A blog about women in the 1940's and there abouts, to help with my dissertation.
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Trying this style again..a bit messy! and photos suck, but i’ll keep trying.
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PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!!!
I am extremely shy and have never done anything quite like this before, but I am entering into a Vintage Glamour Pageant, in the hopes of gaining self confidence and to have some fun!! I may not be the prettiest girl to enter or the most confident but I am an extreme vintage/antique collector, and I dress like this every single day, and to win something like this, or to even make it to the finals would be my greatest joy, this is something I would extremely appreciate and adore with all my heart!!
To vote please sign into your Facebook and ‘like’ the events page which is linked below:
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Then please ‘LIKE’ my photo which is linked below:
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The top ten people to have the most likes on their photos shall then become a finalist!!!
You must like both things for your ‘VOTE’ to count!!! Please reblog this to help me gain as many VOTES as possible, I cant possibly explain just how appreciative I shall be of any votes I gain. You are also so wonderful!! Thank you so very much!!
Please keep voting all you lovelies, share it with friends and family on Facebook, get everyone involved!! Add me on Facebook at facebook.com/leah.leveridge where you can then share my competition photograph with all of your Facebook! Much love to you all and thank you!! -Leah xx
Everybody vote!!!
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The Mermaid | 1944
Woman wearing one-piece skirted bathing suit reclining on swimming pool diving board, circa 1944. Charles “Teenie” Harris, photographer. Carnegie Museum of Art.via Black History Album.
she’s soooo beautiful
My 1940s/50s look.
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Ansel Adams: Los Angeles in the 1940’s
We know Ansel Adams for his photos of landscapes in black and white. Before that, he was a photojournalist who took assignments from publications. In the 1940’s, Fortune Magazine gave him an assignment to take photos of Los Angeles.
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