1940s – Page 43 – Hinges of History

Christmas Holiday

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In this 1944 film (released in June), Deanna Durbin plays young femme fatale Abigail Martin (also known as Jackie Lamont) who discovers the wealthy man she married is not what she expected.

At one point, Durbin (as Abagail), sings:

I’ll be loving you always, / With a love that’s true always, / When the things you’ve planned need a helping hand / I will understand always, always. / Days may not be fair always, / That’s when I’ll be there, always, / Not for just an hour, not for just a day, / Not for just a year, but always.

Charlie McCarthy

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… and friends, Christmas, 1940s. Thanks to our friends at Mothic Flights and Flutterings for finding this one for us.

Gene Tierney

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Great Christmas publicity shot of the actress, circa 1940s.

This next week we’re looking at how Hollywood celebrated Christmas during the war years. Here, a Christmas publicity shot of actress Rita Hayworth, circa 1940s. Thanks to Mothic Flights and Flutterings for finding this one for us.

Greeting Cards

WAVES holiday greeting card, circa 1944. It comes from the collection of Liane Galvin.

Snow in New York

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WAVE Doris Mansfield in the snow at the WAVES boot camp at Hunter College in New York. It comes from the collection of Doris Mansfield Leichliter.

Snow in Massachusetts

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WAVE Franny Prindle at the WAVES officer training facility at Smith College, during a snowy day. The photo comes from the collection of Frances Prindle Taft.

“Come Rain or Snow”

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The caption from this photograph of WAVES from the Iowa State Teachers’ College yearbook reads:

Come rain or snow, the students merely put on warm weather-resistant coasts and rubbers and march as happily as if the sun were shining. I like to watch them. Almost always they are singing as they march and I like that too.

It comes from the archives and special collections at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

In Formation

WAVES march in formation at the Cedar Falls WAVES training facility. This photograph comes from a yearbook held by the University of Northern Iowa library and special collections.

Photo Edit

Here’s another photograph of the WAVES marching through the snow at the yeoman training facility in Cedar Falls. But what’s interesting in this photograph from the University of Northern Iowa archives and special collections, is the grease pencil writing on the image, showing how it was cropped for publication.