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Originally Posted by Wolferz
This should 'splainit...
A pre-war bloomer girl was probably a derogatory reference toward a tease. The ladies in the factories of the day wore the coveralls pictured here. They were called Bloomers because they resembled late, late 1800's style ladies underwear. On a side note; I wonder what that doughboy is holding in his right hand with that wry smile? 
Oh, wait. It's a cannon lanyard. 
Or she was a baseball player in the latter half of the 1800's...
http://www.heilwood.com/people/sports/bloomer-girls/
Or maybe Bettie was being called Roger Hornsby?
I dunno.   |
That girl is Hitler cross-dressing, the moustache is a dead give away
I'll get my coat.
Cheers
gary