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Mary Thompson in her “Victory Garden” in the 1940s

1943

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Mary Thompson in her “Victory Garden” in the 1940s
  • Title
  • Mary Thompson in her “Victory Garden” in the 1940s
  • Date
  • 1943
  • Identifier
  • 20110202-hpicmonroeville-0116
  • Source Identifier
  • 579
  • Description
  • Neighbors congregated at the Thompson farm house for community social events. Square Dances were even held on the living room and dining room floors; a piano and a violin were on hand to accompany the dancers. During WW II, the government encouraged families to be self-sufficient in foodstuffs, and “Victory Gardens, sprang up all across America. What was left of the Thompson farm was sold off to developers in 1946.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Farms--Pennsylvania--Monroeville.
    Victory gardens--Pennsylvania--Monroeville.
    Thompson family.
    Monroeville (Pa.)--History.
  • Source
  • Darryl and Billie Thompson
  • Contributor
  • Monroeville Historical Society
  • Collection
  • Monroeville Historical Society Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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