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- [N.A.M. "E" Award Luncheon Program]
- Program for a luncheon honoring winners of the Army, Navy, and Maritime Commission Production Awards that took place on December 4, 1942 at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, N.Y. The program includes passages written by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Under Secretary of War, Robert P. Patterson; and Under Secretary of the Navy, James V. Forrestal, and a list of the companies being represented and honored at the luncheon. The event was organized by the National Association of Manufacturers.
- [Aircraft on Runway]
- Photograph of a small aircraft sporting the Air Force star and dot insignia on its wings on a concrete runway. The front propeller is blurred in motion. There is a mountain range in the background.
- [Alan Paulson Voluntary Blood Donor Service Enrollment Book]
- Voluntary Blood Donor Service Enrollment Book from the Canadian Red Cross Society belonging to Alan Paulson. The booklet provides recommendations on how to prepare for blood donation and includes a blood donor record.
- [Army Day]
- Recruiting poster for Army Day painted by Colonel Thomas B. Woodburn, U.S. Army. The poster depicts the Goddess of Liberty in front of flag, holding laurel wreath over marching line of US soldiers of multiple time periods with the text: "The United States Army: Then - Now - Forever. United States Army Recruiting Service. Army Day-April 6th"
- Army Navy Banner, Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, May 28, 1943
- Weekly newspaper published at the Pearl Harbor Navy Hard in Hawaii that includes news articles and information of interest to civilian workers of Civilian Housing, Area 3, along with advertising
- [Be a Marine, Free a Marine to Fight]
- Recruiting booklet for the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve. Address stamped with "U.S. Marine Corps Rectg, Sta., Room 408, U.S. Court House Bldg. Fort Worth, Texas"
- Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 13, 1942
- Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make shoes last longer to aid the war effort. The newsletter provides instructions for the proper selection, care, and repair of shoes. Special instruction is given for suede, satin, white leather, and work shoes.
- Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 20, 1942
- Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make rubber articles last longer to aid the war effort. Articles discussed include overshoes, clothing, hot water bottles, and garden hoses. The newsletter advises against leaving rubber in heat or sunlight or damaging them with tension or substances like paint or oil and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of rubber items and to try repairs before getting replacements.
- Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 21, 1942
- Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make electrical appliances last longer to aid the war effort. Appliances discussed include toasters, coffee makers, mixers, waffle irons, and flat irons. The newsletter advises against unsafe wiring and electricity usage and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of appliances.
- [Bonds or Bombs?]
- War bond trifold flyer titled, "Bonds or Bombs?"
- [Combined Operations Flyer]
- Flyer titled "Combined Operations" that promotes Red Cross services.
- [Concrete Bomb Shelter]
- Photograph outside a concrete bomb shelter. The shelter is on the bottom right, oblong in shape and has a visible door. Two other buildings are behind the shelter and a small aircraft is captured in air on the left.
- Contractors' Hotel News, Volume 1, Number 1, Friday, January 15, 1943
- Weekly newsletter edited by war workers contracted by the Pacific Naval Base and the Pacific Bridge Company "publishing everything of interest to men of Area 3" (p. 2), including news, editorials, sports articles, and classifieds.
- Contractors' Hotel News, Volume 1, Number 3, Friday, January 29, 1943
- Weekly newsletter edited by war workers contracted by the Pacific Naval Base and the Pacific Bridge Company "publishing everything of interest to men of Area 3" (p. 2), including news, editorials, sports articles, and classifieds.
- [Dogs for Defense]
- Brochure from the American Kennel Club's Dogs for Defense program informing the American public of the importance of a properly trained dog army in assisting the war effort.
- The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 10, Thursday, July 8, 1943
- Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
- The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 12, Thursday, July 22, 1943
- Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
- The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 14, Thursday, August 5, 1943
- Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
- The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 15, Thursday, August 12, 1943
- Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
- [Facts You Want to Know About the WAC]
- Recruiting booklet for the Women's Army Corps. Stamped with "U.S. Army Recruiting Station Women's Army Corps Section Syracuse Savings Bank Bldg. Syracuse 1, New York."
- [The Fighting Seabees Postcard]
- Postcard advertising the movie "The Fighting Seabees," starring John Wayne, Dennis O'Keefe, and Susan Hayward. Acquired by Ivan D. East during his service with the 136th Seabees.
- [Figure it Out Yourself]
- Pamphlet titled, "Figure it out yourself," advertising United States war bonds.
- [Group of Workers Posing in Front of Fake Ship]
- Photograph of a group of workers in front of fake ship, which was used for parades. There are three rows of men, the first is crouching on the ground with the other two rows standing behind them.
- [Guardians of the Colors]
- Recruiting poster for the U.S. Army painted by Colonel Thomas B. Woodburn, U.S. Army. The poster depicts an Army Color Guard marching in WWI dress uniforms with WWI style helmets holding flags and guns.
- [A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens]
- Booklet titled "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," which was one of a series of handbooks published by the United States Office of Civilian Defense instructing civil defense workers in their duties. The handbook includes information regarding the chain of command and equipment for air raid wardens, duties prior to an air attack, reporting procedure, coordination of services, home preparation and response to an air raid, and how to handle specific types of attacks (magnesium bombs, gases, etc.). Throughout the manual are pages to be filled in by the individual air warden, such as: the names and telephone numbers of the administrative officers at the precinct and city levels; where to send reports; and general notes.
- [Help Bring Him Home]
- Flyer titled "Help Bring Him Home for Other Holidays..." encouraging civilians not to ask returning servicemen questions that could contain potentially sensitive war information. The reverse side is titled "Our Hospitals Need More Help" and encourages women to sign up to become a Red Cross nurse.
- [How to Get the Most Out of the Food You Buy]
- A grocery, menu, and diet guide with information on how to purchase, store, and cook fresh vegetables and meat products. Prepared by General Electric in the interest of the National Nutrition Program.
- [Inhabitants of Contractors' Hotel]
- Photograph a group of seven inhabitants of the Contractors' Hotel, Honolulu, HI, including two carpenters, a mechanic, and a sheet metal worker. There are four men standing in the back row, all in wrinkled collared shirts, trousers and hats except for the man center right who is shirtless and without a hat. Three men sit on the ground with their lower bodies out of view, they all wear hats and overalls and the two men on the ends wear collared shirts underneath theirs. Above each man is a number written in red ink. On the left side of the men is a small plant and two-story building. Tio their right is two other buildings and smaller groups of men roaming around.
- [Keep 'Em Flying]
- An Army and Navy insignia guide.
- [Leaping Tuna Transport Pulled by Tractor]
- Photograph of 'Leaping Tuna" a four wheeled transport cart pulled by a U.S. Navy Tractor. Two unidentified men sit in the cart and another man sits on the wheel of the tractor waving. The transport is parked on a dirt road in front of a two-story building.
- [Lona B. Parker's War Ration Book Four]
- War Ration Book Four issued to Lona Belle Parker. The cover includes a blank space for the issuee's address and is unsigned. The booklet contains unused ration stamps for a variety of goods including coffee.
- [Man Standing in Front of Gas Alarm Sign]
- Photograph of a man standing in front of gas alarm sign with metal triangle. The man is wearing a short-sleeved collared shirt, overalls, a utility apron, a hat, and a cross body satchel. Behind him are stacks of wooden planks.
- [March in the Victory Parade]
- A WAC recruiting flyer titled "March in the Victory Parade."
- [McCall Style News]
- McCall Style News Magazine. February 1943 issue depicting women and children's dress patterns.
- [Merry Christmas Flyer]
- Flyer sent by the Office of Dependency Benefits titled "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."
- The Minute Man, Vol. 2, No. 3, June 1, 1942
- Newsletter of the War Savings Staff, Treasury Department including articles and information to support the sales of war savings bonds by staff in the field.
- [Navy Day, October 27, 1945]
- Program for Navy Day, October 27th, 1945, Mare Island Navy Yard, California. It contains photographs and a map of the base, a list of ships present at Navy Day, and a list of shops and activities for Navy Day. Both items are related to radio repair and installation technician Gayle L. Robinson, who was a civilian employee at Mare Island Naval Shipyard during the war.
- [Nutrition Course]
- Nutritional course pamphlet by the National Defense Program, Syracuse, N.Y. diet plans, food equivalents and substitutions are outlined, including recipes for sour cream dressing; cooked salad dressing; carrot, apple and raisin salad; cabbage, spinach, apple and raisin salad; macaroni, celery, and green pepper salad; potato and beet salad; prune and cottage cheese salad; and tomato and cottage cheese salad.
- [Point Saving Meals]
- Meal and ration planning pamphlet authored by Lola T. Dudgeon for the Agricultural Extension Service at the University of Arizona. Information includes meal plans, food equivalents and substitutions, and recipes for whole wheat muffins, raisin nut bread, soy pudding, lemon sauce, minced liver on brown rice, sour cream apple pie and topping, and frozen lemon pie.
- [Rationing on the Farm]
- Brochure for rural families describing what rationing is and why it is vital to the war effort.
- [Recipes]
- Recipe pamphlet by the National Defense Program, Syracuse, N.Y. on how to make cream soups and white sauces. Recipes include cream of spinach soup, peanut butter soup, braised kidney and vegetable stew, liver loaf with crumbs, baked stuffed haddock, fluffy omelet, cheese scuffle.
- [Recipes]
- Pamphlet from the Nutrition Committee of Onondaga County and Syracuse with recipes for meatloaf with oatmeal, liver loaf with crumbs, liver in casserole, breaded kidneys, and scalloped corn.
- [Recipes]
- Pamphlet with recipes for peanut butter soup, spinach soup, raw vegetable salad, sour cream dressing, and baked hamburger with vegetables.
- [Robert Reynolds Sitting on a Lower Bunk]
- Photograph of Robert Reynolds sitting with his legs crossed on a lower bunk. He wears a light-colored t-shirt tucked into long pants and lace up shoes. There is a magazine next to his pillow, boxes on the floor on the right side and another pair of shoes on the left. A tag hangs down from the top bunk and a stripped sleep shirt has been discarded on the upper bunk.
- [Ross Copper, Harry Hughes, and Robert Reynolds at Waikiki Beach]
- Photograph of Ross Copper, Harry Hughes, and Robert Reynolds crouching in front of a wire obstacle on Waikiki Beach. Ross Copper is on the left in a button-up collared shirt rolled up at the sleeves, long pants, dress shoes, and holding a cigarette between his fingers. Harry Hughes is in the center wearing a white collared shirt with a dark tie, long dark pants and two-toned dress shoes. Robert Reynolds is on the right in a white t-shirt, long hemmed pants, lace up boots and holding a cigarette.
- [Sailor Studies at Desk]
- Photograph of a sailor in a dark V-necked shirt sitting at a wooden desk reading the blue Jacket's Manual. Printed in the bottom left corner is " "MAC" finds time to study".
- [Sailor Watching Gun Fire]
- Photograph of a sailor with his back to camera watching a 5-inch gun fire and let off smoke. He is dressed in a dark uniform with a white sailor hat. Printed along the top is " "Mac" sees a 5" gun in action". Printed in the bottom-right corner "Official U.S. Navy Photograph".
- [Sailors Loading Torpedo Into Tube]
- Photograph of four sailors in a line loading torpedo into tube on destroyer or cruiser. The man closest to the left is bending over a railing, the two in the center are turned to the right and scrunched close together, the man on the right is facing the others and standing slightly above them. All the men wear long shirts and pants and white sailors' hats. Printed int he upper right-hand corner "Teamwork and the American "Mac"' and in the bottom left-hand corner is "Time, inc. Photo Approved by Public Relations".
- [Sailors on Chin Up Bars]
- Photograph of three sailors on chin-up bars, all in varying positions as they do flips on the bar. Three more men stand off to the right watching. The sailors' wear dark pants, white t-shirts and white sailor hats. Behind them is a large white two-story building. Printed along the bottom of the image is " "MAC" learns he can hold his own".
- [Sailors on Drill Field]
- Photograph of sailors on drill field doing deep knee bends with their arms stretched out to the side. Rows of trees and white two-story buildings can be seen in the distance. Printed across the bottom of the image " "MAC " & "CAL"ISTHENICS become acquainted".