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Air conditioning wasn’t widespread in the US until the late 70s/80s. So when all the 1940s cinema has an office full of fully-suited men… were they just suffering under a shirt+jacket in 90 degree offices?

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Air conditioning wasn’t widespread in the US until the late 70s/80s. So when all the 1940s cinema has an office full of fully-suited men… were they just suffering under a shirt+jacket in 90 degree offices?	2655
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