What an inspirational woman!
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Is that a gun? :)
Tough girl.

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wow. bad. ass.

I have never commented on a post before, but after seeing this photograph I felt utterly compelled to! This is so infinitely chic and beautiful, truly stylish. A glorious shot. I do hope you win, because in your Grandma I think I may have just found my new style icon.

That's an awesome photo, your grandma looks very cool!!

That is FANTASTIC!

DAZZLING….COULD BE FROM ANY FASIHION SHOOT TODAY…..THE PROPS..OVER THE TOP..ESPECIALLY BECAUSE YOU KNOW NONE OF IT WAS INTENTIONAL….BUT THE 'STARTLED' LOOK CARNIVAL CAT LOOKING OVER HER FABULOUSNESS' SHOULDER…WELL THAT'S JUST "THE CAT'S MEOOOOOOWWW!

I LOVE HOW THE GRAND DAUGTER IN HER LOVELY CAPTION DOES NOT EVEN MENTION THE OBVIOUS…THE GUN..POINTED AT PAPA.

DEAR SCOTT AND GARANCE, ONCE AGAIN, YOU'VE DONE IT…I FEEL A WHOLE NEW GENRE/FAB BIZ DEVELOPING FOR YOU OUT OF THIS BRILLIANT/HEARTFELT IDEA!

LOOK FOR US TOO…ANITA AND ANNABELLA CIRCA 1954…MY SISTER AND I HAVE HAD SUCH FUN ACROSS THE MILES PUTTING OUR ENTRY TOGETHER AND GABBING ABOUT THESE AMAZING FIRST 2 ENTRIES AND THEIR STORIES. OUR DAD, H'ART, 84 WHO TOOK OUR ENTRY PHOTO W/ HIS BROWNIE IS GRAVELY ILL NOW, AND THIS CONTEST IS ONE OF THE FEW 'HAPPY' THINGS GOING ON FOR US NOW. BLESS YOU AND GARANCE AND ALL ENTRANTS, FOR THESE WONDERFUL TENDER MERCIES!! ANNABELLA AND ANITA

Que abuela mas moderna!!!
Me encanta, se la ve fuerte y decidida.
un saludo

Totally badass

I have never commented before either, but the photo of this amazing woman should win the contest. so sexy and tough and amazing. wearing jeans? with a gun, a cigerette and a glass of milk? what could be more amazing?

I think I will never be as awesome as this photo is.

This post is beautiful.

i love this competition idea – hope to enter too!!
Hey what about a book with all the cool vintage images, i adore vintage pictures!!!

No wonder you are so cool…..smiles.

This should win…what a beautiful picture! Such a dynamic to it, it really captures the imagination!

This image is amazing!!!!!

i love this.

The idea of milk and a cigarette is a little gross and a little awesome

what an amazing photo of an incredible woman! i love her style and how it reflects her attitude. but i'm not sure if i should be heartened or saddened that such images of strong women seem to be universally lauded while your earlier post of strong men wearing skirts drew a significant amount of knee-jerk disgust. seems that men could benefit from some liberation themselves.

so beautiful!

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Amazing! What style an incredible style.

that is amazing- I love the viscera of cigarettes and milk.

Wow. She reminds me of Natalie Portman. Movie star beauty for sure! 800 entries? That's awesome. I love your blog because it reminds me of Dorothea Lang… except with higher fashion and happier people. I should go find some of my Japanese American internment camp photos.

That is a fetching photo! Caught my eye instantly.

Isn't it ironic that whilst admiring her gutsy expression of feminine power and liberty, which she makes through her choice of clothes and pose, you continuously picture women in cripplingly high heels and miniskirts?

Oh my god! This one is just brilliant!

amazing!! this could be a Tarantino image! congrats. You inspired me to take a look at my grandma´s pics!

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fantastic shots

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be cheerful :)

I wonder if she remembers the moment this photo was taken…

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This woman is adorable! I love her! It's great why she did in those times!

Well, that's great. Perfect vintage photo style.

wow!!
I'm so curious to see her now!

wow Charlene.. loving the set and I love that she's had her milk. this woman knows what she is doing and look so beautiful at doing it. congratulations.

wow. she totally looks like she's living in a movie.
bonnie and clyde is also what comes to mind for me.

What a classic!

i absolutely love this!!!

wow! amazing.

thank you for these pictures, finally I get some inspiration from real people.

honestly don't think she's pointing the gun at him,look at the relative size-distance cue in the reflection, and the angle of the barrel and the top of the mirror… no one who has much sense would do that even unloaded. Of course, she could say for sure.

This is weird, but I knew a blind girl in Tucson who had severe brain damage who looked so much like her… she was tough as nails, too. Same attitude. thanks for sharing this.

I think this is my favorite so far. She is gorgeous, and I just love the feel of the photo.

I have looked over the other photos and found them all interesting. However, this one takes the prize. She is beautiful, untouchable, and has the "Don't mess with Texas" attitude down. Every time I look at the photograph something new jumps out at me. Great time capsule into the 1950's.

Hi, this is Jamie- the proud Granddaughter of the woman in this photograph-

I can't tell you how thrilled this makes me to see this image on your site and read through all the comments! I tell you, my family in Texas is hootin & hollerin about this! I called my Grandma last night after I emailed her the link to her photo on your site (yes my Grandma emails!) and got a little more information on the image. She remembers the photo being taken and her sister-in-law had one made identically which doesn't exist anymore. She says they were just "poor old kids" that took a road trip to Nashville and went to the Grand Ole Opry which back then cost 50 cents a person and all she remembers was "some old drunk threw up on my shoe." The heater in their car didn't work and it was snowing but my Grandma declared with a sigh, "Those were the days, when I was young…. then somehow I got old." She says she was about 19 in this photograph and married to my Papa who was home on military leave, which explains where the gun came from. I asked her if there was anything else she remembered about that night and she said yes, she wishes she would have had on her fringe jacket.

Someone mentioned Audrey Hepburn as a comparison to this tough and graceful lady – I agree, what natural beauty!

Amazing style and photo.

Loving this picture and all the contrasts – attitude and grace, softness and a cigarette, mens jeans on a woman – that represent what fashion and style are all about. Well done.

Most amazing shot up so far! Love it!

What a wonderful memory to capture. Great photo!

this is hands down the best picture !!! i cant get over the milk glass!! just brilliant!!!

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Jamie you know I adore this photo of your grandma!!!! What a great story too!!!!!!!!!

So far this is my absolute favorite. The way she's sitting, the gun, the cigarette, the pants, everything! I love that the granddaughter pointed out the class of milk. It's such a small detail, and I can just picture her saying, "I wasn't that tough… see, I was drinking a glass of milk!" Despite the milk, this woman is clearly a force to be reckoned with.

What a great contest!

I guess hotties become grandmas, too! This really makes you think about previous generations and how they had just as good a time as the rest of us. We tend to see history alternately through old fashioned and newfangled lenses, but young people in any era are still young people.

love this one! great contest!

Nice post

This photo is hands-down fantastic. I think it deserves to win because of the attitude, the style, and the well-preserved moment. I'd love to have a print of this.

At first glance, I thought this was Barbara Stanwyck. I'll bet she got that a lot.

She is amazing. I love her. Best photo ever.

Wow, this picture is amazing in so many ways. It could easily be a staged modern fashion mag shot. I REALLY wish I had a picture of my grandmother like this!!! I'm off to look at the other vintage pics! xo

Have you watched the Clockwork Orange? They also drank milk in glasses like that one.