Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Imagine this today. And nice hat, kid!


A boy eagerly holding out a wartime ration book certificate to a grocery store vendor while purchasing a can of V8 juice, during WWII, 1943

1 comment:

  1. My mom told a WW II story of "the word" going out in the [Detroit] neighborhood when butter, or eggs, or nylons had appeared at the local shop(s), and all the neighbor women would rush to stand in line, hoping that the supply would last until they could get their ration.

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