The 1940s was a decade shaped by global conflict, post-war reconstruction, and the rise of Modernist ideals. And the typography of the era reflects these dramatic contrasts neatly, with the best ...

Compared to today's New Year's Eve celebrations, with blaring televisions showing the ball dropping in Times Square, those in the 1940s were simple. TV was still a few years off back then, so there ...

The company staffed 13,000 workers at its peak of operations in the 1940s. Navy vessels and barges no longer depart from ...