Everyday Life in the United States at the Beginning of World War II (1940-1941)

Models demonstrate styles of women's clothing in the "military" style.

Demonstration of styles of workwear for women of various working professions.

Model puts on overalls.

Models put on protective headgear.

Demonstration of the strength of the toes of women's work shoes.

Model in overalls and a welder's mask.

A female member of the civil defense squad descends down a pole.

Women in fire helmets on the street of New York.

The face of a girl - a member of the all-female fire brigade.

Members of the all-female fire brigade stretch a trampoline during training to save a person jumping from the upper floor.

A person jumps onto a fire trampoline (above).

Collection of donations for the defense industry in Times Square in New York.

Checking the accreditation of one of the journalists at the entrance to the fenced area.

The journalist shows a pass.

Collection of things for victims of the bombings in England.

The New York Post headline urging citizens to be prepared for an air raid.

A fire engine about to leave the depot.

A view of the wall of a building.

Office employees and workers who came outside in response to the alarm, before going down into a bomb shelter.

Students leaving the Adelphi Academy building.

Students entering a bomb shelter.

A panorama of New York City.

An air observation post on the roof of one of the skyscrapers.

An observer watches the appearance of aerial targets through a telescope.

A sign for an air defense observation post in Brooklyn.

One of the observers holds binoculars.

Civil defense officers at headquarters.

The American Red Cross emblem on the sleeve of their uniform.

A civil defense meeting.

A view of part of a city block at night (top).

A journalist in the newspaper editorial office selects photographs; in front of him is a newspaper with a report on a blackout for blackout.

Journalists take notes in notebooks during a briefing.

NBC employees typing and speaking into a microphone.

Radio announcer at the microphone.

Map of the Pacific theater of military operations, map fragments.

Military personnel discussing the operation plan, studying the map of one of the Pacific Ocean islands.

Sign above the entrance to the office of the chief of the operations department of the US Navy.

Officers leaving and entering the office.

View of the headquarters building.

Illuminated message about the actions of the battleship Oklahoma.

Work process in the information department of the headquarters of the US armed forces.

Reception and transmission of telegraph messages from Hawaii.

Young people standing in line at the recruiting office.

Registration of conscripts.

Relatives saying goodbye to sailors leaving for the Pacific Ocean.

A girl saying goodbye to an officer.

Panorama of the Capitol building, the Capitol dome.