American Life in Early 1940s
Photographers working for the U.S. government’s Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) between 1939 and 1944 made approximately 1,600 color photographs that depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The pictures focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of World War II mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working. What did you think? Please leave a comment in the section below and remember to share the video and sign up for our free newsletter!
June 20, 2021 @ 11:47 am
As pertaining to many of our population who are currently being overweight, in my day and time, there were no fast food places serving fatty foods. We all ate good healthy meals at home. Eating out was rare and quite a treat! People didn’t have air conditioning but had fans or opened all their windows during the hot summer months to cool off. Most had no central heat but only gas stoves in every room of our house where we slept without heat during the nighttime. We had no a/c in our schools. We had physical Ed classes in junior high and high school which included exercise, outdoor sports for girls who during our P. E. Classes in school. Girls participated in first aid courses as well as took homemaking courses where we learned how to cook and sew. Manners were taught. Girls were taught how to properly sit in a chair. We were taught about our Constitution and loyalty to our country! I think this is why my generation has lived so long and remain patriotic to our country! Government did not tell us what to do, either!
October 27, 2019 @ 10:32 pm
That’s what a lifetime of just enougb food to eat, and lots and lots of physical labor , will do for you.
October 27, 2019 @ 10:01 am
Note that there were virtually zero fat people. Hmmmmm…