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Everyday Women of the Golden Era

chanteuseCarey

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my modern entry of an Everyday Woman of the Golden Era:
Sepia-fied picture, done in Photoshop
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Different pose wearing same blouse, in color
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Blondie

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Hestia said:
She loved those pants too, there are many photos where she's wearing them. I have tons more, but need to get to scanning so I can share.
Cannot wait !!!!!!! who took the photo's ? they seem so clear compared to other vintage pics, who is the "pants" lady ????
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Blondie

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ThesFlishThngs said:
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I love these girls; they're not my family, but I have an album of their life, from childhood to young womanhood.

Ohhhhhhh i love her pants too ! great photo's
 

Lorrel Mae

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Portland, Oregon
Photobooth ladies...

I found (rescued) these in a neighbouring dumpster.


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Curious, I pulled out the photo and low and behold...


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Now I'd like to know the story behind them! I assume the young girl is the one who wrote the comment.



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Hestia

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Oakland, CA
Blondie said:
Cannot wait !!!!!!! who took the photo's ? they seem so clear compared to other vintage pics, who is the "pants" lady ????
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I believe most of them were taken by her husband, the gentleman seated on the bumper next to her. I don't know his name, but her name is Olga. She's not related to me; the photos came to me by chance.

These images are very clear because I am scanning from the negatives not the prints; I'm fortunate enough to have quite a few of the original negs. He was quite a good photographer.

Here's Olga again, I can't tell if this was staged or if she really did just happen to be fixing her stocking.

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And here's Olga's daughter Antoinette, I believe this is in the late 40's/early 50's. Posing in what I'm guessing is her prom dress, or costume for some kind of play.

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swinggal

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Perth, Australia
I have some nice family pics that I have been uploading of late.

Great Auntie Elsie - Australian Womens Land Army - WW2
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I love this shot of my nana in the early 1930s in the bush with my Pop. He has his own little gold mine that he ran with my Nana's brothers. She lived out there in a canvas tent for a while with them. She said she adored being out there even though it was hot and simple living. I love her outfit of mens jeans - but she still has her lady-like pin-curls :)
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This is my Dad's cousin - Jannette. Taken at her Deb Ball in the early 50s.
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ThesFlishThngs

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Some amazing hair on teenagers:
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Group photo, from a 1945 yearbook:
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I've just posted a load of pictures on flickr, but not all are 'every day women'; some are newspaper clippings from a scrapbook I got at a flea market. There are clips about Liberace (rumours of marriage!), Rudy Vallee, Clark Gable & the death of Carole Lombard..... Interesting articles, and just the tip of the iceberg.
They can be seen here, in the vintage photos set on my flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7133299@N07/sets/72157622124770890/

To read the articles, choose 'all sizes' above each photo, and they'll enlarge.
 

Emer

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I agree with everyone else, this BY FAR has to be my favorite thread. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Pictures of my grandmother, this first one is in 1943.

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This is my all time favorite picture of her (in 1944) because it's one of those manually colored pictures. I was hoping the scanner would pick it up better, but I can see in very faded ink, she's written (to my grandfather): "To My Darling, My love always."

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I'd kill to have gotten her gorgeous blue eyes! But, I got her figure, so I guess that's okay! ;)
 

analiebe

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simply adore this thread...

my great aunt 1919
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my beautiful grandmother @ 19 years of age
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my grandmother & grandpa on their wedding day 1935
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and just to remind you that the antipodean isles knew about style too...
australian debutantes circa 1930
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texasgirl

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Dallas, TX
I scanned a few more pictures of my grandmother.

She had a diner in the 50s-60s. I think this may be the only photo of her there. She's on the right.
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And a portrait, I think from the 50s
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This is her as a baby, on my great-grandmother's lap
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swinggal

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Perth, Australia
My Pop's sister in her cricket team - Women's Land Army in WW2 - UK
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My Great Uncle and Aunt (Nana's sister Lilian) on their wedding day in the early 30s in Australia. They look so solemn but are still married today. I think they were about 17 here. So many ladies copied the Queen Mother's headress after she was married.
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Another Great Aunt Bessie (my Pop's sister) and Great Uncle Chaz who married during WW2 in the UK. They are were both in the Navy at the time - taken 1941. Love her glasses...hehe.
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And my fav...my lovely Nana - Violet with her bridesmaid on her wedding day in 1931 here in Perth. Her lily boquets are amazing...I love lilies too funnily enough.
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Miss Sis

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Hampshire, England Via the Antipodes.
Hey, us Antipodian ladies had stylish ancestors! ;)

Here's just a few 'Everyday' shots of my Nana. All these pics were taken in New Zealand. I posted more family pics in The Display Case Vintage Family Photos thread.

1939. I managed to date this by the poster in the background. This would be just before War broke out. I love her shoes!

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This is four generations. My Great Grandmother Gladys, her father, James, my Nana, Grace and the baby is my oldest Uncle, Donald in 1938. I particularly like my Nana's outfit of a floral redingote coat over a plain dress and the massive belt. Very fashionable. :)

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And something I adore and want to re-create, my Nana in her beach pyjamas!

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Apparently she caused quite a stir when she wore these to small town NZ whilst visiting her grandparents from the 'Big Smoke' about 1931/32. She told me they were green with orange flowers and orange appliqued 'sunbursts' round the bottom of the legs. Sounds heavenly!
 

analiebe

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these images are just wonderful miss sis! thank you for sharing them.... i've recently begun tap classes (something i missed as a young girl but its never too late) and if i ever get good enough at it i'll pay homage to your nana's troupe and reproduce a costume!

and you bet the antipodean gals had/ have style!


Miss Sis said:
I just can't resist posting these as well. My Nana's Tap Troupe in the mid 1930s. I know some of the gals here will love their costumes.

My Nana, Grace, Front Right.
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Fourth from Right.
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Fourth lady from Left.
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