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1939-1945: World War II > Life on the Home Front

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Title: Marie Kitazomi, formerly of the Tule Lake Center, is now employed as a secretary in Indianapolis. She is here shown purchasing a $100 war bond with money saved from her salary. The booth at which she made the purchase is under the auspices of the Colonial Dames. -- Photographer: Mace, Charles E. -- Indianapolis, Indiana. 8/25/43
Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

The images in this topic illustrate the many ways people at home supported the war effort. Photographs show volunteer aircraft spotters, people buying and selling war bonds, and growing victory gardens.

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