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Everyday Women of the Golden Era

olive bleu

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Wonderful pictures, Amy Jeanne..i love this one:..i wish i could be sitting at the bar with these girls, chewin' the fat :)


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zetwal

I'll Lock Up
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I don't know if I said it earlier or not. But I do love this thread. It's wonderful to see vintage era photos of everyday women (in addition to Hollywood types).
 

Lorena B

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Boy, sure this thread is one of the best, i love it.
Also i find it very sentimental as there are many family pics.
Like a little remembrance
So beautiful
 

SayCici

Practically Family
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Virginia
Here's one of my grandmother! I'm told this is her in her teens, so it'd be from the 1930s. I wish I had more of her, she was beautiful, had great style and was always dressed to the nines.
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ThesFlishThngs

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These are all so wonderful; I can lose hours gazing at old photos.
Is there a way to share a photo directly from ones computer, or do they all need to be hosted somewhere online first?
 

Hestia

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Oakland, CA
Olga and her unnamed husband

I recently got a big sack of wonderful old photos. The owner and subject, seen here, died and left her estate to her medical assistant. In a roundabout way, the photos came to me, along with many of her letters, newspaper clippings and other ephemera. I've been sifting through it, and I thought I'd post some of these for you.

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I believe these are from the late 30's-early 40's, based on dates written on other photos (these two weren't dated). I'm sure some of you can date them better than I.
 

Lady Day

I'll Lock Up
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Crummy town, USA
ThesFlishThngs said:
These are all so wonderful; I can lose hours gazing at old photos.
Is there a way to share a photo directly from ones computer, or do they all need to be hosted somewhere online first?

They need to be hosted.

LD
 

fuzzylizzie

One of the Regulars
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Beautiful WNC
Lady Day said:
Thanks for the comments. Most of these pics I got when I went home for my mother's funeral a few years ago. I scanned most of them, and plan to make a book for my Granny. I want to sit with her while she tells me about them, so I can document the people and what she was doing.

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I think this is her about 14 or so.
LD

Goodness, I somehow missed this thread until now! What fun.

LD, you need to do this. Some years back I had some family photos I had gotten from a great aunt. Most of them were labeled, but some were not, so I decided to take them to my grandmother so she could identify. She was 87, but her mind was sharp. So I went, and we had a marvelous time. There was one photo in particular, a family reunion in 1932, that she not only told me who everyone was, but who fixed what food, who was not there and the gossip of the day! It was a perfect afternoon, made even more special by the fact that 3 days later, my grandmother peacefully died. Had I not gone when the little internal voice told me to, I'd have missed one of the most special days of my life.

Lizzie
 

Blondie

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FABULOUS ! I love the one of her sitting on the bumper bar of the car. I want those pants! Do you have more pics, if so. please post !!!!!
 

Hestia

Familiar Face
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Oakland, CA
Blondie said:
FABULOUS ! I love the one of her sitting on the bumper bar of the car. I want those pants! Do you have more pics, if so. please post !!!!!

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.
 

chanteuseCarey

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:eek:fftopic: Hestia, since you are in the Bay Area, are you by chance going to the Art Deco Society's Gatsby Summer Afternoon on Sept 13th at the Dunsmuir Mansion??

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.
 

Hestia

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Oakland, CA
chanteuseCarey said:
:eek:fftopic: Hestia, since you are in the Bay Area, are you by chance going to the Art Deco Society's Gatsby Summer Afternoon on Sept 13th at the Dunsmuir Mansion??


I'm not; I'll be out of town at the time. It sounds like they put on great events, though!
 

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