(via Red All Over: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
Chicago, April 1942. “Dancing to the music of Red Saunders and his band at the Club DeLisa.” Photographer Jack Delano swaps the train pictures for a taste of cafe society. Medium format negative, Office of War Information. View full size.
1942 (by x-ray delta one)
artist- Artzybasheff
(via War News: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
April 1942. An unknown diner reading World War 2 headlines from the Detroit News in a downtown Detroit cafe. Photo taken by my grandfather, Howard McGraw, of the Detroit News. Scanned from a 4x5 negative. View full size.
Miss Lois Harris, Washington, DC - 1942 (by vieilles_annonces)
(via Tube Inspector: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
July 1942. “Ford bomber plant at Willow Run, Michigan. Inspection of more than a thousand separate tubing pieces composing the fuel, hydraulic, de-icing and other systems in a bomber is a highly important job. This young employee at the giant Willow Run plant uses her tiny flashlight to discover any internal defects in the tubing.” Photo by Ann Rosener, Office of War Information. View full size.
(via Corporal Nourishment: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
May 1942. “A corporal in the Army takes his girl to dinner. Bakersfield, California.” Photo by Russell Lee, Office of War Information. View full size.
(via Army Ambulances: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
August 1942. “Detroit, Michigan. Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. Dodge ambulances are here, lined up for delivery to the Army.” Photo by Arthur Siegel for the Office of War Information. View full size.
(via Danse Moderne: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
March 1942. Washington, D.C. “Dancing class at an elementary school.” Medium format nitrate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.










