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Thanksgiving, 1942. Four of Mr. and Mrs. Wayman E. Fincham's six warrior sons return to their home in Silver Spring, Maryland, for Thanksgiving. Five of the brothers joined the Coast Guard and the other enlisted in the Army. The oldest brother is with Uncle Sam's fighting forces overseas, and the youngest is in training. Mr. and Mrs. Fincham proudly display six stars in the window of their home to tell the world their sons are fighting for freedom

Thanksgiving, 1942. Turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes--nothing is too good for Uncle Sam's fighting nephews when they come home to Silver Spring, Maryland. The four Coast Guardsmen, eyes riveted on the juicy turkey, watch their father, Wayman Fincham, as he carves. Seated next to him is Mrs. Fincham and next to her is the wife of Fincham's eldest son, who is fighting overseas. Another daughter-in-law is seated between the two Coast Guardsmen at the right. The sixth and youngest of the Finchams is a Coast Guardsman in training

Thanksgiving, 1942. Turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes--nothing is too good for Uncle Sam's fighting nephews when they come home to Silver Spring, Maryland. The four Coast Guardsmen, eyes riveted on the juicy turkey, watch their father, Wayman Fincham, as he carves. Seated next to him is Mrs. Fincham and next to her is the wife of Fincham's eldest son, who is fighting overseas. Another daughter-in-law is seated between the two Coast Guardsmen at the right. The sixth and youngest of the Finchams is a Coast Guardsman in training

Thanksgiving, 1942. Freedom to worship God in his own way--everywhere in the world." For this we fight, said President Roosevelt in his address to the seventy-seventh Congress. Because the Fincham family, like other Americans, have been nourished on the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, they are fighting for the things they pray for. Four of Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Fincham's six fighting sons, visiting their home in Silver Spring, Maryland, attend church services

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Information Photograph

Thanksgiving, 1942. American workers give up the holiday to speed victory. The Blackwelder family celebrated Thanksgiving at their benches in a Glenn Martin Company plant. William P. Blackwelder works in the tool crib of the plane factory, and his wife and daughter are riveters. A son, Frank, in the Navy for one year, has been wounded four times. He has been awarded several medals

Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30, Although there are only a few of the boys in blue and gray left, two of them were strong enough today, Memorial Day, to drop flowers from the air on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor their comrades who lost their lives in this historic battle of the Civil War. Here we see, left to right: William H. Jackson, 95, of Washington, D.C., 5/30/38

Brothers graduate again. Washington, D.C., June 22. Members of the graduating class of 1910 at West Point these brothers, Lieut. Col. Beverly C. Dunn, (left) U.S. Engineer Corps, and Lieut. Col. Walter K. Dunn, U.S. Coast Artillery, received diplomas together again today as they graduated from the Army War College at Fort Humphreys here. They are the first two brothers to graduate in the same class from West Point and the War College, 6/22/38

Brothers graduate again. Washington, D.C., June 22. Members of the graduating class of 1910 at West Point these brothers, Lieut. Col. Beverly C. Dunn, (left) U.S. Engineer Corps, and Lieut. Col. Walter K. Dunn, U.S. Coast Artillery, received diplomas together again today as they graduated from the Army War College at Fort Humphreys here. They are the first two brothers to graduate in the same class from West Point and the War College, 62238

Thanksgiving, 1942. Four of Mr. and Mrs. Wayman E. Fincham's six warrior sons return to their home in Silver Spring, Maryland, for Thanksgiving. Five of the brothers joined the Coast Guard and the other enlisted in the Army. The oldest brother is with Uncle Sam's fighting forces overseas, and the youngest is in training. Mr. and Mrs. Fincham proudly display six stars in the window of their home to tell the world their sons are fighting for freedom

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Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).

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Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 31, frame 1900.

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label_outline Explore Silver Spring, Brothers, Howard R Hollem

Little brothers - Print, Library of Congress collection

Marion Post Wolcott with Rolleiflex and Speed Graphic in hand in Montgomery County, Maryland

Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence / Kellogg Brothers, photographers, 279 Main St., Hartford, Conn.

Rio Grande, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Hall at their new home on a 500 acre dairy farm in Gallia County, Ohio. Mr. Hall was placed on this farm after attending the farm labor training school at Rio Grande College, Ohio

Marion Post Wolcott with Rolleiflex and Speed Graphic in hand in Montgomery County, Maryland

Japanese-American volunteers. Colonel James J. Doyle, second from right, commanding officer of Kauai, Hawaii Service Command looks on as the oath of induction is administered to the four young AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteers of Kauai who went through the solemn pledge of allegiance immediately after Mitsuru Doi took his oath Thursday as the first man in the territory to be inducted. The oath is being administered by Major Charles V. McManus (extreme right), adjutant of the Service Command. The inductees are, from left to right: Goro Sadaoka, eighteen, of Lihue, who has two brothers on Oahu, both volunteers; Lenneth T. Tada, twenty-five, alumnus of the University of Hawaii, salesman for the Kauai Sales Company; Shigeo Suemori, twenty-one, of Lihue, whose brother Tadao was rejected after his physical examination, and Noboru Okamoto, eighteen, Lihue Plantation employee, who was born in Lihue and made a name for himself as pitcher for the Lihue baseball team

Brothers in Arms. A chapter of Coincidents. These two boys from Ohio are brothers. They came over as corporals in the same company. They were both wounded; in the same knee, in the same battle, at the same hour, of the same day. They were taken to the same first-aid-station where they met, They were transferred to Paris hospitals and are getting well together

A black and white photo of a family sitting on a bench, Sharecropper's children. Montgomery County, Alabama

Celebration at installtion of ARC children's dispensary at Corbeil. Photograph taken in front of the Mairie at Corbeil. Left to right 1, Mayor of Corbeil, 2,3,4, Children of Dr. et Mrs. Livingston Farrand (head of Rockefeller Commission) 5, Sous Prefet de Seine et Oise, 6, Mrs. Livingston Farrand holding flowers presented to her at the exercises, 7, J.H. Mason Knox, acting chief de Children Bureau, 8, Lieut. Delamarre who acted as interpreter for Dr. Knox at installation. It was largely through Ms. Farrand's initiative and Dr. Mosherman that the dispensary was established. There was great need for it as all doctors had been called into town for Corbeil to care for the medical needs of the children

Silver Spring, Maryland. Line at the polls on election day

Photograph of mutile wearing mask made by Mrs. Ladd of the A.R.C., taken in Mrs. Ladd's studio

A group of children standing next to each other, possibly related to: Glen Echo, Maryland. A small girl enjoying a ride on the merry-go-round at Glen Echo Park

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maryland montgomery county silver spring safety film negatives lot 1902 howard r hollem united states office of war information photo fincham six warrior sons return mrs home brothers display six stars office of war information farm security administration united states history home front wwii world war 2 library of congress