#wwii homefront

[liberty1776]

Explaining air combat WW II

[lotus-pear]

i think you guys are onto smth..

i unironically got invested in this HELP

[retropopcult]

"Amarillo, Texas. View over the city." The Firestone Tires garage on Tyler Street at 10th Avenue. Photographed 1943 by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

[goshyesvintageads]

United States Steel Corp, 1942

[hylianengineer]

Victory gardens are one of my favorite historical phenomena. Can we bring this back to fight climate change please? (And for like 20 other environmentalist reasons. Plus it's cheap produce and food is expensive.)

Uncle Sam had a green thumb? Digging into the history of victory gardens 🍅🌽🥕

Victory Gardens emerged during World War I as a way to ease the strain on the nation's food supply and foster solidarity among citizens.

Citizens were encouraged to grow their own fruits and vegetables to ensure a steady food supply for both the home front and the troops fighting overseas.

The movement continued during World War II, when the United States faced severe food shortages due to rationing and the need to support a growing military force. 

Victory Gardens became a symbol of community, patriotism and self-sufficiency, and by 1944, an estimated 20 million gardens were cultivated across the nation.

The U.S. government heavily promoted the Victory Garden movement through various initiatives and campaigns. The Department of Agriculture's Extension Service provided guidance and resources, such as instructional pamphlets on gardening techniques, to help citizens establish and maintain their gardens and plots.

The government also created a range of promotional materials, including posters, films, and radio programs, to encourage citizens to participate in the effort.

Further Reading:

[captain-price-unofficially]

Aerial view of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales on trials, 1941. She'd soon be sunk in combat with Japanese aircraft several days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

[carbone14]

Enfants anglais agitant leurs drapeaux dans les décombres d'une maison de la banlieue sud de Londres à Battersea pour célébrer la victoire en Europe - 8 mai 1945.

Photographe américain anonyme

©Imperial War Museums - HU 49414

[newhistorybooks]

"Homefront Battles is the best book ever written about life in the South during World War II. Charles C. Bolton gives us a fascinating, holistic view of the war's broad impact on Southern life, offering a refreshingly original take on the war's complicated effects and legacies across the region."

[victusinveritas]

[vanwartime]

Backup copy:

Canada’s War in the Air by Leslie Roberts, third edition, published July 1943 by Alvah M. Beatty, Montreal has been digitized and added to archive.org, as a tribute to the #rcaf 100th anniversary. The book is a remarkable reference of #wwii #aviation #history. With Archive.org down at the moment, I put a PDF copy here on Google Drive for the time being.

UPDATE! It looks like archive.org is back online again! Yay!

[tmcphotoblog]

Battle of Britain Seal

[headbandsandflats]

it’s all fun and games until your anti-union brother and pro-union sister force a labor strike and the sister-in-law you used to hook up with (but no one else knows about that) gets shot and you have to rush home from your major league tryout and then she dies when you’re alone in the room with her :-/

[ormspinners]

How Life on the Home Front Changed During the World War II

During World War II, life on the home front underwent significant changes. From rationing essential goods and growing victory gardens to women stepping into roles traditionally held by men, the war effort at home was marked by resilience and unity. Families adapted to new realities, and communities came together in unprecedented ways. Discover how these everyday heroes contributed to the war effort and shaped a generation...

Readmore: https://www.barbarahannon.com/how-life-on-the-home-front-changed/

[retropopcult]

A female station attendant pumping gas in the winter of 1942. Photographed in New York by Royden J. Dixon for the Office of War Information.

[goshyesvintageads]

The Bon Ami Co, 1943