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Tires and You: 1942
... View full size. From photos by Martha McMillan Roberts, Howard Hollem, Albert Freeman and Howard Liberman for the Office of War Information. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/22/2014 - 9:57am -

Summer 1942. "Good citizenship and plain common sense. This man is performing a duty every car owner owes to himself and to our fighting men. In having his car adjusted to prevent excessive tire wear -- and in observing the simple rules that make tires last longer -- he is making a valuable contribution to our war effort. The man who wastes rubber is a poor citizen and blind even to his own personal interests." View full size. From photos by Martha McMillan Roberts, Howard Hollem, Albert Freeman and Howard Liberman for the Office of War Information. Our Tires, Our SelvesI adore WWII-era social directives. The guilt if you waste rubber! That's a fine tire."Actually the Old Man loved it. He had always pictured himself in the pits of the Indianapolis Speedway in the 500. My old man's spare tires were only actually tires in the academic sense. They were round and had once been made of rubber." Quote from A Christmas Story. Late '30s FordThis is a late 1930s Ford, judging from the transverse leaf-sprung solid front axle ... I can't tell from the photo whether the brakes are mechanical or hydraulic. Ford didn't use hydraulic brakes until the 1939 model year. I'm guessing the car's a 1936 from the bottom of the grille and the shape of the bumper, but I could be (and likely am) wrong. Edit - the grille's too wide to be a '36, but the width and shape look right for 1935... Example (different angle) May-pop tiresIt was very common to reuse bald tires during and after the war. People called them tires "may pop" tires. They could pop anytime from excessive wear. When the treads began showing, they simply recapped. This was practiced well into the mid 1950s. WWII-era social directives. . .At least it made sense to exhort people to conserve resources during wartime, in contrast to the current social directive that NOT shopping, spending and consuming means you are unpatriotic. (The Gallery, Albert Freeman, Cars, Trucks, Buses, WW2)
Grace Kruger: 1942
... clerk, took his place." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Howard R. Hollem for the OWI. View full size. Glass bottles Seems strange now ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 10:55am -

October 1942. Glenview, Illinois. "Transfusion bottles containing intravenous solution are given final inspection by Grace Kruger, one of many women employees at Baxter Laboratories. When her brother left Baxter to join the Merchant Marine, Miss Kruger, a former life insurance clerk, took his place." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Howard R. Hollem for the OWI. View full size. Glass bottles Seems strange now that IV solution would be in a glass container. We forget that plastic is a fairly new thing. The young lady is very attractive too. I have a soft spot for a lady in a white dress (my wife used to be a nurse). (The Gallery, Kodachromes, WW2)
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