Hiroshi Hamaya :: The sun during the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, August 1945
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Tag: wwii
Yale Joel :: People and vehicles moving about city shrouded in fog, Paris, 1948 / via
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Anonymous photographer (ACME News). The “paranurses” of the Red Army. 1942. Silver print./ src: Lumière des Roses
Fred Morley :: The Milkman, October 10th 1940 (fox Photos) / src: Iconic Photos
“Morley, working for Fox Photos, knew that if he took the pictures of the destroyed homes, his photos would not be published. A lot of his earlier work had been censored. In front of a back drop of firefighters struggling to contain a fire, he had an idea. He borrowed the coat and milk carrier from a milkman and asked his assistant to walk across the bombed moonscape. London carries on, the stage photo proclaimed, and the censor waved the picture through.”
Keep Calm and Carry On, proclaimed the poster which was never used. Instead, various photos taken during the war, of ordinary people ‘carrying on’ conveyed the same message. [Quoted from source]
Anonymous photographer. British Royal Air Force preparing to bomb Berlin.
1940. Silver print. / src: lumière des roses
Bob Landry :: Beautiful Women’s Fashion in Post-Liberation Paris, 1944. Fashion shots for LIFE by war-photographer who had covered the war in North Africa as well as in other parts of Europe, Paris, August 1944. / src: vintag.es
Ladies Sunbathing in London, 1942
These girls still managed to look relaxed and chic while tanning in a park in 1942, as rationing went on around them. A sun tan was the perfect alternative to stockings. And check out those John Lennon-style round sunglasses. This scene would not look amiss on Primrose Hill in 2013. / src: vintag.es
Bob Landry :: Beautiful Women’s Fashion in Post-Liberation Paris, 1944. Fashion shots for LIFE by war-photographer
who had covered the war in North Africa as well as in other parts of Europe, Paris, August 1944. / src: vintag.es
Herbert Gehr :: one of a series from a photoshoot arranged to show
off a small sample of the uniforms of different kinds of servicewomen,
from standard nurse’s garb to outfits to help women survive gas, fire,
and other hazards of war, 1942. For LIFE Magazine. / src and more from this photoshoot at Retronaut
Frank Powolny
:: Smiling coyly over her shoulder in
swimsuit and pumps was the actress Betty Grable, whose iconic image
above became the number-one pin-up of the World War II (1943). A
photographic masterpiece that emphasized Grable’s
beautiful legs. Hers were the ideal legs according to hosiery
specialists of the era [thigh (18.5″) calf (12″), and ankle
(7.5″)]. Grable was noted for having the most beautiful legs in
Hollywood and studio publicity widely dispersed photos featuring them.
They were insured for a million dollars at the Lloyds of London.
src: iconic photos / related post, here
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