Yesterday, we mentioned the idea of showing an image a day through 2012. Today we’re starting out with something festive.
During WWII, messages supporting the war effort were found in all sorts of interesting places. Including in fans.
This fan, found in the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, shows a woman dressed in patriotic clothing (note the braid and “overseas” hat she’s wearing), drawings of ships in battle at sea, and a copy of the Pledge of Allegiance.
This is the fan folded.
Hinges of History 