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  • swanq said:
    On a streetcar. See stuffnobodycaresabout.com/tag/1917/ "1917 – Marie Bocinec Becomes The First Woman Streetcar Conductor In New York City. As New Doors To Working Women Were Opening, Everything Was About To Go All Wrong." The Bain photo is not of Marie or in the same streetcar (different numbers on caps and different ads above their heads), but otherwise they are very similar. The other photo is dated Dec 11, 1917 and indicates that Marie's first practice run was on Dec 7 and that she was assigned to the Broadway line on Dec 10.
  • swanq said:
    The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., February 08, 1918, Page 6, (in large ad at right) chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92051227/1918-02-08/ed-... has an ad for Indestructo scarves/ties (as above the conductor's head). "'Wrinkleless', 'Pinproof,' 'Indestructo.' Indestructo seems a word that is applied more often to trunks that receive very rough treatment, but indestructo applied to neckwear simply means that the particular weave of silk from which these scarves are made does not wrinkle, does not show markings made by scarf pins and is guaranteed three months wear without showing creases or worn spots. Almost every color is included." The ad in the photo says, "over a hundred solid colors." The newspaper ad also offers moire and paisley variants.
  • swanq said:
    An ad in the Harrisburg telegraph., March 01, 1918, Page 17 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038411/1918-03-01/ed-... offers a written six month guarantee. Still at $1. In the Richmond times-dispatch., May 11, 1919, Page 5, bottom right chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1919-05-11/ed-... the price is $1.50. The Washington times., June 04, 1920, FINAL EDITION, Page 3, (bottom left) chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1920-06-04/ed-... has an ad that offers them at $1.45, claiming that $3 is the usual price!!
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks swanq for looking into this. We'll add some information about women hired as conductors.