The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Friday, April 8, 2016

Shorpy Home Front Photos: School Lunches

FROM THE AUGUST 8, 2014--  CUISINE: 1943--  May 1943: Keysville Virginia.  Randolph Henry High School  "Typical lunch for 15 cents:  Candied yams, macaroni and cheese, fruit salad, deviled eggs, dessert and milk.  Milk is free and children can drink all that they want.  By Philip Bonn, OWI.

AUGUST 8, 2014--  SCHOOL LUNCH, 1943--  May 1943.  Another shot.

Randolph Henry High School is in Charlotte County, Virginia.  It gets its name from a combination of the names of John Randolph and Patrick Henry.  It opened in 1938 and is still operating.

They have a plaque honoring students who served during World War II.

--GreGen

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