From the Great Depression to World War II - Photos from the American Memory Collection

Showcasing some of the 160,000 images taken between 1935 and 1944 by government-hired photographers. (If you were to look at 100 of them per day, every day, you'd need more than four years to view them all).

Sep 24, 2009

Ration Warning

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Another image produced for the US government. Its caption reads: "The United States is at war and the law will show no mercy to anyone...
Sep 22, 2009

Rations Bureaucracy (3)

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Am I the only one who's confused - and thanking my lucky stars I was born in a peaceful era in which resources are plentiful? As the cap...
Sep 20, 2009

Rations Bureaucracy (2)

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Like the previous image, this photograph appears to have been produced by the US government in order to explain ration procedures to the ge...
Sep 18, 2009

Rations Bureaucracy (1)

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Taken in 1943 by US government photographer Alfred T. Palmer, this image was apparently used to explain the rationing system to consumers. ...
Sep 16, 2009

Scarce Meat

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Taken by Alfred T. Palmer in 1943, this photo was meant to demonstrate the concept of meat rationing in the United States during World War ...
Sep 14, 2009

Children Only

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The sign reads: Oranges for children only. Described as an official British photo, this image highlights the grim measures that may become ...
Sep 12, 2009

Controlled Consumption

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"A shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a British housewife's ration book for the tea, sugar, cooking fats and bacon she is allowed f...
Sep 10, 2009

Waiting for Shoes

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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...
Sep 8, 2009

Gasoline Ration Card

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Taken by an unidentified photographer during the early 1940s, the fine print on this document emphasizes that successful rationing depends o...
Sep 6, 2009

Gas Rationing

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During World War II, gasoline was vital to the military campaign. As a result, the amount available for domestic US consumption was ratione...
Sep 1, 2009

Coal Mountain

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A coal loader in Minneapolis, 1939. (Click image for larger view.) Photo by John Vachon . [American Memory link]
Aug 30, 2009

Train in the Mist

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A West Virginia trainyard, September 1942. Photo by John Collier . [American Memory link]
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