[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots

New Jersey: 1940s.

Price: $550.00

Hardcover. Small oblong quarto measuring 10" x 7". String-tied black paper board with "photographs" stamped on the front board. Contains 256 black and white or sepia toned gelatin silver photographs measuring between 1.5" x 1.5" and 4" x 6" with some captions. Loose pages, worn edges, and tiny tears thus very good with near fine photographs.

A photo album of World War II era snapshots kept by an American woman, Helen, who worked in a bank in New Jersey during the 1940s. The photographs show her family and friends posing around their homes, most of which are in the New Jersey area between 1940 and 1945 according to the few captions available. It also appears from two photos of her at an office that she was a bank teller at least part time and was going to high school, photos of her graduating are seen here. Some of the photos show her posing with soldiers on leave and even capture her and her friends trying on their male friend's military uniforms, as well as with a few girls in WAACs and WAVES uniforms. Many of the photos appear to have been sent home from overseas by friends and admirers that she was in contact with during the war. The men she talked to appeared to be in the Navy and Army and are seen here both on duty and home on leave. A few photos were taken in unidentified barracks and camps and one shows a man in a Marines baseball uniform with a "passed censor" stamp on the verso as well as another photo of an Army band. A few other camp photos include one of a man posing with a gun, another shows a group of men repairing a train, and another shows two men goofing off with one carrying the other on his back. Many of the photos taken on leave show the men posing with girls, possibly girlfriends, as well as their parents. One photo shows a pair dressed up for a dance, another shows a naval cadet shaking hands with an army cadet, and another shows a couple posing in a field. A few of the captions mention a “Pete” whom it appears Helen was sending photos and letters to. A photo of her posing by a tree reads, “Helen taken Sunday January 10, 1943 – Notice the graduation pin and the wrist watch, I still didn’t lose them as you can see. That’s my new outfit isn’t it nice?”

An extensive collection of snapshots that reflect the concerns of a young woman on the home front, as well as the military camp life of her correspondents during World War II.


Item #402400

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Item #402400 [Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots. Last Name Undetermined, Helen.
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots
[Photo Album]: World War II Era Snapshots