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FSA Color Photos

I love early color photography.  It can really change how you think about a particular era.  Most of these were taken by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.  For the workwear enthusiasts out there, check out the Lee bucklebacks in the first pic and the detailing on the shirt in the second.  The two-tone jacket in the third pic is pretty awesome as well and should be reproduced by somebody.

Vintage Hamilton Carhartt Bandana

Today I spent a few bucks at the local antique mall and picked up a cool old bandana made by the Carhartt company.  This is the same Carhartt that is around today making the clothes worn by construction workers all across America.  After looking around on the internet, I haven't been able to locate much information about this particular design.  I'd really like to find a date for it.  There is an identical one on the e-workers website (scroll to the bottom), which looks to have a bit of info.  Unfortunately, I cannot read the Japanese...  Another website mentioned 1920's but wasn't very clear about it. 

Early Color

I love the old color photographs that were taken between the the wars by the FSA and the OWI photographers. For the longest time, it was difficult for me to picture the time period in anything other than black and white. Discovering these helped to change that. This particular photograph is of Gus Worke, a German immigrant farmer. It was taken by Fenno Jacobs in 1942. Wish I could find some of those Police Brand braces for myself!