All of the famous 1940's Fleischer/Famous Studios Superman series of shorts is available for download. They are considered to be a classic series thanks to its high production values and historical significance not only as the first comic-to-film adaptation, but also as an occasional vehicle for American propaganda during the war. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Even today, many documentary photographers will tell you they are influenced by the works of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and 40s.
The best-known FSA photographs are in black and white. Less commonly seen are the color photos by FSA and OWI photographers, shot between 1939 and 1945. picked by ozero 8 months ago

The Gallup organization first started asking Americans how they approved of the job the president was doing in the 1940s. Here you can review and compare the approval rating for each U.S. president since Truman picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Preacher Roe, 92, a pitcher with the "Boys of Summer" Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the late 1940s and early 1950s who helped lead his team to three World Series appearances, died of colon cancer Nov. 9 at his home in West Plains, Mo.

One of my childhood heroes. picked by DerAlt 1 year ago

Art Frahm was an American painter of campy pin-up girls and advertising from the 1940s to 60s. Today he's best known for his “ladies in distress” pictures involving beautiful young women whose panties mysteriously flutter to the ground in public situations, often causing them to spill their bag of groceries. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Discover the back story of the US intelligence community by exploring "Creating Global Intelligence: The Creation of the US Intelligence Community and Lessons for the 21st Century", a collection of declassified documents from the late 1940s to the early 1950s that ultimately led to the establishment of the CIA picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Set in 1940s Spain against the postwar repression of Franco's Spain, a fairy tale that centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father, who is a military officer tasked with 'ridding the area' of rebels. In her loneliness, Ofelia creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and secret destinies. With Fascism at its height, Ofelia must come to terms wi... read full post picked by Turtle 2 years ago

A Canadian newspaper has put together this really cool look back at Superman over the years. The site has cartoons and radio shows from the 1940s, character bios, interviews with DC Comic's top brass... basically everything a fan could want. picked by foxdiddy 2 years ago

Ever since the 1940s, when she was a girl in a small Southern town, Martha Mason dreamed of being a writer. But it was not till nearly half a century later, with the aid of a voice-activated computer, that she could begin setting a memoir down on paper. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Old Russian documentary from the 1940s where they attempt to revive dead dogs. They cut off a dog's head and keep it alive for hours. Then they drain a dog of all its blood, wait ten minutes, and then fill it back up again. Scary thing is, it works!

There is much controversy over whether or not these experiments are real. See for yourself and decide. picked by tvirus 2 years ago

Full text of their official response here. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

This is an adult novel steeped in children's literature that cannily makes its 1940s junior protagonist credibly ignorant of aspects which the grown-up reader, or any modern kid, will catch at once. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

A photo blog about what life a hundred years ago was like: How people looked and what they did for a living, back when not having a job usually meant not eating.

Some photos are more recent, all the way up to the 1940s, but still interesting. picked by DaftGretel 3 years ago