1940s and WWII

769 Pins
 · Last updated 9y
Curated by
two people standing in front of a blackboard with a heart drawn on the chalk
Our Miss Brooks
"Our Miss Brooks" ~ Eve Arden, Gale Gorden, Robert Rockwell & Richard Crenna 1948-1957 (Began on Radio w/Jeff Chandler as Mr. Boynton)
a man in a suit and hat holding cards
Dumpster Rentals Price
'Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar' - "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.
two men in suits posing for the camera with one holding his head on another man's shoulder
Dumpster Rentals Price
Old Time Radio Free Podcast & Downloads: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis "The Martin and Lewis Radio Show Premier Episode" 1948
an old black and white photo of a family posing with their dog, the border collie
Lassie TV Show
For over 60 years, Lassie has been loved by millions around ... 1938- British author Eric Knight writes the short story "Lassie Come Home" that ... 1946- LASSIE Radio show began and runs until 1949
a black and white photo of a woman reading a piece of paper
Behind-the-scenes with a screen goddess: Candid photographs trace Elizabeth Taylor's glittering Hollywood career
Elizabeth Taylor recording a radio show around 1949 - photo reprinted with her permission #Entertainment #History
the life of riley with william bendix cover art for dell's classic tv series
The Life of Riley - Wikipedia
The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, is a popular American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a long-run 1950s television series (originally with Jackie Gleason as Riley for 1 truncated season, then with Bendix for 6 seasons), and a 1958 Dell comic book.The radio program starring William Bendix as Riley initially aired on the Blue Network, later known as ABC, from January 16, 1944 to June 8, 1945. Then it moved to NBC, where
a painting of a man sitting in a chair
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Miller Center
Franklin D. Roosevelt - 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) Democrat ~ ~ I call for effort, courage, sacrifice, devotion. Granting the love of freedom, all of these are possible. And the love of freedom is still fierce and steady in the nation today. June 10, 1940
an old photo of a man holding up a sign in the back of a truck
Photographer Spotlight: Bill Ray's Classic Celebrity Portraits - LIFE
A jubilant Harry Truman holds up a Chicago newspaper emblazoned with the (erroneous) headline, DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN, St. Louis, Missouri, November 4, 1948.
a young boy riding on the back of a white and black horse
National Archives NextGen Catalog
George W. Bush on Horseback, ca. 1949.
soldiers walking through flood waters carrying their equipment to the landing area in an aircraft carrier
D-Day invasion June 1944: The spies, secrecy and codewords behind the Normandy Landings
D-Day invasion June 1944: The spies, secrecy and codewords behind the Normandy Landings - YouTube
Front page of the Daily Sketch newspaper Thursday, August 29th, 1940. London, Stationery, The Blitz, London Blitz, Daily Sketch, Newspaper, Front Page, Office Supplies, Sketch
GRAPHICS: The Blitz, agosto 1940-mayo 1941
Front page of the Daily Sketch newspaper Thursday, August 29th, 1940.
Newspaper headline, Boston American, July 14, 1941, "Churchill Says Britain Will Give Hitler The Works" Newspaper Front Pages, Newspaper Headlines, Historical Newspaper, Headline News, Newspaper Article, Historical Moments, English History, Old Newspaper, Red Army
ORIGINAL JULY 14 1941 BOSTON AMERICAN NEWSPAPER CHURCHILL GIVE HITLER THE WORKS
Newspaper headline, Boston American, July 14, 1941, "Churchill Says Britain Will Give Hitler The Works"
Newspaper Headlines from 1944: President Roosevelt Dies Us History, Historical Pictures, Historical Events
Photos Of vintage News Headlines
Newspaper Headlines from 1944: President Roosevelt Dies
an old newspaper with some writing on the front and back pages that read dewy deeats truman
Harry S. Truman by Robert Dallek
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election. The Chicago Daily Tribune's famous erroneous headline: Dewey Defeats Truman.