Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens are also known as War gardens.
These plots of land, both in private and public spaces, were used to grow food for civilians to reduce the home-front’s dependence on the country’s food supply during World War I and II. Take a tour of these gardens with us, and get ready to start growing. All images c/o The Library of Congress.
An occupant of a Farm Security Administration trailer camp project, tends to his victory garden in Arlington, Virginia, ca. 1942
Girl working at their school’s victory garden on 1st Avenue between 35th and 36th Streets, New York City, ca. 1944
A girl enjoying a radish at her school’s victory garden on 1st Avenue between 35th and 36th Streets, New York City, ca. 1944.
Victory gardener plowing two acres at Fairlawn Avenue in Washington, D. C., ca.1943
A man working on Sunday morning in his victory garden in Oswego, New York, ca. 1943
Man and wife at their victory garden on Fairlawn Avenue in Washington, D.C., ca. 1943
Workers in a large victory garden on Fairlawn Avenue in Washington, D.C., ca. 1943
Boys working at their school’s victory garden on 1st Avenue between 35th and 36th Streets, New York City, ca. 1944
The victory garden on Fairlawn Avenue in Washington, D.C., ca. 1943
Woman planting peas on her plot in a victory garden on Fairlawn Avenue, Washington, D.C., ca. 1943
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