Photographs from the 1940's

[Arch Stanton]

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May 1942. Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. "Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war. A good American non-com at the side machine gun of a huge YB-17 bomber is a man who knows his business and works hard at it." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.

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October 1942. "Testing electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company. Long Beach, California." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.

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October 1942. Engine installers at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, California. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.

See the rest here...http://pavel-kosenko.livejournal.com/303194.html?thread=22669914

Enjoy!

 

[Lodeus]

Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Phoenix]

That link is blocked to me here at work, but these were posted some time ago here, I believe...

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/08/world-war-ii-the-american-home-front-in-color/100122/

 

[cowboyeric8]

That's awesome. They almost looked staged because they are so nice. Thanks for sharing. Got to love Coca-Cola.

 

[KJJ]

The woman at the bottom "He thought I worked at UPS because I was checking out his package."