Woman putting on her lipstick in a park with Union Station behind her, Washington, D.C. (LOC)

Peep Toe Shoes :)

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nice pop of color here.

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Ooops! Appropriate that the frame cut the foot here too highlighting the imperfection.

Woman putting on her lipstick in a park with Union Station behind her, Washington, D.C. (LOC) by The Library of Congress.

Woman putting on her lipstick in a park with Union Station behind her, Washington, D.C.

[ca. 1943]

1 transparency : color.

Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
World War, 1939-1945
Railroad stations
Parks
Women
United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)

Format: Transparencies--Color

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-68 (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35463

Call Number: LC-USW36-752

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Comments

queenbkt says:

I love the shoes and the hat. It's too bad we aren't as stylish on a daily basis.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Cate.Sevilla says:

Brilliant photo!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

scott*eric says:

Unless I am mistaken, the park is just north of the US Capitol at C Street between New Jersey and Delaware Ave. I'm not sure if it has a name. Trees now obscure the view.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

DCist says:

Thanks for putting up these images, LOC, this is a fantastic idea.

We've featured this in our Photo of the Day on DCist for January 17, 2008.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

RoninVision says:

I used to work right near there. I believe that park is called Union Station Plaza.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom H. Jones says:

isn't this what is now known as the Senate swamp?
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

debbeling1 says:

Peep toes - still my favorite :) We should all dress like that ~ it was so very feminine!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

evelyncoviello says:

She was-a-waitin' for her man !
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

yourFAVORITEmartian says:

Now that's a woman.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

m, as me, a.k.a. marie [deleted] says:

discovering these photos is incredible and I like to visit
your portfolio.
I'm happy with this lady. She represents what is the best in feminity.
shoes, skirt, lipstick, hat, gloves .. she is "A LADY".
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

brownpau says:

That's the area around the Senate Garage Fountain. My wife and I gave a try at duplicating this photo in the present day:

Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

The Library of Congress says:

Very nice recreation! Thanks for your interest in the collection.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

socalexjock [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Women Putting On Lipstick, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

mackerma102 [deleted] says:

Cool photo Brown! The original woman reminds me of Joan Crawford for some reason :)
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

nicksartworld says:

I hope someone picks me up.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

preet_sandeep says:

ciao bella
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Scσσ†eR -› Cj says:

amazing
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

SuitsnLeather says:

I wonder how they found a time that the area around Union Station was so deserted? Sunday morning maybe?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Georgovich says:

Yowza!! LOL
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

I am. I am. I am. says:

Brilliant.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Alis. says:

Nice photo.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

lydi (back soon) says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bokeh Focus, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

katijakoff says:

wow einfach göttlich schön diese frau.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

elizabeth.belhadj says:

From there to here...?
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Sub Abore says:

HOLY COW.
i love this picture.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

MsBlueSky says:

Gorgeous outfit and scenery.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Nacho DeGarvo says:

love it.

dunno why, but i do
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

LickYourChops says:

The outfit is gorgeous,
nice setting though
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

lamanosinigami says:

great shot! ;)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Kat110168 says:

What a different world we live in now.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

balinha2008 [deleted] says:

so beautiful!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

°° ŃòØóŘџ °° says:

niiiice
=)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

anidjai says:

Great capture.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

MademoiselleBeth says:

C:
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Muhammad Ramzan says:

Very Beautiful photo Fantastic captured,
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Camilo Cifuentes says:

Amazing
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

The Mirror Man says:

Gorgeous.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

noswod says:

each to their own
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

///Stenger says:

Ahhh the simple times. Only wish I could of lived them.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

moncy3 says:

very stylish!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

B-ahmed says:

I like the new photo taken by brownpau.nice picture
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

evanhetty says:

Nice photo
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Roochster says:

Great framing!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Nerdsex [deleted] says:

nice shot.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

mikoZ750 says:

bellissimo scatto :)
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Apurva Oka says:

wow....
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

PJFB - Photography says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ouvrier de l'image worker image Arbeiter Bilder, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

agingTroll says:

Perhaps she is a spy. The application of lipstick is the sign "I've made the drop". The redish-purple purse was the how she would be identified. The FSA (Farm Security Agency) was tracking her every move...
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

» β8αψα jяøΘ7 «→ м [deleted] says:

rw3a
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

unknownly says:

i love old shit!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Petit Chaperon Rouge says:

great!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

geoffdarnell says:

fantastic shot
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

schrislloyd says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Female Amateur Catalog Model, It's Your Style!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

dianyR:A:C says:

great place and pictucte.
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Wrgzee-Wrok Sons says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Nation Of Domination. (We Rule The Universe), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 days ago. ( permalink )

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