Two chaplains who met on a deployment to Afghanistan got engaged and dressed up like a World War II couple in front of a train for their engagement photos.
Reminiscing for the Nostalgic
"The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past." - Robertson Davies, A Voice from the Attic
I'm Kelly; lover of the 1940s, Gene Kelly, and Jesus. This blog is devoted to early 20th Century history, period dramas, Doctor Who, and my sexy French lover, Jean Dujardin.
Posts tagged world war ii:
World War II-Era Kodachromes
These images are stunning. Not only do they showcase a few of the millions of “Rosie the Riveters” who worked in the defense industry during this time, but they do so in such brilliant quality. Kodachrome film was first sold in 1935, but it was discontinued in 2009, though its legacy through photos like these (plus iconic images like “the Afghan Girl”) still lives.
Most of the images are from Shorpy, but they were compiled here, where many other lovely images of 1940s America can be found.
Illustration for Lane hope chests, 1942. Apparently you put all the stuff that you were going to need in your new dream house in your hope chest. Hopes and dreams.
Switch out that out for a sailor uniform and we’re set.
A sailor viewing autographs on the wall of Earl Carroll’s theatre-restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
I like Robert Taylor’s signature.
A Coast Guardsman bowing in reverence over the marked graves of American soldiers who gave their lives to win a small atoll during World War II, 1944
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If Social Media Was Around For The World Wars
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“Home, Sweet, Home”
Look at all those pinups!
I like the one on the right.
Which one is better? Sailor or car? Decisions, decisions.
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