World War II – Page 3 – The UncommonWealth

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How much was a bottle of bourbon in 1941? How about a "beautifully rebuilt" Electrolux vacuum? The prices of these and other items can be…

Kelley EwingMay 1, 2012

Reason to Believe: Quantico and the Evacuation of Stafford County

On 5 October 1942, the United States District Court in Norfolk, at the request of the Navy, condemned 50,000 acres of land in Fauquier, Prince…

Roger ChristmanApril 25, 2012

New friends in wartime, an ocean apart

In late 1943, Leona Robbins was 12 years old and living in Norfolk, Virginia. Her neighbor and close family friend, Army Lieutenant Charles Field, was…

Jessica Tyree BurgessSeptember 14, 2011

War, Remembrance, and the Power of Records

For this week’s Veterans’ Day-themed post, I am going to depart from our usual practice of focusing on images, documents, and stories that Library of…

Roger ChristmanNovember 10, 2010