Randolph Photos: Randolph in World War II
Title
Randolph Photos: Randolph in World War II
Description
Photos and postcards showing Randolph scenes from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. This collection focuses on Randolph life and its patriotic efforts on the home front during World War II.
Publisher
Randolph Historical Commission
Contributor
Randolph Historical Commission
Kate Tardiff, archivist intern
Collection Items
Trifold postcard: Randolph War Bond Drive
This trifold postcard opens up to reveal the words "Greetings from Home" and "U S A V four letter drill formation by school children (see photo), Randolph War Bond Drive, Stetson Field, April 18, 1942". The image on the card, which was intended to be…
The Spirit of Randolph, Massachusetts
The Spirit of Randolph, Massachusetts was a pursuit plane purchased with war bonds sold during a campaign sponsored by the Randolph Victory Committee; the schools of Randolph were heavily involved in the war bond campaign, which also included junk…
Truck filled with scrap for the World War II scrap drive
In 1942, Randolph citizens, spearheaded by the schools, held a scrap drive to support America's war effort in World War II. This image shows three men on North Main St., by the Maguire/Brennan Estate, posing by a truck with a bed completely filled…
Truck filled with scrap for the World War II scrap drive
In 1942, Randolph citizens, spearheaded by the schools, held a scrap drive to support America's war effort in World War II. This image shows three men on North Main St., by the Maguire/Brennan Estate, posing by a truck with a bed completely filled…
Laminated extra-large postcard: Randolph War Bond Drive
A postcard with the words "Greetings from Home" and the caption "U S A V four-letter drill formation by school children (see photo), Randolph War Bond Drive, Stetson Field, April 18, 1942"