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Washington, D.C., 1918. "National Emergency War Garden Commission display, G Street." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
The lady is Mary Loughran, wife of Daniel Loughran who had retail & wholesale cigar stores in DC. G street for this photo then moved to E street. A wholesale warehouse was constructed on K street SE and the E street location rented to Basins Restaurant. Mary & Daniel Loughran were my great-grandparents.
I think by standards of that time the lady in this photo must have been considered very attractive. I am stunned by the quality of the photos on this site.
Is it possible this young lady was the MODEL for the posters? I see a certain similarity, and it might explain the "Cat who ate the canary" smile.
You would have seen what the big poster looked like in person, or in window.
I will resist a "Do you have any union leader in a can" comment.
The art is by James Montgomery Flagg whose most famous painting probably is the iconic Uncle Sam pointing pose with "I want YOU for U.S. Army". A Wiki visit is worth the time to learn about Flagg, once the highest-paid American artist.
The photographer is showing a bit too much leg!
What a neat combination.
Planting seeds, Cigars, a knowing smile...
We know what this is really about, don't we?
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