This week’s historical highlights include some photos taken during World War II, as well as articles about Prohibition, Madame Tussaud, Coca-Cola’s archives, and a few other topics. Enjoy.
Book-related news: “Pennsylvania Department of Corrections lifts book ban”
I don’t know a lot about Prohibition, but this article was interesting.
I also didn’t know much about Madame Tussaud before I read this (surprisingly gruesome) article.
Here’s a peek into the work of Coca-Cola’s chief archivist.
If you’re interested in rare books and manuscripts, take a look at this list of twelve outstanding items sold in the last twelve months and this description of six stunning Anglo Saxon manuscripts on display at the British Library.
Heart-wrenching — photos of daily life in a Jewish ghetto during World War II. (Photographer Henryk Ross buried a box of negatives and retrieved them after the war ended.)
And here are posters and photos of Canadian women in World War II, as well as reflections of a veteran.
Finally, an employee of the East India Company recorded his voyage to India in 1753.