From 1945: She's A WOW

From 1945: Because "Rubbing Boiled Onions On Your Privates" Is Only Going To Leave You Smelling Like Your Great Aunt Tilly's Apartment Up In Yonkers

1945

1945 Ad For A&P Supermarkets

I don't like to tease or make too much fun when it comes to wonderful World War II era ads.

This one is particularly interesting, in that it was obviously created after victory had been declared in Europe and Japan.  The menfolk were home, wives everywhere returned to "womanly" concerns like grocery shopping, but darned if a man in uniform or two couldn't be spotted shopping with his best girl in the aisles of your local A&P.

Double-click, as always, for the entire charming ad.  And don't ask me what the "HCL" was.  It looks like a 1940s Noid character of some sort.

From 1945: Grow Vitamins At Your Kitchen Door

Not only were these a splendid way to supplement American families' diets during a time of rationing, it was also a great way to get those who remained back in the States involved in the war effort.

Victory Garden Handbook from 1943

A neat film about Victory Gardens from WWII

Victory Gardens Today (even the Obamas are doing it!)