Today we wrap up the series on Lincoln Nebraska during 1943. All of these pics were taken from the Northeast High School Yearbook, otherwise lost to posterity. I’m so glad to preserve these images digitally, and thereby preserve bits of history.
“Making these for defense?” I don’t know how a hog house aids defense, but there’s a lot I don’t know. Like the words “Modernage” and “dirndl.” Maybe a dirndl dress was a good distraction from the worry of brothers and boyfriends fighting overseas.
Meanwhile, back at the hatchery…
Here a woman reviews wallpaper samples at Van Sickle’s Paint Store, and a couple checks out rakes at the hardware store.
Even though life wasn’t “business as usual,” a little butter and rouge could help preserve a lady’s sanity.
Thanks for joining me on this glimpse into Lincoln!
I Don't Get It 
A standing ovation for your scenic travel through time and country to glimpse life in WWII Lincoln Nebraska. A dirndl dress is a type of dress popularized by Oktoberfest as traditional Bavarian wear.You know the kind. Billowy skirt with lots of petticoats. Swirling freely while the bodice holds firmly to the ample German bosom.
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Thanks for the info! I’m sure I would have looked very nice in one about 20 yrs ago. Sounds pretty. Like a fraulein, or the St. Pauli Girl??
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Right. I would bet you’d look pretty nice in one now.
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🙂
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Love the photos. My mother-in-law was born and raised in Lincoln. I’ll have to show her these pictures when I see her next.
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Oh, yes! I wonder if she’d been to any of those places.
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Me too, and I’m wondering if she knows any of the people in the photos.
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I want that delivery truck
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Right??
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Well done on this three-part look at Lincoln, Nebraska during WWII.
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Aw, thanks, Brett!
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