"Spruce Girls" on beach wearing spruce wood veneer bathing suits during "Wood Week" to promote products of the Gray Harbor lumber industry, Hoquiam, Washington
"Spruce Girls" on beach wearing spruce wood veneer bathing suits during "Wood Week" to promote products of the Gray Harbor lumber industry, Hoquiam, Washington, ca. 1929
Photographer:
Gorst, Vern C.
Digital Collection:
Society and Culture Collection
http://content.lib.washington.edu/socialweb/index.html
Item Number: SOC1348
Persistent URL:
http://content.lib.washington.edu/u?/social,1350
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Comments and faves
sam2cents, °m°, tts., lafides, and 44 other people added this photo to their favorites.
sam2cents (38 months ago | reply)
Sexy! Looks like they invented the mini-skirt while they were at it.
I've heard of birch bark shoes, but never bathing suits. It seems like an interesting idea.
Everyone here seems to be enjoying themselves.
°m° (38 months ago | reply)
they are fabulous!
pennylrichardsca (38 months ago | reply)
Same women, same day, different pose, elsewhere in the Commons!
UW Digital Collections (38 months ago | reply)
Penny - Wow, That is very interesting. Wonder if they have any more information than we do. Looks to be about the same. Thanks for pointing out the 2 pictures.
Mickey Thurman (37 months ago | reply)
These are great photos. There are more available at the Jones Photo Historical Collection. Here are some more: www.jonesphotocollection.com/Obj596417
www.jonesphotocollection.com/Obj587417
Search 'spruce' on this site and you'll find more, along with a history of the Spruce Girls. The last one died in 2007 in Hoquiam.
UW Digital Collections (37 months ago | reply)
Hokyumgrl. Thanks so much for providing the link to the Jones Photo Historical Collection. I love how the Flickr community is so helpful in researching the stories behind these photographs.
pennylrichardsca (37 months ago | reply)
Do we have a prize for the Flickr Commons fan who makes her (his?) own "Spruce Girl" costume in time for Halloween? Bonus for a group of four? (Not me--I'm already working on something else--but six months should be enough time for someone to make a wood veneer swimsuit costume, or even a faux-bois swimsuit homage...)
Nino H (27 months ago | reply)
Great one !
cuisle west ... away awhile (19 months ago | reply)
Wooden swimsuits .... who would'a thunk it ... the better for floating perhaps. Those Washington loggers, always on the uptake for promoting their industry :-)
This photo was invited and added to the Good old Barefoot days group.