Photo of the day

One of the many Freight ships that go down the Detroit River

This is one of the many occasions, when I actually get out of the house go down by the river and enjoy some coffee from Tim Hortons. 

I captured this picture, I thought you might enjoy it

Photo of the Day: A Place at the Table: 1942

I would have posted this earlier, but, like everyone else on Thanksgiving — I zonked out asleep after all that turkey! I hope everyone’s thanksgiving was a good as mine. 😀

A Place at the Table: 1942
July 1942. “East Montpelier, Vermont. The Charles Ormsbee family and his widowed mother, Mrs. Myrtle Ormsbee, at dinner.” Happy Thanksgiving from Shorpy! Photo by Fritz Henle for the Office of War Information.

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Photo of the Day: Rosie the Router: 1942

Rosie the Router: 1942
December 1942. “Mary Miller, operator of a router at the Boeing plant in Seattle, drills holes in a part for a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber. The Flying Fortress, a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes, has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere.” Photo by Andreas Feininger for the Office of War Information

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