Safety Garb for Women Workers, ca. 1943

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    Original Caption: Safety garb for women workers. The uniform at the left, complete with the plastic "bra" on the right, will prevent future occupational accidents among feminine war workers. Los Angeles, California. Acme, ca. 1943

    U.S. National Archives' Local Identifier: 86-WWT-33(41)

    Subjects:
    World War, 1939-1945
    Labor
    Women

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    1. BigBean 40 months ago | reply

      I gotta get me one of them plastic safety bras.
      Sounds so comfy...

    2. Enric Martinez 39 months ago | reply

      @BigBean... dunno about 'comfyness', but we must admit that it doesn't lack certain fetischitic attractive, lol

    3. wandering tattler 14 months ago | reply

      Here is another type of safety bra.

    4. scrnnmna 2 months ago | reply

      I like how wide and roomy pants/slacks legs used to be back then, and they are the perfect length. These days, I can't find a decent dress or skirt that isn't short and above the knees and jeans and pants are so long you have to roll them up or wear 4 inch heels. Stupid. The fashion/garment industry, these days, is really, really, stupid.

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