Old Work Wear Photos

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   im one of those dudes that wears his stuff 1 or 2 sizes too big, i like the look. Back then these guys didnt care about inseam length or fit, they wore their work clothes down to rags then either threw it away or someone kept it. Now we are paying hundreds for it 80 years later. 

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swallowtail Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 31 Oct 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1821	Post Options Post Reply Quote swallowtail Report Post Thanks(3) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Aug 2014 at 4:51pm
	im one of those dudes that wears his stuff 1 or 2 sizes too big, i like the look. Back then these guys didnt care about inseam length or fit, they wore their work clothes down to rags then either threw it away or someone kept it. Now we are paying hundreds for it 80 years later.

CSL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MODERATOR anonymous Joined: 15 Feb 2014 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 19915	Post Options Post Reply Quote CSL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2014 at 11:54am
	It occurred to me that this photo of the bluesman Robert Petway might be of interest. Has anyone redone this style of jacket? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Robert_Petway.jpg

CSL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MODERATOR anonymous Joined: 15 Feb 2014 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 19915	Post Options Post Reply Quote CSL Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2014 at 12:17pm
	Pittman Handle Factory

Grant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 22 Jan 2012 Location: NYC Status: Offline Points: 2563	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grant Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2014 at 6:51pm
	Swallow, Quite honored your spreading the history of denim, specially that worn by the USN in WWII. Here's another one you may want to post. This 1943 denimbro's sporting the early pocket flap USN chambray shirt in the Gilbert Islands.

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	Jack London
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	us army ww2 in levis
	And the senses being dulled are mine

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	Early 1950s work wear. Copyright Dave Gelinas

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	Denim Work wear that soft rock bands wore to work in the 1970s. And singers too.

denimj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List raw Joined: 16 Jan 2014 Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote denimj Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Sep 2014 at 1:52am
	http://photogrammar.yale.edu/map/dots.php 90k (not all are of people) photos from the Depression, sorted by photographer and location

hollows Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ADMIN anonymous Joined: 24 Feb 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23407	Post Options Post Reply Quote hollows Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Sep 2014 at 7:25am
	^Fantastic resource! Thanks for posting that.
	I make things out of leather.