Tag Archives: 1940s

1930s photograph

A couple in the 30s, and then again in the 40s or 50s

Mary doesn’t remember her aunt being very wealthy, and doesn’t know if this first picture from approximately the 1930s is her wedding photo to her second husband, or was just a special occasion photo. Either way, both of them look rather uncomfortable in the first picture. As you can see, this woman is heavy set [...]

WWII WAC Uniform, Part I

A few months ago I got to borrow this World War II Womens Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC and later WAC) uniform with matching garrison cap from a local historical society. A little bit of history about this version of the WAC uniform that I found online: Due to harsh criticism of unsatisfactory fitting and material [...]

1945 Wedding Reception or Garden Party

I found these slides, of the same couple as the last, in a box labeled “August 9 – 45″, so presumably from 1945 … it looks like they attended a wedding and snapped some family photos, or maybe the wedding picture is just accidentally mixed in. You can see the hat and dress styles of [...]

1940s Swimming Pictures

I can imagine this World War 2 era couple having a nice week or two of bliss together, perhaps they got married while he was on leave, and taking a break to go swimming in the hot summer weather of wherever they were at. Maybe it was July when these pictures were taken in 1944!