Americans buying horse meat, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1945
Description:
Photograph. American civilians standing at counter in store to buy horse meat. Official Caption: "Rome, 7/21/45--Americans buy horse meat--Because of the meat shortage in the U.S., these shoppers jam a store in Detroit which sells horse meat only. The meat is not rationed. There is a growing shortage of other meats, sugar, fats and canned goods and also of clothing and leather because of the war demands in the Pacific and the needs of liberated countries in Europe.--Acme Photo through Rome OWI--Approved by appropriate military authority (List A out) 7166." Detroit, Michigan.21 July 1945
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Date:
07/21/1945
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Items from the service of Isaac "Ike" Bethel Utley, who was born in Smith Mills, Kentucky on 3 March 1920. Ike enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 19 January 1942. He was shipped overseas to the European Theatre and worked with a supply division based out of the city of Naples with an office set up in a residential villa. Utley worked with the Office of War Information and used their photographs in news articles to inform soldiers of the progress of the war. At war's end, Utley returned stateside. A trunk full of over 800 photographs from the O.W.I. arrived on his doorstep from his office in Italy, sender unknown. This collection consists of those photographs.
Geography:
Detroit
Latitude:
42.317
Longitude:
-83.033
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Consumers--Michigan
Butcher shops--Michigan
Men--Michigan
Women--Michigan
Meat