FSA - OWI Black & White Photographs Collection at The Library of Congress
The black-and-white photographs of the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection are a landmark in the history of documentary photography. The images show Americans at home, at work, and at play, with an emphasis on rural and small-town life and the adverse effects of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and increasing farm mechanization. Some of the most famous images portray people who were displaced from farms and migrated West or to industrial cities in search of work. In its latter years, the project documented America's mobilization for World War II. The collection includes about 164,000 black-and-white negatives; this release provides access to over 160,000 of these images. The FSA-OWI photographers also produced about 1600 color photographs.

FSA - OWI Color Photographs Collection at The Library of Congress
The color photographs of the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection include scenes of rural and small-town life, migrant labor, and the effects of the Great Depression. A significant number of the color photographs concern the mobilization effort for World War II and portray aircraft manufacturing, military training, and the nation's railroads. The 1,600 color photographs produced by the FSA and OWI photographers are less well known and far less extensive than the 164,000 black-and-white photographs in the collection.

The Home Front: Manitowoc County In World War II
A digital collection of photographic images, oral histories, published sources and documents, artifacts, and other resources which help to document and explain the history of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin during the period from 1939 to 1947—both the more universally shared home front experiences and activities as they played out in this specific county, and those more unique activities which especially defined the area during the War.

Photographs from World War Two by Dickey Chapelle at The Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin-born photojournalist Chapelle was one of the first women foreign correspondents to cover World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and other U.S. military engagements worldwide. Her writings and pictures appeared in the magazines Reader's Digest, National Geographic, Look, and the Saturday Evening Post from the 1940's to the 1960's. Chapelle was killed in Vietnam in 1965 while pursuing her profession.

Hawaii War Records Depository - Photographs - Honolulu Advertiser & Honolulu Star Bulletin
The Hawaii War Records Depository contains a wealth of photographs documenting various aspects of life in Hawaii during World War II. These photographs are an important resource depicting the military activities in Hawaii, life on the homefront, and the military's relationship with Hawaii's civilian population during the war. The Hawai'i War Records Depository (HWRD) holds approximately 1,000 newspaper photographs clearly identified as being from the Honolulu Star Bulletin and 330 photographs clearly identified as being from the Honolulu Advertiser, representing primary material from the two English-language Honolulu newspapers.

Hawaii War Records Depository - Photographs - U.S. Army Signal Corps and U.S. Navy
The Hawaii War Records Depository (HWRD), which was established at the University of Hawaii Library in 1943, is an extensive collection of materials that document life in Hawaii during World War II. The HWRD includes 880 photographs taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the U.S. Navy during World War II. These photographs, taken between 1941 and 1946, document the impact of World War II in Hawaii. They depict Army and Navy activities in Hawaii and illustrate the military's relationship with Hawaii's civilian population.

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Flickr - The Library of Congress. The FSA-OWI photographs, 1930s-40s in color
These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created the images between 1939 and 1944. We invite your tags and comments! Also, more identification information. (The current titles come from the agency's original documentation, which was sometimes incomplete.) The FSA/OWI pictures depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with a focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of World War II mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working. The original images are color transparencies ranging in size from 35 mm. to 4x5 inches. They complement the better-known black-and-white FSA/OWI photographs, made during the same period.

Flickr - 1930s & 1940s
Photographs of family or friends from the 1930's or 1940's

Flickr - 1940s
This site is for photographers and their images of the 1940s or for reenactments of 1940s events.

Flickr - Mom's World
A photoset by Joey Harrison. "Before I came along, and with diminishing returns thereafter, my mom pursued photography passionately and studiously. She created a large body of work centered around her life with my father and her own family." A truly amazing collection of photographs and personal stories from mid-century America. One of my absolute favorites! You really need to go through this set photo by photo because there are stories from Joey's mom that go along with each of them.

Flickr - Original 1940s Photos
A group for original 1940s photos, comments and discussions. No retro photos. Obviously, you don't have to be the photographer. Maybe it is a photo your mother took, or your grandmother, or an old family friend.

Flickr - Pre-1962 America in Color
A group at Flickr. Color--especially Kodachrome--a must. Slices of commonplace American city, rural, and small-town life. Interiors, exteriors, businesses--but all within the time parameters (1961 or earlier). Average folks are stressed.

Flickr - Women of WW2
All photos of women during the years of 1939-1945. This would include women on the homefront, in the military, working in our factories, etc.

Flickr - World War II Vintage Photos
Vintage photos from the Second World War of people or objects. Please only post vintage photos, no new photos.

Fashion and popular culture from the 1910s into the early 1960s. Special stress on the 20s, 30s, and early 40s.