1940s.
Price: $300.00
Unbound. Five loose stiff leaves measuring 13" x 11" removed from a perished photo album. A collection of 36 black and white photographs most measuring 3" x 4½", with captions. All photos are about fine affixed to stiff gray paper. Five pages from a variety of shows and activities dated between 1940 and 1947, the first of which is a dog show in Virginia in April 1940. A series of candid photos from 1941 shows the "Boogy-Woogy Orchestra and Show" performing at the Capital complete with dancers, singers, and comedians. A 1943 "Third War Bond show of Army equipment" entitled "Back the Attack" shows African-American soldiers raising barrage balloons and a commander's car from World War I (so labeled) and a military plane on display on the grounds of the Washington Monument. Another page shows a performance by Guy Lombardo and his orchestra in 1945 depicting Lombardo conducting musicians as well as a photo of a trumpet duet including a female musician. A final sheet shows a performance of "We Love A Lassie" starring Julie Harris at the National Theatre in Washington, DC A modest collection of 1940s snapshot photography depicting an array of entertainment available in Washington, DC around the time of the Second World War.
Item #397781
