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Charles Henry Alston, A Well Fed Nation is a Fighting Nation - World War II Public Health Initiative, National Archives at College Park, 1943

Charles Alston, an African-American artist and educator, created this drawing in 1943. It shows a strong, healthy family (man, woman, and two…

Tags: African-Americans, Charles Alston, Eating, Health, War, World War II

Charles Henry Alston 1907-1977, Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) Pioneer in Blood Plasma Storage, National Archives, 1943

Here we have what rarely happens in history, a life which crowds into a handful of years significance so great, men will never forget it. By Dr.…

Tags: American Red Cross, Blood, Blood Plasma, Charles Richard Drew, Medicine, World War II

Hayden Hayden, United Service Organizations, Pritzker Military Museum and Library, Unknown

World War II era poster of a smiling soldier and nurse. Supporting America’s troops was the first mission of the USO. In 1941, as it became clear that…

Tags: FDR, Military, Posters, Salvation Army, United Service Organization, United States, USO, World War II, WWII, YWCA

Imperial War Museum, Penicillin, Imperial War Museum, Between 1939 and 1945 - first photo, July 20 2009 - second photo

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Tags: Antibiotics, Diseases, Penicillin, Science, Syphilis, World War II

Louis Hirshman & William Tasker, Service on the Home Front, Library of Congress, ca. 1941-43

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good actions; try to use ordinary situations. Jean Paul Richter, German author World War II posters…

Tags: Democracy, Home Front, Military Front, Nationalism, Posters, United States, World War II

National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine / Ferree, Juke Joint Sniper, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1942

In this 1942 poster by Ferree, a striking blonde woman lights up a cigarette in front of a bar. The woman has blond hair and wears a short-sleeved…

Tags: Disease, Feree, STD Prevention & Control, STDs, Women, World War II

National Museum of American History, For Your Country's Sake Today – For Your Own Sake Tomorrow, National Museum of American History., 1944

This poster, created by Steele Savage in 1944, appealed to the patriotism of women aged 20 to 35 to prompt them to enlist in the Women's Army Corps,…

Tags: Campaign, Patriotism, Posters, War, Women, World War II

Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services., Plant a Victory Garden, Our Food is Fighting - Managing the Food Supply during World War II, Living History Farm, 1941-1945

"During World War II, the government had to ration certain foods (e.g., sugar, cheese, eggs, and coffee). In light of labor and transportation…

Tags: Eating, Victory Gardens, World War II

Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services., Eat the Basic Seven Everyday!, National Archives, 1941-1945

In 1943, during World War II, the National Wartime Nutrition Guide was issued by the USDA. Food scarcity and wartime restrictions prompted…

Tags: Basic Seven, Dietary Guide, Eating, Food Groups, World War II

Office of War Information domestic photographic units, V-Mail During World War II, Library of Congress, Circa 1942

In both world wars, letter writing was a popular means of improving the morale of troops overseas. During the latter years of World War II, V-mail…

Tags: Postal Service, V-Mail, War, World War II, WWII