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.
Monday, October 9, 2017
Shorpy Home Front Photos: Old Trolley Cars,Youth Camps and Harlem
3-12-17 TRANSIT GRILL: 1943. April 1943. Baltimore, Maryland. "Baltimore Transit bus with trolley of 1917 vintage. Many old cars have been reconditioned because of wartime transportation pressure." Marjory Collins, OWI.
3-18-17-- KP CUTUPS: 1943. August 1943. Arden, New York. "Interracial activities at Camp Gaylord White, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Campers help with the kitchen work." Gordon Parks, OWI.
3-18-17-- NEW YORK, 1943. May 1943. "Woman and her dog in the Harlem section. Gordon Parks, OWI. A black woman peering out her window.
--GreGen
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