Documenting America
The images in the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection are among the most famous documentary photographs ever produced. Created by a group of U.S. government photographers, the images show Americans in every part of the nation. In the early years, the project emphasized rural life and the negative impact of the Great Depression, farm mechanization, and the Dust Bowl.
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North Platte Canteen
More than six million servicemen and women who traveled through Nebraska during World War II fondly remember the hospitality of the North Platte Canteen where every troop train was met by volunteers who prepared and served sandwiches, coffee, cookies, cakes and other homemade 'goodies' during stops there.
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World War Two Advertising History
Brief History of World War Two Advertising Campaigns Even before the United States officially entered what would become the bloodiest war of all time, it had already undertaken the largest, broadest, and most ambitious advertising campaign ever. Charged with the task of selling wartime government programs and war bonds to the American public, the War Advertising Council and the War Finance ...
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The Avalon Project : Declarations of a State of War with Japan, Germany, and Italy
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School Declarations of a State of War with Japan, Germany, and Italy Major Collections What's New Avalon Home pre 18th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century 21st Century World War II Page SEARCH the Declarations of War: Title Page Letter of Transmittal Proceedings in the House of Representatives Joint Session of Congress, Dec. 8, 1941 Proceedings in the ...
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The Homefront Magazine
Bangor, Pennsylvania and the Slate Belt had the distinction of publishing the Homefront , a quality monthly magazine that was sent to area veterans during World War II. This non-profit endeavor carried news, pictures, and letters from the folks at home to their men and women in the service also featuring messages of inspiration and the ever popular Fairest of the Month . Officially recognized as ...
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WWII: Mobilization
Introduction World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americans has grown to maturity largely unaware of ...
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Greenland Censorship (Per R nberg)
Study of US military censorship on Greenland 1941-45: Unit censor, Base censor & Naval censor used by Greenland Patrol Cutters and shore bases ...
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Aces High Gallery
Aces High Gallery, Gettysburg Pa., Art, Autographs of WWI and WWII, Diecast and plastic models.
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Homefront: Redwood City 1941
Homefront: Redwood City A small town faces a big war; December 1941 to February 1942 By John Baker December 2000 Contents: Introduction; Prelude; A date that will live in infamy ; The Days After; Yuletide; Japanese in Redwood City (with photo); Adjusting to War; In Comparison; Conclusion. Notes; Bibliography; Contact information. When Japanese bombs fell on Pearl Harbor the morning of Dec. 7, ...
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WWIIshipyarddaycare
Tell me when this page is updated Chapter 1: Shipyard Day Care Centers of World War II:The Kaiser Experiment During World War II, the Kaiser Company built shipyard child care centers for working mothers. This important but neglected landmark social experiment in American history affected the lives of working mothers and their children, particularly the shipyard workers in Richmond, California ...
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Historic George Field, IL
A well-developed website devoted to maintaining the historic significance of George Field Army Air Training School, 1942-1945 ...
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