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Quite a few non-photographic companies
featured women photographers in their ads. In a few cases the women in
the ads were photographers in real life such as in the two wartime ads
below. 1904 Northern Pacific Railroad |
| This 1940's ad for DuBarry
Beauty Preparations has an unusual wartime text and features a real, working
photographer: 'Catch them as they leave City Hall,' whips out the Chief
at Acme Newspictures, 'and even if you have to hang from the bow, get
plenty of close-ups at the launching!' Pictures...thousands of them...to
spangle big city newspapers are Adelaide Leavy's job. The news photographer
she's taking over for has gone to war. But the edition must still go to
press." |
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This 1944 "Young Lady With a Lens" is "a Marine and a camera sharpshooter of Marine Aviation whose aerial pictures are used in vital map-making. Her rank is Sergeant...Sgt. Florence (full name omitted by regulation) of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve. Few secrets are hidden from the penetrating eye of Sergeant Florence's camera!" |
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