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Via Mojave Jack, I'm very curious whether anyone can identify this jacket based on this little bit of image? It's WWII, from LIFE magazine.
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Here's an interesting snippet of a jacket photo. What is it?
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Hey, Scott, thanks for posting that! I have a loaner while my stupid Vista machine gets fixed, so I thought I'd check in!
The lowdown on that jacket is, I was perusing the LIFE image archive, checking out some great shots of soldiers between the wars. Here's my favorite shot, and is currently my wallpaper:
Soldiers using a .30 caliber machine gun
In the "related images" on the side I noticed the shot that Scott posted. If it is in keeping with the rest of the photos (all shot by the same photographer, William Vandivert, in 1938) it should be a soldier holding that .45. But I've never seen a zipped wool jacket like that one!
My curiosity is piqued, to say the least!
The lowdown on that jacket is, I was perusing the LIFE image archive, checking out some great shots of soldiers between the wars. Here's my favorite shot, and is currently my wallpaper:
Soldiers using a .30 caliber machine gun
In the "related images" on the side I noticed the shot that Scott posted. If it is in keeping with the rest of the photos (all shot by the same photographer, William Vandivert, in 1938) it should be a soldier holding that .45. But I've never seen a zipped wool jacket like that one!
My curiosity is piqued, to say the least!
