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It’s very interesting to see how little (and how much) trash truck technology has evolved in the past 70 years!
May 1943. “New York. Emptying garbage and trash from Harlem apartment houses.” Photo by Gordon Parks, Office of War Information.
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January 1943. Washington, D.C. “Pearl Ginsburg refused to have her boardinghouse rent raised.” Medium format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.
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December 1942. “Chicago, Illinois. Workman grinding out a small part at the Chicago & North Western repair shops.” Medium-format negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.
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I love the details you can see in the products displayed here. And imagine having this shop and all these goods on display when you think about what was happening in Europe at this exact moment in 1942! It’s an absolute testament to the freedoms we’ve always enjoyed here in America.
August 1942. “New York. Window of a Jewish religious shop on Broome Street.” Photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information.
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Granted, this is showing a day in New York where it seems to be pouring out, but Times Square looks absolutely empty! Compare this to what you might see there today.
March 1943. “New York, New York. Times Square on a rainy day.” Photo by John Vachon for the Office of War Information.
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Another “then and now”, this time in sunny Los Angeles. Unlike most of these you see in large, ever-evolving big cities, the buildings are are all remarkably well preserved here. — [GOOGLE MAPS]
April 1942. “South Hill Street, Los Angeles.” Now playing at the Warner: The Male Animal. Photo by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information.
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These young men are collecting paper and what look like tin cans (I am sure at other times had collected other items as well) for a scrap drive. Most of these items were reused or recycled to support the American war effort in World War II.
May 1942. Southington, Connecticut. “Boys collecting paper and metal for scrap drive.” Photo by Fenno Jacobs for the Office of War Information.
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Another one to file under “the more things change…” Seems like some things have always been irresistible, like squirting your friend at the water fountain. Three guesses as to what happened right after this was taken!.
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Some things never change, right?
Looking at this photo, one might make certain assumptions about the content of the film being shown in this theater. However, a little digging shows it might not be exactly what you think. In 1934, Hollywood implemented a series of production rules, also known as the “Hays Code” to bring decency into films. Before this, any films made (termed “pre-code” films), while not as risque as today’s movies, were able to push the boundaries in subject matter, sexuality, and the depiction of crime for example. The film being shown here, “Damaged Lives” was one of those. A quick search on IMDB shows that it’s something we wouldn’t think twice about in 2017, but in 1941 was a very taboo subject.
Sometimes things change quite a bit.
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I always associate train sets with Christmas, and even though this photo was taken nowhere near the holiday season, I decided to use if for just that reason. There is something fun about this bedroom that makes me want to go check it out more!
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