From the Shorpy photograph site.
Oct. 29, 2014-- ROMANCE OF A PEOPLE: 1942: August, 1942: New YorkWindow of a Jewish religious shop at Broome Street." There is a banner in the window reading: "Equality * Liberty * Justice / God Bless America. / We Are Proud Americans." By Marjory Collins, OWI.
Oct. 23, 2014-- READ ALL ABOUT IT (COLORIZED): 1942: May 1942. "Southington, Connecticut. Woman looking at a huge magazine rack." Fresno Jacobs, OWI. Quite a few of the magazines have military pictures on the cover and many comic books.
--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.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Shorpy Home Front Photos: A Jewish Shop and A Magazine Rack
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homefront,
Jews,
magazines,
photographs,
Shorpy Photos
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