Some cool, distressed denim

[Mr Black]

^ thats Marilyn Monroe is it not?

[fardin]

no its terry moore

[fardin]

no its terry moore

[setterman]

the 2 i nthe middle don't look american at all

and from my meager french i can decipher from left to right

american - Allen Aylward , Radioman Third Class, de Beverly, Massachusetts

german - Feldmütze

3rd guy from the left has hair similar to those in the Waffen SS in the Hitlerjugend

the 4th has a shirt of a german uniform

standing with his back to us is Harold Goodwin, Signalman Second Class, de Fort Worth, Texas

6th who is shielded by Harold is also german

7th judging from his jacket and the signs on his sleeves is a Obergefreiter

You're correct, the two men closest to the camera, both wearing dark blue, zip front, knit collared deck jackets, are US sailors. The rest are German POWs.

[setterman]

the 2 i nthe middle don't look american at all

and from my meager french i can decipher from left to right

american - Allen Aylward , Radioman Third Class, de Beverly, Massachusetts

german - Feldmütze

3rd guy from the left has hair similar to those in the Waffen SS in the Hitlerjugend

the 4th has a shirt of a german uniform

standing with his back to us is Harold Goodwin, Signalman Second Class, de Fort Worth, Texas

6th who is shielded by Harold is also german

7th judging from his jacket and the signs on his sleeves is a Obergefreiter

You're correct, the two men closest to the camera, both wearing dark blue, zip front, knit collared deck jackets, are US sailors. The rest are German POWs.

[fardin]

[fardin]

[Dr_Heech]

Fardin

Love the S501XX on the girl in that 1st pic, would +rep but cant.

Is that a 213 on the girl in the group pic?

Thought it might be a S506XX, but they only usually have four buttons, this jacket she's wearing's got five,

Anyone?

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[fardin]

thanks dr, those pics are from 1947, and i think the girl in the fist pic is wearing some wartime levis.

from what i know the 506 came with 5 buttons too, just check out the guys jacket, and yes looks like a 213.

[Dr_Heech]

Fardin

Love the S501XX on the girl in that 1st pic, would +rep but cant.

Is that a 213 on the girl in the group pic?

Thought it might be a S506XX, but they only usually have four buttons, this jacket she's wearing's got five,

Anyone?

.

Fardin

I think you may have misunderstood me,

The wartime Levis model are called S501XX, the group girl pic shows a girl with a type-1 style jacket with 5 donut buttons, like I said, must be a 213, as the S506XX (wartime 506xx) only have four (donut) buttons.

Sorry to be so picky..

I should get out more...!

Great pix mind, keep it up. You and meader keep this beautifull thread alive.

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[fardin]

casey tibbs in 1959

[fardin]

first one is from 1900s

[Jamolos Orm]

Thank you so very much for these last few posts of yours, fardin. They are amazing. I feel the flow of a good force in me when I see these pictures.

[fardin]

your welcome

[Happy Hooligan]

that fence mending shot takes me back to my youth...

great photos

[fardin]

1942

[almostnice]

i am glad that you post those great pics on a regular basis.always makes my day!

[fardin]

[Happy Hooligan]

I sometimes do that with my engineer boots and socks too... fold down the tops over the boot so the boots don't eat my socks, like they love to do...

Actually works pretty good, although the metal buckle will tear your socks tops...

loven' the pics!

[cash]

^ It's the price you pay for functionality -- especially when you're having a rack vs. broom fight. You want your socks to stay in place at moments like that.

[aho]

I don't recall if any of the Great Depression pics from the LIFE archives have been posted so I'll leave it at this:

[fardin]

they are so depressing and sad but there are many on the life site you are right

[rufio]

The kids must've just got some new jeans in this first pic:

[redX]

haaa that's how you do it! leather bomber and acting like it's no big deal while people in the background are sunbathing :-D

[Happy Hooligan]

The kids must've just got some new jeans in this first pic:

must have been cold out on the water..

[Dr_Heech]

Fardin

I am going to nominate all future +Reps to you for the great pix of the late 30's/early 40's levis jeans and jackets, esp. the shots with the arcs!!

Also, fair play to you for finding that fab pic of the two cowboys c. 1900 with the back of the early levis pants.

You are a God-sent denim nut, and I salute you.

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[fardin]

thats nice of you dr. and hey great you appreciate the pic with the nice arcs, i was waiting for someone to notice them

[RRLselvageDenim]

ditto Dr. Fardin thanks for all those wonderful pics.

[aho]

Some may be repeats but I can't remember...Not all denim, but certainly workers wearing workwear

Wellesley College theater students (1949)

Grandma mending jeans (1948)

Sailor (1942)

Boys in Farmington, MI (holy crap so close to me...gotta thrift more) (1953)

Actress Ruth Roman (1950)

Girl after school (1944)

[aho]

1952

1954

1956

1960

Peter Hurd cowboy artist (1942)

Nevada 1948

Check out that cinch 1942