thermos

13 photos tagged thermos, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company's plant, Long Beach, Calif. Sand bags for protection against air raid form the background. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at

from The Library of Congress

  • 4 older comments, and then…
  • Allison Marchant said:
    oh goodness! the woman on the left matched her wardrobe to her thermos--now that's dedication.
  • Elaine said:
    Those high-waisted pants have GOT to come back in.
  • Clint Atkinson said:
    These are all so staged and everyone dressed as lady-like as possible. But the image of women standing around like men on shiftwork must have been shockingly new to anyone seeing it in the 40's. Even today you don't see this kind of swagger shown by women in mixed workforces.
  • Joy Lee DeFay said:
    This is beautiful. This is class.
  • +gAbY+ said:
    love it. love it love it. i want those pants! and that little green lunch box. i kill for one of those (and would sell it on ebay!)

Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. & N.W. R.R., Clinton, Iowa (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • 18 older comments, and then…
  • Allison Marchant said:
    I love the activity captured here. This is fantastic.
  • velokitty said:
    This is great... I love the other photos of women workers, but this feels so much more truthful
  • roderickbodine said:
    I agree. No lipstick, fancy hairstyles or nice clothes. This photo doesn't have the "staged" feel like most of the other working women photos in this set.
  • Dan Perry said:
    Wow, this one is really something. Easily a favorite.
  • jdavis417 said:
    Title: Business As Usual

C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa (LOC)

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  • Alyson Hurt said:
    The women in this photo also appear in this photo.
  • jdavis417 said:
    Title: Blintz Stops Blitz
  • Frantic Shoe said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called thermopolis-for vintage thermos collectors, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Frantic Shoe said:
    There she has the classic thermos on her lunch break. She looks totally worn out!