No Need To Wake Up; US Clearly Already Woke
While modern voices find much merriment in decrying systemic racism, declaring the US a consistently racist environment, despite the fact that millions of immigrants have moved here over the last 200...
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Even the Tri Delts, who weren’t part of the WATC, did their part on the homefront. all images from 1943 Arbutus
View ArticleHow Not To Lose Your Poise In 1943
These days, you can’t throw a stick without hitting a mom clutching a glass of vino to temper the hours of “social distance learning” with the reality of 2020. giphy.com I, for one, am happy to have a...
View ArticleWhoever Is Higher To Heaven Wins
Portrait of an Era During WWII, hats were frowned upon as an indulgence in the UK, and many woman (not daring to go in public uncovered), found that necessity was indeed the mother of invention. These...
View ArticleWatch Me Engineer This
In the middle of WWII, Curtis-Wright Cadettes at the University of Texas trained for vital war work, living in the Campus Guild and getting hands-on experience in engineering. When nightfall came,...
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Portrait of an Era New recruits in the Aldershot Command of the British Army are given foot inspections during WWII as part of their three months of basic training.
View Article“It’s Swell To Get Camels Again”
You’ve probably never heard the name, Jerry Ambler. As you can see in this 1947 ad, he was a bronc-riding star, winning the North American Saddle Bronc title in 1941 and 1946. Born in Alberta, Canada,...
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