Fort Johnson, Montgomery County, NY

National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, Livingston

County, NY

Upper:

Lower: C-130A "Saigon Lady"

Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar"

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star.

A typical living room from the 1940s.

A typical living room from the 1940s with a rather interesting wheelchair.

The type of multiband radio one would find in most homes of the period.

Doing the washing 1940s style. By hand with a "Mangle" for drying. Then hang it all up on the washing line in your back yard.

1940s style dining room. Classic radiant heater in the lower right.

Another view of the dining room. This time, note the indoor paraffin heater lower l;eft. I remember my father using these to heat his greenhouse through the winter.

The 1940s kitchen.

Refridgerators, on the edge of the picture to the right,were starting to becoe commonplace in the 1940s.

Typical items found in your 1940s larder.

Typical items found in your 1940s larder.

Military memorabilia.

The briefing room. This is where pilots and crew would get their instructions.

Boeing B-17 "Movie Memphis Belle".

C-47A "Whiskey 7"

Aeronca L-16A Airknocker

Upper: Lower: C-130A "Saigon Lady"

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