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1942: A World at War, A World of Life
The year 1942 found the world grappling with the realities of World War II. Rationing, victory gardens, and factory shifts became the norm as soldiers went overseas and women took on new responsibilities on the home front.
Yet, even amidst hardship, life, and even joy, found a way. From quiet family dinners to the excitement of a ballet recital, daily life continued. These 32 photos offer a glimpse into the world of 1942:
- President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill confer on Allied war strategy.
- A soldier stands tall during the Battle of El Alamein.
- A young woman proudly displays her pilot’s license.
- A worker meticulously polishes a military aircraft.
- A bustling street scene in Lower Manhattan.
- Ground crew prepares a B-25 Mitchell bomber.
- Students participate in rifle practice at Roosevelt High School.
- A woman rivets aircraft panels, contributing to the war effort.
- US troops land on the beaches of Oran, Algeria during Operation Torch.
- Two men showcase the fashion of the era.
- Crew members of an M3 Lee tank peer out.
- A bride radiates joy on her wedding day.
- Women enjoy a day at the beach.
- A Dutch-Indonesian family shelters a Jewish boy in occupied Netherlands.
- A weekly ration allotment for two in wartime Britain.
- A couple smiles for their wedding portrait.
- Japanese-American college students face relocation to an internment camp.
- A migrant worker journeys from North Carolina to Virginia.
- Schoolchildren celebrate summer break in Missouri.
- Five-year-old George Takei and his family at Rohwer internment camp.
- Walt Disney visits a beach in Rio de Janeiro.
- The grandeur of Penn Station in New York City.
- A young Princess Elizabeth in her Auxiliary Service uniform.
- Schoolchildren in Dunklin County, Missouri, pose for a photo.
- An RAF pilot gets a haircut between missions.
- A family gathers outside their Michigan home.
- Ava Gardner’s MGM studio ID photo.
- Friends enjoy a day at the beach.
- Children play “war” in Washington D.C.
- Young girls practice ballet in Harlem.
- A woman shops with ration books in Virginia.
- Women at Penn Station in New York.
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