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Home Fires Photos and captions of civilians at work and play at a time the world was at war. Scrap metal drives, victory gardens, air wardens, war workers, families.

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Old April 21st, 2008, 02:19 PM
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Doughnut Dollies, also know as Platform Girls, at a train station in North Platte, Nebraska 1943
These women would walk along the sidings handing out doughnuts and coffee to those on troop trains
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Talk 'bout a major morale boost for the troops.
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Talk 'bout a major morale boost for the troops.
From what I have read these ladies did this almost daily, in all kinds of weather, across the entire country.
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