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Geraldine Hoff Doyle, was a 17 years (in 1942) while she was working at the American Broach & Machine Co. when a photographer snapped a pic of her on the job.
That image used by J. Howard Miller for the “We Can Do It!” poster, released during World War II.
Dresses from a Turkey themed wedding in 1947
(Source: flapperdays.blogspot.com)
Christian Dior “Junon” dress ca. 1949 via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Actress Veronica Lake (1922-1973), in Mitchell Leisen’s film, “I Wanted Wings,” 1941.
Costume design by Edith Head
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