In Times of War

Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

July 27, 1945. From Bill to his wife. Letter 6 of 6.

Just twelve days from coming home, US serviceman Bill writes to his wife with equal...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

Feb. 10, 1945. From Bill to his wife. Letter 4 of 6.

In this short heartfelt note, Bill shares updates from CA naval base life where the...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

April 12, 1945. From Bill to his wife. Letter 5 of 6.

On the day of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death and mere weeks before the war...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

June 29, 1944. From Bill to his wife. Letter 3 of 6.

A quick note from serviceman Bill to his wife, sharing a work duty update and...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

June 28, 1944 From Bill to his wife. Letter 2 of 6.

In this blistering June 1944 letter, Navy serviceman Bill sweats through tax advice, military chow...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

June 27, 1944. From Bill to his wife. Letter 1 of 6.

In June of 1944, as the world stood in the shadow of global conflict, a...
Wooden box of Polaroid photos

1944. From Bill to his sweetheart, Gloria (3rd letter)

In this honest and heartfelt 1944 wartime letter, Bill opens up about exhausting routines, uncertain...
Stack of old handwritten letters and envelopes

August 9, 1942. From newlywed Mrs. Jamieson to her “hugbug” husband who is deployed.

In this sugar-sweet wartime letter from 1942, a young new wife gushes with love, determination,...
Vintage family photos, child on rocking horse

Nov. 6, 1944. From Verna to Stinko

Written on quirky hotel letterhead called “Bedside Manor,” this charming 1944 letter from Verna to...
Vintage airmail stamp with multilingual text on paper.

1944. From Bill to his sweetheart, Gloria

As the war continues, this tender letter from Bill to his sweetheart Gloria captures a...