140 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Coverage contains "Florida during World War II (1940-1945)"
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"A V Letter for You" pamphlet

"A V Letter for You" pamphlet
Date
1950 (circa)
Description
Pamphlet for Victory Corps encouraging young people to stay healthy; includes suggestions for keeping good health in preparation for the war effort.
Collection
"A V Letter for You" pamphlet

"A V Letter for You" pamphlet
Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942

Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942
Date
1942 (circa)
Description
An advertisement for "The Sniff Kit" created and manufactured by the Northam Warren Corporation. The Sniff Kit, a civil defense preparatory kit, was designed to provide civil defense workers with an easy and safe method of identifying the five principal gases used in chemical warfare. Available in three styles, the kit contains five simulated gases: mustard, phosgene, chloropicrin, lewisite and tear gas.
Collection
Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942

Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942
Air Raid Precautions Have Been Taken Here Poster, ca. 1943

Air Raid Precautions Have Been Taken Here Poster, ca. 1943
Date
1943 (circa)
Description
Poster indicating that air raid precautions have been taken during World War II.
Collection
Air Raid Precautions Have Been Taken Here Poster, ca. 1943

Air Raid Precautions Have Been Taken Here Poster, ca. 1943
Be a Cadet Nurse, the Girl with a Future Poster, ca. 1943

Be a Cadet Nurse, the Girl with a Future Poster, ca. 1943
Date
1943 (circa)
Description
Poster encouraging women to sign up to join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. Distributed by the United States Office of War Information.
Collection
Be a Cadet Nurse, the Girl with a Future Poster, ca. 1943

Be a Cadet Nurse, the Girl with a Future Poster, ca. 1943
Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps - poster

Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps - poster
Date
1940 (circa)
Description
Poster encouraging boys and girls to become Victory Farm Volunteers through the U.S. Crop Corps. This was a program jointly managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the various state education departments to encourage young men and women to take up farmwork to ease the labor shortage during World War II.
Collection
Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps - poster

Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps - poster
Become a Nurse, Your Country Needs You Poster, ca 1942

Become a Nurse, Your Country Needs You Poster, ca 1942
Date
1942
Description
Poster encouraging women to become a nurse during World War II. Interested citizens should write to the Nursing Information Bureau in New York City.
Collection
Become a Nurse, Your Country Needs You Poster, ca 1942

Become a Nurse, Your Country Needs You Poster, ca 1942
Blackout and Air Raid Precautions, ca. 1943

Blackout and Air Raid Precautions, ca. 1943
Date
1943 (circa)
Description
Blackout and air raid precautions issued by the Dade County Defense Council during World War II.
Collection
Blackout and Air Raid Precautions, ca. 1943

Blackout and Air Raid Precautions, ca. 1943
Blackout Order Issued by Governor Spessard Holland during World War II

Blackout Order Issued by Governor Spessard Holland during World War II
Date
1941 (circa)
Description
Official blackout order outlining the steps that must be followed along Florida's coastline during World War II. The order was issued by Governor Spessard Holland and the commanding officer of Key West and distributed by the Civilian Defense Council of Palm Beach.
Collection
Blackout Order Issued by Governor Spessard Holland during World War II

Blackout Order Issued by Governor Spessard Holland during World War II
Brochure for Camp St. Leo in Dade City, 1942

Brochure for Camp St. Leo in Dade City, 1942
Date
1942
Description
This brochure is for Camp St. Leo, a six-week summer camp for boys that ran from June 21-August 2, 1942. Included in the brochure is information about camp rates; a message from Father Raphael, camp director; the camp's daily schedule; the three R's (religion, recreation and riflery); the three A's (athletics, archery and aquatics);what to bring to camp; information about the importance of health; a description of the lodging available at camp; the option for campers to complete academic work; and the camp's focus on camper achievement. The back of the brochure has a map of Florida showing where the camp is located.
Collection
Brochure for Camp St. Leo in Dade City, 1942

Brochure for Camp St. Leo in Dade City, 1942
Bulletin from the Associated Industries of Florida addressing the stances of the governors of Florida and Alabama regarding federal efforts to stop discrimination in defense industries, 1942

Bulletin from the Associated Industries of Florida addressing the stances of the governors of Florida and Alabama regarding federal efforts to stop discrimination in defense industries, 1942
Date
1942-08-11
Description
Bulletin from the Associated Industries of Florida, headquartered in Jacksonville, calling attention to a letter written by Florida governor Spessard Holland to the governor of Alabama, Frank Dixon, concurring with Dixon's opposition to the federal government's "discrimination by seller" clause, which aimed essentially to reduce racial discrimination in the nation's defense industries during World War II.
Collection
Bulletin from the Associated Industries of Florida addressing the stances of the governors of Florida and Alabama regarding federal efforts to stop discrimination in defense industries, 1942

Bulletin from the Associated Industries of Florida addressing the stances of the governors of Florida and Alabama regarding federal efforts to stop discrimination in defense industries, 1942
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s908_b001_f19_01"A V Letter for You" pamphlettext/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s908_b001_f19_01.jpg
s419_b021_f02_x01Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942textChemical agents (Munitions)
Chemical warfare
Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use
World War, 1939-1945 -- Chemical warfare
Civil defense -- United States
World War II		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s419_b021_f02_x01.jpg
s1205_b001_f11_24Air Raid Precautions Have Been Taken Here Poster, ca. 1943textCivil defense
World War, 1939-1945
WWII
Building--Safety measures		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s1205_b001_f11_24.jpg
s1205_b001_f16_06Be a Cadet Nurse, the Girl with a Future Poster, ca. 1943textManpower
Nursing		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1205_b001_f16_06.jpg
s1205_b001_f01_06Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps - postertextCivil defense
Food supply		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1205_b001_f01_06.jpg
s1205_b001_f16_01Become a Nurse, Your Country Needs You Poster, ca 1942imageNursing
Manpower
Women in war		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s1205_b001_f16_01.jpg
s1205_b001_f11_16Blackout and Air Raid Precautions, ca. 1943textWWII
World War, 1939-1945
Air raid shelters
Civil defense		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s1205_b001_f11_16.jpg
s419_b025_f06_01Blackout Order Issued by Governor Spessard Holland during World War IItextWorld War, 1939-1945
World War II
WWII
Civil defense		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s419_b025_f06_01.jpg
sle_colleges_01Brochure for Camp St. Leo in Dade City, 1942textCamps--Florida--Dade City
Outdoor recreation--Florida--Dade City		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/sle_colleges_01.jpg
s406_b066_f01_04Bulletin from the Associated Industries of Florida addressing the stances of the governors of Florida and Alabama regarding federal efforts to stop discrimination in defense industries, 1942textSegregation
Race relations
Racism
Discrimination in employment
Defense industries--Government policy
States' rights (American politics)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s406_b066_f01_04.jpg