1942

Iowa State: 1942 May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "On the campus at Iowa State College." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information.

Bettering Butter: 1942 May 1942. "Iowa State College. Ames, Iowa. Miss Jeanne Dougherty, graduate in Bacteriology, working in the laboratory in the Dairy Industry Department. She is conducting experiments on the effects of acids on flavor of butter." Acetate negative by Jack Delano.

Portugrocer: 1942 April 1942. "Provincetown, Massachusetts. Portuguese grocer." 4x5 inch acetate negative by John Collier for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information.

Anybody's Market: 1942 April 1942. Provincetown, Massachusetts. "Market in Portuguese fishermen's section." The grocery seen here in the previous post. 4x5 acetate negative by John Collier.

Anybody's Rhubarb: 1942 April 1942. "Provincetown, Massachusetts. Portuguese grocer." Our third visit to Anybody's Market, purveyor of Monarch Finer Foods. 4x5 acetate negative by John Collier.

Mary & John: 1942 May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "Miss Mary Louise Long of Chicago and John Staley of Maryland look up drawings in the files at the landscape architecture building at Iowa State College." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information.

Those Were the Days: 1942 March 1942. Baltimore, Md. "Sergeant Franklin Williams, home on leave from Army duty at Fort Bragg, singing with sister Sarah, brother Thomas and best girl Ellen Hardin while his sister Annetta plays the piano." Photo by Arthur Rothstein, Office of War Information.

Defense Window: 1942 April 1942. "Swedish postmaster in a small Minnesota town selling defense bonds to Swedish farmers." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

Chicken Dinner: 1942 March 1942. "Baltimore, Maryland. Sergeant Franklin Williams, home on leave from Army duty at Fort Bragg, watching his mother put chicken into the oven." Specifically, an Oriole range made by the Standard Gas Equipment Corporation of Baltimore. Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information.

At Ease, Soldier: 1942 March 1942. "Baltimore, Maryland. Sergeant Franklin Williams, home on leave from Army duty, with his best girl Ellen Hardin, splitting a soda. They met at Frederick Douglass High School." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information.

San Leandro: 1942 April 1942. "Portuguese-American communities in California. Main street in San Leandro." Estudillo Avenue at 14th Street. Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Foreign Information Service of the U.S. Office of Coordinator of Information.

Graham Hollywood: 1942 April 1942. "Portuguese-American communities in California. Main street (East 14th at Callan) in San Leandro." Our title is in honor of that low-slung, supercharged Graham Hollywood -- one of the decade's quirkier cars -- parked at the curb. Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Foreign Information Service of the U.S. Office of Coordinator of Information.

Gym Taps: 1942 May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "Tap dancing class in the gymnasium at Iowa State College." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information.

The Experiment: 1942 May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "Conducting diet and nutrition experiments on rats in the animal laboratory of the home economics department at Iowa State College." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information.

Study Buddy: 1942 May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "Sophomore Doris Clausen of Boone, Iowa, in a physiology class at Iowa State College." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano.

Run River: 1942 June 1942. "Redding, California. A free municipal beach on the Sacramento River." Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information.

Dog, Paddle: 1942 June 1942. "Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority). Kenneth C. Hall, wife and daughter rowing on the Tennessee River." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

Checking Out: 1942 June 1942. "Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority). Workers checking out at end of shift at a chemical engineering plant." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

CO-OP GAS: 1942 May 1942. "Cooperative gas station at Greenbelt, Maryland, a model community planned by the Suburban Division of the U.S. Resettlement Administration." 4x5 inch acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Resettlement Administration.

The Control Room: 1942 June 1942. "Watts Bar Dam, a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) project. Control room." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

Double-Blind: 1942 June 1942. "Experiments in dehydration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Western Regional Agricultural Research Laboratory in Albany, California. Blindfold test for aroma of cooked dehydrated carrots." Acetate negative by Russell Lee.

TVA Linemen: 1942 June 1942. "Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority linemen." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Office of Coordinator of Information.

Little Squirt: 1942 June 1942. "Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority). Housing for defense workers. Kenneth Hall gives daughter Peggy a shower with garden hose in front of their TVA defense home." The nice people last seen here. Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

The Right Connections: 1942 May 1942. "Jim Tillma, a senior in the engineering college, in the electrical engineering laboratory. University of Nebraska, Lincoln." Acetate negative by John Vachon.

Buy War Bonds: 1942 May 1942. "Street corner in downtown Lincoln during University of Nebraska commencement week." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon.

Diplomatic Plates: 1942 May 1942. Washington, D.C. "Garden party at the New Zealand legation. Chauffeurs and limousines." At right, a V-16 Cadillac. Acetate negative by Marjory Collins.

T.V.A.: 1942 June 1942. Sevier County, Tennessee. "Construction of Douglas Dam, a Tennessee Valley Authority project." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

Native Daughters: 1942 May 1942. "Novato, California. Drill team which participated in the parade at the Portuguese-American Festival of the Holy Ghost." Acetate negative by Russell Lee.

U.S. T.V.A.: 1942 June 1942. "Construction of Fort Loudoun Dam, a Tennessee Valley Authority project on the Tennessee River. Some of the 1,300 men who work the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.

You Lookin' at Me? June 1942. "Rigger on the Fort Loudoun Dam, a Tennessee Valley Authority project." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.

Chemical Brothers: 1942 June 1942. "Wilson Dam, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority. Workers checking out at end of shift at a chemical engineering plant." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

Tenn. Men: 1942 June 1942. "Douglas Dam Victory Project, Tennessee Valley Authority. Workmen." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.

Queen Irene: 1942 May 1942. "Portuguese-Americans in California. Irene Farias, who was queen of the Saint Jude Society of San Lorenzo, and her maids visit the Holy Ghost Festival at Novato. Miss Farias' mother was born in Portugal, her father in Honolulu." Photo by Russell Lee.

Dirt Farmer: 1942 June 1942. "Knox County, Tennessee. Electrification of farms made possible by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Mrs. Wiegel, farm wife, uses electric vacuum cleaner." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.

Lady of the Lathe: 1942 June 1942. "Knoxville, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority). Teen-age boys and girls train for defense work made possible by TVA at a National Youth Administration school." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.

Cherokee Dam: 1942 June 1942. Jefferson County, Tennessee. "Tennessee Valley Authority -- Cherokee Dam, Holston River. Riveter atop a 250-ton hoist." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

High Voltage: 1942 June 1942. "Norris Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority). Electric switchyard." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.

Signal Corps: 1942 April 1942. "Fort Riley, Kansas. Signal Corps unit communicating by radio from a scout car during a field problem." Acetate negative by Jack Delano.

The Fog of War: 1942 April 1942. "Fort Riley, Kansas. Training of Negro units and white units. Soldier of a cavalry rifle unit going through smokescreen during a field problem." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Foreign Information Service/Office of War Information.

Buffalo Soldiers: 1942 April 1942. "Fort Riley, Kansas. G troop of the 10th Cavalry brigade." The African-American regiment of "Buffalo Soldiers" fame. Acetate negative by Jack Delano.

Joined at the Ship: 1942 July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Construction of ocean-going barges for the U.S. Army on the Tennessee River. A shipfitter and his helper. They are C.R. Willingham (right) and E.L. Sparkman." Acetate negative by Jack Delano.

For the Duration: 1942 July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Construction of ocean-going barges for the U.S. Army. Work goes on twenty-four hours a day." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

Nine-Centers: 1942 June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing development. Diving pool at the play center which is supervised by the city's Department of Parks. There are separate pools for swimming and diving. Charge is nine cents for children, twenty-five cents for adults." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information.

Young Tacker: 1942 July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Co. A young tacker working on one of the barges." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

Water Sprites: 1942 June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing development. Children in wading pool at play center which is supervised by the city's Department of Parks. There are separate pools for swimming and diving. Charge is nine cents for children, twenty-five cents for adults." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information.

Family Room: 1942 June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing development. Mrs. Caputo and her children in the living room of their four-and-a-half room apartment for which they pay $5.35 weekly." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information.

And bless Leo Durocher ... June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing development. Jimmy Caputo, 7 years old, and Annette, 4, at their nightly prayers." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

Drink Up: 1942 June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing development. Mrs. James Caputo in the modern kitchen of her apartment, pouring milk for Annette and Jimmy. The children drink more than a quart apiece daily." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

Can You Hear Me Now? June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing project. Mrs. Caputo washes son Jimmy's ears. He is recovering from infantile paralysis." Photo by Arthur Rothstein.

Throwing Shade: 1942 July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Construction of ocean-going barges for the U.S. Army. Welder's helper shading his eyes from the welder's torch." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

US U: 1942 June 1942. "Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Gas demonstration. Gas masks ('Universal' size) reconditioned for civilian defense use at the gas mask factory." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

Boiler Bros: 1942 July 1942. "Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New York. Trainees aboard the training ship New York working in the boiler room." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.

Waiting to Inhale: 1942 July 1942. "Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New York. Class in artificial respiration." Acetate negative by John Vachon.

Turnpike Trucker: 1942 July 1942. "Pennsylvania Turnpike. Trucker paying toll." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information.

Summer Swimmers: 1942 July 1942. "Florence, Alabama. Swimming at a Boy Scout camp." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.

Rays Hill Tunnel: 1942 July 1942. "Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvania. Rays Hill Tunnel." Abandoned in 1968. Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information.

Second City Riviera: 1942 July 1942. "Chicago, Illinois. Lake Michigan beach." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service.