Getting a manicure while drying hair at Francois de Paris, a hairdresser on West Eighth Street." Medium format nitrate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Eeww
If there's one thing I do NOT miss from my childhood, it's having dirty ash trays everywhere!
Tight Lipped
If loose lips sink ships then tight lips keep the boats afloat. In truth, I wonder how much could be gleaned from the idle chatter of war time plant workers.
What came first?
The beehive hairdo or this style of hair dryer?
Smoke Break
Back when smoking was part of the beauty regimen.
Purpose of this photo
Was the Office of War Information trying to show that life was going on as usual, or were they chiding people who used resources (chemicals?) need for the war effort, for frivolous purposes.
[This was documentary photography. -Dave]
Cue Rosalind Russell:
A wonderful new manicurist, Olga's her name, she's marvellous. Isn't that divine? Jungle red!
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