Everyday Women of the Golden Era

[Widebrim]

^^Beautiful.

 

[jamespowers]

"Women are on the front lines of World War II from day one, like these firefighters trying to contain the blaze during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941."

 

[countryclubjoe]

Looking at the girl on the far right of this image.. her collar is absolutely amazing; it's surely hand-made. Work of art. :eusa_clap
These women inspire me, hey honestly do.

The Windsor Knot on the lovely lady is a look I would welcome back in an instant...

If I am intruding on the Powder Room, Lady's please accept my apology, however a Lady wearing a tie is Sexy!

Regards

 

[TimeWarpWife]

This was our "everyday" woman of the golden era, our mother who just passed away at the age of 93. The daughter of Greek and Sicilian immigrants, Mom was a native New Yorker, and very proud of it. As the above and below (with my father) photos show, she dressed with care, an attitude which she instilled in her children. She was a great source of golden era information, and a great representative of what it meant to be a "modern" woman of that time period.

What a beautiful lady and handsome gentleman your parents were.

 

[KatPower]

Here's a shot of my great-grandmother in Newfoundland, Canada, in 1921. The shoes on her shoulder belong to my great-grandfather, haha!



My grandmother, her twin sister, and family, all dressed up for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.



My grandmother's wedding day, date unknown. She's the second from the right. Funny fact: this was the first day my grandmother tried on her wedding dress. She couldn't make the time (I forget why) so her twin sister went into town, bought a dress, altered it, and hoped her sister would like it!

 

[Antje]

This was our "everyday" woman of the golden era, our mother who just passed away at the age of 93. The daughter of Greek and Sicilian immigrants, Mom was a native New Yorker, and very proud of it. As the above and below (with my father) photos show, she dressed with care, an attitude which she instilled in her children. She was a great source of golden era information, and a great representative of what it meant to be a "modern" woman of that time period.

What a beautifull couple!!

 

[Huertecilla]

The golden age fashion as shown in this thread is stillbeing worn and sold new here in andalucian cities and no doubt in the rest of Spain.
Off the beaten tourist track, away from the costas, there are still shops that have not changed in close to a century.
Fifties style ama de casa (housewife) clothing is sold on market day in just about any village in the interior. Lace making and classical lace products are only a bit off main stream here.

 

[cakesandcakes]

"Women are on the front lines of World War II from day one, like these firefighters trying to contain the blaze during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941."

This photo is fantastic. Thank you so much for posting it.

 

[LizzieMaine]

"Women are on the front lines of World War II from day one, like these firefighters trying to contain the blaze during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941."

My new desktop.

 

[jamespowers]

My new desktop.

That is an incredible photo with intense concentration being shown on all the faces.

 

[KILO NOVEMBER]

My mother and her mother, circa 1937:

 

[Sharpsburg]

I am quite certain I read somewhere that this photo WAS NOT taken on Dec. 7. It was part of a much later civilian defense drill, but still a great photo!

My new desktop.

 

[Lily Powers]

I am quite certain I read somewhere that this photo WAS NOT taken on Dec. 7. It was part of a much later civilian defense drill, but still a great photo!

It is indeed a great photo. The women were really female firefighters, but you're correct in that wasn't taken on December 7. I remember some curiosity about it when it was published a couple of years ago. The link below is to a short 2011 article about the photo, the women in it (from left to right, Elizabeth Moku, Alice Cho, Katherine Lowe, and Hilda Van Gieson), and an interview with Katherine Lowe (96 years old at the time). The comments after the article are touching too. It even has a link to the photo archives of the Hawaiian War Records Deposit. - a fascinating site in its own right.

It's Never Too Late to Solve A Mystery - WWII Female Firefighters Photo

 

[jamespowers]

It is indeed a great photo. The women were really female firefighters, but you're correct in that wasn't taken on December 7. I remember some curiosity about it when it was published a couple of years ago. The link below is to a short 2011 article about the photo, the women in it (from left to right, Elizabeth Moku, Alice Cho, Katherine Lowe, and Hilda Van Gieson), and an interview with Katherine Lowe (96 years old at the time). The comments after the article are touching too. It even has a link to the photo archives of the Hawaiian War Records Deposit. - a fascinating site in its own right.

It's Never Too Late to Solve A Mystery - WWII Female Firefighters Photo

Interesting. I would have been after Alice if I was alive and single back then.

 

[HadleyH]

Woman East Vancouver, 1936.




Students 1940s

 

[Metatron]

Witch jail, ha!

Another nice Romanian lady.

Fake cigarette smoke.

 

[HadleyH]

A wonderful autochrome photo taken in Paris of two "everyday-women" circa 1930

 

[Dan Allen]

My mother and older brother 1945

 

[LizzieMaine]

Woman East Vancouver, 1936.

This gal has just told her no-account cheating boyfriend exactly where to get off, and how.

 

[HadleyH]

This gal has just told her no-account cheating boyfriend exactly where to get off, and how.

Absolutely!!!! now I am really liking that photo! :eusa_clap