@...numb7rs: Yeah.

But I googled it more and found other images to support this being a lady in a skirt way shorter than accepted at the time.

But from what I found, she was a private employee for a chemical company, so perhaps that’s why.

“Female Firefighter Breaks Window
A member of the Achille Serre Ladies Fire Brigade, which was formed by that company because of the danger of fire caused by the chemicals they use, breaks a window.”

I like this one better:

http://pro.corbis.com/images/BE056389.jpg?size=67&uid={1273b4df-0808-4521-8535-c31b8b55d071}