Arlington Farms

Here's another set of photos of this "residence for women who work in the U.S. government for the duration of [World War II]". Esther Bubley is the photographer.

 Girl getting food in the service shop at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

 

 Girl on her way to the laundry room stops in one of the 

small alcoves to talk to some of her girlfriends, 1943

 

 Girls eating hot dogs in the service shop in Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

 

 Girls entertaining their guests in one of the two card rooms, Arlington Farms, 1943

 

 Girls entertaining their guests in one of the two card rooms, 

Arlington Farms. More privacy is afforded here than in the main lounge, 1943

 

 Girls in two of the long line of showers at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

 

 Jitterbugs at the bi-weekly Saturday night "open house" dance at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, a residence for women who work in the govermnent for the duration of the war, 1943

 

 Mirrors over the dressing table conceals a cabinet which gives girls 

extra space for their cosmetics, etc., at Arlington Farms, 1943

  

Laundry room in Idaho Halls, Arlington Farms, 1943

Vintage Car Wrecks

These photos of auto accidents in the Boston area were taken by Leslie Jones.

 Ambulance tips over on Stuart Street, Boston

  

 Auto accident in front of Hotel Vendome

  

 Auto accident in South End, 1931

  

 Auto accident, 1935

  

 Auto accident, corner of Warren Ave. and W. Canton St., South End

  

 Auto goes into pond, ca. 1938

  

 Auto goes into trench in Peabody Square, 1931

  

 Auto overturned at corner of Radcliffe Street, 1938

  

 Auto wreck, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1931

  

 Auto wreck, North Station, ca. 1929

  

Auto wreck, Roxbury crossing Columbus Avenue, 1931

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

Dick Whittington

 Flower show with Japanese girls, Southern California, 1931

  

 Ginger ale bottling machine, Southern California, 1931

  

 Girls in dress rehearsal, Kenwood Hall School for Girls, Southern California, 1932

  

 Group of high school girls at Hill Street office, Pacific Ready Cut, Los Angeles, 1927

  

 Hikers in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, 1932

  

 Japanese flower girl, Southern California Flower Association, 1934

  

 Marmon car and show girls at Gables Club, Southern California, 1926

  

 Midge Miller & Will Morrisey's "Exposures", Southern California, 1927

  

 Oil well fire, Southern California, 1931

[probably the single most dramatic photo yet posted on this blog]

  

Old time costume party, Southern California, 1928

University of Kentucky

More photos from their archives.

 "The Medium," 1956

  

 Fans cheering at a sporting event, 1955

  

 Lance's Carnival, 1949

  

 Lance's Carnival, 1949

[funny how "Cleopatra" is dressed like Wonder Woman!]

  

 Lance's Carnival, 1949

  

 Lance's Carnival, 1949

  

 Sadie Hawkins Dance, 1949

  

 Sadie Hawkins Dance, 1949

  

 Sadie Hawkins Dance, 1949

  

 Sadie Hawkins Dance, 1949

  

Women of the Chi Omega sorority socializing, 1955

Arnold Genthe

Here is the last set of Mr. Genthe's unlabeled photos of European scenes.

 Guessing Netherlands or Belgium

 

 Same as above

 

 My initial impression is Ireland but it could be anywhere

 

 My guess is Switzerland or Italy

 

 The massive monumental architecture looks Germanic to me

 

Crowley-Milner department store

Photos by Arthur Siegel of this department store in (pre-bankrupt) Detroit.

 Buying a radio in the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941

  

Class for receivers of telephone orders at the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941

  

 Corset department at the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941

  

 Operator taking telephone orders at the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941

  

 Radio broadcast in the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941

  

 Towel department at the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941

  

 Women drying their hair in the beauty shop at the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941

  

 Women paying bills at the charge account window 

at the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941

  

Women shoppers at lunch at the Crowley-Milner department store, 1941