9-2-14 GREYHOUD GARAGE: 1943-- September 1943, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Esther Bubley, OWI.
8-30-14 GOGGLE GLASS: 1942-- December 1942. "Chicago, Illinois. Workmen grinding out a small part at the Chicago & Northwestern repair shop." Jack Delano, OWI.
8-28-14 POP CULTURE: 1943. "Columbus, Ohio. A Greyhound bus driver off duty." In a diner. An ad in the background says, "I'd Give a Month's Pay for a Dr. Pepper."
10-11-14 IRONWOMAN: 1943-- June 1943. Arlington County, Virginia. "Arlington Farms, war duration residence halls. Laundry room in Idaho Hall." Esther Bubley, OWI. Women are ironing their clothes.
Somebody's Got to Do It. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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