Daily Photo — “At the Fair, 1942”
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Couple at the sideshow, July 1942 Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photo by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information.
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Daily Photo — “Soap Shopping, 1943”
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May 1942. “Greenbelt, Maryland. Father and son shopping in the cooperative store.” Photo by Marjory Collins for the Resettlement Administration.
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Daily Photo — “Pearl Refused, 1943”
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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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Daily Photo — “The Romance of a People, 1942”
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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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Daily Photo — “Handy Helpers for Defense, 1942”
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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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Daily Photo — “Girls in a Boardinghouse, 1943”
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Such a wonderful snapshot and look at a candid life moment of two girls living in a Washington D.C. boardinghouse in the middle of World War II. Checking out all the small details will definitely keep you busy for a while!
January 1943. Washington, D.C. “Girl in the doorway of her room at a boardinghouse.” With photographer Esther Bubley (or sister Enid) front and center. Medium format negative for the Office of War Information.
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Daily Photo — “Paint on Hosiery, 1940s”
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USA, circa 1940s. Young women painting black lines on their legs to give the illusion of wearing stockings, since the nylon used to make their stockings have been rationed for the war effort. (Smithsonian Stocking Series)
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Daily Photo — “Japanese Girls in Gas Masks, 1943”
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Japan, circa 1943. Young school girls wearing gas masks during the height of World War II, apparently in the midst of a drill of some kind.
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Daily Photo — “Women Working in a Japanese Ammunition Factory, 1941”
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1941, Japan. Women working in a Japanese ammunition factory.
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Daily Photo — “A Woman’s Work, 1942”
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October 1942. “Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California. Planes made here include the B-17F Flying Fortress heavy bomber, A-20 assault bomber and C-47 transport.”
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