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Glen Echo Park and WW2

Monday, January 21, 2008

So I took a spin over to Glen Echo Park in MD last SAT to see, of all things, a puppet show. Situated next to the Clara Barton House in Glen Echo (near Cabin John), this place has been a destination since the 1890s. In fact, when queried, my father-in-law told me he used to […]

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Al McIntosh, Rock County Star-Herald

Saturday, September 29, 2007

So I’ve been watching Ken Burns’ epic The War on tape (I mean, who can do 2.5 hours per night?), and checking some of the history forums online to see what folks are thinking. Generally, the tone is positive, but one thing has come up a few times: “some” are annoyed at Burns’ focus on […]

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ww2db.com Featured Image, #3

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

This week’s image comes from the nearly 100+ on display as part of the “WAVES: Women in the WW2 US Navy” article at ww2db.com. Many of the images are of women at work, and there is a kind of casual “oh hey…taking my picture, huh?!” vibe at work. But there are others that are much […]

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War Stomach

Monday, July 23, 2007

Now this ad caught my eye. It was buried deep in a corner column near the bottom of a back page, one or two from the end. Of course, there was much to worry about in those days (OCT 1944), and modern day worriers need only swap out the term that best suits them. For […]

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Ads from the 1940s, #1

Thursday, July 19, 2007

For about last two or so months, I’ve subscribed to a news archive for access to wartime articles. While the basic searches I’m doing are mostly to confirm things I’ve written, I have found other interesting things, namely the ads. More than a few have made my jaw drop just a little (“Are you miserable […]

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