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.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Shorpy Home Front Photos: Bombers, Planes & Birthday Cakes
6-3-17 AVENGING ANGEL-- October 1942. "Woman at work on a bomber motor, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California." Color Alfred Palmer, OWI. So, this one's a woman, not a girl.
6-7-17 OUTTA MY WAY: 1942-- June 1942. "Tank driver -- Fort Knox, Kentucky. Color. Alfred Palmer, OWI. Looks a bit frightening with him wearing those goggles and the way the lighting is.
6-12-17 MAKE A WHOOSH: 1942-- June 1942. Greenbelt, Maryland. "Grandma Taylor blows out the candles on her 83rd birthday cake while her daughter, Mrs. McCard and grandson look on." Marjory Collins,, OWI.
--GreGen
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