Children gathering potatoes on a large farm

Children gathering potatoes on a large farm

In this picture from October 1940, a couple of school-aged children gather potatoes on a large farm in Caribou, Maine. The caption, “Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested,” comes from Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographer Jack...

Woodrow Wilson Priming the Prosperity Pump

Woodrow Wilson Priming the Prosperity Pump  was by Clifford. K Berryman in 1914. The cartoon shines light on the Federal Reserve Act, which has garnered mixed opinions by scholars and historians since its inception. In order to understand this cartoon, it is important...

Executive Order 9066

                                                           7    On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the U.S. Army to designate “military areas” from which any person could be excluded. Though the order did not...
First Negro Nurses Land in England

First Negro Nurses Land in England

Here portrays twenty-four mighty and courageous African American women stationed for a photo as they prepare themselves to contribute a portion of their lives to the war efforts. During the historical event of World War II an abundance of new beginnings took place as...
“We Can Do It!”

“We Can Do It!”

World War II brought historic changes when American women started working in large numbers for the first time. The war effort required women to take over manufacturing work at factories and shipyards and aircraft plants because male soldiers fought abroad. We Can Do...