University of North Texas Libraries Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII Liberman, Howard. 5x7 created in 1942 Call # LC-USe6-D DLC Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC The demand for workers in war industries created many social opportunities.

University of North Texas Libraries Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Pearl Harbor widows have gone into war work to carry on the fight with a personal vengeance. Mrs. Virginia Young (right), whose husband was one of the first casualties of World War II, is a supervisor in the assembly and repairs department of the naval air Base at Corpus Christi, Texas. Hollem, Howard R. Officer of War Information. Overseas Picture Division, Wahsington Division 1944 R.LC-USE6-D Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Mervin Garver Interview, Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program Read about what people did with extra money during the war and their work ethic. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Leonard Tormey. Photograph shows a window of a business in the 900 block of Third Street. A project sponsored by the Lion's Club displayed pictures of those serving in World War II by See how businesses and local civic organizations showed their support for the war effort. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Hollem, Howard R. “Rita Rodriguey” 1942 LC-USW36-37 Farm Security Administration- Office of War Information Collection Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC With millions of men away fighting the war women moved into workforce taking jobs previously done only by men. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Mervin Garver Interview, Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program Read about women taken jobs previously held by men. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries The demand for workers in war industries created many social opportunities. Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas Vachon, John. Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection June 1943 LC-USW Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Loading sulphur from vat, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas Vachon, John. Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection 1943 May, LC-USW Library Of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C USA. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Instructor explaining the operation of a parachute to student pilots, Meacham field, Fort Worth, Tex. Rothstein, Arthur. Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection 1944, Library of Congress Print and Photographs Division Washington, D.C> USA Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Texas industry contributed to all aspects of the U.S. war effort in this photo workers are assembling a Liberator Bomber, at Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas Hollem, Howard R. Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection 1944, Library of Congress Print and Photographs Division Washington, D.C LC-USW Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Southland Paper Mill, Kraft (Chemical) Pulp Used in Making newsprint, Lufkin, Texas. Vachon, John. Farm Security Administration- Office of War Information Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C USA LC-USW April 1943 Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Mervin Garver Interview, Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program Read about the collection of war critical metals. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Created 1942 September, Office of War Information. Farm Security Administration—office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) Washington Division, 1944 Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC Gigantic Scrap yard in the heart of Akron, Ohio, was the scene of great activity during intensive scrape metal drive. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Mervin Garver Interview, Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program Read about the problems getting scrap iron. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Working inside the fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas Hollem, Howard R. Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection October 1944, Library of Congress Print and Photographs Division Washington, D.C LC-USW36-24 LC-DIG-fasc-1a34928 DLC Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Mervin Garver Interview, Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program Read about what Garver thought about people’s work ethic during the war. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." The "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship to be named for a African American, is shown being rushed to completion on one of the ways of the California Shipbuilding Corporation. Alfred T. Palmer, created 1942 September, Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division, 1944 Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries A general view of some of the shipways at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards shows three ships Alfred T. Palmer, created 1942 September, Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division, 1944 Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries “construction of the liberty ship Booker T. Washington” Jesse Kermit Lucas, an experienced African American welder, is shown instructing his white apprentice, Rodeny Gail Chesney. Alfred T. Palmer, created 1942 September, Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division, 1942 Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Mervin Garver Interview, Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program Read about pay during wartime and gas rationing. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries A T-1 Transportation Mileage Ration Book (used) with attached stamps. Note each unit of Gasoline equals one gallon of gas T-1 Transportation Mileage Ration. United States of America Office of Price Administration Form OPA R-532 A. U.S. Government Printing Office: Desmond R. and Rose G. Tyler, 9 June 1999 Interview, Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program See a gas ration book and Read about how hard it was to Buy gas. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries “Why Canned Fruits, Vegetables, and Soups are Rationed.” (Washington D.C. U.S. Office of Price Administration January 1943) Read a government pamphlet explaining The need to ration canned goods. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries War Ration Book Four. United States of America Office of Price Administration OPA form R-145. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1945 See a food ration book. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries “Why Canned Fruits, Vegetables, and Soups are Rationed.” (Washington D.C. U.S. Office of Price Administration January 1943), 2. Examine a poster explaining how to use a ration book. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Why Fuel Will be Short this Winter: 12 Easy ways to Keep Warmer. Imprint between The need to conserve energy extends to all aspects of civilian life during World War II. Examine selections from a pamphlet urging the conservation of fuel. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Evelyn Myers McCune. 4 August 1996 interview. Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program Read about how the wartime experience broadened many people. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Why Fuel Will be Short this Winter: 12 Easy ways to Keep Warmer. Imprint between See what the government recommended to reduce the Need for heating homes. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries “Humorale Stationery for When You Write.” part of stationery package Morale is always key to an army and letters form home were eagerly sought. Read guidelines on what people were urged write about. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries V-Mail template detailing how to write V-Mail. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries “Humorale Stationery for When You Write.” part of stationery package Morale is always key to an army and letters form home were eagerly sought. Read guidelines on people were urged not to write about Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Display Your Colors: We Bought Extra War Bonds 4th War Loan Washington, D.C.: War Finance Division Treasury Department, See a 4 th war loan advertisement. Such war loan Were crucial in financing the war. $185.7 Billion in securities were sold. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries U.S. Treasury Department War Saving Staff. “Till We Meet Again, Buy War Bonds.” Illustrator Joseph Hirsch UNT Rare Books and Texana Collections: Poster encouraging people to buy war bonds to support the war effort. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Evelyn Myers McCune. 4 August 1996 interview. Oral History Collection University of North Texas Oral History Program Read bout how many U.S. cities Near quite managed blackout conditions. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII

University of North Texas Libraries Leonard Tormey. Photograph of Rosenberg, Texas during a black out during World War II. The photograph was taken from the water tower. Long streak of white light from right corner that extends to near center of photo. Automobiles can be seen under lit parking areas on right also. A few lights in windows can be seen See how a city looked under Black out conditions. Primary Source Adventures: Home Front, The United States during WWII