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Two women carrying a wooden beam during construction of a chalet, Switzerland, 1936 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 5 points 2 weeks ago

I used to know people old enough wearing this kind of clothing regularly, and later some now old people wearing it ceremonially. Pretty funny that these were used to work with. Especially with the hats.