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.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Shorpy Home Front Photos: Trains and More Trains
Jack Delano sure took a lot of train pictures for the Office of War Information.
Here are five more:
MAY 21-2017-- Red Means Go: 1943 Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago
MAY 23, 2017-- Locomotive Dreams: 1942 Chicago and North Western roundhouse.
JUNE 6, 2017-- Pabst Backward: April 1943 Illinois Central and Pabst Blue Ribbon neon sign, Chicago.
JUNE 16, 2017-- 40th Street Shops: 1942 Dec. 1942 Chicago & North Western RR locomotives.
AUGUST 31, 2017-- Backtrack: 1943 Willard, New Mexico
See Train, Go train, Jack. --GreGen
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