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Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets
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Reynolds County, Missouri, 1945.
danielzink
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I was imprinted on CR's very early on....growing up in Detroit in a motorcycling family/culture....
My Dad's best friend at my First Communion in 1969:
My Dad and my uncle on my uncle's VW powered trike (ca 1974):
My Dad's best friend at my First Communion in 1969:
My Dad and my uncle on my uncle's VW powered trike (ca 1974):
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AbbaDatDeHat
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No known relation Bowen. Just a pic that popped up in a local history Facebook feed. The fellow on the far right might be related to @Michael R.
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Coyote hunting somewhere in the Ozarks.
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Heber Springs, Arkansas. Mike Disfarmer photo.
EAC
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A unique 30s flight jacket, worn by Irish-American actor George Brent in two movies:
God’s Country and the Woman (1937)
and Racket Busters (1938).
More than 10 years ago, Mark Fischer of Superior Flight Apparel made a custom-built jacket inspired by this style (source: http://vintageengineerboots.blogspot.com/2012/06/superior-flight-apparel.html):
Fit pics of (presumably) the owner, from the same site:
God’s Country and the Woman (1937)
and Racket Busters (1938).
More than 10 years ago, Mark Fischer of Superior Flight Apparel made a custom-built jacket inspired by this style (source: http://vintageengineerboots.blogspot.com/2012/06/superior-flight-apparel.html):
Fit pics of (presumably) the owner, from the same site:
Marc mndt
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Wikipedia's description of a 'greaser' features this guy wearing a British Cycle Leathers D pocket
Similar jacket, mine had fringes
Similar jacket, mine had fringes
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Imuricecreamman
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That is brilliant
Canuck Panda
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He rebranded to Norshor now. Great jackets.
The leather on that 30s flight jacket looks nicer than the Victoria SRL stuff I've got from him now. It could just be aged though and mine is still only a year young.
EAC
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A Japanese-American family at the Manzanar internment camp, most likely in 1942:
They likely shopped at Sears:
Man's jacket, (F/W 1941) with epaulets and a different cuff design, but same closure and pocket configuration:
Boy's jacket (same catalog):
Both jackets are also featured in the F/W 1942 catalog.
Another picture, same camp, same period, interesting mainly for the shoes and what looks like a barely worn Levis 506XX.
Source of the photos, an interesting bit of history: https://www.creativeboom.com/inspir...ricas-internment-camp-for-japanese-americans/
They likely shopped at Sears:
Man's jacket, (F/W 1941) with epaulets and a different cuff design, but same closure and pocket configuration:
Boy's jacket (same catalog):
Both jackets are also featured in the F/W 1942 catalog.
Another picture, same camp, same period, interesting mainly for the shoes and what looks like a barely worn Levis 506XX.
Source of the photos, an interesting bit of history: https://www.creativeboom.com/inspir...ricas-internment-camp-for-japanese-americans/
fishmeok
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Holy Cow Steve, I can't believe that was so long ago! I still have the patterns-
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I think that was a cowhide but I don't remember. The horse will be just like the ones in the pics on this page after breaking in.
RiteStuffBryan
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Apologies if any of the photos I post have been posted before. I collect so many photos that I can’t remember or find details on all of them anymore but I’ll include what I can off the top of my head.
Grizzly in LA, late ‘30s or early ‘40s:
Grizzly in LA, late ‘30s or early ‘40s:
RiteStuffBryan
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FSA photo, early ‘40s, colorized by me:
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Very cool. Lots going on in the first pic. The guy in front is about to get his back slapped. They are leaving some aircraft facility, with cops and people in the window above looking on. Strikers?
Second pic also tremendously impactful - could be a painting, a study of the guy in front and others. Brilliant.
RiteStuffBryan
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Disfarmer photo, early ‘40s
And poorly colorized by me:
And poorly colorized by me:
RiteStuffBryan
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FSA, late 30s or so. Capeskin (?) and wool cardigan, and suede half belt:
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RiteStuffBryan
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Yep this was end of a successful strike at an airplane manufacturing plant I believe, I’d have to back and find the original but it’s from the LA Times photo archive IIRC!
