Salem (Oregon) Online History - World War II Photos


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Political cartoon shows baby 1942 taking on the Axis of Power
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Salem ad for incinerators

Incinerator Ad by Barham Brothers, General Contractors
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Starr Fruit Products, one of many Salem food processors who delivered food products to the war efforts, displays its ad in the Camp Adair section of the Salem newspaper
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Waves recruiting office in Salem, Oregon, March 31, 1944. Women's service group to the Navy were called Waves. Pictured are men and women in civilian and military clothing in a room. Marion County Historical Society photo.
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World War II aluminum drive in Salem, Oregon, 1941
A photo of a Ford pick-up truck being loaded with an assortment of collected aluminum utensils at Marion County Courthouse lawn in 1941. This was part of a World War II National Aluminum Drive sponsored in Salem by the Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce. Among businesses sponsoring the drive were Sears, Roebuck & Company and the Interior Paint Store. Note the Boy Scouts in uniform helping on the pick-up.
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Christmas 1943 dinner at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon.
Pictured are members of the 104th Cavalry sitting at tables at the Fairgrounds on December 25, 1943, with their guests. The soldiers are in uniform. The tables are set with place settings and plates of food. Some are sitting on chairs while most are sitting on bench seats. The walls and windows have greenery on them.
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In July 1942, "Scrappo" over looked the Marion County courthouse lawn during one of the many wartime drives. Meanwhile, Salem strained to meet its wartime needs as its industry and agricultral processing expanded.
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Books collected for the Victory Book Campaign during World War II, 1942. Collection campaign for books for American military personnel during World War II. Posters advertising the VBC are visible on the tables which are stacked high with books.
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Ad by japanese american supporting the US during the war

Frank Tanaka, owner of a very popular Japanese resturant declares his patriotism. Unfortunately, war relocation ended the popular resturant in Salem.
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Bibliography:
Camp Adair Edition, November 8, 1942, Oregon Statesman newspaper, advertisements and stories about Camp Adair

I Am an American, Too! Capital Journal, December 10, 1941

Ration books from Marion County Historical Society collection, 2004

Pictured are food products that could be purchased during World War II with food rationing stamps. The picture was taken on March 22, 1943, and show food rationing stamps on each side of the products. The number of points products would take are listed on the bottom can in four of the five stacks of food products. Two people were allowed 96 points, but for how long was not stated. The point value of the stamps shown were eight, five, two, and one. The State Archieves researched how many points were allowed per person per month and found that eighty (80) points were allowed per person per month.
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War Ration Coupon for Oregon Sugar
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War ration stamps, featuring illustrations of wheat, liberty torches and stamps marked "spare"
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War ration stamps, featuring illustrations of tanks and war ships
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Walton Brown Elelctrical Contractors, Salem, Ad in Camp Adair publication.
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West gate at Camp Adair 1955

West entrance gate at Camp Adair, Oregon, March 30, 1955
Pictured is part of the industrial area at Camp Adair, north of Corvallis, Oregon's largest military cantonment during World War II. The 1800 buildings were constructed during the summer of 1942. It was declared surplus property by the Army in December 1945 and demolition was begun in the spring of 1947. Equipment and fixtures such as furnaces, pipes, laundry trays, sinks, lumber, doors, siding were made available to any takers, sometimes at offices set up by the wrecking companies on the site. This particular picture is of the west entrance guard-gate station.
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