1930s fashions (from the collections of the Library of Congress)

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Bahamas, 1935:

1938:

 

[Metatron]

Great photos.
What is going on with that belt...!

 

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1936:

(look at the jacket back on the left)

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1938, shopkeeper and his wares, Caruthersville, Missouri:

1938:

(note: the chap on the left is wearing a button-down collar and a collar bar!)

1939 Raymondville, Texas:

San Augustine Texas, 1939:

 

[1mach1]

Wow! Great pics TT!

 

[resortes805]

Great finds!

 

[Nick D]

Nice! Are they from the LoC website?

 

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Yes, there's loads of stuff from various years.

 

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Here's some more from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection

1938:

1939:

 

[esteban68]

Great work.

 

[Benny Holiday]

Thanks for posting these TT! What really strikes me viewing the photos is how gritty real life looks compared to the other way we look at vintage clothing - through the movies. Whether they're vintage movies or modern period films like Public Enemies, the characters and even extras seem, to me anyway, too clean or homogenous in their dress to reflect the varied styles and looks shown in these pictures, right down to rumpled suits and old hats.

 

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Here are some more. They are all from Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection

1936:

1939: