With so many men overseas during WWII, women filled the vacancies in a number of jobs, including painting power poles for Florida Power and Light. In Reminisce: Pictures from the Past, the husband of Virginia Kompe (right) explains how Virginia and her sister, Shirley, spent the winter of late ’44 into early ’45 “raising ladders and hoisting the housings for the bases of the poles. They also served as grunts for the linemen.”
Nice picture. I am surprised some Haute Couture designer didn’t try to incorporate that look into their Fall line for 1943.
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Ha!
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This is a terrific image — love everything about it!
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Right?
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Two ladies chained to a walker.
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Lol
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Love that picture! 🙂
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