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Poster

World War II Victory Garden Poster

Date: 1943
Description: International Harvester poster promoting "Victory Gardens" and war bonds. Features an illustration of a family working in a field while the father shakes h...
Photograph

Bong on Leave

Date: 1943
Description: Elvated view of war hero Richard Ira Bong (center, in flight jacket) on leave in Poplar, with friends, relatives, and admirers. The group is walking down a...
Photograph

Performing Circus Elephants

Date: 1943
Description: A group of over twenty-six Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants, standing on their rear legs with front legs resting on the elephant ahead. ...
Poster

Both Working for Victory

Date: 1943
Description: Poster of a woman driving a Red Cross truck and a woman on a Farmall tractor with the text "Now farm work is war work," and "Join the Farm Victory Voluntee...
Photograph

Weiner Processing

Date: 1943
Description: Female employees processing "Yellow Band" weiners at the Oscar Mayer Company during World War II.
Photograph

Menominee Women's Crew

Date: 1943
Description: Ribes eradication crew of Indian women on the Menominee Reservation pose together in a line.
Photograph

Menominee Women's Crew

Date: 1943
Description: Menominee women working to protect their white pines from blister rust.
Book or Pamphlet

36 - Woman Feeding Angora Rabbits

Date: 1943
Description: Woman feeding angora rabbits in their hutches.
Book or Pamphlet

44 - Woman Grooming Angora Rabbit

Date: 1943
Description: Woman holding angora rabbit in her arms and grooming it with a brush. Text on page says, "Wollpflege".
Book or Pamphlet

45 - Woman Grooming Angora Rabbit

Date: 1943
Description: Woman grooming angora rabbit on table with a brush.
Book or Pamphlet

48 - Woman Shearing Angora Rabbit

Date: 1943
Description: Woman shearing angora rabbit on table. The rabbit is shown in various stages of being shaved, and there is also a group of woman shearing rabbits on a long...
Book or Pamphlet

47 - Woman Shearing Angora Rabbit

Date: 1943
Description: Woman shearing angora rabbit on table. Shows the rabbit in various stages of being shaved.
Book or Pamphlet

52 - Angora Rabbit Fur Production

Date: 1943
Description: Angora rabbit fur production. A man and woman are standing near bags of angora wool to be delivered to the Reichs wool manufacturing company. Text on page ...
Book or Pamphlet

53 - Women Sorting Angora Wool

Date: 1943
Description: Women are shown sorting and storing angora wool. Bags of wool are shown stacked in a room. Text on page says, "Sortieren - und Lagern."
Photograph

Gardens Near Apartment Building

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of men and women working in a large garden behind what appears to be an apartment building.
Photograph

Can Opener

Date: 1943
Description: A woman wearing an apron using a counter-mounted can opener.
Photograph

Canning

Date: 1943
Description: A woman removing a jar of cut string beans from a pot and places it on a dishcloth next to two other filled jars.
Photograph

Cutting String Beans

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of a woman cutting string beans at a kitchen counter. A pot on a stovetop and a sink are in the background.
Photograph

Home Canning

Date: 1943
Description: A woman lifting jars of vegetables from a pot using a wire holder.
Photograph

Woman and Boy with Pears

Date: 1943
Description: A woman sitting at a kitchen table is handing a pear to a young boy standing next to her.

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