"Forward." A painting by Dean Cornwell featured in the Pennsylvania Railroad's 1944 annual calendar.
"While it took some time for America's industrial machine to come online, by 1942 the United States was fully engaged, producing everything from tanks and planes to ammunition and mortars.
Transporting this desperate amount of material would not have been possible without the railroads. In 1941 revenue ton-miles increased to 475 million and then jumped to 637.99 million in 1942. That year, Railway Age published a piece entitled "What We Fight For."
..."I've seen a locomotive over 130 feet long, speeding war material over mountain grades. I've watched troops unloading from train after train, powered by fast Diesel or Streamliners, some with 7,000 horsepower, the heaviest and most powerful ever made. "
Citation: Burns, A. (2023, March 1). Railroads in World War 2 (USA). American Rails. Retrieved 2023, from https://www.american-rails.com/world.html
The following object description information includes basic elements from the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI). An additional notes field is included to list dates from the actual letter, envelope postmark locations, and any other identifying details.
Notes – Handwritten letter dated June 25, 1943, single page. Includes envelope, postmarked June 26, 1943, 11:30AM, from Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee Fla.
World War II Propaganda
Learn more about how propaganda was used at home to rally our country to support the war.
Citation: “Clear the Tracks for War Shipments - Buy Coal Now!” Hennepin County Digital Libraries. United States. Office for Emergency Management. Division of Information. Accessed April 5, 2023. https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/p17208coll3/id/1786/.
Citation: “War Traffic Must Come First - Don't Waste Transportation.” Hennepin County Digital Libraries. United States. Office of Defense Transportation. Accessed April 5, 2023. https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/p17208coll3/id/1514/rec/10.