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Washington, D.C., 1922. "Unidentified woman." Trying to tell us ... something. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
"If skirts should get much shorter,
Said the flapper with a sob,
There'll be two more cheeks to powder,
And one more place to bob."
While this woman may not be the prettiest, don't insult her memory with a comparison to Garrison Keillor.
Sure looks a lot like Garrison Keillor.
"You want to take my picture? All right, even though I don't quite know why."
There's a whole movie devoted to this subject.
She reminds me of Bette Davis, in her role as Jane in the movie "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane." You know, the one where Jane's invalid sister, Blanche, played by Joan Crawford, is being served her dinner by Jane. Jane's Signature dish, revealed when the dome is lifted from the dinner plate, is Blanche's beloved parakeet.
The Bad Hair Police, that is. Also she's showing some bra strap -- gonna drive men wild.
And she's saying, "How about givin' me some of that bathtub gin, Daddy!"
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