French identity card of Eugénie Baer Hirsch (1880-1967), a Jewish Frenchwoman. Eugénie was the widow of Jacques Hirsch, and mother of Denise Hirsch Wolff (1909-2000). She immigrated to the United States in 1947 and settled in Louisville, Kentucky.
The card belonging to George D. Wilson from Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity is a one-page document detailing the information of his membership. Sigma Pi Phi is exclusive and the oldest African American Greek-letter organization for professionals, they do not have collegiate or undergraduate membership.
Public health matters continue to concern citizens. Despite a plethora of filtration methods, Louisville's drinking water is still of questionable quality.
The Nazis systematically plundered occupied territories. In 1943, the Allies established the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program-- also called the Monuments Men-- to protect cultural treasures in war areas and to recover items stolen by the Nazis.
In this cartoon, slicing a portion of Schickelgruber-- a reference to the surname of Hitler's father-- indicates that the Allies were hopeful Turkey might join the cause against Germany. In actuality, Turkey remained neutral until just prior to the end of the war.
