Waiting for Shoes

In June 1943 in Washington D.C., these folks were part of a larger crowd waiting their turn to purchase shoes "on the last day on which war ration shoe coupon seventeen" could be used.

Photo by Esther Bubley. [American Memory link]

After the Rain

Sunbathers in Maryland, 1943.

Photo by Esther Bubley. [American Memory link]

Target Practice

Washington D.C. - October 1943. The caption accompanying this photo reads: "Walter Spangenberg practicing with a rifle at Woodrow Wilson High School." These days, metal detectors attempt to keep guns out of schools.

Photo by Esther Bubley. [American Memory link]

Sweet Song

A children's choir in a Washington, D.C. church.

Photo by Esther Bubley, 1943. [American Memory link]

Horse Power

Take stunning sculpture, mix with equally stunning photography - and voila!

Photo by Esther Bubley. Shot in 1943 in front of the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington D.C.

[American Memory link] to locate this image, use search terms: federal, trade, sculpture

Gonna Soak Up the Sun

Occupants of a wartime women's residence in Arlington, Virginia sunbathe behind their building.

Photo by Esther Bubley, 1943.

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