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    Trapeze Artist

    A Charles Cushman Kodachrome of a circus trapeze artist, taken at Soldier’s Field, c.1944, Chicago. Source
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    St. Louis, 1944

    A fascinating photo showing a more romantic St. Louis.
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    Miss Torpedo

    Miss Torpedo, 1944.
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    Girl in Jackson Park

    Another photo by Charles Cushman.  Taken in September, 1944, Jackson Park in Chicago.
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    The Firing Squad

    German commando Gunther Billing in US Army fatigues as US Army MPs tie his hands behind him before facing the firing squad. Billing was one ...
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    Solid Potato Salad

    The Ross Sisters, musical genius. From 1944.
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    Maybe a Chesterfield Ad

    This photo was taken in June, 1944, at  Promontory Point Park (Chicago, Ill.).
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